Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-19
the following dispatch. received from

the following dispatch. received from
Berlin:
THE situation Of the German troops
in the great battle on the western from
where the Germans have received sub
stantial endorsements. The end OF
the battle is expected SOON
Paris Official Dispatch.
An official dispatch from Paris this
afternoon says:
The Germans are strongly intrench-
ing on the River Aisne with reinforce
ments from Lorraine"
Another official statement says:
There is no change in the general
situation, except that we have con-
tinued our progress on the left wing
Says Strain Is Great.
4 French officer who has Just re-
turned from the battle front is author
ity for the statement that the strain
on both sides of the line in France
promises soon to get beyond human
endurance. He likens the antagonists
to two exhausted pugilists. and says
that soon they will be unable to inf1ict
further punishment on each other.
II this situation develops, the only
possible way for the allies to prevent
a weary and disheartening winter cam
paign, it is argued here. will be sue
cessful assault on the German commu-
nications Such an assault, 1t is ad-
mitted by the allies, will not be an
easy matter.
The Belgian army. in harrying the
invader. probably prevents the als'
patch of anyogreat. part OF the IeI
man army now occupying Belgium TO
reinforce their countrymen IN france,
but the Belgian forces are not strU ;ts
enough seriously ~ interfere , ,mnst
communications, while the airs i;ns
break through some part; OF ing . ,tnv
or turn the German right be1oIe 80
can effectively threaten the eoiuiliu "
cation of the invaders
English Bearing Brunt.
FRAGMENTS of news. from the front
confirm the serious character OF uhe
combat on the .eAisae. Some OF 'nos.
wounded Thursday. who have arrived :,
in Paris. deelare.that the fighting was
even more viplelst than on the MA
and saw the i1osses:on both SIDES ii'us
he heavier The English. as on .he
Marine, are bearing the, brpne on .nu
. sOunte5,asta SEi,na aha arg
After a four-day constant hane
ing the German artillery slackenea
its fire last evening during az,
downpour Of rain, when ias.eo Mem
,igbt The trenches must have peen
nearly filled with water, diminisnlns
Greatly the advantage Of the aeiensS
works prepared, bly, the ierin4ns, CO..
At the same time adding to the suiei
ings of the wounded. -. ,=.; =;
Most Important Battle. %
The Paris correspondent Of the Reu-
ter Telegram Company says the con
sensus of opinion, in. the French capi-
tai is that the shattlesof the Aisne Is
the most important since the beginning
of the war. His dispatch continues;
..The information communicated oy
factory in showing that the allies
frontal attack Is developing under IA
yorabIe conditions and that the enc
my's counter attacks are being re-
pulsed. 1t must: be realized however,
that the allies gains are necessarily
very slow. ewing to the enormous
strength of the German fortified posi-
lions. ---=--- - =.
at seems probable final success will
be achieved by threatening the Ger
carrying their positions by frontal
attack. Meanwhile it must not be
imagined thax the-anenys communica-
tons are so precarious rs is generally
hold Tergnier and Laon they have at
their disposal to replenish their sup.
plies and munitions not only two lines
of railway running across the Belgian
province OF luxembourg and the de-
partment Of Mouse, France, but also
the Belgian railway system entering
France by ting way Of Mons, st. Quen-
tin and Tergniers s...s .s.e- y -
English Suffer Severely.
There was furious fighting yester-
day at q poiHt whererthe British troops
formed part of the allies line. Some
of the most famous English. Scotch
and Irish regiments suffered severely.
They performed -unflinchingly the task
set for them and occupied some adj
vanced German positions. but at con-
siderable cost,
The German trenches to the north
of Observation-Disclosures are very strong.
They are more than three feet deep,
with splinter screens every twenty
yards, and resting places covered with
house doors, which are themselves COW
cred with earth.
alle1 rows flanked by other trenches
running to right angles. land contain
ing concealed machine guns. 1t ls
easy to understand that, confronted
by SuCh obstacles, the ai1ieS duSduSS
is necessarily slow"
Whole Front Engaged.
A dispatch to the Times from Bor-
deaux, dated Friday, says:
Throughout yesterday the whole
front was engaged. the fight again be-
ing hottest on the left flank, where the
turning movement is becoming DENIED
The enemy made series Of vigorous
counter attacks.
Gen. French's army has again been
signaled out for the enemy's particu-
lar attention, but their three attemplS
to get home upon it have been In vain.
while the firghting Is hard on the
eastern half of their front, the ger
are digging hard in the center from
Rheims to Argonne. and this probably
will form the pivot of the battle, r.
Guns Hidden in Woods
The Paris correspondent OF the Daily
Nail. describing the great battle. says
THE Germans have held their
ground, their heaviest guns hidden IN
the woods. and tho French artillery
has not yet obtained q mastery OF nre
over them.
The German infantry is intrenched
a1onS the edges of woods in which the
batteries are concealed. 1t is being
attacked alternately by artillery hre
and by infantry assaults. the French
charges being driven home right into
the heart OF the Woods
AT night the Germans make counter
hut fbaSe have ALWAYS been