The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-09
FRANCE READY TO FIGHT AGAIN
 ON OLD FIELD


 London, Sept. s.-If inspiration means now what it did in the time of Napoleon to the French soldiers, the situation on the allies center, on the historic field of Chalohs, ought to do much to compensate for the disheart- ening effects of a month of rear-guard actions
 At any rate, the allies, now superior or with at least equal numbers as the Germans evidently have begun the offensive At least three million men are engaged and as the allies center lies on the plains of Chalons, true to many prophecies, another Armadgeon may take place where Ati1la, the 1 ssscourge of God,'' was defeated by the allied Visfgoths and Romans in the bloodiest battle in the worlds history On these plains, hundreds of years later, Napoleon conducted the most briIian defensive campaign of his ca reer- The French soldiers will also not be allowed to forget that on this field the French army fought a victor- ious action after it's commander had surrendered his sword.
 Logically, a great and decisive bat tie ought to be under way from Paris to Verdun but the veil of secrecy and the meagreness Of the official com manifestations precludes7 positive state ! gagenent proceeding in the western war theatre
 News from Austria indicates that the dual monarchy is in grave danger of internal troubles while her military l situation is daily becoming worse.
 Even Berlin seems to have lost some thing of it's prevailing optimism It confesses to- the turning of anxious l eyes in the direction of the ally in Ga1icfa- During the first few weeks of the war Germany and Austria vir- tuaIIy dictated the direction of the campaigns along the Russian border because of the inadequacy of Russian railroad and other transports. But this situation has been radically l changed by the Russian successes in lGa1icia. I Russia would now appear to be as Stunning the offensive in East Prus- I sis1. She has thrown two million men i along the border This action is re- garded here as a menace against the heHrt of Germany which cannot re- main unanswered
 ] Hence the stores of the movements 1 iof German veterans from the western war area to the eastern Prussian from ftir are generally considered as cred ible
 The latest Russian success, the cap 1 ture of the fortress Of Nico1acen l abotu 25 miles southwest of Lemb erg is almost as great a feat as the taking I of Lemberg itself. The place is not only strongly fortified, but it was be- 1 ieved to be virtually unassai1a,b1e ow- ling to the fact that it was surround ed by marshes extended for 25 miles
 One of the most significant features of the Austrian rnisfortunes is the fact I of the growing uneasiness in Rumanis and other Balkan states. Montenegro and Servia already are engaged jagainst Austria and have taken the inf T1ia all is Sai \ f. 1 be ready at any moment to throw he1 t2Oo,000 veteran troops against Austria.
 Another brilliant success along the l border by the troops of Emperor Mich iolas is almost certain to unite the T S1av states of Southeastern Europe tr their cause. Russia evidently has I again begun her advance along the I eastern Prussian frontier, the Russian vanguard being reported today 6t
 miles beyond Koenigsberg
 Paris, Sept. 9.-The Germans pro
 gress seems to have been too rapid ane I too precipttate in it's eagerness to ge l to the gates of Paris, for they ar I rived out of breath and to all appear ances out of ammunition, which may explain why they did not pursue thei1 original plans. Prisoners of whom 20 or more arrived in Paris yesterday l appear fatigued and harsssed, and thu spirit Of the army seems to be every
 thing that is different from the con
 querors who pushed back the army o
 defense from the frontier and had tn gates of the capital in 10 days.
 Whether they hoped to gain time b.
 a tangent movement away from Pari
 or as some military critics suppose $ aimed to effect g Junction with tn
 army Of the Crown Prince, which wa.
 to have come from the direction o
 I1ongwy. the developments of the las four days prove that it was gray error.
 The army, already weakened b. forced marches constant sighting ol 5 the way and now further enfeeblet by the engagements of the last fou | days, is not, in the opinion of ex ports, prepared for such a big enter prise as the siege of Paris, even if i i, retrieves it's fortunes in the battle nov in progress. The only hope of the Germans. there fore, lies in the armies on the north : eastern frontier coming to the rescu. l and this hope now seems too long de ferred.