The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-09-11
BY r. N. ToMLINsoN.


with a noncommissioned officer be-
longing to a regiment named after an
eastern county of England which has
been in the front of the fighting al
most continuously night and day. And
very hard fighting. too.
Our only rest was when we were
on the march retiring" he said. This
German attack is certainly extraor-
binary. You can throw them down
and NOW them down, but still they
come on, and directly the gaps are
made in their ranks fresh men I'LL
them up. There seems to be an mex
haustible supply Of fresh troops. 1t
is impossible to oppose successfully
such mass Of men,"
Allies In Good Spirits.
Still, from my observation and my
talks with men and officers, there need
be no concern in England about the
enthusiasm and confidence and good
spirits of both the British and French
forces. They do not minimize in any
way the power Of the enemy, but it is
strange that the rapid and irresistible
rush of the Germans, which in Eng
land may appear intensely alarming.
does not worry the French or the Brit
ish soldier
They believe themselves well placed
and are surprisingly quiet and conf
dent, and are, patiently working away
and watching and waiting for their
! day. which is to come. Nothing that
has yet happened in the campaign has
made any of them in the least despond-
/ ent.
Success fer General Pau.
( Let US see what seems to have hap
pened since my dispatch from Amiens
/ last Monday On that day the staff OF
/ the famous general commanding the
extreme left wing OF the allies (Sir
/ John French was at -.
I From the north the Germans seemed
I TO be advancing in great force. On
the other wing General Pau had had
fine success near Guise. where he
handled severely the Tenth Prussiar
army corps and the Imperial guard
in g fight lasting throughout Saturday
/ and Sunday last. / was informed thai
he circled them and smashed then
into the Disc.
/ On Monday the Germans were
forced TO retreat with heavy losses
but in the center and left center Of
/ the allied forces the British were not
so successful. The concentration Of
Germans was against these points anC
there was great fighting last Sunday.
/ Regardless of Human Life.
I But knowing this and more thar
this. am not any more alarmed thar
are the French and British officers anC
I men spoke with in the course OF NJ
/ unpleasant journey close to the fight
ing line. They know they are onl!
beginning. but they are still intac
and the men who have been working
hard and skillfully to stem the Ger
man torrent are quite confident thai
success will ultimately be theirs
Huge masses OF obedient men arc
q
CARELESS OF the loss OF life. in ferct
and desperate effort 70 burst through
to Paris quickly, and though sucf
enormous masses must necessarily
force back all opposition, the allies
opposition meets them resolutely s1c
calmly and with intelligence and mill
tsry science
When the history OF this war is writ
Iiten it will be seen that. wonderful 81
the German advance has been, the re
tirsment OF the allied forces has beer
equally magnificent. Il is hardly POS
sihle 70 understand why such reckless
masses OF men and guns and it Is be
neved that nearly sll the German
army is in France. continually push
ing along, should not overwhelr
everything human. however vel
armed and skillful1y handled. which
stands before it,
Still ii has rot overwhelmed the
allies. 1t is almost Incredible, but Il Is
true.
Town Is Deserted Suddenly.
When I arrived at this little rail
read Junction at noon, after : triy
TO Paris and back, I was told that
On Monday. the French cavalry wers
seen on the hills TO the south and
southwest, and that fighting had beer
going on TO the east, Y miles away
From what I had heard Of the prog
ress Of the German advance up til
last Saturday, I Judged it would d
useful to visit the little town OF -
down the road.
/ found as peaceful q COUNTRYSIDE
as IL II had never heard Of war. Tts
sight OF , strangely beautiful caEhe
draI standing apart from the town wa.
res1ful enough, but there was some
thing uncanuy about the shut and 81
lent houses. Not an inhahitart VIZ.
TO De seen. and then the cold truth
struck US that the town had beer
evacuated.
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