Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-10-26
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tBy international News ServIceD
PETROGRAD, Oct 26.-ln general
the Russian press is very careful in
discussing the latest success of Rus
sia's glorious army Russian papers,
while welcoming the great victory
over the Austrian army, criticized
very sharply some of the others which
professed to see in this success the
complete defeat of both the dual king
dom and of Germany, and recon-
mend them to heed the words Of the
well-known Count White, who in
Odessa advised the representatives of
the local press TO be most cautious.
I'VE have struggled he said, 80
long only with a part Of the German
and the Austrian armies, and we
ought not To lose our heads over the
first success The main forces of the
enemy are hidden, and before us is a
very difficult task of destroying them
which Will cost us enormous effort
and sacrifices. The press continued
Count White. must prepare the popu-
lace for unexpected difficulties which
may arise at any moment"
OF course, the words of the famous
Russian politician are very important
and reasonable, but they must read
in the light of the situation in which
our enemies are now Germany is in
very difficult position Being block
AIDED by sea by the British navy and
pressed eastward by the allies, she
cannot help the Austrians, and even
| If such help were given it would be
/ too late.
Germany. as can be seen from the
latest move OF her army, is concen-
trating her forces in East Prussia in
an endeavor to cooperate with the
navy in the Baltic The rapid ad-
vance of General Rennenkampi' s
army and the decisive success of the
/ Russians over the main Austrian
forces, as well as the Servian vic.
tories at Jardar and Drin, of course
/ distracted the attention OF the Ger.
man general staff from France "a
Russian offensive move in Germany
From August 28th to September the
Germans continually transported
troops from the western front to the
eastern. The kaiser kept his promise
TO support his beloved East Prussia
as soon as possible, and did so at the
expense OF the army which was fight
ing the allies in the western war
area.
] When the Germans had completed
this concentration in East Prussia
they started their offensive in an at
tempt to enyelop the army of Gen
eral Rennenkampf on the line Norden
burg Goldap-Suvalki. They brought
very strong pressure to bear, and il
was an extremely difficult task fol
the Russians to hold the advanced
l positions they had won. for they were
in very unfavorable circumstances
But with great self-sacrilice and BRAY
cry they contested every step by the
advancing enemy. and this fighting
cost the Germans very dear
l General Rennenkampf in view o.
further operations. decided to adop
favorite Russian tactics of exhaustint
the enemy by fighting succession o
rearguard actions in retreating on thu
most favorable positions In one o
my former articles | tried to explain
the difference between a retiremen
and a defeat, as we'll as between
partial success and victory. TIL
Russian press, for instance. in dis
GUESSING the circumstances in whicl
General Samsoniff's two army corp
were defeated, makes it clear tina
though the Russians suffered YER
heavy losses they moved backwar
in complete order to avoid the fire O
the siege artillery of the enemy an
to entrench themselves in case tn
Germans brought their heavy cannon
, into use again To remove such bl