Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-08
GREAT BATTLE IS
NOW QUESTION OF
HUMAN STAMINA
Articles of War Failing Both
Sides. Endurance of Men
Will Decide Struggle.
nn the Associated Pres..


ON THE BATTLE FRONT. via
Paris. Oct. S.-The fiercest fighting
which has marked the conflict in the
French theatre of war has taken
place since Monday on the western
wing of the allied armies. New
forces of German cavalry and in
fantry which have appeared in front
of the allies lines have used every
resource and every effort to attain
success. They have thrown them
selves again and again at the French
and British. who have brought
equally strong bodies of troops for
ward to oppose them. :.
The battle is no longer one ofsna-
chine-like strategy of two armies,
but contest cehtreing in the powers
of endurance of two bodies of human
beings. each. as determined as the
other not to give up the struggle be-
fore victory is achieved. Here and
there the lines have faltered one
way or the other under the shock,
but again have frightened up and be-
come firm.
AT one point the German cavalry
even succeeded in breaking through
the allied lines at a place which
must remain undisclosed, but not in
sufficient strength to make their feat
of appreciate Importance. The re-
IlI6Il6llI OIL TIE dllleS was, .UOWtNcl,
fully in accordance with the plans of
the general staff. The breach in the
line was at an acute angle, and the
Germans were placed in a very pre-
carious position from which they
were ousted with great loss later in
the day.
Evening Brings Calm.
All through Tuesday night and yes
terday the fight proceeded, continuing
until last evening, when a period of
calm set in.
Never, perhaps. in military annals
have so many men come to close
grips with cold steel and kept UP
the struggle so long. On both sides
many remark ole instances have been
recorded of daring bravery. and the
French and British troops. who,
Themselves. showed unparalleled
GOODNESS and courage without excep-
ton, when The fury of the battle
died down, expressed admiration for
the fearlessness of their German
opponents.
The terrific nature of the lighting
may be seen from this fact One COM
pany of French infantry started the
war with 100 men and a full compile
ment of officers. Since then it has re-
ceived drafts bringing the total UP to
1924. Today the company is composed
of ninety men, commanded by SER
geant all the higher officers having
disappeared.
The heroic self-sacrifice shown by
wounded men is exemplfied in the re-
ply of a British soldier, who greeted
a comrade, coming to his assistance,
with: Hike off. I'm no good any
more"
Number of Germans.
An official announcement made
known today for the first time the
vast numbers of the German forces
fighting against the allies in Belgium
and France. They are composed of
no fewer than twenty three army
corps of the active German army,
eighteen army corps of reserves, sew
eral divisions of the Landwehr and
large detaehments of the Landsturm.
Under normal conditions this number
of units makes a grand total of nearly
2,000.00 men. From this total how
ever, losses must be deducted. The
number of allies facing the Germans
has not been made public, but 1t is
known to be very large.
In an abandoned German trench OPP.
poeite the English lines, unvisited
since September Is, was found today
a German regimental flag beneath
great heap of dead. The emblem was
taken to the headquarters of the Brit
ish field marshal, Sir John French.
1t Is generally expected that by to-
morrow the fighting on the western
wing will have extended to Belgian
soil, as the cavalry of both armies
is operating with incredible swift
ness,