The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-29
GERMAN PRESS OWNS
SITUATIONS GRAVITY
Papers Confident, However
That Allies Cannot Break
Through.
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AMSTERDAM, Sept. 2S.-The German
newspapers do not attempt To conceal
the serious nature OF the allied offensive.
but express complete confidence in the
outcome Of the operations. 4 Berlin
despatch In the koeintsche 2eitUnO says
uiat the Allies attempt to break through
has ,ailed and that no possibility OF
breaking Lhrough exists. The paper
says taat all alarm IL ~groundless that
the battle Is likely Ia last several daya,
hu, that reserves have reached all criti-
cal points and the enemy Will be de-
feated. The belief Is expressed that
the German losses as described in the
official reports Of France and England
re undoubtedly exaggerated, although
some losses are inevitable in an action
where the foremost position has 10 be
evacuated.
The war correspondent OF the ZeitunD
describes a visit to German h~eadquar-
teis in Champagne made apparently on
September q. lie says that the whole
southern horizon was ablaze with gun
fire and tina the roads were throngcd
with great columns OF troops who showed
no trace OF fear In their faces. A GER
tain nervous strain was noticeable at
headquarters, he said. but all there were
full OF confidence. 4 French offensive
took place III the same place last win
ter. and a battle was fought north Of
Chalons, but on this OCCASION, the cor
respondent says, the action was much
more extended. the infantry attacks ex-
tending over the. entire front from
Auberive to the Afgonne. while the ar
t!llery duel covered a stu wider dis
trict.
Toward the west" he continues. the
lighting has been very violent. but the
Germans maintained their front" The
correspondent quotes a field officer as
saying that the attack was not merely
terrible but that IL was unprecedented.
II was carried out with the utmost en-
ergy and was accomp MED by artillery
tire such as mad never been seen before.
The entire German front was held, how
ever, except at one spot where a division
was driven back. such incidents, the
officer said, NUT be expected, but there
is no fear that the allied offensive Will
! have a deinit success.
The correspondent saw many wounded
returning from the battlefield AL glow
ing with martial ardur. They spoke OF
the extraordinary fury of the fighting
and readily admitted tn. bravery and
~tenacity of the enemy. but the ounde
men had no fear that the French could
ever break through the line.
re LDhuAIf- - HtfN EAN y va lllt ~
tack by tn. Allies rad been expected f.:
weeks past and adds
"Our first positions and material were
! LIST as a matter of course As this is
"A war of fort iications there Is always 4
certain amount ~ material which cam
not be removed. The two days struggle
has doubtless been a disappointment 10
the enemy. though he will magnify the
result in order TO make an impression
upon eastern %I-olitics We can view ms
attempt without anxiety because we
know that the enemy is not successfully
breaking through and W believe THAI he
never viii.
TIE first two days ended favorably
for us. Near 7pres the English Were
driven back with loss and without
haViu. obtained any advantage. Neal
I.oos. on the contrary, one Of our dlvi-
sions was forced back into the second
line, and now the enemy stands before
that second line as formerly he stood
before the first line. with the difference
that he has doubtless suffered heavy
losses through the occupation
The F~rdHkfUrtcr XettUng expresses as
constituent that the Germans were AZ
all able TO resist the Allies offensive on
the western front. in Wow OF the fact
tina 1t followed three days OF lombard
mont The paper says:
The news that has reached Us
leaves 10 doub; that on the western
front "A storm has burst which exceeds
in violence everything that has so fai
happened in this war
Although concedlng that the number
OF prisoners that fell into the hands ol
the Allies must have been large ths
paper asserts the official figures giver
out At Paris are exaggerated, and con
t!nues:
nowhere, so far, have our assailant'
achieved a really thorough, decisive sue,
cess. We grieve for the thousands win,
were sacrificed. but We are proud OF
them. for they kept the shield before
US