The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-13
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After the fan Of Warsaw, when
was the open season for speculation
as 20 the next move OF the Germans
small minority of British critics sur
missed that they might proceed t
Petrograd. boarding the Russian bca.
in his den The majority OF the military
experts looked for big drive II
France or cleanup campaign againsi
Italy or Serbia However. it begins
to look like the least popular guess
was nearer the truth The triumphant
Teutonic hosts manifest no disposi
tion to turn back and within the pasi
few days there has been increasing
evidence that the Russian capital Is
their goal In other words. 1t seems
10 be the kaisers idea TO administer
crushing blow to the Savs before
turning mis- attention to his foes in the
west
The Berlin view OF the situation fol
lowing the fall of Warsaw was thus
summed up BY the United Press cor
respondent.
Il. That Russia has suffered a
blow that will nullify her offensive
power for hong time to come.
-. That England and France real
ize their inability to push the Ger
mans out of France and Belgium, ss
evidenced by their inactivity while
Germany was concentrating her forces
against the Russians.
''s. That the Dardanelles can never
be forced
a. That the Balkan situation is sat
isfactory. inasmuch as Bulgaria. ac-
cording to the best available informa
tion. has given assurance that she will
remain neutral until the end OF tns
war"
Contrasting with The dividends OF
satisfaction which the Germans de-
rive from their remarkable achieve
ments in Poland. is the apparent COM
placence of the Petrograd press which
is. outwardly at least. unperturbed by
the reyerses which the Russians have
sustained The Novoye Vremya calm
" comments on the situation as fol
lows:
The Germans throw at us unheard-
OF masses of men and metal. They
are exerting now all their strength in
order to crush the Russian army and
make It harmless for as long time
y would be sufficient for them TO turn
west, against our allies. They do not
take account of the enormous losses In
men or the lavish expenditure of am
mnnition One thing is dear TO them
time. They want to free themselves
from the danger of a Russian often
sive Our enemies are making haste
Our gallant army and its brave chief
understood that. and are slowly retir-
ing. preserving and gathering it's
forces and dealing fearful blows at the
enemy during it's temporary retreat.
Our main concern is with
the army. II strength and spirit It's
strength grows. and its spirit does not
weaken Trusting in it. and proud OF
its herolsn, We are not discouraged
by the temporary reverses and re-
treats. and with undisturbed calm We
await the triumph Of our righteous
cause
eRussia is thrice as well organized
for war this July as last. Her ammn-
nition shortage Is being dealt with IN
a business way. Relatively to her op-
ponents. she has not been weakened
to one half The extent The people are
all for the war being fought out to the
bitter end It'll the Teuton is whipped
back forever But il would be idle to
blink the fact that Russia must inn
prove m certain fields very rapidly
II this is to be done The Russians
lack aircraft. They lack generaiship
They lack ammunition They lack
guns and rifles. They lack 'fiehtful-
ness They lack railways The west
ern allies can repair certain Of the
above: the Russians alone can attend
70 the more essential
AS regards men. the writer is able
IN say that early in June there wefn
three and half million fun trained
though largely unArnied sroung men
ready to take the field, with six mil
lion more beins considered and re-
eruitedr