New-York tribune., 1918-11-12
rv;ce Turned Back at the
Gates of Paris, Kaiser's
Hosts Collapsed
rarly Victories
United Empire
r.;lure to Gain Peace and
Inadequate Food Break
Troops Morale

r,.ush due in part to jealousies
,...rtsd from the past and in part
=, araricious attempt to anticipate
:. fnture. the war which has been
s..rsbt to en- end after more than
49, ~, Years had it's ostensible origin
!. ,hs assassination of the Austrian
,,,hduks Francis Ferdinand and his
,oryanatic wife. the Duchess of
uoAsuSurg. They were killed by pan
ss,bisp sympathizers June %, 1914,
!, ;,'Ssrajevo, the capital Of Bosnia. an
austro- Hungarian province.
Determined to crush pan-Serblan
.mhitions, Austrian leaders sent an
aDu aisimatum to the small neighbor July
1914, making ten demands, among
rh;eh =, was permission for Austria's
'.,,nrasentatives to take part in the
.ss,,h "h for the assassins and for Aus
.,;ar agents to be admitted to Serbia
~ ,' suppression of anti-Austrian senti-
S.rbia replied July 25, two minutes
ssfore the expiration Of the ultimatum,
.sst It's government was not respon-
.;hl. for the opinions of individuals
snd shat Austria's demands were i'm
nossible of acceptance. Serbia offered
= ,ubn,it the dispute to The Hague
tribunal or the great European pow
ers.
Austria declared the answer un-
satisfactory and, supported by Ger
MANY. declared war against Serbia
July 2S. Russia bristled to the sup
port Of Serbia and on July % de-
clared partial mobilization against
Austria, Two days later Germany pre-
sented an ultimatum to Russia de-
mandins immediate demobilization, in
forming France of its dispatch and
asking what attitude France was 60
inr to take. France replied that in
tho event Of war between Germany and
Russia she would protect her own IL
te.ests.
Storm Breaks in Fury
On August l Germany declared war
ssiinst Russia and, two days later,
se,inst France. Great Britain, which
had heen striving to maintain peace
or localise the initial conflict, declared
war against Germany on August !
when German troops posted on the
Belgian border in advance Of mobiliza
ton had advanced into Belgium des-
pite the fact that Germany was one
Of the European nations to guarantee
Belgiums neutrality.
August found two German cavalry
divisions sweeping across Belgium, the
vanguard of force of 100000 on the
ranR -
day che surrender of that fortress was
demanded and the attack begun when
General Leman, the Belgian CON-
Of The nations neutrality. The Ger.
mans were held up at Liege until Au.
gust Is. giving France time to star,
ptpsrations for the treacherous attacl
2 upon her unprotected flank and Grea'
Britain an opportunity to throw it.
glorious "Old Contemptibles" into
France.
Despite the obstruction offered b,
liir the German pack had swept OF
around the fortress into Belgium
sa..ser the fort and traditions Of the
edsisnsiye value of such strongholds
Nsmur and other Belgian fortresse!
isil. but the outraged people of Kins
Albert maintained their heroic de
'eace, fighting with the utmost stub
Dornness as fianking movements ant
empowering numbers compelled theil
retreat
On October the remnant of the
bssnn army made good its escape
across the Scheldt and on the 18th wa.
mi'renehed in the positions from which
Nwas never to retire.
The army of the Belgians, fighting
n 'ae last corner of their country
aoveyer, had become Of subsidiary III
sfest to German commanders, whose
,elees were swinging open the gate te
ilIanse and Paris by August 22, wher
!aey took Charleroi and, advancing
sEafough Luxembourg, drove back the
aaitd and Fourth armies, outfankine
.se riith Army, which retired, leaving
'e aank Of the British at Mons uncov.
.tsa ihe British were forced 20 begir
meis historic retreat, and soon British
saa french had swung back to a lins
'ass stretched from Verdun to Paris.
ueneral Jotfre had taken command OF
ms French August 20. During the
iis'aging retreat two new armies hat
ven formed by the French, the Ninth
S%ml,manded by General Foch, and the
Sr,asn, r,N, under General Manoury. Vor
s.uck' heading the sweep Of the Ger
ssas from the north, swerved south
ss'ssward - when the thudding challenges
: ms guns were rafting Paris win
sss' ss.0 TO face the new alignment of his
No he was reckoning without
Asnaoury's Sixth Army.
va September Marshal Joffre fiune
~ - new Sixth Army forward. 1t was
s.ss Ing east with its right on Meaux
ss.Eaeast OF Paris, and it struck the
r.s ss OF yon kluck's columns, which
NJ ~ marching southeast. From Sep
IuOer to 9 the first battle Of the
s.,as .sae ragged. the Germans fighting des
nsstely. On the latter day the Allie.
~ saea the lines of the Ourcq. British
french forces interlocking al
Saa'eau Thierry.
Huns Triumph Collapses
u. .ae Germans retreated to the line ot
ts.a.lisne aisne where they linked up the in
sa,saed line already begun by tn.
Drsss OF the Crown Prince and tht
t,s.,i Wurttcmburg, and began the
ssa.s warfare that was to last FOL
I,. s.is from the North Sea to the Swis.
t,r.Is and then that double line Of in
nensaasnts gave slightly before ire
stSsr blows from one side or tn,
,u-sa !. The Germans actually pune
S.;sa Ssa y once when, in Nav. 1915, ir
ased ra;s ;se Tor the Channel ports, they
s0'son gas for the first time ii