The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-15

are nlSnIy civilized SlaVS. Their civ
llzaton mas stood in the way of much
heretofore between them
INC the less civilized Russians. but the
present war finds them apparently
allgned with their blood-brothers. the
sons or lVan 1~vanoyitch. The Russians
operating In East Prussi and north
ern Austria, will be in the land of
tnelr klnsfolk, and with the Cars
PROCLAMATION Of Polish autonomy will
pelhaps receive h hearty sympat'
ana support Of the POLES of
ana austria who are dreaming of a
united Poland restored to her former
glory II w Bohemia is over
whelmlngly Slavish: Hungary has mill
mons of Slav inhabitants; Croatia is
pure Slav, as are Bosnia and Here
govlna, the recently annexed Austrian
provinces. The Russian cry in the
present war is pan-Slavism. 1t HIS
become a race war for he Russians.
russian enthusiasm is runnir riot.
In Russia all the old antogonisms of
class an religion have been forgot. !
for the sake Of the great idea of a
united Slavic people fighting for their
racial identity.
The Size Of the Army.
Russla'S army on a peace footing
numbers 800, 900 men. In time Of
war this car be readily augmented
from the first lines Of reservists, to
$4,000 men, which is the normal
RUSSIAN army tor war By calling on
all three divisions Of the army, the
regulars, the reservists n what the
Russians call the ''ratnik," fully
100000 soldiers cal be modified.
Ratnlk" in Russia means simply
soldier" blu in Russia military par
lance it stands for the third line OF
soldiers who are summoned for serv-
Ice but assigned to no regiments ac-
lively under arms. Instead they are
called out several times a year during
their three year period of service anG
given brief active training under can.
vas and then sent home again, very
much as are our own Iativnal guard
regiments.
, Besides the three divisions Of sol
5 dierS who are legally compelled i,
perform military duty in Russia thou
' sands are volunteering at present WIZ
/ are exempt from service. Letters re
l ceived here by Russians tell Of an Ia
: ~paralle)ed spirit in all parts of Russia
BY law students are exempt fror
military service. Yet countless um
I bers are deserving the colleges an
even the ecclesiastical s~eminaries t
e volunteer for the war.
I EARLY Mutterings.
!. Months ago German was tn ,ow
, into a turmoil Of excitement by new
| that a vast Russian Amy was con
centrating on the frontier Of Eas
Prussia under General Won REM
. kampf. This was ascribed at the tim
to Russian anxiety over possible re
: volutionary activities in Russia itsel
= Both Russia and Germany at thu
= time, however, realized the gravity {
, the situation as it was developing.
a 1912 the German Emperor had il
creased the standing army from $50
- | Ann %o pEh 000 IN Mau yQ1S RT1Qnt
the then prime minister of France, Q.
- fered the famous bill to increase tf
e French army by p~rolongtng the ter
- of enlistment. Delcasse, present men
,. Der Of the French cabinet and enen
> Of the German regime, was sent
=, st. Petersburg by his government
- the same year. The growing tenSlC
J" between the Russian Government ar
Austria, Germans ally, was reflecte
- in the historic note which CZ;
l. Nicholas sent to the Emperor Of Au
- tria, saying hat it was his "infleHib
e resolve to support h aims Of Sls
~ nationality, while aspiring towar'
~ peace"
e Emperor Williams swift raid IN
France in the present wal was no su
u prise to military experts In Russia.
III fact it is remarkable how the progre
~ Of the war SO far bears out forecas
III made months ago in the leading Ru
sian journals. Last October the N
III voye Vremya, the great st. Petersbu
is daily, editorially urged France to
rs crease it's army in view Of German!
active militarism, pointing out tn
ny the defensive treaty etWee iran
u and Russia, to be effective, enta1l
the coordination of the two arm
er In time of peace so that they mig
mutually support each other to I
az fullest extent in the event OF war.
ne Striking Predictions.
in ~ n
he '"The Russian army" said the N
al yoye Vremya owing to the lmmer
We distances Of our country, is mObiliz
nv very slowly. Therefore in case OF
av sudden attack the first weeks OF I
a. reserves and TRANSPORTING theHl
their respective quarters. The centf;
Ia E~uronean armies, our probable advt
av saries, will take advantage or q
I'm period Of our enforced inactivity RI
their forces against our ally cru
he his advance posts, occupy as 49,
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