The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-03
NJ HOSTS OF RUSSIA.
Concentration Of Troops on tho German
Frontier.

C~oneentrati0n Of Troops on tho German
.Trontiar.
BERLIN. Feb. 2.-Thars IL grave reason
for nov believing that the attack Of Russis
upon Germany will tako placs In the coming
spring. An authority upon whom absolute
reliance II placed says that the msditatsd
esnmsncsmsnt Of hostilities has nothing in
common with tho usual spring war scare.
Dor IL II due to the constant movement OF
C0ssack recruits to the frontier. but IL
based on accurate military information,
which has reached the German military
staff and coincidss with facts already gen.
orally known. The movement OF troops to
Poland has been carried on on an unpro-
csdsnted scals. and only one mors division
OF Infantry 10 required to complete the
concentration which has been in progress
Tor the last six years. The railways
necessary to carry supplies to tho troops
are almost completed. but in spite OF the
severity of the weather the wotk Ia CON
tinued with activity. The intrenobed osmp
Of Lourscha, near Bialstok, now contains
100. 900 men. There ia good reason to be-
lievs that the news ~ in advance OF any
facts that were In Chancellor Caprivrs pos
session whsn hs spoke At the last commit
tee meeting on the military bill.
In order to show the i'm p%ortnnes OF this
information IL will be sufficient to rsfe to
a few words of the plan OF campaign which
at various times during the years of 1885
and 1887 has been W ksd ont BY the aili-
tary chisftsins OF F. Ancs and Russis. In
the former country ths army reorganization
bill has brought back 70 the colors 600, 600
men. the survive . of the + aReo-German
wal. who in the event OF another camgpaian
would prove Invaluable IL a back
bono to the whole army. The new form
the Store reached its maximum nun boz be-
tween the years OF 1891 and 1882, and At the
same time a scheme of strategic dep!oy-
ment, NJ a preliminary to active hostilitiOs,
was worked out by Russia. and the nScss-
ea,y railroads laid ont and comnesc q
with moncv furnished from Paris for the
construction and concentration OF forces
on the frontier. which was to have been
completed in 1891 or 1892 at least, but the
famine and serious delays in the execution
OF contracts have caused the concentration
to be postponed until the winter, at which
time it can be brought about by marches
over the frozen snow.
The camps intended to receivs the mus
tered troops are still In course of com lie
the roads i,npsssable. The new railways
will furnish transportation until the soil
has d led and hardened again, when the
whole mass Of mon will be launched to-
wards the weste n frontier without IN ther
obstacle. France, which is now all rsady
ava 0ctiou, WILL ALI tho A0Rulot SoNAuo ~
tiremsnt. lose the last contingent of vet
Grams next year, 40 time p esses.
The fact that Russia dses not yet possess
the new rifle constitutes a hindranes to the
actions of her taetioiana, hut the leadinR
schools Of taoticianu. headed BY Gen. Drag
eromif, were ever opposed in principle to
the adoption of tho repentlnR rifle. Tho
financial embarrassment of Russia IL the
chief hope for the maintenance of peace.
but history shows that poverty never yet
prevented war.