The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-09-17
GE RmANS
GENERALLY
RI: IRING
Nearly All Armies
Moving North.
ONE week PRODUCES
REMARKABLE CHANGE
Military Critics Say Battle Of
Norm lac nonidnd circf
Military Critics Say Battle Of
Marine Has Decided First
Phase Of the War.

London, Sept. 14-The sixth week
of war between Germany and France,
Belgium and Great Britain has
brought a vast transformation. The
pursued are now the pursuers. The
irresistible sweep of seven German
armies through Belgium into France
met an immovable force at the Marine |
river.
The army of General Won Kluck.
which battled so long to turn the al
lies western flank, itself was out
f1anked slowly and steadily. It's re-
tirement before the small, but hardy |
British army turned the tide of battle
If the French official reports are
correct all the German armies except
that facing Verdun and few miles
southwest are retreating.
General Won Kluck's army, which a
week ago was a few miles to the
southeast OF Paris, has retired more
than sixty miles to the northeast,
while on the extreme right the army
of the Bavarian crown prince, which
attacked the French eastern line, from
Nancy to Epinal, has fallen back to
the frontiers of Lorraine, permitting
the French to reoccupy Luneville and
several other towns.
1 Pictures Retreat as Hurried.
General Joffre, the French COM
mander-in-chief, pictures the retreat
as hurried, if not dsorderly, with the
| Germans abandoning prisoners,
wounded and supplies.
Sunday, Sept. 6, was the darkest
day of the war for the allies. The
French government emigrated from
Paris to Bordeaux in long, sad, pro-
cession of motor cars. An attack up
on the capital appeared imminent and
the main German force had hammered
a huge wedge into France between
Paris and Verdun, with it's. center
some miles south of that line.
The French people trembled with
the question whether their army was
not beaten army; whether the his
tory of 1870 would repeat itself.
The battle of the Marine, which was
decided in week, is regarded by
military critics as the most marvel
GUS reversal of roles of two armies
known. In their view it appears to
have decided the first phase of the
war and to have made impossible the
plan which the German staff is sup
posed to have had of smashing the
French by one comprehensive stroke
and then turning the bulk of the Ger
man forces eastward to confront the
Russians.
Military Experts Cautious.
The military experts, however, are
still cautious. While recognizing the
possibility that the German armies
still may rally and draw strong de
fensive line they recognize also the
possibility of the almost complete
evacuation of France and Belgium.
Paris announces that the Germans
have evacuated Amiens. The where
abouts of German reinforcements Of
10000 reported to be marching south
ON three roads in that neighbOrhOOd is
unknown.
The Belgian army is sticking to the
determination to reoccupy Brussels
and reports it has cut the railroad be
tween Lege and Brussels, thus sew
ering an important German line o
communication, and to be rushing the
scattered German forces, composer
for the most part of reservists, to
wards the southeast.
Military authorities in France con
slider the position Of the German al
mics critical. The army which wa
south OF the Argonne forest, the.
argue, hardly can retreat eastward Of
account OF the danger from the strong
ly held French fortress of Verdur
while the mountainous, wooded char
acter OF the Argonne district render
) retreat due north impracticable. TIL
left wing Of the Germans, they believe
must retreat in northwesterly diret
ton.
May Retreat on Luxembourg.
They also cherish the hope that tn
, Belgians may succeed in clearing tn
Germans out of Brabant, when the Ell
tire German army would be obliged
, retreat on Luxembourg, an operatio
: which they liken to the passing of
: large stream through narrow bott
! neck.
, The German version of the bait
OF Marine is yet to be heard. The &c