Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-14
GREAT BRITAIN
DETERMINED TO
CRUSH GERMANY !
By Ed L. Keen.

By Ed L. Keen.
London, Sept 14.--Great Britain will
mot consider peace until Prussian mili-l
tarism has been crushed forever on land
and sea, IL was declared here today byl
men in close touch with the British gov
ernment.
Officials expressed themselves as
amazed at the suggestion that the Unit
ed States was anxious to propose com
promise. They said they felt tne al
lies position must be misunderstood all
Washington ar such a program would
never have been thought Of.
N The only peace acceptable 10 Great
Britain, declared the Times, must be
concluded at Berlin, and must include
the dispersal Of the German war fleet.
Any lesser humiliation Of Germany, the
Times asserted, would meet with popu.
lar disapproyal among the British peo-
pie,
The allies agreement not TO make
terms with the Germans except by mu.
tual understanding among themselves,
Il was added on official authority, end
ed Germanys chance 10 negotiate in
diyidual peace treaties.
II was admitted, however, that the
failure OF the kaiser 5 initial campaign
against Paris might hasten a termina
tion OF hostilities.
In some quarters PREDICTIONS were
made Of an internal uprising which
would change the form of tne German
government
Those who prophesied such an out
como, declared there had been from the
first strong undereurrent Of opposi
fion 10 the war throughout Germany,
hostilities having been popular only in
Prussia
The German people as whole, said
men familiar vita conditions in the
fathefland would never forget the kai.
ser's mistake in plunging the country
into war in which nearly all the rest
Of the world was afrayed against II.
These critics Of the situation gave il as
their opinion that It was possibly his
majesty would be forced to abdicate,
Germans overwor,sed.
For the Germans loss OF the battle
Of the Marne, the British war office To- /
day held over.confidenee and overwOrk |
mainly responsible,
This diagnosis was accompanied by 4
general review of operations. The story /
OF the campaign as whole duplicated /
the official statement made public Sat
urday night, but incidents reported by |
general French threw new light on var. /
ious phases OF the conflict.
Among otner things, the general ae |
rassa the Gsrmans Of treating the in. |
habitants of territories they had occu. |
pied with great brutality. Many cha.
teaux were pillaged or destroyed by
them, he asserted.
According 20 General French. the /
Germans apparently thought September
that the British were crushed and
taat only the French were left for them
10 deal with
General Won Kluk accordingly began
thanking march across the allies
lines, evidently intending to split then,
IN two, but was outgeneraled and then
attacked by the Paris garrison. which
sailed from It's defenses TO help the
French and British field forces.
Won Kluk Saw Danger.
Numerous letters found on the per.
sons or dead Germans showed, said the
British commander, that the kaiser
soldiers thought they we're about 10
enter Paris when the retreat was sound
Cd.
September 7 Won Kluk realized that
ne was in great danger aud ordered the
retirement AT that time the British
forco and che French sixth army were
cooperating with one anotaer against
the German rear aud right flank.
Only q precipitate flight saved the
Germans.
A tribute to British aviators was paid
BY General French. General ,Joffre the I
French commander, telegraphcd 10 him.
be said, that the precision. exaetitude
and regularity Of the news which Brit. |
isa aviators have thought to headquar,
ers is evidence Of the perfect organiza
iion Of these trained pilots and obsery
ers; their reports have been OF the
greatest benefit 20 me and 10 nv
staff
Twensy Days Fighting.
During the 90 DAYS of fighting the
British airmen averaged daily nine
circumstance flights Of 100 miles each.
Whenever hostile aeroplanes were sight
I'd, the Britons invariably attacked
them and drove them Off or brought
them 70 the ground, killing many avi.
ntors.
September, 10 Franchs report said
British SECOND corps was ON the march
to the northward when news was "a.
ecired Of another force moving in the
same direction by parallel road. At
inst II WAS thought they, too. were
British, but tae ayiators brought word
that they were Germans in retreat. The
British accordingly trapped them in a
mnken road, with 4 march on Que flank
and forced the surrender Of 4OO men
nj once
: Another ineideai WAS related OF a
party OF French, nnd,~ non-commis
niOncd offieer's command, who sur
rounded BY Germans fought until one
non.commissioned officer and one pri
tate were left alive. rhese fiaaly snr.
senderfL The commanding German
officer shook both by the baud eompli'
mentina them and allowed them 10 re-.
tain their arms.
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