The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-11
FIGHT MAY BE PROLONGED
FoP EeGz!A.NY DAYS SAY
EXPERTS
EINFORCEMENTS
FOR BOTH ARMIES
Sixty Thousand Germans Are
Marching South While En-
gland Has Called for Half
q Million Men
(By. Associated Press.l


London. Sept. r10.-The crucial bat
tie of the war in France has not
reached any decisive result. /.
Field Marshal Sir John French.
commander OF f,the British forces, re-
ported today that the Germans had
been driven back al lalong the line;
that the British had crossed the river
Marine; that the Germans had suffered
severely, and that their men we're
supposed to be in an, extremely ex-
hausted condition.
notwithstanding this report, mill
tary experts do not rush to sweeping
conclusions. Military writer's in the
London papers repeat that from the
conservative terms OF the French Of
ncial statement yesterday IL is too
early to anticipate the result of bat
tie extending over a front of nearly
a hundred miles. Three n::lion men
Is the number estimated to be engag-
ed actively and as reserves, and three
great battles at least are in progress.
Probably the fiercest struggle is
against the French center between
Rheims and Verdun, while the British
army Is contesting the second hard
fought engagement against the Ger
man right. The Germans are believed
to be still attacking the French right
from Verdun TO Nancy.
Lesser lighting is in progress in
Alsace. from which province the Ger.
mans appear to have drawn away part
OF tiie.F asnaY and the French, are TAX
lug advantage OF this opening.
The great battle may continue for
days. when it Is remembered that
smaller operatiohy in Manchuria in
which hundreds of thousands only
were concerned, lasted fortnight.
The German western armies have
been fighting almost continuously for
30 days and until the last phase of the
campaign. on the offensive. Field
Marshal French's view that they are
becoming exhausted finds ready cred
ence among military experts here.
A German official wireless dispatch
tonight says that no report has been
made public in Berlin of events in
France for the past three days.
From Holland comes the news that
10000 German reinforcements are
marching south. These troops may
nave AN effect S;;. Abe tide nf hattle
but there Is reason to believe the al
lied armies also are receiving a coun-
ter balancing accession Of strength.
That the German navy has not been
without enterprise Is revealed In the
admiralty Acknowledgement today that
the British cruiser Pathfinder was de-
gtroyeds by q German submarine and
not by a mine ais was first supposed
The German craft, which yentured so
far from Its base is given credit for
its enterprise.
Another mine disasterr the victim
of which was the tramp steamer OF
tawa, has been added to the list and
the adyisability Of closing the North
sea to merchant shipping is being dis
cussed. Fti
Both England and Germany would
suffer throngn stranguIation or their
:Fsae. England ..iI45 iso .esias feed feed aaEtnlies
from scandinavian countries, while
Eemaaa ;s,r.sisea = be Germans
principal avenue OF commerce with
the outer world
That the Germans are ccncentrat-
iusj theiTs strength against tiI5 main, main
French front appears TO be confirm,
ed by reports which have arrived
through Holland Most OF the troops
left In Beigiun1 are said to be men
past the prime OF life, OF the Lands
turn. while 10000 or 10000 naval re-
Seryes arc marching In to replace the
depleted Eefrisons.
An Ostend message says the Bel
gian army at Antwerp has taken the
aggressive sad has driven the Germans
back to the environs OF Louvaisi. An
other messsge says the Beigians have
defeated q German garrison at Asr-
schot, a short distance from, Louvain.
The house of commons today voted
unanimously for q half million more
recruits The country was sufprised
by the announcement that 4Se. 900 had
enlisted since the beginning OF the
war. e
When the gopsrninenl's plans are
completed the British army for the
continent end for home service viii
consist roughly OF che following;
Regular Srnpy. /, ,2O0. 900; terfitor-
falls, 100000. reserves. zI4.oo0; fndian
contingent. 10000 !: Canadian afst and
second continkent, 10000: AnsfrAi.
sians. 20 900; New Zealand 10, coo,
making q total OF 1 ss5k 900 mon 3
This tremendous onr9ilnsnt for q