The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-12


 and then for the other. It is believed here that this retirement into the hills V est of Vitry-le- Francois was made to enable General Won Moltke and the German general staff to plan some other means or way of breaking through the French lire.
 Send Troops to Russia
 Although the Germans have had to send some of their best troops back to Prussia to meet the Russian advance, it is not for a moment though here that there will be any long pause in their efforts to beat the French.
 Crown Prince Frederick William, swh. has with him a portion of the Prince Of Wrrtemberg's army, still is fighting and all that the French say of this battle is that there is no great change in the situation, there being alternate advances and retreats. The Germa ls nave been brought up some siege guns against Nancy and here as in the yorges it is reported there is no change in the positions. The British public is satisfied win the re- suit Of the battle so far as it has gone, but the military experts warn them that it is not over yet. 1t is suggested py some of the military men as being pos sibIe that the French die only hoidins the line of Marne on susferanee while the Germans are making some changes Tn iLtG ilnt or -NhiiS'9 these experts 1t is considered that there is no reason to suppose that the Ger n,an army has yet been fought to q standstill.
 The distress of the German right wing, however, has given the little Beielan army another opportunity to do some thing and it is taking advantage of it by harrassing the German endorsements which are hurrying south to General Vcn KIuck's assistance, and also to attack the Germans left in Belgium. AS only a few troops of the Ge man line are left there the Belgians have ony to cope with the Landstuim
 It is reported that Germany is with drawing troops from Alsace, but whether they are for the Prussan frontier or to support the armies facing the allies in western France has not been disclosed. It is considered likely, however, that the, general staff will gather all the forces it can to get through the French force east of Paris. either by the route they have been trying during the past week or through Luneville
 Putting Off Fight
 In Galicia, the Austrians, supported by Germans. are still putting up a fight against the Russians. although it had been predicted for days that their sur render or annihilation was imminent. The ffuSSldnS cldlin 10 nave another Suc- cess over the Austrians near krasnil Wednesday and add that sanguinary fighting is proceeding on the Tomaszow Wawa front as far as tho Dniester river. It is apparent that General Ruzskys en- veloping movement Is not developing as rapidly as was expected, and 1t may have been delayed by the offensive movement which, according to Berlin advices, the Austrfans have resumed in the Lemberg district.
 Matters are growing more interesting in East Prussia. where for a while Rus sa is said to have had things virtually her own way The Germans are re- ported now to have moved some of their best troops into this section of the theatre Of the war and the Russians are said to have been compelled to withdraw. Petro- grad says its only retirements have been it's advance guards. who are keeping in touch with the German advance, but the Germans claim to have ecorei another victory over the Russians who are said tc have received a severe check between August 25 and 27
 It is possible that the Austsians have kept the Russians busy in Galicia just long enough to enable Germany to get troops into East Prussia before the Rus sians were able to dispose of the Aus trians and sweep down upon Silesia, Posen and Prussia.
 Servia is celebrating another victory over Austria, having taken Semlin, just across the river from Belgrade, the Ser vian capital, which has been under an intermittent bombaldment ever since the commencement of the war. This success, 1t is thought, may enable SerVia, which also Is advancing into Bosnia. to put an end tc the guns which have been so long firing on her capital.
 E Turkey has taken advantage of Eu- ropes occupation to abrogate capitula- tion which she so long had objected to- Her diplomats deny this means any belli- cose attitude and say Turkey believes the time has arrived when sine should enjoy the same status as other independ- ent countries, particularly as Great Britain and Austria have just greed to the abrogations of cdrituations in the territory which Greece recently acquired from. the Turkish empire