The Princeton union., 1914-09-17
BRITISH AND FRENCH
IN CLOSE CONTACT
Coming Fight May Be Even More
Important Than the One
inst Ended.

London, Sept. 16.-The battle of the
Marne has about come to an end and
although the allied armies are keep
ing in touch with the retreating Ger
mans it is evident the latter are TAX
ing up positions to stay the north
ward advance of the British and
French.
General Won Kluck, with his army,
has made a stand north of the River
Aisne on line marked by the forest
of L'Aigle and Craonne, while the ar
mics of Generals Won Buelow and Won
Hansen, the Duke of Wuerttemberg
and Crown Prince Frederick William
are falling back to straighten out the
front on which the next big battle is
likely to be fought.
Although the Germans have been
punished severely in their long re-
treat, and have lost many guns and
men, they maintain cohesion and un-
less the French succeed in their at
tempt to get between the army OF
the crown prince and those operating
to the west of him Emperor Williams S
forces will present a solid front when
the time comes for another clash,
which will be fully as important as
the recent battle.
Ground Fine for Defense.
IF the Germans can gain the new
position it offers better opportunities
for defense than the ground they have
passed over during the last ten days
Their right apparently extends as
far west as St. Quentin through a
country intersected by rivers anc
streams that will embarrass the at
| tacking forces.
The main German forces, under
! Generals Won Buelow and Won Hansen
| the Duke Of Wurttemberg and thu
crown prince, stretch along the Rive
Aisne to the hills behind Rheims ant
then north to Verdun, thus securing tht
roads and railways running nortl
from Rethel to the Belgian frontier
and eastward to Luxembourg and Met
in Lorraine.
Thus by bringing up the army O
the Crown Prince of Bavaria more in
to line they will be covered on on
wing by their own fortress of Metz.
Some military experts are of tn
opinion that the Germans will offe
their next big resistance on the Meus
and that another battle of Sedan will
be fought before many days.
Keeping Up Keep Pursuit.
Much must pass before this take
place, however. The allies at last re
ports were keeping up keen pursui
with probably fresh troops. Tn
French left, with large forces of ca'
airy, some of which are reported a
far north as the Belgian frontier, COZ
tinues to harass the German righ
while British and French forces whic
gained passages over the AiSne tW
days ago are now somewhere betwee
that river and the River Disc, an
are trying to repeat the outfankin
movement which they carried out o
, | the OurcQ laSC week.
Rheims has been reoccupied by tn
. allies, but the reports make no mel
tion of the neighboring fortresses {
La Fere and LaOn, the recapture {
which should not be difficult, as the
lre constructed to resist attack fro1
the north, and the south front is rel
| lively weak.
On the French right the German
are falling back to Chateau Salin
just across the Lorraine borde
which has been the scene of so man
skirmishes since the beginning of tt
| war.
| In Vosges and Alsace the situate
| remains unchanged, both sides reser
ing all their strength for the mo-
| critical contest in the west.
! Russian Advance Continues.
- The Russians are said to be co
tinuing their successes in Galicia al
Poland. The armies Of General Danl
y which had the support of some &C
: man divisions, have been driven ba'
!. across the frontier, which they eros
q ed while the Russians we're. .advancl1
u on Lemberg, and are now, accordl1
l. to Petrograd reports, in the angle (
e tween the Rivers San and Vistula,
|, trap into which Russian troops h
y been trying for some days to dri
= them. Their flanks are supported
the fortresses of Cracow and Pre-
= ysl.
!. Przemysl is being approached by t