The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
FRIDAY ONE OF
 MOMENTOUS NEWS

I0nuOn, August 2S.--tM1unlSn 1-f Iiuhs has been a day of momentous news.
 News of the gravest character came from France, where in a single week, the aspects of the operations have changed entirely.
 Last week the allied armies were pur- suing an offensive campaign on all the frontiers. Now, according to official news received from Berlin, Emperor William is congratulating his people on the success of the German arms in the task of put ting the iron ring" around the allied armies from Cambrai. department of Du Nord, France, to the Vosges. while Lord Kitchener, the British war minister. came into Parliament with the announcement that troops from India Ire being called to help the British army in France and that the British army is to be reinforced immediately
 The only consolation offered the Brit ish public was the testimony from Field Marshal Sir John French that in the heavy fighting against tremendous odds the British troops who suffered severely, bore themselves with conspicuous bravery.
 Carries Through Plan
 It alpeady is realized that the terrible struggle is only at it's beginning and that the German plan of campaign openly re- vealed to Sir William Edward Goschen, then British amba assador to Germany, by Gcttlieb von Jagow, the German foreign secretary, as shown by the official paper published yesterday, namely, to strike the swiftest and strong blow at France re- eardless of Belgium's neutrality or any ether hindrance and then. when France is at Germany's feet, for Germany to turn her attention to the Russian attack, is being carried through ruthlessy.
 The offensive straegy of the allies is abandoned. The German army in vastly superior numbers has imposed on the al lies purely defensive strategy which is devoted to relaying as much as possible what now seem to be An inevitable ad- vance on Paris.
 Little can be gathered from either Bs'- ish or French official accounts of the great battles of the past week. In fact, more is learned from what is omitted than from what is stated.
 The only thing is clear, IS that the allies are fighting on the defensive upon ever receding lines, while it is becoming in creasngly clear that the desire to make brilliant coup in Alasace Lorraine was weak spot in French strategy.
 Armies Still in Being
 On the side of the allies, whose efforts are devoted to gaining time while the Russian hosts overrun Prussia, however. is the fact that their armies are still in being and that the Germans may run some danger from their ever lengthening lines of communication.
 That this danger is not negligible is shown by the news that Emperor William has ordered the mobilization of the last reserves to protect communications and occupy Belgium so that the troops now engaged in this work may be released to go the front where they are badly needed to replace Germans's heavy losses in killed and wounded.
 The work of provisioning and supplying the German armies Is greatly facilitated by the Germans being able to draw on Belgium for supplies.
 The British public is facing the disap- pointing news with patient determine ton
 The Spectator in an editorial note today says:
 There Is cause for anxiety and there is cause for stern deterfnination: above all there is cause for unflagging energy in military preparation, hut there Is no cause for despair or even despondency. Time is with US and against our enemies.
 On the eastern battlefield. news con tinues favorable to the allies The Rus sians continue to advance fin east Prus- sa and Poland. neither the German nor the Austrian forces apparently being able to withstand them.