The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-09-12
TIE GERMAN CHECK.


OF France has been checked and
whether the evident rever5es the kai
ser arms have experienced are only
temporary or arr a ceye.op into re-
treat it is not possible t. determine
from the meager and closely yelled
Information that comes through the
censored dispatches. 1t is clear
enough that the allies have been sue
cessful in their opposition to degree
not before reached ia the conflict,
and their reports are assuming tone
ii confidence that would indicate d
highly satisfactory s.a,e OF affairs.
The Germans, however, are still strik-
ing hard, even if the force OF their
impact is not quite what il was al the
beginning, and il would be a bold
assumption to conclude ;bat they had
been thwarted in their undertaking.
and were being pushed back to their
frontier in a general movement. II is
quite likely that they have been Sc
riously worn by the tremendous ex-
eTtiOns in the five weeks OF contnu-
GUS fighting and almost unbrokel
success, and that they have somewhat
oyerreached themselves in their rap.
Id progress through France, and must
stay their advance, not only for rest
but also for repair 20 their supply
trains. That might mean that they
are only preparing for another great
forward drive that will prove irresist
ible as their first strokes. The turn
ing aside from Paris when they we're
within sight of the enc
my's capital. is no evidence that they
are to be denied an ultimate tri-
umph In the possession of that great
prize, for ii Is quite possl ie that their
does not contemplate an at
tempt ON Paris until they shall have
disposed OF the army in the field,
which Is a tar more serious thing to
them than fortified city. Tie sit.
uation viii have TO be more clearly
developed before any conditions can
be made as to the fortune of the cam
paign in its whole bearing.
II may be assumed, however, that
he allies have at last been able to
get upon something like equal terms
as to numbers and equipment with
the wonderful lighting force of Ger
many. Great Britain has certainly not
been idle during the five weeks since
the war began and it may be taken
as certain that she has brought to
The support Of the armies that have
~ - i"'iiHh b"Nh HNthHlly q ldIEe
OF men from the numerous
sources available to her and her al
lies. Having command of the sea
and with ports in France ana Belgium
cpen. such reinforcement could and
would be made in due course, and
the time has been sufficient for d
good deal of 1t. Reports have indicat.
ed that fresh troops have been land
ed IN France from England. from the
colonies and from Russia, and it is
highly probable that these have
brought the allied armies to strength
equal to the Germans, and that the
moment has come when they arc able
To check the invaders and even 10
turn them back upon the HE of re.
treat Whether or not they are abl3
to drive them out is another matter
that should be not only
probable but certain. provided they
can keep the Germans engaged with
the forces already in hand aud pre-.
vent the actual destruction Of the ar
mics opposing the kaisers host
This much may be taken as fixed,
Ii the Germans retreat In force and
arc pushed back across their own
frontier, the end Of the war Is in ear.
ly prospect and the breaking OF tho
katser's sword Is accomplished.