New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

is being made all along the line, but
II a detachment finds itself outnum-
bered II evades an engagement III
is not the business Of the vanguard
to fight. but 70 reconnoitre and TO
inform the main army OF the where
abolts of the enemy. These tactics
have given rise 20 the frequent re-
ports of Belgian victories.
The mobilization of the German
army was effected in the most pre-
else manner. Everywhere, from
north TO south, the vanguard of the
German army Is meeting the enemy
but on French soil.
II the mobilization Of the French
fective a. depicted in the Partisan
boulevards and in the New York
army were really so excellent and ef-
newspapers why were not the
horrors Of war carried 20 German
soil?
The outer forts Of Longwy have
already fallen. German vanguards arc
near Montmedy, Pont-a- Mousson and
Luneville. All Belgian fortresses
were constructed by French engi-
neers. The French acted as military
instructors OF the Belgisns in all i'm
portant matters. Would IL not have
been military suicide for Germany TO
wait for the French to occupy Bel
gium7
Strong French detachments took
possession Of Alsace on August 10,
after having successfully made their
way through the passes of the Vos-
ges and Overpowered the German
vanguard st Mulhsusen. A glance
at the war map will show that the
defence Of these passes was impossi-
bic, since Belfort, according to the
treaty of Frankfort, was left in the
hands Of the French.
Points TO Germany's Preparedness.
"Mulhausen, Germany's stronghold
Of the south" is in reality all UNI
protected city. the German fortifica-
tons being across the Rhine. After
the French had made themselves at
home in Alsace and the mourning
that had hung on the bronze statue In
the Place de la Concorde for forty
four years had been torn down. the
l4th Baden Corps started its attack.
Fifteen hundred French prisoners
were made, four cannon taken and a
report Of great loss 70 the enemy
confirmed. And, even IL this big Ger
man victory should be Of no impor-
lance in the further development Of
the war and is in no way decisive, it
serves as a good illustration of Ger
man tactics and their preparedness
70 meet emergencies.
IrnV0 uran IN ,r,naI
sursnce comes that the Austrian
crack corps, the picked sons of the
Tyrolese Mountains, will join the left
wing Of the German army to show
the world that it is ready 20 defend
Teutonism.
Shortly the south wing of the
army will begin offensive operations.
The advance is steady. but the big
decisions that are expected from the
central army will not be made for a
few days.
While the operations Of the land
forces are being slowly but surely
directed TO carry out farreaching
purposes and activities. the German
feet has made movements significant
for the final outcome.
Insistent reports have been spread
that q fotills Of German torpedo
boats attacked four or FIVE English
DreadnoughtS. with the result that
two of the English cruisers we're
sunk. The captain of the Danish
steamer Hulda Maerks saw the masts
on the Humber, near Hull. and
judged they were parts of German
ships But if they were really Ger
man such good news would not have
been kept back by England.
Believes England Lost Ships.
IL is more than plausible that the
frst-and never contradicted-report
of the actual occurrence was true,
and not given out by England, who
feared that her prestige as the fore
most sea power of the world would
be greatly damaged thereby.
There is a precedent for this, es-
tablished in a similar case during the
Russo-Japanese War. Japan guarded
it as an important secret, not made
known until after the war, that one
Of her best warships had been sunk
by the Russians on the very first day
of hostilities.
Not satisfied TO have won as the
concentrates against tulOUlon III
Europe all militant Slavic nations,
England is looking for an ally in the
Far East, among the sworn enemies
Of Western culture. She succeeded
in inducing Japan to make prepare
tons to attack Kiau-Tschau, the Ger
man colony in Asia. Just to impress
the nations Of the Far East with
England's "sllmightiness" among the
worlds powers, the small German de-
tachments which will defend the col
onies must be oyerpowered by Mon
golians.
Or does even the most patriotic OF
Englishmen believe that the devasta-
tion Of the small colonies in Asia will
have a decisive influence on the war
in Europe?