Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-08

come in contact with opposition they
have suffered terribly two, three, four
or five times, as much as their oppo-
nents; but Notwithstanding heavy
| losses in killed and wounded, gaps
would be filled up with fresh men and
they would go on until the enemy was
overpowered. This has happened in
Belgium. and it has happened in the
north of France; but the indications
now are that this over -whelming, re-
sistless, onward movement has been
checked, and that the situation Is be-
ginning to take on a different phase.
The further the Germans get away
out; the weaker their different col
umns become, and the nearer the situ-
alton narrows down to something like
basis of equality as between the op-
posing forces. AS to what the actual
truth is, is not known; but it is claim
ed, and the claim looks reasonable that
up to the present time the losses Of
the Germans have been about three or
four TO one in proportion to the losses
Of the Allies, and this fact, If fact it be,
is explained on the theory that the
German army Is more in the nature Of
a great machine than force Of indi-
vidual men. That it is the policy Of
commanders to overcome by superior
and that the idea Of trying to take care
of the men is not taken into consider
alton Among other things for instance,
it is explained that the German ad-
vance is made in solid formation for
the simple reason that the Germans
have been taught unthinking, invol-
untary discipline to such an extent
that they cannot be relied upon to
take care Of themselves after they have
lost elbow touch under the open for
nation used by the French and espe-
cially by the English.
1t is claimed in England that during
the heavy fighting Of August "a, 25 and
&c, some sixty or seventy thousand
British troops held back four or five
times as many Germans, and where
the British lost some 5000 killed, the
Germans who were in front Of them
lost $4,000 or 10000. This is said to
have been in spite Of the fact that the
English were badly equipped in artil-
lery and machine guns, while the Ger
mans were lacking in nothing down
even to the chin strap Of helmet. AS
the result of this fighting, the English
were beaten back steadily but slowly;
but at no time was there anything in
the nature Of disorderly rout and
the only prisoners taken by the Ger
mans were a few hundred men who
had become detached from their battle
lines and who were caught while try
ing to get back into the respective po-
sitions to which they belonged.
AS matters now stand all the allied
armies to the north and north east OF
Paris have been falling back on the
defenses that surround that city, and
the Germans are engaged in an envel-
oping movement that has for its object
such advantage as may be had in the
series of battles that are expected to
take place within the next few days.
All the information that is coming
from the east indicates that the Rus
slams are making as much headway in
the overrunning Of Austria as the Ger
mans are in overrunning France and as
a matter Of fact the Austrian and Ger
man army between the Russians and
Vienna Is nothing like as formidable
as is the French and English armies
that are between the Germans and
Paris. The indications are that the
Russians have made considerable
headway in East Prussia with Berlin
as their objective; but because Of the
large forces Of German troops and the
strong Notifications intervening, it isl
generally believed that the Russians
will not be able to get to Berlin for
nearly two months yet, If at all.
The hope Of the Allies Is that they
will be able to hold Paris and other
positions in France until the Russians
make sufficient headway in East Prus-
sia to call the large German forces
back home and they feel that IL they
can do that the things that will take
place during the retreat will go long
way toward bringing about the begin
ming of the end.