Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18
NO TERMS CAN BE MADE UNTIL
GERMAN MlLiTARisM is
CRUSHED. is VIEW.
SECOND MARCH ON PARIS
MAY BE TRIED eY GERMANS
Aggressive Move by Army Now Resist
ing Attacks Of Allies Would Not
Surprise-Three important Moves
Being Undertaken by British and
French Forces-DaiIy Losses Heavy.

case hithertofore when the struggle
has been most acute. the public in
Germany as we'll as IN France and
England has been forced TO content it
self with the most meager news Of
the progress of military operations.
The information today sets forth
laconia cally that the battle is raging
front which extends. roughly speaking,
on the river Disc from Noyon to the
German fortress of Metz: but barring
slight retirement to the German
right wing at certain points no de-
cided advantage is credited to either
side.
Allies Have Three Aims.
Presumably the efforts of the allies
have been divided into three supreme
struggles. first. to dislodge the Ger
mans from the heights of the Aisne:
second. to break thru the Fourth and
Fifth German armies at the center:
third. to outflank the German right un-
der General Won Kluck. The position
OF the Fourth and Fifth German armies
is considered not so strong as the re-
mainder of the line. while If the flank
ing movement is successful the rail-
road lines on which the Germans re-
tire would be cut.
While the next move OF either army
is matter of speculation. the press
of London dwells today on the possi-
bility that the Germans are striving
only to hold the strong positions they
now have assumed with the view of
keeping the allies at bay and thus af-
fording Emperor William an opportun-
ity to rush more troops to his eastern
frontier
German Offensive More Probable.
On the other hand it would be NO
surprise If the Germans. now rein
forced, should attempt another agrees
sive movement. similar To the one
which the allies had inaugurated so
successfully after the invaders had ex-
hausted themselves in their rush to-
ward Paris.
The German losses are estimated
here at $500 daily for the last fort
night. This totals more than 10000
since Sept. a. AS the losses of the
allies are known to be tremendous. and
adding the terrible losses suffered by
the Austrians in Galicia, some idea
may % gained OF the extraordinary
sacrlhce or men during the first few
weeks of the worlds greatest war.
No confirmation has been received
mere OF the reported Servian evacua-
ton Of Semlin nor have the brief dis
patches bringing this rumor told
whether the Servian retirement was
due to strategic reasons or was the re-
suit of the onslaught Of the Austrians,
aided by the gunboat which are re-
ported to have bombarded both Sem
lin and Belgrade. All Servian advices
insist that the Serbs are continuing
their vigorous forward movement.
Britain Resents Peace Talk.
Preliminary talk Of peace seems to
be resented by the British public.
While the pact recently signed by the
allies irsures concerted action in the
direction OF peace on their part, when
it comes. the dispatches from Wash
ington relative to the attitude on peace
of DR.. Won Bethmann- -Hollweg. the
the German chancellor. as conveyed
thru the American ambassador at Ber-
lin. together with dispatches from
Rome saying that Austria Hungary
desires peace. have aroused consider
able discussion here and editorial
articles already have appeared saying
that peace on any terms is out of the
question until what is styled the
menace of German militarism" is
crushed.
News Being Withheld From Germany.
The earlier impatience OF the British
public for news from the front seems
now to be more or less reconciled to
the enforced necessity of awaiting the
official bulletins given out by the press
bureau. Dispatches from Berlin says
that the German public has been with
out actual news of the situation in the
western area Of the war for two weeks
There was nothing today to indicate
a change in the situation in the east
ern zone. Presumably the armies of
Austria are still trying to unite at
Cracow. while the Russian army under
General Rennenkampff. is holding the
Germans at bay along the frontier of
Poland.
Danes to Remain Neutral.
While public opinion and the press In
Italy and Roumania are apparently
still In the dark as to the course these
nations will pursue 8 the struggle
continues. a semi Official assurance
came from Denmark today from the
newspaper Politiken tina; that country
would remain hrm in It's neutrality.
The paper says:
Nothing can induce US - change the
policy Of neutrality which Denmark
has declared she will follow
VILLA DENIES FRICTION.