Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-25
Says the Main Object Is to
Prevent Russian Invasion
Of Germany
WARSAW OF NO Use
AND is NOT WANTED
Hope to Discourage Russian
Troops by Showing They
Cannot Advance
By ]. W, T. Mason
(Former London correspondent for the
United Press.)

Tr,,;koJ p,os,
No. ..a''
new new YORK, Nov, 29'-Eeneral Won
ancino e mneb uIITH0Ivuy 9isfin"It,, o was expert
ranging the German hattie line in Ena
sjnn polopd 1 So -'"'
The road by which he sought 70
reach Warsaw was hloekcd olonS hotb
the northern and southern rniI ro"tos
and the Teutonic ranks were fhreotcn.
ed on both sides by tbe Rnssions !,
force numerically much strongcr than
his own.
Nevertheless the Petrogrod boliof
that the Germans verp rofrcoting IN.
ward their own frontier wa. without
evidence tc substnn+io,e II Mstood
there were indications that reinforce.
ments were being hurried to their ali
Until these rcinforcemcnts ",rr arr;"aJ a,J'
however. il seemed unlikely tha+ Van
Hindenburg would attrmnt ron,uni
Of his eastward drive Var tbo tino
it was evident that he was on tho d.
fcnsiyo, awaiting his turn r. strito
Theorctienll, thc cond;t;ons m,hioh
the Germans confronted wore ca unro.
vorable that II looked os If II would bo
useless waste Of life for tbrm '' Wv nv. ~
dertokc Warsnw,s contnra " u"
Warsa,y ortr Toro,.
o.u >, 80 ' "'S'''
L1 olni1 II must 9e borne IN mind thar
pasicaiIy the Folish metropolis is not
'leil opJcHhVe. on Hindenburg ;
SepcIn'loHs IN lhe east arc, really not Of
iem'r,G pu' uelensiVe' HIS dominat'
t"s p9IPosG Is 70 prevent the Russians
.o" i"'uui"s uermany, he could not,
!" any event, occupy warsaw perma-
hen'lS peeause ms force is too heavily
ou.nIIhncreu oInI.I Dy the Russians. Pre-
sumaDly ne weulu not quarter large
orny oy mere even II he captured tn,
wy lost II become second Sedan.
" serves merely as q sort Of target
,';m "?rn'sniHs I,sIl,. ut "nicn the Germans can
ann detlnitely'
donhvrn,i ." Oaht ahi y, "etqui n iaet' tQn Hin
complisbed n bc succonds /, Loa,i"a u
the Russians snrcinr forward onJ Paif'
ing back nj n distance From tbo G"s.
man frontier.
The belief in Berlin ia chat 5o.,,..
the enormous mmber of SlS.s 'e,p'it aIpmii
able for military service Svbovs.lar Vi, IGoi
must overtake tLo Russian ormv im ~
field more Quickly tbon tbat % anv @
other country in Errono co.r,a "n'
perts consider II cprtoi, th"t 90, M
czar,s output Of nrms and omm"ni,i"v r
is running far short az reoniron,ont, =, ~,
for them. nnd II is olso tbo Te'ton;s ,lor
view that Tho snirit of tbn slam S"'VuaS asS,
GERS and mnn am hc braLon VI, 49,,
continual bnrrving drivc aFtar d.ir0 ~ ~, h'
the Germans through Poland '' ~
Looked at In tbis wov W., lt,ndon
burg would NOT bo dofcatod nv. o"a, !"
though he should be forced bock 20 tt,
German frontier. hrovided bc W OovIS w.;
still use his network az str,teoic roi,
roads for another concentraticn anf
another march eastward towoyd tLs
Vistula.
nriver poo,, r,-,o.
70 B.. ..--',',,-Wlt - w"
- m u'cSnnpnsneu nothing else, Z
hvPI,tut,iv" VI In.S performance wonl'
~ n"vy W nu.e prS nounoeu eliee'
Iies,n,i1ss ~ gss'aE .ne .i,g russians ~ WIN th'
''i,h lei Ii'iV1 AZ .y 'ney Soulu pc sure 10 NEE
",.n ~ ."tHS u"9eltooN g 70 penetrate
an5 aPp''',auic ulstun.e INTO uermpi
Wiahon gtnttV ,, uppears pp, certain mat voI ,,
stato 'oSu os dina a od ng,mg 40 proauce mS I'M
u' a. du IL "hons sueu' lWlce u'