New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-25
\ Humiliating Defeat.

- bNsN"'s
"The greatness Of the result obtained
by Us becomes particularly significant
and striking if one will realize that the
Germans themselves always regarded
the breaking OF our line at Ypres rs
most important. In checking their Of
fensive movement we inflicted upon
them most humiliating defeat.
I'VE haze furthermore obtained re-
suits, the importance Of which should
be set forth. Here they are: The Bel
glan army having been driven from It's
own land, Emperor William was not
only on the point of realizing his prof.
Get 20 proclaim at Ypres the annexa-
tion Of this courageous nation, but he
was also on the point of glOrying IN
the humiliation of at least one OF his
adversaries. This double satisfaction
was refused him.
If Dunkirk, Calais and Boulogne
had been taken, Great Britain would
have been hampered in communicating
with her army on the Continent.
Finally, France, in maintaining impas
sable the front Of her armies from the
sea TO Arras, adopted the best and the
most eihcacious guarantee against a re-
turn TO the offensive movement Of the
enemy on Paris.
"The foregoing is an outline Of our
success. To present it more definitely
il might be we'll to throw on the screen
of the campaign comparison Of the
fronts occupied by our left and by the
German right in the beginning of Sep
TENDER and then in the middle Of NO
vember. The result obtained is .his (:
We have TO our credit not series OF
successes, but continuous
progress which has made vain the per-
sistent and uninterrupted effort of the
enemy. After our victory on the Marine
had. in the middle OF September,
Obliged the German army to undertake
a precipitate retreat, the enemy en-
deavorcd az once 20 win back It's adj
vantage, and always by trying 20 turn
our left wing. At no point were the
Germans successful.
German Intentions Read.
During this time, on the contrary,
we succeeded in extending our left as
far as Belgium, and even as far as the
sea. We then maintained our line i'm
in its new positions. The
successes won in Flanders, in which the
French troops supported the principal
burden. are thus seen 60 be . continual
tion and extending and a development
of the victory Of the Marne. The glory
of this success is due to our leaders
and TO our soldiers. II is eNempli,icd
also by the ability of our General staff
to read clearly the purposes and inten-
tons Of the German commanders. Our
staff is ready everywhere and always,
not only for parade, but for retaliation.
"As for our troops, they have ac-
CURED certain qualities which they per-
haps lacked at the beginning Of the OPP
erations, particularly the ability for
rapid defensive organization. The
trenches they build to-day are as good
as those constructed by the enemy.
However satisfactory these evil
dences of success may be TO US, they
do not by any means exhaust our other
reasons for confidence. Along with the
progress Of our arms there should be
observed the progress Of the Russian
which has been becoming more
noticeable since November 3. At the
doors of Cracow and of Kalisz our AL
lies are now making their weight felt
in the scale of opposing forces. 1t is in
this field that we should draw our con-
illusions, for here it Is that one may
perceive in the full light Of day the
failure of the German plan.
Fifteen German army corps, united
with virtually all the forces of Austria,
are facing Russia.
1--WE repeat and we desire TO empha-
size that since September the Tor
midable masses Of troops who have as
sailed us have not been able, no mat
ter how courageous their attacks, to
make us give way at any place on the
line. On the contrary. at number Of
points the enemy has been driven back
before the strength Of our advance"