The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-10

Lohuoh, oSpt' J'-J. 10 D. m ne
 allied armies continue to have the ad vantage, according to French official reports, in which only can be prelimi. narles oi a great battle extending from Meaux, northeast of Paris, to the fortress Of Verdm, about 2U0 miles farther east.
 The Germans, who have brought up endorsements, are striking at the
 allies left and center between Mont mirail and Vitry le-Francols, front
 Of from 50 to 50 miles, but each time they have been driven back. This is not surprising to military
 men, as the Germans have been com pelled to advance through the swamps of the Petit Morin and then over bare uplands to the extremely strong tFrench position on the right. It is their only chance, however, and it is expected that they will strike and
 strike again.
 General Pau, who commands the center of the French army in this dis trict, is reported to be advancing north of Sezanne towards the plateau commanding the center of the whole battlefield. On his left the British
 force has driven the Germans across the grand Morin and Petit Morin
 rivers toward the Marne itself, while on the extreme left the French sixth ! army. advancing from Paris along the Ourcq river, have had further suc- cesses and are threatening General
 Kluck's communications.
 In the east the Germans SC far have failed in their attempt to break across the rivers and through the hills of Argonne, between Vitry-le- Francois,
 and Verdun, on the right wing of the allies.
 Again, according 0 French reports, i there has been no action against the
 Grand Couronne of Nancy and in the
 Vosges and Alsace the situation re-
 mains unchanged.
 All this favorable news has cheered the allies, but military critics warn
 the pubic that the battle has not been won and that there probably will be a week or more of fighting before a decision is reached,
 M There is a possibility that the Ger snnans are trying to draw the allies Into an attack on the high ground that lies between the Marne and the
 Aisne, about Rheims, and while it is believed some of the edge has been
 taken off the German defensive, it is not at all probable that it has all been Aremoved.
 General Joffre, the French com &mander-in-chief, however, has won
 some points. He has gained the time 8he required, is in better positions
 and has completed his concentration 2 so that he is believed to have fair { chance against the invaders who have #hewed their way from Mons to the ' gates of Paris.
 The Austrians and Russians are still battling in Galicia and though the Russian official circles are silent, re- N ports from Rome, which generally
 have been accurate, coming as they
 do through German or Roumanlan sources, indicate that the Russians are making progress against General &Auffenberg's army, which is beinS 4 supported by Germans.
 Some doubt is now expressed as to 3 whether the Russian enveloping % movement from the south of Lemberg can be developed quickly enough to @ cut off the Austrians should they be x defeated by the Russians advancing
 from the north. But should the Au- # strians be defeated, as Rome says Z this second army is likeiy to hasten
 General Auffenberg's retirement.
 There is still a pause in the opera # tions in east Prussia, doubtless due to
 a paucity of troops on the part oi N Russia which always has had dlfn % eulty in transporting troops westward N Besides the defeat they suffered Ill
 the fighting between August 2l and