The Detroit times., 1914-11-09
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ance Of great field army to keep II
In check.
With parliament converting Wed
nesday for It's second war" session,
the greatest interest IL being mani.
tested In the attitude the opposition
members may take toward the gov
eminent, especially In relation to the
Affairs OF the admiralty.
There Is also the question Of the
plans adopted by the war once in the
raising OF new army for service In
France and ~elgium, as well as the
system of censorship which permits
the public to know but little OF what
Is transpirlng In the field. The wis
dom OF the Withholding Of any in
formation which might. by any chance,
be OF value to the enemy, Is recog-
nized, but the comparatively slight
response to the appeals for recruits
is attributed TO the fact that nothing
IL evident In England to arouse the
patriotic ferver Of her lighting men.
Members OF the opposition feel that,
despite the fact that vessels sunk In
the North sea by the German sub
marine raids were of little real value,
England has been Inundated by the
heavy toll taken there. The defeat Of
Admiral Cradock's squadron on the
the Chilean coast came as a climax
in the growing sentiment for a de-
mand that the admiralty assume some
offensive 10 Offset these victories Of
the Germans, II is officially denied
that Yarmouth was bombarded by Ger
man cruisers during last week, but
a n M % That -.
proach extremely close to the coast
city.
There Is q possibility that the same
patriotism which prompted the oppos-
ing faction In parliament to present a
united front when war was first threat
ened. will work it's influence against
any criticism from the opposition.
There has been a great demand. how
ever. for the abolition of much red
tape still olinging to all war ONCE
transactions. Many Unionist leaders
believe the government must either re-
sort To CONSUMPTION or adopt a radi.
cally different system OF recruiting
They declare that the cold. formal ap.
peals for recruits cannot be expected
to bring the patriotic response that
would follow an appeal to the war
spirit by the sight OF marching troops
behind regimental bands. Nothing II
permitted to be printed OF troops leav.
ing for the front until they have reach.
ed their destination and they general
~ slip out with few knowing of their
departure.
There was no Official comment to-
day on late Berlin wireless stating
that the fleet Of Admiral Cradock had
been 'annihilated In the Pacific" The
wireless also stated that the kaiser
had conferred the Iron Cross on the
officers and crew Of the cruiser Karls-
ruhe.
PTEROGRAD. Nov. 9.--Russian
troops are now in Posen province. Ad-
vancing with a speed which has called
forth the highest praise from the car
and the general stan. the great mass
Of the Russian army has pressed be-
hind the retreating Germans until ON.
cial reports today declare an advance
guard has crossed the river Warthe.
an dnow holds Pleschen, 81 miles
northeast Of Breslau and 10 miles in
side the German frontier.
Two drives are now being made by
the russians toward Berlin. The ad-
vanse In East Prussia continues to
meet with success, the Russian forces
steadily pressing forward. The Rus
sian front Is now nearly 10 miles with
In East Prussia. The enemy has been
driven from Wirballon and the terri
tory from wfrballen to Lyck cleared
of the kaiser's troops.
The capture of Cracow Is now re-
garded as O certainty In Petrograd.
The advance Of the Russians to the
south in Galicia and southwest Poland
has been pressed with unrelenting
vigor. An advance guard Is reported
to have reached the river Niszica, 35
miles from Cracow. The movement
has cut on the Austrian armies oper-
ating south OF Przemysl and along the
river San. With the corps supporting
the Austrian forces, this army OF the
enemy is estimated at about 100000
The full meaning Of the greatest
victory OF the war" reported by
Grand Duke Nicholas last week IL
now understood In Petrograd. The
success OF Russian arms r. even great
er than was expected by the cars
government. At every point German
and Austrian forces have been de-
feated and thrown back. A steady.
rapid advance upon Cracow. Breslau
and Berlin Is now about to begin.
II is admitted that the loss In the
great advance have been heavy. The
equipment OF the Russian forces for
winter camps ;Rri1g has been a great
advantage TO them over the Germans.
however. The suffering In the ranks
OF tkeUnemy Is declared TO have been
terrible. The entire line OK their re-
treat Il marked BY bodies Of unburied
dead Owing TO the frozen ground
dead were left unburied, and wounded