Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-13
ALLIES SHOULD STOP
KAISER, SAYS EXPERT
Predicts Defeat For Emperor in
'Most Frightful and Destruc-
tive Collision"
Special to The Telegraph

London, Aug. 13.-The Times mill
tary expert estimated to-day that the
German forces operating against the
allies in Belgium numbered approx
mately million men, and with 5,S94
pieces of artillery
He divides this fighting force among
the various arms as follows: Infantry,
7SS, 900 cavalry, $4,000; field artillery,
4,416 guns; machine guns, 1,4SS. These
figures, the expert says, include only
the first line. of strength of the Ger
mans and does not take in the reserves
now mobilizing in the rear.
The expert says that the allied
forces outnumbered the Germans and
that there is no reason why the allies
should not arrest the German often
sive in which case. he says. the Ger
man plan of campaign would col
lapse.
The expert believes that the Ger
man advance in force will come this
week. He thinks that the chief dang
er is that Won Emmich's army and its
supporting cavalry corps may over
whelm the Belgian field army. He sees
multitude of disadvantages in the
German plan, but thinks that all these
are atoned for by the fact that the
mass of the army is able to act to-
gether in any direction. The Germans
he believes, hope to outflank the French
on the north, and give them q knock
down blow. then follow this up with
relentless pursuit. He is confident
that the French can prevent this and
toresees what he describes as "the
most frightful and destructive collis-
ion in modern history"
The Times aXDart haliavac fhaf 10
bulk of the German armies to operate
against France is northward of Lor-
raine. He thinks that twenty army
corps are ready to advance in this
movement, including the Fourteenth
Austrian Army Corps, which is report
ed to have reached Loerrach, and
three German army corps which at
present he cannot locate definitely. He
says that the general disposition of the
German movement is quite clear.
with the Austrian corps at Loer-
rach," he says, land in Alsace is the
Fifteenth German corps. The Twenty
first Is between Metz and Saarburg.
All others are northward of the line
of Saarbruck, Thionville and Mont
medy, showing than an advance
through the Ardennes region of Bel
gium is intended"
The expert says that the Germans
nave SlA army corps on Ine Russian
frontier.
There is a continued scarcity of
news here from the front. This is
considered significant of preparations
for great battle, which cannot now
be delayed long. Nothing is known of
the exact positions of the opposing
armies, but indications are that they
face one another along the whole of
the Belgo-German and Franco-Ger-
man frontiers from Holland to Switz-
erland, covering line about 200 miles
long.
The Germans are reported to be
holding Tongres and to have thrown
out strong cavalry patrols from there
to the west and south. Some of these
have reached as near as thirty miles
from Brussels. Southwark of Liege
the Germans are reported to be hold
ing the line of the river Ourthe. Nu-
merous outpost skirmishes are among
the indications of a concentration of
vast German army.
Rival aeroplanes are constantly
busy furnishing the respective com
manders with information of the
whereabouts and movements of the
enemy. 1t is assumed because of this
that there will be no necessity for pro-
longed reconnaissance before the
armies come together.
1t is figured that when the two
armies join in battle 100000 men
will be engaged.