Evening star., 1916-08-13
Steady Progress Is Registered
by Allies on Every Bat
tie Front.
GERMANY Is FINDING
LONG LINES BURDENs0ME
Greater Retirement in East Expect.
ed in View of Continued
Russian Gains.
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

A great wall of flesh and steel was
builded around the Teutonic pow ers. a
wall which for a period of two years
withstood the tempests of warfare.
and. having held firm so long, was
considered in Berlin an indestructible
barrier to enemy aspirations. It was a
wonderful monument to military
genius. Being builded upon the soil
Of the common enemy. the establish
ment of this great protection was
deemed doubly an achievement 1t was
forever to curb those who sought to
destroy that policy by and through
which it came into being-militarism.
But after two years Of battle and al
lied preparation that great wall slowly,
but nevertheless surely. is being torn
down block by block by those who
seek to crush the nations which it
strives to protect.
Whether this process of steady demo-
lition continues until the curtain is
forcibly runs down on the great drama
of nations, is another question, but at
the present time Germany never was
more screly pressed. though still pro-
Tossing to be unperturbed by enemy
effort.
Events of far-reaching character have
taken place over there-where men are
blood lusty. where they are struggling
for domination in the years to come as
well as the present-during the week
period of allied supremacy. The
Teutons, it may be safely said, today
are waging a defensive rather than an
aggressive brand of warfare.
The one big event of the week, that
which has caused the greatest rejoicing
in tente
Fall of Gorilla nations. that
Big Event of Week. dsc,ded,v
new and embarrassing predicament to
the cause Of the central powers. was the
capture of Gorilla by the forces of Gen.
Cadorna, who four times endeavored in
major operations to seize this import
ant stronghold. and as many other
times. in weaker attempts, failed.
Not only did the Italiaps do their
bit" in the general scheme Of allied Of
fensive actions now progressing against
the Germans and Austrians, but the
Russians have driven home blows of
such character that Teutonic domina-
ton of all Galician regions hangs by
the slenderest of threads. The Russian
scimiter now is suspended in midair
and is expected to fall at any moment.
Then the road to conquest along the
eastern front will grow more easy for
the Slavic hosts, for they will have al
most completely overturned the Aus
trian and German defenses on the
southern section of the eastern front
and a general retirement OF far-reach-
ing proportions naturally will follow.
particularly il the Russians are enabled
to drive home their expected blows in
the regions of Riga and Dvinsk, where
the Teuton as yet has successfully re-
sisted offensive efforts. The capture of
fall of Lemberg, the capital OF the
great province of Galicia is believed
but a short distance removed.
Although the eyes of ententedom are
fastened on the larger arenas Of war, a
thrill spread over England, France and
Russia as well as Italy when it was cred
IDLY announced that the great offensive
against the Teutonic allies in the Salon
Xxi region was at hand, in fact, had
gained impetus at Doiran through at
tacks against the Bulgarians, who seem
to be bearing the chief burden of
forces back in lower Grecian Macedonia
The Russian. Italian, Franco British ef-
forts on other fronts have been under
way for some time and it was ex-
pected some weeks ago that the next
move in the general allied scheme would
be to throw armies northward from the
Saloniki region in an effort looking to-
ward the redemption Of the overrun coun-
tries of Serbia and Montenegro. Up to
the latter part of the week there were
few signs of a general move. although
there had been fighting of skirmish char
posts of the rival armies in the Mace
dOnian mountains to the north Of Greece.