New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
War Ministry Says Com
ing Conflict Will
Widely Differ.
WHOLE FRENCH ARMY
WILL BE ENGAGED
With Front of 266 Miles No
Decisive Result Is Looked
For at Once.

probably be fought are made the sub
lect OF an official communication ISSUED
BY the French Ministry OF War th's
afternoon. BY its development and the
nature Of the ground over which the
battle will be waged, the communication
iays, this vast engagement viii OTTER
profoundly from the battles OF other
times.
"Bv reason of the abandonment of
the attack which the Germans planned
against Nancy says the communlca-
ton, "our concentration has been car
tied out with regularity and IN its en-
tiretv and thus the whole Of the French
AMY will battle with the whole Of the
German forces. with the exception OF
those German troops concentrated on
the Eastern frontier Of the empire.
"The violation Of the neutrality OF
Bclgium has extended the Belgian and
French lines to the frontier of Holland.
The next battle. therefore, will be from
: Basic 20 Msestricht, with several mill
ions Of men on each side.
s1t is this enormous extension OF ell
f,-t;ves and of front which VIII char
scterize the battle, and II viii be Pro
foundlv different from all other battles
"When two adverssries engage IN
battle along q front Of from twenty 70
thirty kilometres, the engagement
characterized by two teatures-M- ls
mid and immediately decisive. win
.rort extending over four hundred
l1or,stres 1855 miles, IL is not likely
90 be the same.
VARYING Fortunes Expected
"It would appear impossible, from al
he evidence that one Of the aoVeV-
earies would be able TO gam decisive
,Sysntare upon this front Of four nun
100 t;loynetres. The operations along
80 yrea+ a line would have varying
,or+Snes We will have an advantage
- ore or several points, the Germans
LII have an advantage at other points
- the line OF battle will continue 20
bo modified until one OF the aoNeL
ssries succeeds by COORDINATION o.
,~ovements and mass Of effort 20 gsln
81. some point the superiority OF "n ny
will divulge the adversares jIoH' a"u
mark the end OF the hrsI ua''tS .h,;-
"Tbese observations have ior IlS.l
.h;ect the preparation Of the pGDHc
80 hattie in new form and without
-recedent IN history $1,000 e
NJ communication adds that news OF
acfDite results need not be expected lo'
.t least eight days or longer -
s0o.ber official communication Is
"a ans afternoon by the frehcn
,f;risterv Of War reviews the sl'u@
non 20 date. II says; v-.,co
an order that the opinion IN 80 80,
,rd elsewhere can have JUS VIZ"
md not be lost IN the detaAS % -
h In OF advantage 20 lay down IN -,
1tres and without seeking 10 luuee ~
70, ,bc DEVELOPMENT of events
s1d 10 classify the results acquired
Germans Planned Quick Attack
we know from the declarations .S 1I
c.rran strategists. such as CtIlhe 80 ~
Fslkenhayne and Won deI Hoi.A' .,,;cI
The German plan provldeo LOT - coy,-
sttack Of the FIRST line upon So ",
..y7 J-ap, equally, without DOUBT
~. = second sharp and quick aODa0A
@ - have been made by passlIis
-.,,ob belgium and then lmmeolaVels
,its- ~ the French frontier n
ieire nroof Of the verify OF thI3
tis ,lsn is found in the individual
80. ~ mobilization, directing U1e
Imam reservists from the Nun ~
- ffteenth day Of moDlhzaO'oHi, ~
;oi, their regiments in frenc n, ois1s'
inch AS Vardum, Rheims ana On"'0'''
sur-Marne. -. .4,oot failed
That directed against NahcS, rE was cor.
sttemnted IN its entirety Inc w
rcnounced the plan.
ke,t Eight DAYS on Mouse.
eve know also that the failure %
tbis ouick attack through Belgium De
~suse Of the resistance OF OhG ~
N Iiege. the valor OF inc .@'l
-. srd the intervention OF the cav
10y ~ kent the German forces eight
49, mon the Meuse. The first results
er .bsse checks 20 the German plan.
Tbe War Office alludes 70 the regu-
,.-;t,. of the French mobilization: tho
co,centration and coordination OF Wy
T.a,.b movement with its English ana
BELGIAN allies, and continues H.
aIbe Russian army, having aeceler-
ii Sc mobilization, VIII be ape 70
onerate at the same time WIN 'l0
Frencb. English and Belgian arIu'eS;
The Seryian army is nov, mlstress %
Herzegovina, and this VIII cause ; nuo
,-is-Hungary TO hesitate 10 cohtlilue
r,5 Ger troops which during the
last eight days have Deen y"
Uay toward Alsace. p-..,,
aFinaliv. the English and French
souadrons control the seas.
Generous TO Enemies.
III. French military authorities and
49, prefect of Police, Celestin Hen
MON are exercising generous discre,
ton with respect 20 the Germans ana
Austrisns now in Paris. Many OF those
Who have resided for = long time .,.;, IN n
.bc citv will be allowed 90 remain WIN
- families. instead Of being seques-
tered in Western and Southern France
The Public Prosecutor. A. Monnet'
to-day requested the Criminal nal, Court out
10 scouit q German named NogI VINO
IA been arrested on suspicion Of be
inra spy. The charge was not proved; !;
sJustice in France must be applied
said NJ. Monnet, "even toward our I'M
placable enemies" 80
The hrst sentence Of death by a
French court martial IN the present
war was announced to-day. II was
pronounced on French tradesmanI
whose name has not been disclosed.
Ii was proved that he sent reports on
aviation, on the defences Of the coun-
try and on the wireless telegraph sta
lions on Eifel Tower 20 French Sc
cret Service agent, believing him to be
German gug.