Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-09-10
Military Authorities Warn
Countrymen Not to Give
Too Much Importance to
Present Developments of
War in Europe.
MERELY PRELUDE
TO REAL THING
Germans Constantly Ham
mering at French Line
Fall of Fortress of Ma
beuge-Protest by Kais'
Against Methods of w .
ASSOCIATED PRESS DisPArcH1

LONDON, Sept. 9.-The allie
rries continue to have the adv. "se
according to French official g 'oT:s
which can only be preliminar { 81
great battle extending from Msan'
northeast of Paris, to the frf.ress q
Verdun, 120 miles farther + ts aas'
The Germans, who have tfruFht u.
leinforcements, are striking ~ !.'
2uies' left and cente.' betweeG b ~
mrail and Vitry lie Francois. ovei
front of from fifty to sixty r:::les
hut each time they have been iriGt,
back.
This is not surprising to military
men, as the Germans have been
compelled to advance through the
swamps of Petit NORM, then over
bare uplands to an extremely strong
French position on the right. 1t is
their only chance. however, and it is
expected they will strike and strike
again.
They are bringing their reinforce
ments from Chalons on the roads
leading to Fere- e-Champenoise, Some
sous and Sompuis, in the face of the
French artillery poised on the heights
which gave it great advantage. Cen
Cral Pau. who commands the center
of the French army in this district,
is reported TO be advancing north of
Sezanne toward a plateau which com
mands the center of the whole bat
tlefield.
on his left the British force has
driven the Germans across the Grand
NORM and Petit NORM rivers, toward
the Marine itself, while on the eX
t~eme left the French Sixth army, ad
Nancing from Paris along the Ou-cq
river has had further successes
threatening General Klucks COM
munications.
In the east the Germans so far
have failed in their attempts to
break across the rivers through hills
of Argonne between Vitry le Fran
co.'s and Ve-dun on the right wing
of the allies.
Again, according to French reports,
there has been no action against the
Grand COuronne or Nancy. In the
Ncsges. the Alsace situation remains
unchanged. All this favorable news
has cheered the allies, but military
critics warn the public that the bat
tic has not vet been won. There will
probably be a week or more of
fighting before a decisive result is
attained either way.
There is possibility that the
Germans are trying to draw the allies
into an attack upon the high ground
that lies between the Marine and
Aisne. about Rheims. and while it is
believed that some of the edge has
been taken off the German defensive,
it is not at all probable that it is
al removed.
General Ioffre, the French COM
mander-in-c chief. however. has won
some points He gained the time he
required. is in bette: position and
has completed his concentration. so
that he is now believed to have a
fair chance against invaders who
have hewed their way from Mons to
the gates of Paris.
There is still a pause in the op-
orations in East Prussia, doubtless
due to the paucity Of troops on the
part of Russia, which has always had
difficulty in transporting troops
westward. Besides the defeat they
suffered in the fighting between
August 81 and 81 may temporarily
have taken the sting out Of their at
tacks
In England. where the saying is
Britain is only just starting" the
h,
the kings messages to India, the
dcminions and colonies. In which he
thanks his overseas colonies for the
Iromptitude with which they have
responded to the call from the moth
er country.
India alone is sending 10000 troops
"Kitchene.'s Pets" as they have beer
called since Field Marshal Kitchener
reorganized the Indian army. They
include the army of occupation and
the native forces. The latter are t.
be commanded by princes and chiefs
Besides this. India is to pay the
cost Of transporting her troops tC
Europe and the Indian princes arr
sending really fabulous gifts to th'
war funds being raised in their owl
country and England. The dominion
and the colonies have placed the
ships. men and money at the disposa
the home government so that tn
whole forces of the empire have beef
recruited against her enemy
In the United Kingdom recruitin
continues Men are Joining the color
by thousands all over the countr
and it is expected that Lord Kitch
ener's half million men will hav
been obtained by the end of the weel
THINK IT'S A RETREAT
BORDEAUX. via London, Sept g.