The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-19
CollosalHost of Slav Warriors Threaten
Germany While Million Men Com
pletes the Defeat of the Austrians
Three New Armies Numering 100000
Men Are Now Being Moved To-
wards the Prussian Border for the
Capture of Berlin.

London, Sept, 1S.-9 D. m.-For five
days the British and French armies
have been trying to dislodge the Ger
mans from the strong line of defenses
which they have constructed on the
battle front stretching from the Disc
to the Meuse rivers. There have been
attacks and counter attacks but, In
the words of the official communica-
tion, there has been no change in
the situation
The allies claim to have made
slight progress at some points against
the German right wing north of the
River Aisne and to have repulsed
counter attacks there and between
Craonne and Rheims, while they say
in the center and on the right the
Germans are acting purely on the de-
fensive, having dug themselves into
entrenchments."
The German official reports are al.
most Identical with those OF the al
lies. They say no decision has been
reached, but that the allies power Of
resistance is weakening; that a
French attempt to break their r/ht
has failed; that in the center the
Germans are gaining ground slowly
and that allies from Verdun have
been repulsed.
1t would seem from all this that the
commanding generals have not yet
found the weak points in their oppon-
ents dispositions and that each is
Withholding his determined blow for
as Lord Kitchener said in the house
OF lords, "the right moment"
The Germans having reached Sc
lected positions, which they have
strongly fortified, would appear to
have the advantage according to mii-
tary critics, but for the fact that they
must defend the whole of their front
to make good their retirement should
an attack by them fail or smashing
blow from the allies break their line,
while the Anglo-French forces are de-
clared to be free.
1t is not certain where the French
commander will direct his assault.
While the armies forming his left are
pressing the German right wing it IS
thought probable Joffre is making ar
rangements for an attempt to cut
through the German front somewhere
north of Verdun and thus drive the
armies of the German crown prince.
The Duke of Wurttemburg, General
Won Hausen, Genera Won Buelow anu
General Won Kluck westward, sever
their communications with the Rhlne
through Luxemberg and compel them
to rely on lines running into Belgium
which are menaced by an Anglo
French force operating on the border
as wlel as by a Belgian army.
The Germans are reported TO be
prepared, however, to offer tremend-
ous resistance to such a move. They
not only are in strong positions where
reiniorcements Of men, munitions anu
provisions can reach them easily Dut
they have additional defended posi-
tions to fall back on if necessary
Furthermore, they are said to oe
i strengthening their positions alohs
the River Sambre from Maubeuge 10
Lamar and along the Meuse lronl
4 Glvet to Namur, so that nothing eYl
Il dent:y is being left to chance.
q It even Is reported that the oer
mans are concentrating transport
q trains on the Luxemberg frontier u
g enable them to move troops eastward
Should they desire. This leads some
military observers to believe the Ger
mans have decided to remain on th'
Qefensive in the west while they ar'