Evening journal., 1914-09-14
today 5 MOVES
IN THEWAR ZONE,
WHAT They MEAN
BY ]. W. 7. MASON,
Former European Manager of the United


NEW YORK. Sept. l4.-(1 a. m.) ~ !
American cavalry tactics may prove the
final undoing of Germany's shattered
right wing. That an attempt Is beng
made to encrcle the German right from
the west, is apparent both from the
strategic positions of the opposing
forces and from the hurried retreat
eastward of the German troops at
Amiens. point isolated from the main
scene of operations.
This turning movement which de-
pends largely on cavalry manoeuVres.
is undoubtedly under the direction OF
the British forces, whose position is
az the west OF the allied armies. The
British commander, General French,
made his reputation in the South
African war as a cavalry leader, and
he is a close student Of American
cavalry tactics. British military au-
thorities believe that toward the end
of our Civil War both Confederate and
Federal cavalry reached the highest
point of development that arm of the
/ service ever has known. The Ger
mans. whose own cavalry was tar
from brilliant in the Franco-Prussian
war have been Indifferent to the
cavalry lessons Of our great civil
strife. British textbook writer's, TO
the contrary, give first place to a
study of the American cavalryman.
A further successful retreat OF the
German right at this critical stage
therefore, will depend in large part
on the way General French utilizes
knowledge of the problems solved Dy
our Civil War cavalry
The line of the retiring Germans con.
tinucs TO hold as intact as the line ol
the allies during their backward rusl
ia Paris. The German front Is shaped
like gigantic "6' drawn ON an m
cline TO the left. The arms from be
vond Scissors about 100 miles south
/ east and the bowl. which is forty mile'
across swings upward 30 miles through
the Argonne forest and HOOKS aroun'
the entrenched camp at Nerdun.
II the German line at the base o
the &c" can be pierced while Genera
French gets round the top of the hg
. ure. the German forces may be un
, able to escape a huge disaster. The
, will he separated and the easter
army can be driven back against IN
French frontier fortified line south Q
Verdun. while the western army WI
have to rush back toward BelgmI
and Luxemberg. with slim chance
!. saving it's line of communication,
The German retreat has not becom
: a rout. but It differs in two importai
respeots from conditions that contril
uted 10 the orderliness of the receI
i retirement of the allies. First the a
h lies had the great fortress OF Farl
/, not far in the rear as a backsto
n and rallying point, while the German
e are without any such nearby bas'
second. all roads, railways al
-, bridges were in perfect condition D
=, hind the allies to assist their retir
4 ment whereas the routes over Whit
!. the Germans must now move ha
u been partly destroyed and very &c
oi erallv damaged as a result OF the o
y erations during the allied retreat fro
nd Belgium
M eS Russia's reports of her Galioi
victories do not mention any gain
territorial advance corresponding
the enormous losses the Austria
have suffered. The area OF operatio
is still in the Lemberg district, whe
NJ il began. The answer to this puzi
I may be that successes in Russian I
vi land. where strong German OPPOSITE
is being ct, are not so decisive as
on Galicia. A Galician advance we
II ward, therefore, may be waiting mt
ort favorable conditions in the north.
IN avoid a flaufing movement fro Il
10 direction.