The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-22
PROGRESS OF THE ALLIED
ARMIES is SNAIL-LlkE

! London, Sept. 21.-England waited
! in vain today for confirmation OF the
! report that the bulk of the tern an
army had begun to retire from France
| and prepared for another period of
anxiety and suspense which must last
as long as the great battle of the Aisne,
now in it's tenth day, remains Unde-
| cided
Though British Official reports say
| that the allies still are gaining ground
their progress necessarily is snail-like
and the public here is Fegi1ning to
feel that the turning point of the bat
tie never will be reached until one side
or the other has been outflanked The
suggestion that the allies would ac-
con1plish this Saturday or Sunday on
the German right was not fulfilled and
apparently their effects are being con-
tinued today.
For days tile British press referred
to Won NIuck's peril but so far the
German commander has been able 10
check what must have been terrific
pressure from the British and French
lewt.
Naturally there has been no intima-
ton from German sources in coTrobor-
alton OF the report that q compare
lively small part of the German army
proposes to mRintain merely de
fensive position in France While the
main body makes a stand on the from
tier but opt1mists among allied adher-
ents believe i: extremely improba Die
that Emperor Williams troops again
during the present war will asS1FGt'ry. |
gf]ee&T re- contend, nor cover, that a retire
mant Of the German forces frcn1
French soil must shortly become IN
evltable unless the offensive is assum-
cd.
co1,ra cement in the backward move
men+ Of the army Of Crown Prince
Frederick William, which, 1t IS argued
means the failure to establish for
the invaders, new and shorter, and
communications by way Of Nets and
the Rhine.
TTardlv less discussed today than the
battle itself is the destruction, or at
east the partial destruction OF the
Rheims cathedral This edlfIce has
been called the urn of French history
and it's loss perhaps will be a greater
shock to historians and WorSrippeFs
81 Antiquity than was the destruction
If the library in the Belgian tcwr OF
Louvain.
DAMAGE UNINTENTIONAL.
The Germans were quick to issue
q formal statement from Berlin say
ing that the dana@e to the cathedral
was unlntentional ard was incidental
to absolutely necessary operations.
Vienna dispatches say that the
newspapers of the Austrian capital
continue silent concerning the opera
lions in the Austrian province OF Gal
fcia and against the Servants out
! they are appealing daily for more
nurses. doctors and medical supplies
TO be sent to the front. The Austrian
hospital equipment is said to he Woe
| fully inadequate. the woundeo often
! living on the field from "a to As hours
/ greatly increasing not only the SulLsl :
\ ing but the mortality.
| From Trieste the principa: Austrian
/ seaport on the Adriatic sea. concern
| ing whose attitude in case an at
tack there has been much speculation
came a statement today from the gov
ernor that in case OF being ATTACKED
| he II Guild not evacuate the citJ.
trieste" he said, will resist. The
/ A.r.o- French fleet however. before
attacking Trieste. must deal with the
| Austrian fleet at Pola.'
T'hr0ughout the British Isles enlist
ment continues undated and note
worthy feature is the high standard OF
the recruits Students ana young pro
fessional men are conspicuous IN every
| SQUAD seen upon the London streets.
ITS a long way to Tipperary, no"
has become a fixed classic in this wal
much in the sanae as '"Theren be
hot time in the old town tonight,
which swept through tne Amer4cai
army in Cuba during the Spanish Am
erican war. Even the German prts
oners interred In England have cauSk
the fever and may be heard singing
it as we'll as they can.
TT was announced here today tina
David LLOYD George, the chancellor o
: the exchequer, is heading a llovemen
TO raise a complete Welsh army corps.