The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16

staff on the battle of the Marine. re-
ceivcd in London today, suffered at the
hands of the censor. In its truncated
form the only claim made for German
arms is that of having successfully
defea ted the French endeavors to
/ break through the German lines.
This apparently is quite true unless
the report from Dteppe this afternoon
alleging that Gen. Won KIuck's army
IN the German right had been forced
/ 10 surrender, turns out to be CORE It.
{ Up Z the present there has been TO
confirmation of the story.
In any case, from the estimate given
OF the numbers of the troops surren-
deTeI which according to one report
was "a 0G0 and according to another
10000, 1t would be a misnomer to call
surrender of General Won Kluck's
army which must total in the neigh
/. borhood Of 100000
That Won Kluck's position is a diff
hcult one seems to be unquestionable
II 2 $ reported the German line is
swinging its extreme right back on the
Mouse in the vicinity OF Mezieres
Vervines, ST Quentin and Peronne
Gen Won KlUck. however, has shown
masterfui skill and even should he
have been forced to sacrifice a part Of
his army TO an offensive stroke Of the
British and French allies. and unless
beaten by a break in the weather,
which is turning the roads into uuag-
Mrs and making transport most diff
hCult observers here are of the opin-
ion that he will reach his appointed
position
MILITARY CRITICS AGREE.
Foi once the military critics on both
sides agree that the outcome OF the
campaign in the western war area de-
ponds on the result Of the operations
of the Crown Princes army before
Verdun. but on the question of accom-
plished facts the divergence of opinion
is as wide as ever.
Berlin maintains that the investment
of Nerdun is now complete and that il
expects within two or three days there
will be resumption of offensive along
the whole German front. On the other
hand the latest official communication
issued in behalf of the allies states
that the crown prince has been driven
back and has moved his headquarters
from Sainte Minehoull, South II
Rheims, to Mont Faucon, about Is
miles northeast.
Berlin admits that the weakened
German right wing has been turned
back but discounts the reverse by
maintaining that it will have no effect
on the general forward movement to |
be initiated when Verdun falls
The very candid statement Of Cen
eral Joffre regarding the sort Of war |
fare his troops are capable of wagi7g |
indicates that the French are now in |
a position to take up the gage OF bat |
tie on their own terms and in coun- |
try Of their own choosing. General |
T<,Ep
conducting the great retreat that |
caused him to be called many hard |
names. He declares that the strict dis |
Cipline Of the German soldier made /
him an ideal instrument for crush |
ing onslaught Of superior numbers, |
while the French soldiers, without AIDE |
quate fortified bases and in a generally |
level country could not assume thar !
extended order under which they make |
the best showing.
AS far as the morale effect goes. The !
recapture Of Rheims probably means |
more to the French army than the roll
ing up Of the German left wing be-
yond Nerdun, SO that the battle line |
on the Aisne, already the scene IF |
sanguinary fighting, is today the arena /
of a stubborn struggle of the fferccst |
description.
Petrograd reports that although |
news of damage from General Brussi1 |
lofts army is lacking and part of Cen
eral RuzslIy's forces is still to be heard |
from, it is estimated that the Austrian |
forces have lost one third of their |
available personnel and two-thirds Of
the artillery. 1t is evident that the |
Russian generals now hope to bottle |
up the Austrians and their German
in prYnT1XFCF vE-hi ic n
Austrian Metz. No hope is expected |
for the early capture of this fortress
but it is expected that the remnants
Of the Austro Hungarian forces will |
be kept within its walls until the end /
of the war.
Reports of operations on the East
Prussian frontier are contradictory.
According to Petrograd, General Rem
nenkampff has resumed the offensive
after winning an engagement on the
border while the same Russian sources
report that the investment OF Konigs-
berg is continuing. On the other hand |
Berlin states that Rennenkampfs de
feat is almost as great as the pre-
Ceding Russian disaster in this re-
gion.
Interest in the naval phase Of the
war has been somewhat stirred by the
news from Berlin of the destruction Of
the German light cruiser HeIa by a |
and the unohiciaI story
from a Scottish newspaper that The
loss of the British cruiser Pathfinder
has been avenged by the sinking ~
her submarine antagonist, which went
down under a hail of shots from II
British warships.
Outside the zone Of military opera
tons. the chief interest centers in the
efforts Of the German, Dutch and |
French governments to forestalI the
possibility of famine among their peo-
Piles by regulating the use OF certain
staples. The regulations not only for
bid the use of more than certain
amount Of these staples for purposes
other than for food, but instruct the