The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04

But tn the surprise OF Paris and OF
the world, which had been watching the
advance. the great German right wing
under Gen. Won kluck. instead of con-
tlnung OF toward the French capital,
made 4 swift turning movement to the
east and south.
On September the battle line OF the
Marine had become quite clearly marked.
II extended from Nanteul-le Haudonin
through McuX, Sezanne, Nitry-le- Fran
co.'s. Nerdun and on to Lothringen Into
the Vosges in length about $50 miles.
II soon became evident that the tactics
OF the allied forces was TO crumple back
the German right wing. Day and night
the French and British forces battered
away. driving Gen. Won Kluck back from
position to position. gaining each day
slight advantages. until on the seventh
day the right wing was back on the Aisne
River.
Tho German centre had been pushed
northward from Sezanne and Vtry-le-
Francois to the region of Rheims and the
Argonne Forest and the left had been
established through the Woevre district,
with Verdun and Nancy. upon which there
had been violent attacks, still in posses
sion of the French. These successes had
wonderful effect in rehabiltating the
French courage and confidence In their
army. Not only was Paris saved but also
the self respect of the French nation.
On the 18th the great battle OF the
Aisne began. Tho two armies had taken
breathing spell on the 18th and had
strengthened their positions. The Ger
mans had fallen back upon intrenchments
and defences that had been prepared for
them and they were thus enabled 20 pre-
sent a strong front II was evident almost
from the first that the French were to
try the tactics that had proved so success
full In the battle Of the Marine and would
direct their attacks with especial violence
against the German right wing.
a French force, which IL was said was
from the defence OF Paris. managed To
force its way around Amlens which had
been evacuated by the Germans, and "a
the north OF the swanps OF the Somme
This force began an attack upon the Ger
man line OF communications in the region
Of St Quentin. II was joined by other
French forces and battles were fought with
great violence In the region OF St Quentin
and in the triangle between the Disc and
the Aisne So intense was the struggle
here that the opposing forces along about
session OF strong positions not more thar
fve miles apart and held them in spit,
Of attacks made by their foes
Germans Cannonade Centre.
The Germans in order to divert atten
ton OF the allies from their right KEEP
up a most vigorous cannonadng alonl
their centre In the course of one o
these actions they bombarded Rheims, de
stroyng many public buildings and leav
ing the famous cathedral in ruins. Their
were also vigorous diversions upon tn
German left wing. The Crown Prince
army In attempting to advance south o
the Argonne was met by a vigorou
French opposition and was driven bacl
along the Meuse.
The Germans also endeavored to foro
a wedge into the French line south o
LODI IN otn0 Z
Meuse but were unable 10 take any ad
vantage Of the position thus gained.
on the last day of September the Frenc
War Office gave out with more than usua
defniteness a statement regarding tn
battle line. II defined II as beginning a
Pont-au- Mous5on, on the Meuse, to tn
southeast OF Vcrdun. then passing throug
the RECON OF Narenncs, through the out
posts OF Rheims 10 Barry-au- BAG the
along the right bank Of the Aisne 20 Reba
court and north between Albert and Com
bles This line had remained PRACTICAL
unchanged from the first day OF the BATH
in the centre, There had been som
changes. which have Just been mentioned
along the heights Of the Meuse and IN
southern Woevre district.
On the west the armies were in clos
contact. The German right had been her
back, but II had not been broken. Neiths
had the allies succeeded in gaining POI
session Of st Quentin and Tergener. Nv
important ThuTOHu functions contrOllln
the communications with Belgium on IN
north. Thus on Its twenty-lrst day II
battle Of the Aisne remains undecided.
The battle Of Mukden In the Russo-Jal
anese war lasted twenty days, a recor
for duration.
Campaigns in the East.
In the East along the border OF E1
Prussia and in Galicia, the Russians ha
collected their great army, They NJ
heen driven back from Allenstein Mt Y
end Of August with considerable loss, al
the Germans had begun an advance IN
Russian Poland.
Further 10 the south the Russians HI
had better success. They had driven fro
Russian Poland the Austrian army III
had advanced almost as far as LubelIn al
were purus!ng the remnants OF these fore
toward the Galiclan border. The armi
of the two Austrian commanders. Ger