Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-15
MAIN GERMAN APMY
eth ABLE TO FIGHT

London. Sept IA d.20 y. m. THE
first stage Of the battle Of the Marine.
which from the numbers Of fighting
men engaged. the extent Of the line OF
battle and the terrific slaughter, Is
perhaps correctly declared as the
greatest battle OF the ages" appears
10 have been won by the French and
British armies. but the main German
army is still intact and the supreme
clash Is still TO come.
The present week may see even
more desperate encounters than any
which have yet taken place. Metz.
the capital OF Lorraine. and the chain
Of forts thence to Diedenhoff, on the
Moselle. seventeen miles north of
Metz. form strong pivot for the
German left. while the river courses
and the dense forests on the frontier
together with the strategic roads give
the German army OF invasion, now in
RETREAT. splendid opportunity for de-
eislve action. should the French pur-
suit extend this far
Military observers foresee all kinds
Of perpiexing possibilities in the event
OF the Germans regainine the posi-
lions they held before they started the
rush OF 100000 men on Paris. par
tieularly should they succeed IN
taking back any large portions of their
LOSSES
Dispatches from many other
sources. including Vienna. Indicated
that the Austrian army in Galicia Is
in sore straits. but the story of its
complete destruction il evidently ex-
aggeraied. ar the latest Russian re-
ports Indicate that General Ruzks'E
forces are still meeting with organ
lied resistance II IL evident. however.
from the disposition Of the combat
ants. that The Austrian center was
erumpled up while the left wing was
hurled back into the marshes Of the
river san. This left wing composed
Of the flower Of the Austrian troops
may be caught in 4 trap. making UNI
conditional surrender the only altern-
alive to destruction.
The official statement given out in
Petrugfad says that General Rennef-
kampf in east Prussia. Is stubbornly
retiring before superior force rath-
ef than risk the turning Of his left
flank by the Germans.
The BELGIAN mobile force has re-
turned to its Antwerp base with the
official explanation that 1t has served
the purpose IN preventing German re-
Inducements from Joining the army
In France. This force operated for
four days in the Brussels I1ouvain and
Malines triangle, forcing the Ger
mans to abandon much Of that por-
ton Of Belgium In connection with
this movement il is reported that the
Beigians are cutting German commun-
Iications. Other sources declare that
The BeiglaHs were compelled TO return
because the Germans were strongly
reinforced from Liege. The retire
ment Ii said also to have been expe-
dited by threat to burn Brussels.
One of the most interesting rnmors
looming out OF Belgium is a report in
Paris newspaper that the German
governor Of the occupied Belgian ter
lrltory entered Antwerp under an
agreement OF snfe conduct in a fruit
lsss attempt 70 come to an agreement
with the belgian government.
Italy Is still preserving neutrality
but has Joined The triple entente am
bassadors III Il protest against tho
revocation Of the capituiations by
turkey.
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lon the part Of Italy. according to
newspaper reports from Rome. for
| feverish efforts are being made to
foriify Trieste against attack and the
coast in that vicinity Is being mined.