Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-28

hup 5 success completely used up Ger.
mauy's initial strength, or what was
left Of il after the Marne, heightened
the battle.line front considerably aud
inaueurated the strength'sapping winter
campaign in the trenches, each of these
hard blow TO the Tcutonic hordos.
For not only were they thus doomed 20
months OF immobilisation when time was
so valuable to them, but General Joffre
was given time to rcorganige his re.
sources in men and material both on
aud back Of the line, now an urgent and
necessary thing.
After the battle of the Marine, in
early October the second great German
offensive began; the dash for the sea.
General Joffrc began u similar move.
ment about the same time, his object
being 10 turn his opponents right
flank, A series of surprises followed.
Everywhere. they went In their turning
movement northward, they found tho
Germans little ahead of them aud
though at the start Won Bulow n move
seems 10 have been taken for an on.
dcavor to turn tho French left, It was
now perfectly evident that the mass
descent upon Paris had been trans.
formed into an advance against tho
Channel ports BY the middle Of Oc.
tober, a formidable front was presented
by the Germans clear 10 the North Sea
aud the situation looked serious.
There are really three gates TO the
Channel The User River, lM Bassec
and Arras, the last being considered by
far the best since IL not only opens
the road 10 the coast but 10 Paris as
well Against the Prissians were Gen
tral d'Urbal 's Eighth Army, the British
EXpcditionary Force the tnttercd
remnants Of tho Belgian army aud
General de Maud huy s Tenth Army.
the last named holding the critical
point between Albert aud point 10 the
North Of Arras, against the whole Of
Won Rulow command
Military writers agree tho attack on
Arms was probably the critical momcnt
Of the toui't attempt of N, Germans
To reach the Channel coast Thc BON.
hardmcnt Of the oiiy began October q
while General de- Mald mr, Just ont.
side the city 10 the aqstwprl was hold.
ing 10 check tho rapidly increasing
army Of Won Bulow H., nayaiinas 10
/ the north trying 10 Ouiflauk him
I Th" great battle Tor I've posscsslon
/ of ArrIs continued Until October 90,
lhc do.mans NJ on' tim' catering the
city The famuIs Pussinl Guards
hammered away az the rrcuch, m1Sipg
some of the most desperate assnnlis nf
The war They hpna1 - slash their
way through to th' coast, cutting off
q large slice ~ Franfc and what 10.
malncd Of Belgium, and with the tor
/ uiof" tens ~ 'Hcss'nia 0f Itls0rrrs
including the 'nlir1 9hlginn amy lnd
the whole Of the Bfi'ish Evpcditi,nnty
Corps, not 10 mention seriously hamper.
+ ing communications between France
and England
. But he Mandhuy held firm and
more he drove the Germans. including
thc Prussian Guard from Arras. He
kept open ihe lines Of communication
aud train.lonl after train load NJ 70.
lnforremouis poured into the north oi
/ Fnnce. Tho allies owe him great
debt, FOR bis was one N the finest per-
formances ~ thc war
After Auns, the Germans tried IA
hroah through on the Y.er; they tried
10 get past Dimude, defended by thr
gallant Admiral Ronnfrb and his dare
devil Breton Marines Ia Bawec aw
very stubborn fighting and lastly ON,
NJ The greatest engagements Of tl,
whole war came AZ Ypfes with M,
British, 10 bulldog fashion, holding
I practically the whole Of the line.
I But after All, Aras was The mali
'ato 10 the con.t and had de- Maud 'hu,
failed there, tho other fighting prob
ably would not have occurred. lli
| victory vas the decisive one.
To- subsequent battles had the Allie
been forced back at any point rein
forcmonis were AZ hand and iho thin
could have been remelio1. The Bdtitl
victory az Ypres, by some said 10 b
iho biggest battle not only " this wai
but " HIl time. WaH not uf itself Ia