The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-09-20
REPORTS FROM BERLIN CON.
CERNlNG GERMAN POSITION
HAVE CONFIDENT RING.
.RUSH|NG REENFORCEMENTS
only Possible Way For Allies to Pre-
vent Weary and Disheartening Win.
ter Campaign Will Be Successful
Assault on Communications.

London, Sept. 19.-The battle of
the Alsne, now on its sixth day, has
developed into the supreme conflict
OF the French campaign The latest
olhclal news sets forth that there has
Deen lull in the titanic artillery
duel. This is taken to Indicate that
today's struggle may be marked by
Il tremendous advance of infantry.
such as made the battlefield of the
Marine a scene of indescribabIe hor-
ror and desolation.
reports from Berlin concerning the
position of the German forces has a
more confident ring. The admission
has been made that the German army
was short of ammunition, but this
shortage has been rectified and sup
plies and -reinforcements are being
sent forward without trouble.
A French officer just returned from
the battle front declares the strain
on both sides CT the line promises
soon to be beyond human endurance
liie likens the antagonists to two ex.
Ehausted pugilists and says that soon
they will be unable to inflict further
punishment on each other
/ II this situation develops the only
possible way for the allies to prevent
a weary and disheartening winter
campaign it is argued here, will be
La successful assault on the German
| communications. Such an assault, it
Is admitted by the allies, will not be
an easy matter The Belgian army,
IN harrying the invaders, probably
prevents the dispatch of any great
part of the German army nor occupy
| ing Belgium to reinforce their coln-
trymen in France, but the Belgian
forces are not strong enough to sc.
riously interfere with communica-
tions, while the allies must break
Through some part of the line or turn
the German right before they can eff
of the invaders.
| Petrograd reports that Gen. Rem
nenkampf has definitely arrested the
German advance, which has been as
sisted by river excursion boats, chang
led into what soldiers termed "one
horse navy" and had driven the Rus
slams back into the marsh country
along the border.
| The Austrians in persistent effort
to save the remnants of their army
ard re-estabish it as a fighting force
nave, according TO reports from Wen
ma, fortified their extended new de
fensiye front from Drohobyez, south
west to Lemberg, to Cracow, with the
iIcenter on Przemysl. An attack on
\ IPrzemysl is expected at once from
the Russians under Gems. Ruzsky and
Brussilon. One report which reaches
London from Galicia declaSes that
| the Austrian cavalry has been entire
| ly wiped out. This may account for
the Notifications Of the Austrian line
Instead of its continued ,eetreat to-
ward Cracow.
| Z From many points of the dual mon
archy come disquieting reports. Pola
the naval base on the Adriatic, is said
to be in revolt, while the people Of vi
emma, refusing longer to, have their at
tention diverted towards the west are
demanding news of the situation in
Gallcia, from which district hordes OF
refugee Poles and wounded Austrian
soldiers are pouring into the capital
Violent scenes outside the ministry