The Calumet news., 1914-09-12
CALLS BERLIN
SECURE FOR A
LONG Time YET
ExpertMaIntains Gar Cannot Men,
ace Capital for Weeks

London. Sept l2.-To depend upon
immediate pressure by the Russian ar
niles on the Germans ana particularly
upon Berlin is 70 depend upon vain
thing. writes Hilaire Belloc, probably
the foremost military writer in Europe.
Real pressure from Russia cannot come
before the end OF october. There can
be no immediate pressure upon Ger
many from the very nature Of the op-
erations to which the Russian armies
on the eastern frontier Of the war are
committed.
The kaiser will have no reason for
several weeks TO transfer any of his
forces from the west 10 the east from
tier.
This is due to three factors.
First. the great distances involved.
Second. the lack of communications
or railway lines to the east of the Rus
sian frontier.
Third, the presence Of considerable
opposing forces strong enough not to
prevent but to delay Russia's march
westward.
Russias invasion of Germany will be
neither unchecked nor particularly
rapid.
Two things have happened latterly
one of which was certainly fortunate
for Russia and the other certainly un-
fortunate.
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
Osterode. We have the Russian ad-
mission of great numbers having been
brought up against two army corps
which were caught in isolation.
We ought not to attach undue i'm
portance even TO an action OF this kind.
which would have been decisive in any
of the smaller wars of the past, but
it is very important thing 1t will be
retrieved and it will be retrieved by
numbers as also by the intense deter
mination of Russia. But for the mo-
ment il makes progress towards the
line of the Vistula Danzig. Graudenz
and Thorn impossible and Russia s
sweep through eastern Prussia towards
'
The second piece of news, fortunate
rather than unfortunate TO Russia
equally proves with what deliberation
the western advance must be under
taken II is upon a much larger scale
than the check received 10 the north OF
Russian Poland IN East Prussia and
the field in which II has taken place j:
Galicia, that is; the northern belt o.
Austrian dominions and the Russian
border and the southern part Of thai
western projecting lump Of Prussia
Here the main Austrian attack upon
Russia has failed
Therefore after due delay for reor-
gaHzation and for coming up 10 the
westward the Russian masses will De
free 20 cross the extreme western
boundary Of Russian Poland and begin
their march upon the line OF the oder
bun not tin some time hence. The pro-
cess, even though unchecked, for the
future must necessarily be a slow one
Until the line Of the oder is reach
ed there is no threat 20 Berlin let alone
any heavy pressure which could make
Prussia retire her men from the west
ern theater OF war
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