The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-31
To the End and is Confident Of
the Outcome Declares a
Military Authority.
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PARIS, July 31.-A year OF war
finds France is At to continue the
struggle to the end and confident OF
the outcome" says Count AdrIerz
Lannes de Montebello IN review o.
| the first twelve months of hostfltttes
given to the Associated Press Count
lde Monticello, recognized authority
| on military affairs, was one OF the
strongest advocates OF the three-year
military service law, and Its co-au-
thor with the former premier, Louis
Barthou. He was formerly deputy
from Rheims and vice president g.
committee on military AFFAIRS OF tne
chamber of deputies. His grandfatner
was Marshall Lannes, at whose death
on the battlefield of Essiing Napoleon
is said to have wept.
His review of the war follows:
"F-rance was not expecting war and
her preparedness, therefore was less
complete than those of her adversar
lies. who, knowing their intentions
ihad accumulated an immense Supply
| of fighting material and disposed OF
Their troops in such manner as 70
strike the most powerful do" u
which they were capable.
Initial Activity.
Germany threw against Belgium
and France f1fty-two corps, or almost
her entire military force as mobiltzeo
in August. Under the impact OF the
German advance, the French armies,
with their British allies, suffered ms
tial reverses and great losses, espec-
ially In the battle of Charlerot. Wnlle
the French armies were in retreat q
national ministry was formed and
the civil population of France organ
lied for war. The French and British
armies stood on the line of the Marne
from a point near Paris to the east
ern frontier of France. They received
the shock Of more than 1.2OO.Ooo
German troops, and defeated them
with somewhat inferior forces me
Germans were Quilted and outfought
| in a vast general action over Inc
of more than 100 miles.
1.-THE French troops were too ex-
hausted by the fifteen days OF march
ing and fighting to make their victory
decisive. The Germans checked their
retreat upon the line of the Atsne and
had sufficient time to dig In. The
battle OF the Afsne developed by the
Germans endeavoring to turn our left
and by the simultaneous French Ell
fort to turn the German right.
Race for the Sea.
This contest resulted in race
| for the sea In the obstinate two
months battle. along the User in
| october and November. The Ger
mans again failed and finally gave
UP that part of their offensive on
account of their terrific losses.
1 simultaneous with the battle Of
the Marne, though forming no part
Of the battle front of what has been
called the battle of the Marne, were
| the operations in the ArSonne, the
\ Woevre and the Grand Couronne de
| Nancy. The army OF the German
Crown Prince, marching on Verdun.
and the army Of Crown Prince Rup-
precht of Bavaria. marching on
Nancy, both were defeated in some
4 of the bloodiest engagements Of the
/ entire war.
| THE ultimate result of these de-
feats was the liberation OF that par,
of the ancient province of Lorraine
4 left to France after 1870 from the
occupation of the German army. The
/ German forces had penetrated hfteer
or eighteen miles. They were MOI
only driven out before the first Of
4 November, but since then the French
have invaded Upper Alsace. OF which
they now hold considerable part
II This country, taken from France
in the war of 1904, has beer
reorganized and is under control o
~
the school and judicial system Q
France
/ From the battle OF Charleroi t.
the end OF the first year of the wal
I the Germans achieved no successes
on the western battle front save thu
slight advance at Scissors during
i the foods of the river Aisne, thu
advance at Ypres, partially lost at
forwards, at the time OF the frs
attack, with the assistance Of as
4 phyxiating gas.
i Successes OF Allies.
4 THE successes of, the allies sine
the battle of the Marine are in thu
recapture of Thanh, Steinbach, Hart
mans-weilerkopf. Metzeral. u
Fontenelle. together with consider
able territory. in the Alsatian vos
ges: the capture of an entire Ger
man position in the forest Of u
Pretre, along the wedge the Ger
4 mans are still holding in the Frencl
, lines at ST. Mihiel: an advance Q
mile along a front Of ten mile
at Beausejour, in the Champaign
i In extenuation of Mr.. Bryan's &C
u ton in appointing Sullivan. Commits
sioner Phelan mentions the hatterint
J Endorsements secured for the candi