New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12
German Dead Piled l.
Heaps and Burned ATT,
Fight with Allies.
LACK OF SUPPLIES
MENACE TO KAISEp
Tired and Hungry Army Likslv
To Be c t Off from
Its Base.

Chantlly Sept. Weary and Al,
illusioned, the army Of Prussisn, !,
showing evidence of collapse. wbus ..
allies, exhilarated by success, by -.
sense they have now that the Rsist,
they have been strenuous.y resist,.
and which has been pushing them 49,
wards, has lost its energy and a ~.
within the compass Of their s,rousss
are on the road 10 victory that ~
come much sooner than is exDa~t,f
Having virtually reached Paris. ~.
confessed objective, tho Germans Al
SPARED, with the accumulated for,,,
opposed TO them, Of carrying the city
especially as they had the French an,
Of the east on their left flank.
They made a desperate attens, :.
break the line Of the allies 20 the s,,
and so divide it. Then, Of course, ~,
would have come upon Paris again q
the east and south, their own force 4,
tact and part Of the allied forces -.
dercd impotert. They have siuan,
failed. On Monday the great efor :
turn the German right wing began :
Meaux For four days preyio1s-
there had been engagements betv,s
outposts in most Of the villages. Abop
this time General Pau achieved one,si
his dramatic successes.
Supplies a Big Problem.
1t is likely that this will be a noe
important factor in the trouble vbS
is TO come before the Germans -
thrown backward decisiyely. Il h
long been suspected that the Germ,
have found great difficulty in keeoi,,
their great army supplied British uj
French engineers have seen 70 Il ia,
not a bridge or railroad behind ths-
is available. They have a county 4
their rear which makes cOmmahia.
ton with their supplies impossible All
they will be sorely reeded soon. q,
the Germans are getting down tOgas
their last cartridge iH the plains sOga
Of the River AisEe, whore the deed.
ing battle, IL things continue as tier
are now moving, will be fought
Their base, IL is now evident, Is yesv
precarious. We know taey have besl
spendthrifts with their ammuniuoa.
Just az they nave been with the Ives
Of their men. They have staked al! d
a rapid success. Consequently Genenl
Pau's achievement is as good as be
capture of several army corps. A elosi
of his adventurous cavalry near CrsgF
en-yalois swooped down to return q
the neighbornood Of Means.
British on Time.
Since about last Friday sporadic bE
hard fighting had been going on in Aa
region. A concentration from the sosi
on Monday gave the French the Oppof
tunity at ast against the Germn
right Early on the morning Of hE
day their offensive began, and but TX
the fact that the German srtillsH,
though we'll directed, is supplied Va
very many ineffective shells and lAt
the British came up az the last 20
ment, this initial attempt TO roUrtg
the enemy might have failed re
French had only light guns.
The Germans had heavy cannon, al
though many of their shells failed
burst, the French at last began to tii
their position untenable. An oneG
who was through that engagement sax
that it shook his nerves. The Germii
attack was hell" he said. But, tnous
inferior in forces and weight OF araa
the French bravely held their grouii
after their offensive was checked.
The Germans were devastated 2
french attacks. The Freneh u
" advanced, only to come g9S
Lines Of masked machine guns VAC
swept them. driving them back ~
several hundred yards The Gernn
right artillery then advanced q.
wrecked their lines still more, o.
they held to it, the brave isu0si
knowing the supreme importance
that action. They determined 70 "a
for reinforcements till night came; y.
further waiting was hopeless w.
things were at their worst the Dns.
heavy artillery rolled down On
fclG in a scene Of wild enthusiasm ~
literally blew the German position
atoms.
Carnage Was Horrible.
The carnage among the Germans ~
NOT only great; il was horrible. ~.
was the beginning Of the Geiin ..s.,t
tirement on that night IN nols .r
France. and the British soldiers -
the flames of the pyres where tns
mans were burning gathered hesI'
their slain. Following the oa1IH 4,
Meaux the British army crossee -
RIVER Marine and the German
has been turned fully thirty "A"
the direction of scissors. - ~.
All is not over yet. The Fre .sSu nj
ire and right centre has a terrlDp ~
task, but be sue they are now sI
ali a French soldier can TO aeeomSJ
IL The Germans have had enous I'd
II Their men must be tired ous
sick of their work, which now sSTSi,say
danger of coming to nothing -
thew witness the burning OF thelI ~ ~
of dead Paris is far away anu
sacrifice must seem 20 them N
vain. The French are now ISA' nInn
offensive. in which they nave W.
shown a skill and valor tha: nav, ,;,ias +
their history with wonderful "
deeds. 80. hstt
There will be- a tcrrIo.e. o %. M
import in Il plains south oil lns -
Aisne. and we may be very suIs'g
knowledge of what viii hapPPsSt 81
fails. that the German viii isnk ri
iantly TO the last, but the ffeH'-
mean to have their day
aHn