The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-09-18
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. dispatches, the enveloping move.
ment attempted by the allies was
in the form Of a large half circle
. within which it was apparently in.
: tended to inclose the German right,
cutting it off from the center, sew
ering its communications by way Of
Belgium and crushing it in the
vicinity of Chalons sur Marine,
where more than fourteen hundred
years ago Attilla the Hun on his
devastating incursion from Asia
met his great defeat at the hands
OF the Goths and their allies.
But General Won Kluck, without
adequate support from the center
and left in Lorraine and the Vos-
ges, recognized the danger of his
position and by the exercise OF
generalship saved his army by a
timely retreat. In this battle Of
the Marne as it has been styled,
lasting four or FIVE days, and in the
simultaneous actions along the rest
OF the line in France, it is esti-
mated by reliable authorities that
at least $500, 900 men were en-
gagged on both sides. These troops
represent the flower of the standing
armies of France and Germany
and the youngest and best of their
reserves. The losses on both sides
during the battle were so great it
is said the French minister of war
refused to make an estimate.
The failure of the German at.
tempt to take Paris is ascribed to
diversion of troops to check the
unexpected Russian in:ursion into
East Prussia, the crushing defeat
OF the Austrians in Galicia and the
activity of the Belgians in keeping
about 400, 900 Germans employed
in guarding the line of communi-
cations. The strategy of the
German army in the event of war
with both Russia and France, was
doubtless to crush France by over
whelming force at the outset while
Russia was mobilizing, but the
unexpectedly sudden Russian dash
into Prussia and the opposition
encountered in Belgium have de-
feated that plan. Now Russia is
ready with I,25o,o 900 regular
troops, 1000, 900 reserves and
more coming, France is not yet
overwhelmed and Germany's ally,
Austria. is shaken by defeat. At
the present time the situation
appears serious for the Germans.
Berlin reports that Germany now
has more than 400, 900 prisoners
of war taken from the allies.
On Sept. II the allies were re-
ported making an attack on the
new German position north of the
river Aisne.
On the east it is reported from
both Berlin and Petrograd (the
new name for St. Petersburg) that
the Russian army under General
Rennenkampff, after relieving the
German pressure on France by
threatening kenigsburg, is now
retreating from a perilous position
in East Prussia, after suffering
defeat.
Further Russian official reports
say that in the II days fighting,
including the battle at Lemburg,
the Austrian central army of
1000, 900 men was put to rout by
the Russians with losses of $780,
900 killed, wounded and prisoners,
besides all their best artillery, 1000
wagons, and supplies of all kinds.
1t Is As much duty Of the country
pastor to exhort US To own hume
while on earth as it Is TO inspire rs
to build mansion In the skies.
Cha:nberlain's Colo. Cholera and Diarr-
hOea Remedy.
IL advised the boys when they
enlisted for the Spanish war to take
Chamberain's Collie, Cholera and