Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-08-05
FIRST YEAR OF THE
WAR IN THE WEST

WIN NV III WIZ
tn. frst month ard a half az the
western campaign was made up al
startling, swift tapve~. TN September
l.. after tho defeat on The MArnc, the
Germans took gp defensive positions
aiouE ihe &ssne river Tho ten and a
half ;aouths sincH then hare secn q
ionx deadlock
The battle lac Of the Atsne aad the
oise q4lcklg extended northeast 10 the
sea Fighting has acsa continuous
with Tremendous losses The general
situation has remained unchanged,
Eaias II sew niles Tor Gao side at
ora point oTseg By ntaor gains Tar
the earfuy IN other sectors
Al The beginning C. Angus, tie
kalaer took possessloa 81 the l,ttls
stat" Of taxsahgrg aad demanded
passage through Belgian 20 the Fran,
eg.llelktan frontier
Permission TO pass drased vaa
rSaeH attacked lIese gAaggst g.,
while other German armies passed
AFaana sh@ esty Aad s~cpt over the
level Belgian roads a; terrific rate.
The 1lssse nelsiAa array yielded Ayas-
sels aud tell a&sK is Aatwcrp saa
Gasat
F'Tw s1s Engagement
Not gat!i the Germans Bad aitnos:
reached thr FTencs border da tae
aras Important vfssageEaeai tAkt place
Ta.s la generally Anesa as the battle
os AteG.t Aarloroi ta9cat August +A-
as t4i At tan same time taegn w So
ses*rs hEAilaS aloaE tAa " hota liae
thgu&ka TAmavll9n Ia Lorraine aud
alaas Tho Vossws In appcr AIsac~.
sbssa sas Frrnea had tasadcA sItA
tetu FuraTy aActoas
TAgs bA.l}e yvaG.ted tt de:eA, FOR Tho
Fr~aea aad Eag.lsh
While oatAlGias eogas saccvssra tn
cpaHtwF attacks ga tha AdvanctAs Ger.
mans At rtrunAe and a. Gaiae. tAe
Preach were obliged to fall back rap,
Idly to tho iias al TIE River Marnc
tn tAe iatt the French had with-
drawa to bslo~ Paris and ,as scstcyu.
most German array. under Nan h,aes.
ieIiused
The garrison at Paris was pat In
thousands OF motoT ears and buried on
Son kiaek'a f&nk The latter vas not
taken easir.ly anA~are~ aad met the
attack stronsly, but al the same time
the army Of General Foch attacked the
German army on voa kIack's left and
drove it back.
Driven Sack From Paris
The Germans had begun the battle
with Ave armies In line. The with
drawaI OF the Two fArthest west now
caused the retreat Of the third. fourth
and hfth In that order. each In turn
fndinx ito rauk exposed by the With
drawsi OF the irnops on its right At
the came time the movement on the
cas-, end OF the German line Was ae.
celebrated by q strong attack from the
French fortified rone of verdun.
The German retreat wss as orderly
as that OF the Preach and English had
been The invaders took UP an ad-
mirahls defensive position. II ran
Jus, north OF the Aisne river. On a
ssriss Of eluhs then Jus, north Of
ChAlons and through the wooded.
rough regions OF the ArKonne and the
woevre. Joining hands here with the
uoops besieging Verdun. The allies
have tried this line in vain ever since
Both oomhatsn,s now tried 20 turn
the west flank. Enormous bodies OF
cavalry. On the part Of the French
Flanders. On the part OF the French
there vas largely the desire to link Up
with the Belgians, nov being attacked
In Antwerp. The mighty siege guns
of the Germans made short work Of
the Belgian seaport. however. and Il
fell on October =. The remnants OF
the Belgian army retreated along the
sea coast and the Germans in q nnal !
rush reached ostend October i5D.
Line Extended to the see.
The battle line OF the Aisne Was nov
sstsnded to the sea. the Germans hold |
Ing the important French city OF lille. /
while the allies kept Ypres In Belgium |
and. partly By noodins the lo~lands.
held the position Of the User river and
eanal
Frea October 10 to November 10
vas to1sht he dssperats arst battle !