Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-04


lied only the Goth part. These are
the reasons why the French command
has not hurried and awaits the hour
which 1t considers favorable. These
reasons based on precise motives,
which are to test, are entirely ire
futable
"If then we turn to the future we
note that:
1.-The wastage Of the German army
in all respects Is greater than that
Of the French army. The principal
cause Of this is the superiority Of our
artillery and the fighting methods of
the German infantry, which attacks
in closer formation than does ours.
It Is now certain that the losses Of
our adversaries are double ours
THE possibilities Of the German
army from the point Of view Of ef-
fectives will go on decreasing more
and more. The German population
capable Of bearing arms Is in COM
parison with the French population
in the proportion Of three to two.
Now at the present time, landsturm
included, Germany is employing on the
French front a number Of men rep
resenting two-thirds Of her resources
against one-third on the Russian
front. On account Of the Austrians'
defeats, Germany will be obliged
to strengthen her forces against
Russia more and more. The num-
ber of troops opposed to France
will therefore continually decrease.
Our position will be improved by
this circumstances, as also by the
number Of German losses, which will
always remain larger than ours, and
finally, by the large reinforcements
which the British between now and
July will send to the continent.
Short Of Officers.
The capacities Of the German
armies in the matter Of regimental
organization, already inferior to ours,
are becoming SO still more. Granted
that our adversaries at the beginning
Of the war had more cadres than our
selves, the text books show that their
in this respect was consid-
erab1y less than their superiority in
men. 1t was not as much as three
to two Now 1t Is an established fact
that the German losses in officers are
greater than ours. We shall therefore
certainly have the advantage from
this point Of view II indeed we have
1t not already.
"Out Of all these elements has been
born the offensive faith Of the French
army and its leaders We have before
us two systems The one the German
system, demanded rapid success at
the opening Of the campaign, a sue
cess against France before the Rus
slams could come on the field; before
the British reserves could intervene;
before the economic trouble could
make itself felt. Hence the creation
in all haste Of new corps whether or
not they could be kept up for long
time By predetermination the victory
was to be immediate Now this neces-
sary victory the Germans did not
have.
WatehfuI Waiting.
The other system, the French sys-
tenn, consists, with the advantage of
the freedom Of the seas, in MAIN
tanning in good and complete form a
number Of sufficient formations, and
in creating new ones only in the meas
ure in which they can with certainty
be kept up and suitably and durably
equipped with regimental organiza-
lion.
"This system Is arranged with a
view to a prolonged warfare. OF
these two systems after six months Of
rial, which shall triumph? To put
he question Is to answer it. The Ger
mans can no longer oppose us with
forces superior to ours. They win
therefore not be able to do in the
future what they could not do in the
past when they were one-third more
than ourselves. Conse-
luently our final victory must follow
by the imperious necessity Of the
force Of facts and figures Our effort,
TOO, Is from now onwards directed to-
ward that offensive in which we shall
take our own good time and the is
sue Of which cannot be doubtful.
Our recruits are being trained in
the instruction camps with a view to
that offensive. 1t is in view Of this
offensive that from day to day our
stores Of ammunitions, food and trans
port are being increased. It is in
view Of the offensive that our reserves
IF telegraphic, telephone, railway and
shipping materials have been consti-
.uted.
1T Is In view Of the offensive that
he e-occupation Of the Belgian, Lux
,hburg and Alsace-Loraine networks
If railway has been prepared for, and
hat a military commission, English,
French and Belgian, is preparing to
work them. 1t Is in view Of the Of
ensive that to our 10000 heavy lor-
les we have added, with the powerful
lid Of our automobile industry, more
han 1000 new transport wagons
'ince the beginning Of the war. Against
Ill this, which on our side Is sure and |
Lvailable, Germany can offer nothing
'ither equivalent or analogous.
"The large resources in men, off,
,ers, material and munitions which |
The had at her disposal six months
Lgo have been largely expended in
he hope Of crushing the opposed
orces under the effort of mass and
fleet Of surprise, and they are to-
ley scarcely sufficient after the defeat
# that attempt to offer defensive re-
distance. The wastage goes on at the
anne time. Every further development
'iven to the order Of battle will re-
ult in a diminution of the general
'alue Of German armies and accelerate
he wear Of them. 1t will also bring /