The Washington times., 1914-08-29

The proclama ton issued by the
Kaiser ordering his ministers osee
to /, that his East Prussian sub
iects within the zone OF the RUSSIAN
advance shall receive every AID IN
the power Of the government anu
their fellow Germans. demonstrates
two things: The Kaiser is wioe
awake to the conditions in the east
ern part of his empire. and 1ollo"s
them closely. On the other nano
Il is a confirmation of what mad
been known for a week or more
namely. that the Russians. having
ronpI.ted their mobilization, have
advanced over the German frontier.
driving the frontier guards and slnai
border garrisons before them. Il Is
but reasonable to suppose that inc
German general staff IS rushing mat
ters in France to the utmost extent
so as to be able, as soon as possipie'
tn send a large force back TO the
eastern part Of the empire. Ine
quicker this is done the sooner Will
tho Russian advance be checked.
For II is again only reasonable 10
presuppoee that the soldlers WIN
manage to defeat the combined po"
erful armies Of France, England anu
Belgium, will be able to defeat the
unciyIlized semi-Asiatic hordes OIL
the Muscovites
At anv rate, Germany has most
difficult task before her. fhe
Eaisers proclamation has put the
official stamp upon the fact that the
eastern corner of the empire Is men
aced. Yet, while this is So now oli-
ferent his statement from those ema-
mating Officially from the Paris or
London war offices? He tells Inc
truth: he lays the situation truth
fully before his people. trusting In
tI1eir loyalty to uphold him. He
Goes not take refuge In misleading
statements to buoy them up for the
time being, because he knows the
moment he gets the opportunity ne
will make the invaders wish they =.
had not come. No one can blame.
the German press to take tins View
In France things still remain: Ia
vorabls 20 the Germans. The Zeit-
ung puts ii emphatically that the
French army of the east has been
cut of from the allied forces in the
north; that the British have been
surrounded near Maubeuge by the
Germans, and that the London re-
port Of a great sea victory over the
German navy is officially without
confirmation; that, quite TO the con-
trary, the four German armies ope-
rating in France have been victorious
throughout. It was Colonel General
"a specific Prussian title which up
to the last French war was the eI-
elusive prerogauve of the King, as
the first among his generals) Won
Kluk who defeated the English and
cut their retreat off at Maubeuge.
after the attack upon the enemy had
been opened by Duke Albrecht Of
Wuertemberg. There are three more
colonel generals" mentioned as
commanders of the victorious army
divisions-Von Buelow. Won Hausen
(w-ho repulsed eight French army
corps between Sambre and the Meuse
iiver and Won Heeringen, who has
driven the French back through the
Vosges passes and out of upper
AlsaCe.
No one can deny these achieve
ments. which are admitted in Lon
don and Paris. The entire line of
A-4N aiiltS lE IiOl Dul
broken" and as Is quite natural
under the circumstances. Paris is
preparing for the inevitable siege
by ordering all foreigners to leave
the city Immediately and by declin-
ing TO be burdened with the thou
sand of refugees from Belgium and
the provinces. or even with the
wounded sent back from the battle
fields.
II is too bad that Louvain IIoe-
wenJ, one of the most beautiful
cities in Belgium. had to pay for
the treachery practced upon the in
vading Germans. who were shot
from behind by non-combatants. In
stead of taking the usual revenge
in war times, Of shooting the Of
tenders. the Germans set fire to the
city 10 stop being fired at from am
bush by citizens while engaged in
ropen warfare. This shows that at
last the Germans are enraged over
TIE sniDe practices of the Belgians.
They have sworn to take A similar
revenge upon Antwerp. The Bel
gians eft Louvain on August q.
The CITY has about 5000 Inhabitants
and is situated some fifteen miles