Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-18
Won Hindenburg Cr1shes Russian Forces in Poland

Russian dead. 1t is also necessary to
throw him down.
/"The Russians have learned much
since the war with Japan. Their
strength consists in the establishment
OF fortified positions in the field.
They, understand thoroughly how to
dig themselves into the SOIL No sooner
have they occupied a position than they
disappear ten minutes later in the
earth like moles. But our soldiers
have learned that too, now; they didn't
like to do it, but they had to do it in
self-defense.
eyes, the Russians are good sol
diers," the general repeated. "But,
nevertheless, one needn't fear them.
We are not at all afraid of the Rus
sian superiority. Superiority is char
acteristic of the Russians. 1t is their
principal weapon. He who fights
against Russia fights against superb
ority. At Tannenberg they were three
times stronger than our forces, and
yet it has been shown how much that
helped them. Oh, no, this superiority
is not half as dangerous as it appears.
Numerical superiority is not decisive,
especially not at the present stadium
of the war.
Though the Russians drive against
our borders like huge steam roller,
they will not find it possible to roll
over us. Quite the contrary; the Rus
slams are tagged out. They may say
and do what they please, but the fact
remains that all indications point to-
ward speedy disintegration of their
forces. They are beginning to feel
the lack of arms and ammunition. The
prisoners we take point significantly
with their hands toward their mouths.
That means that their soldiers are
picturing such dirt.
hungry. Even their officers lack
food. The other day we captured one
who was disguised as peasant. He
was about to be shot as a spy. At
the last moment he succeeded in es-
tablshing the fact that he had dis
guised himself for no other reason
than to obtain food.
"Unfortunate though that may
seem, it favors u.s.. War cannot be
conducted along sentimental lines. The
more cruel war is being waged the
more merciful is it's reality, because
the sooner the war is terminated. The
more humanitarian way of conduct
ing a war is that which brings about
peace most quickly. In Russian Po-
land lack of coal is being felt, be-
cause we have occupied the coal min
ing regions. / do not know whether
Petrograds coal supply is furnished
from the coal regions of Russian Po-
land. But even if Petrograd should
get her coal from England, how will
it be possible to import coal by way
CT the Russian ports in the north aft
err they are frozen tight"
The roads in Russian Poland de-
serve chapter of their own. The
liveliest imagination is incapable of
TWO Won VINDENBURG +.
"Along one of the roads we came
upon an obstacle which was complete
ly submerged in the fathomless mud"
General Won Hinderburg said. "On
the surface nothing was visible. The
thing, whatever it was, had sunk in
quite deep. To remove the hindrance
to our progress mud excavations were
made and the body of a horse was
unearthed. The mud was so deep
that the horse had sunk gradually
into it."
General Won Hindenburg told of a
letter which he had received from
an anonymous writer, who complained
that body of Cossacks had invaded
certain border town.
"That will happen from time to
time," remarked the commander-in-
chief, "and it cannot be helped. 1t is
impossible for me to line my troops
along the whole of the frontier. To
concentrate from time to time and to
strike hard blow against the Rus
sians-that is the best way to drive
them from German territory"
Germans Repulsed.