Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-28
Discusses Wars Progress.

Discusses Wars Progress.
The Chronicle, commenting today on
''the wars progress" says:
'Since the great disaster which befell
the allies in Belgium silence deeper
than ever has been imposed by the CEN
sorship.
From a message sent out twenty-four
hours ago by the French embassy, show
ing fighting on the line between Cambria
and Lecateau, 1t Is apparent that the
line of frontier fortresses to a point
twenty miles behind that line.
There Is no longer any serious forth
fled obstacle beween the German main
stances it Is not surprising that the
French ministry has resigned and re-
constituted itself as a committee Of pub
lie safety.
Meanwhile as if siege of Paris
was now looming foremost in their
minds, their first step has been to APP
point general in supreme command
of Paris and its troops"
French Back in Lille.
The correspondent of the Daily
News. Geographic from Turcoing,
says:
L visited Lille today, Wednesday. I
expected to find it occupied by Ger
mans, as it was made an open town
and abandoned by the mayor and the
local guards two days ago. Not so,
however. I found the mayor and the
local guards had returned, that the
trains and business had been resumed
and that the authorities were await
ing the arrival of the allied troops,
whom they expected shortly.
The meaning of this Is difficult to
say from here, unless it indicates that
the allied armies have again moved
forward VIGOROUSLY. But this belief
is difficult in view OF the reports Of
hard fighting at Pont-a-Marcq March
iennes and Cysoing, which would seem
to indicate that the Germans have ad-
vanced-
The town of Turcoing is quiet ana
peaceful. although Sunday it was very
near the center Of storm The same
may be said of the other peaceful
places through which 1 passed today,
such as Courtrai and Roebai
1T is hard to realize how. rapidly
the situation changes-how quick this
vast business moves, and how swiftly
the tide Of war Gibbs and flows.
Unimpressed by Fighting.
Here on the French frontier the
landlady Of little French inn told me
placidly as she served lunch, they
killed four Germans Just over there
Sunday. and she jerked her thumb in
the direction and passed over the in
cident as If 1t were an everyday oc-
currence. She was not much impressed
with the fighting which had been go
ing on all about her, but was eager
to know how the Russians were get
ting on in their march toward Berlin.
Everybody in this country is be-
coming accustomed to the sight of
wandering bands Of Uhlans, some of
whom are very polite and kind and
others rude and rough. These wander
ing patrols Of Uhlans are a puzzle even
to themselves. Frequently they do not
know where they are, hut they push on
with apparent aimlessness."
The correspondent of the Daily Chron-
icle telegraphs:
While I was In Courtrai four German
officers rode into the town, which was
entirely unprotected. halted at the Hotel
de Londres and asked II any German
wounded men or prisoners were in the
town. They received a negative reply
and went away. The Germans first in
formed the hotel proprietors that they
had been entirely successful against the
allied forces at Mons and Charleroi and
had killed 10000 British
L hear in reliable quarters that several
thousand German troops stationed in vii
lagos near Courtrai have been recalled
to Charleroi by aeroplane messages. 1t
seems that the Germans are hard pressed
there.
THE Ostend newspapers state that in
battle between $4,000 French troops
Journal the Germans lost 300 men,"