L A N 1) A X D W A T E R 
Soptoinbi^r 19, 1914 
Tlic aceompanyiiig tliagram should make the point 
One long da^'s March. 
clear. M. is St. Mrneliould : V. is Vordun : Tr, is 
Troyon : T. is Toul : K. is Kevigny : V. at tlio foot of 
the map is Vitry. AVhen tlie German body A — B has 
retired (as it did retire between September lOtli and 
l:}tli) to the position C — D, it is evident that an army 
in the position E — F commanded from M. is isohited 
from its fellows and mnst retire northward to the 
position (} — IT. The French by September 12th had, 
in their advance, already reached the line M — N, and 
there Avas a moment when it looked as though the 
Crown Prince's army, delayed either by its heavy 
artillery, or by neglect, might be caught l)y the 
French advance before it could get away. At the 
present moment, so far as advices have hithertt) 
reached London (on the afternoon of AVednesday), the 
Cro\\ni J'rince's army is no longer in such danger. It 
has withdrawn to positions coiTCsponding to G — H on 
the diagram, and is free to cross the Meuse out of 
reach of the garrison of Verdun. It will, of course, if 
that " bunching " takes ])lace upon the Meuse Avhich 
Tuider one alternative must take place, add to the 
difficulties of the crossing of that river : but it is diffi- 
cult to see how tlu^ Crown Prince's army can now be 
in real danger, unless the French kept locked up in 
Verdun a much larger number of men than is 
generally .supposed. And even then, this addition to 
the French armies in the field coidd do little more than 
press the pursuit. It has no opportunity to surround. 
Having thus dealt in some detail with the fortunes 
of the retiring German line during its week of retreat, 
and with the comparatively isolated body of the CroAvn 
Pi"ince, Ave must turn, in order to complete the Avhole 
picture, to certain operations Avhich Avere being under- 
taken in Belgium at the same time. 
THE OPERATIONS IN BELGIUM. 
DUNKIRK » 
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Scale, ct Mdes 
LONCWY V* 
10* 
