The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-12-11
He A w GU MS OF
JAPANESE SOLD
TO RUSSIANS
Tartars Form Important Part of Vast
Arnny with Which the Gar is Seek
ing to Successfully overwheIm
Prvceia.



WARSAW. Nov 2.-CBy MaiD-
Japan has sold the ezar most of that
extra heavy siege artillery (made in
Germany which sunk the cars war
#ships in Port Arthur Harbor nine
years ago. Thus the implements
which destroyed Russian fleet are
being used to save the Russian EN-
saving Warsaw in the battle before
| this city. There are even some ex-
Iperienced Japanese gunners working
these Japanese guns. u
! But the Japanese are not the only
members of the yellow race on the
scene of action. The Buriat Cossacks
from Mongolia are scouting along
the San Siberia q and the Pacific
Coast have beenA practically denuded
of all troops, and Aof all fortress and
field artillery.
North of Minsk Tsaw a train full of
Far Eastern y Gossacks- chfta Cos
saks, Verkhpeuddinsk Cossacks and
Argun .Cossacks., In the same place /
saw another train full of Siberian
heavy artillery. All the Siberian corps
have been in action southwest of
Warsaw and have fought even more
stoutly against the Teuton than they
fought against the Japanese in 1905
for they have repealed the Teuton.
Mohammedans Fight for Gar.
The Caucasus sends fierce Moham-
modan tribesmen to fight for the car
The Don sends christian Cossacks,
who are fiercer still. The Turkestan
corps saved the day for Russia at
Iyangorod, on the Vistula, below War
saw Against Ivangorod the Germans
made an even fiercer assault than
czal was so delighted with the sue
cess Of the Turkestan troops in hold
ing that vital point that he distribute
ed among them no less than one hun
dred ST. George crosses.
Russia started this war with five
armies. Now she has ten armies in
The field and 2,9OOO,OOO soldiers under
arms. Owing to her lack of officers I
it is doubtful if she will ever be able
to increase this force; but she has
almost unlimited human
reserves from which she can continue
,or an indefinite time to fill up the
gaps in her active armies. This of
course, Germany cannot do. Russia
will never exhaust her supply of 25-
whereas Prussia will soon
lave to call out her 50-year-olds.
Russia Still is Mobilizins. ,
The slowness of the Russian mob
lization is, however, a drawback. The
var is three months old, yet Russia's
still is incomplete. A
uarter of Poland is in the hands of
he Germans and more than the half
f Poland has been ravaged either
" the Germans or by the Austrians.
Eastern Galicia has, of course, been
AIKEN by the Russians, but this is
ather Unfortunate than otherwise
or Russia's allies, as it has diverted
large Russian army into a region
here nothing decisive can happen.
The. German army is a compact,
constructed machine, where
1 every ounce of man-power is util- l
,ed. The Russian army, on the 9th
r hand, always reminds me of some
lu1ta million horsepower machine
hitch starts work with a whir and a
par that is loud enough to shake
reation but by the time this colos- v
Al force has been transmitted, +
trough an interminable series of I
ranks and beltings to the hitting end
f the concern so much force has. been
'st owing TO friction, to rust, and to-
lie enormous size of the whole con-
,ruction, that the striking force
falls short of what it should
:. S
Austrians' Revival Surprise.
The purely Austrian army, which IL
lie Russians had described as buried Ia
,ddenly came to lire and fought very Il
ell at Przemysel, along the San, and Io
the Carpathian passes south of .
All these passes-Sanok, o.
ambor, Stry and Dolina-are in the a:
lnds of the Austrians, who are for
Tying them. "