The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-23
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Battle Of Marine Ended With Complete
Victory For Allied Armies Fighting
Lasted a Week
ANOTHER BATTLE PENDING
Germans Are Attempting to Reassem-
BILE Armies North of River Aisne
to Resist Allies

The armies of the allies have come
out victorious in the worlds greatest
battle, which was fought between the
armies of England and France allied
against the Germans. 1t has been
termed by the French as the battle
of the Marne, because the greater part
Of the battle line extended along the
banks of the Marne river in northern
France. The feature of this great vic
tory that is most pleasing to the
French is the retaking of Rheims.
Another Great Battle Pending
Although the Germans have been
defeated and have suffered the loss
Of thousands Of men and great Quanti-
ties of supplies they are by means
conquered. In their retreat from
France the three great German armies
are attempting to reassemble north
Of the river Aisne. 1t is expected
that the next great battle will be
fought between the allies and the Ger
mans on this ground. 1t will be the
Germans last stand in France.
The past week has been one Of dire
disaster for the forces Of the Germans
and the Austrians. On every hand
they have met with defeat. When
victory was within grasp Of the Ger
man armies and their dream of taking
Paris was about to be realized the
allied armies wheeled about in their
retreat and began a terrific attack on
the invaders. Unable to withstand
the relentless onslaught Of the Eng
fish and French the Germans were
forced to retreat. Now they have
been forced back through France to
the Belgian border.
Austrian Army DemoraIfzed
The Austrians have suffered a like
fate at the hands of the Russians in
Galicia. After their victory at Lem
berg the Russians never ceased in their
attack on the Austrian armies. Day
after day they have forced their way
through Galicia, slaughtering the Aus
trian soldiers by the thousands and
have almost demoralized the Austri-
an armies that were sent to check the
Russians in their advance through
Galicia.
Although defeated at Konigsberg In
East Prussia by the Germans and
checked for a time, the Russians have
begun their attack anew and it appears
from dispatches that the Germans will
not be able to hold the Russians back
much longer in East Prussia. Soon
the Russian armies marching through
Galicia and East Prussia will be in
Germany. Berlin Is In a panic. vi
emma, the Austrian capital, also fears
the Russians will turn in their course
to Berlin and instead will march on
Vienna. .s,. ...s .,- SD
German Army Hopeless
The situation Of the fast retreating
German armies in the northern portion
Of France and along the Belgian Dor
der is one Of hopelessness. The al
lies have hammered them constantly.
Worn out by a month Of constant
fighting, weakened by the lack Of
food, their spirits have reached its
lowest ebb. During the past week 1t
is estimated their losses will reach
far into the thousands. Another fear
has struck them, for they not only
have the allies pouring shot and shell
in their midst from the front, but in
the path of their retreat are the
vengeance-seeking Belgians.
War in Asia and Africa
The fighting in the European war
has not been confined to Europe alone,
but has spread to Africa and China.
The British forces in South Africa,
according to dispatches from Cape
Town, attacked a German force and
defeated them. The struggle for the
supremacy for South Africa between
Germany and England is on. In Chi
ma the Japanese are opposing the Ger
mans and an important engagement
between the Japs and Germans in
China is expected at any time. 1t is
the declared purpose of the Japanese
to wrest the Germans possessions in
China away from them and return
them to China.