Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
A FLANK MOVEMENT.
Russia Apparently Trying to Push
England From the Driebund.
EMPEROR WILLIAM In BATTLE.
The Young Ruler Tries His Favorite Troops
in Sham Fight.
EFFICIENCY OF THE VARIOUS ARMIES

COPYRIGHT. 1891. BY THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATED
PREss.i
BERLIN Sept. 19-The army maneuvers
which have been in progress for some days
were concluded to-day with an attack by the
Fourth and Eleventh army corps, command
ed by Emperor William in person, upon the
enemy under General Wittich. The En-
peror left Mulhausen yesterday morning
and proceeded to Volkmoda, where he as
sumed command of the Eleventh army
corps. The Fourth corps, quitting their
bivouacs at A. NJ, Joined the Eleventh,
and the united force advanced toward
Schlotheim. The operations ended with the
rcpulse of General Wittich's command, and
its retreat upon Longensalza. Later the
Emperor started for Wilhemshohe.
Military experts are reviewing the recent
series of army maneuvres by Austrian, Ba-
varian and Prussian troops and all concur
| in the opinion that grave defects were eX-
hibited by the Austrian troops owing to the
absence of generals capable of directing
the movements without blundering.
Emperor William is reported as having
| told Emperor Francis Joseph that his men
| and officers were fit to meet any enemy that
might be brought against them, but that his
ciated with q consciousness of their ability
to handle their men.
THE EMPEROR GIVES ADVICE.
The Bavarian and Prussan maneuvers
disclosed less serious defects. The gen.
erals in these armies displayed great
efficiency and readiness to take the in
itiative, but the colonies commanding the
various regiments acted too much like ma
n in aHh cfr fn fho loft of
their orders
Last evening the Emperor grouped the
officers of his army in a field near Sclotheim
and made brief speech to them, in the
course OF which he advised that less rigid
system be followed in marching and that
freer methods be adopted in drilling, in
order to add elasticity to the movements of
the troops. At the same time, and in spite
of his criticisms, His Majesty complimented
the troops upon their general efficiency.
High military authorities are agreed that
both the Austrian and German armies are
now fully ready to meet the enemy. En-
peror Francis Joseph tonight issued an
order touching the maneuvres of the
Austrian troops in which he commended
the discipline and efficiency shown by them,
and said that he was certain that the army
would fulfil its duties alike in peace and
war.
GENERAL CHANGE IN TACTICS.
Finding the English Government is easily
disposed to make the position of the
Dardanelles matter q weapon of ofense,
Russia has suddenly changed her diplomatic
tactics. NJ. Nellidoff, the Russian Ambassa-
dor at Constantinople, has informally ad-
vised Sir William White, the English
Ambassador to Turkey, that the alleged
occupation of Sigri, on the Island on
Mitylene, by a British force does not in
any way concern Russia, and Count Won
Schouvalof, the Russian Ambassador at
Berlin, has explained to Chancellor Won
Caprivi that Russia disclaims any special
privilege in the passage of the Dardanelles
A remarkable inspired article which ap-
peared in the st. Petersburg Nouosti yester-
day, and which was telegraphed here
through a semi-official agency, offers the
hand of friendship to Great Britain.
TRYING A FLANK MOVEMENT.
'The Empire of Russia" saws the Novosti,
'is already too extensive for her to desire |
to add to it by the conquest of India. If |
she is forced to undertake the enterprise at |
some future date, it could only be as an act |
of retaliation for hostility shown by Great |
Britain to the Cars government in Rome. |
On the other hand, should Great Britain re-
nounce her anti Russian policy she would |
have nothing to fear from Russia as regards |
India
The Nouosti concludes by urging the Sails
bury Government to enter into definite |
agreement with Russia at the present mo-
ment, when it could be done under more
favorable circumstances perhaps than it
could at any available later juncture. The
article has given rise to the suspicion here
that the Cars Government is apt to at
tempt to effect compromise with England
with a view to detaching her from the Drei-
bund.
The Gar will 60 to Warsaw in October
and thence to his chateau at Skierniwice,
the scene of the famous meeting of the
three Emperors in 1884.