The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-09-08
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EXPERT SAYS TO DEPEND ON
RUSSIANS WOULD BE
VAIN THING.
BY Hilliare BeIIoq

"AAIOA III Eur OESJ
London, Sept. ITO depend upon
| immediate pressure by the Russian
armies upon the Germans, -.nd partic-
ularly upon Berlin, is to depend upon
vain thing. Real pressure from
Russia cannot come before the end
Of October There can be no imme-
dlate pressure upon Germany from
the very nature of the operations to
which the Russian armies on the
eastern frontier of the war are com
mitted.
The kaiser will have no reason for
several weeks to transfer any of his
forces from the west to the east from
| tier.
This is due to three factors:
First-The great distances involved
Second-The lack Of communica-
ton or railway lines to the east OF
the Russian frontier.
Third-The presence of considera-
bic opposing forces strong enough not
TO prevent but to delay Russia S
march westward.
Russias invasion of Germany will
be neither unchecked nor particular
ly rapid. Two things happened last
week, one of which was certainly
fortunate for Russia, and the other
certainly unfortunate.
The unfortunate thing is the defeat
suffered by the forces which have
been invading East Prussia. This
defeat appears to have taken place
in front of Osterod. We have the
russian admission of check, and we
have the further admission of great
numbers having been been brought
ip against two array corps which
were caught in isolation
Very Important Action.
We ought not to attach undue i'm
pCrtance even to an action of this
kind, which would have been decisive
in any of the smaller wars of the
past but it is a very important thing.
1t will be retrieved and it will be e
trieved by numbers, as also by the
intense determination of Russia. But
for the moment it makes progress
towards the line of the Vistula, Dan
zig, Graudenz and Thorn impossible
and Russia's sweep through enste"r
Prussia towards the lower Vistull
has been held up.
The second piece of news, fortunate
rather than unfortunate, though not
yet conclusive, equally proves With
what deliberation the western ad-
vance must be undertaken.
1t is on a much larger scale than
the check received to the north of
Russian Poland in eastern Prussia,
and The field in which it has taken
place is GaiciG-the northern belt
of Austrians dominions and the Rus
sian borders and the southern part
Of that western projecting lump of
Prussia Here an Austrian advance
has been proceeding during the week
not without success. Toward Lubin
this advance appears to have been
checked by the Russians, who have
taken Lemberg We have now au-
lucrative news that this counter of
fensive was entirely successful and
thus the main Austrian attack upon
Russia has failed.
Therefore, after due delay for re-,
organization and for coming up 20
the westward, the Russian masses will
be free to cross the extreme western
boundary of Russian Poland and be-
gin their march upon the line of the
Oder, but not until sometime hence.
The process, even though unchecked,
for the future must necessarily he
a slow one. ~
Until the line of the Oder is reach
ed there. is no threat to Berlin, let
alone any heavy pressure which could
makes Prussia retire her men from
the western theater of the war, and
in general. I repeat, there will not.
be under the most favorable circum-
stances any anxiety by the kaiser in.
the western field for what is going on
in the east until after the middle of