The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-31
Major Mornht. Germany.

Berlin, July 3l.-Mnjor Ernest Mo.
raht, the military correspondent of the
Bcfliner Tugeblutt, reviewing the
twelve months of the war, for the Asso.
ciatod Press. says:
"A year ago q coalition with q pow
crtul numerical superiority declared
war ON AustriH Hungary and Germany.
The hostile countries have IA far larger
population than have the two central
powers aud their combined armies orig
innlly outuumbored those of the latter.
The central states, however, have known
how 90 improve this difficult situation
by alternately taking the offensive and
defensive ON the western and eastern
fronts.
"'ln the west the German armies m "a
rapid, triumphant advance carried their
standards within 80 miles of Paris and
have kept them flying :herc since mid
September. Even though the right and
left wings Of our wide-flung battle
front ia France and Belgium have been
sent back since then tbccause there
was no other method for the time being
of countcructing the numerical superior.
ny Of the British, French aud BclgiunsJ
still We hold the positions fortified dur,
] NNh WV UNIV mNWAMnf AAAmAN III NNA
hands. su that almost all OF Belgium
aud the northeastern departments Of
France have been occupied by the troops
4 of Germany.
''In the east the Austro. Germnn arm.
les first held up the Russian millions ON
the Gulician frontiers aud then were
forced to retire before "a manifold uu-
merical superiority, 10 intrench them.
selves ON the crest of the Curpathiuns
and 10 beat back until May LIST the Rus.
sian assaults with heavy losses. Mean.
white Field Marshal Won H~indenburg IN
East Prussia was able 20 destroy several
large Russian armies aud free East
Prussia; 90 occupy conformity with aus.
trian troops Poland almost 10 the Wis.
tuba river aud IN the northeast TO carry
the war into the Russian provinces.
"Mhilc the positions in the war i'm
the west continue To- surge 10 aud fro
and three great attempts made 10 break
through our lines In the winter, spring
and summer, were rrpulsed with awful
LOSSES 10 our enemies, the German aud
Austro. Hungarian armies on May lst
launched "a gi,at offensive against ia,
Russian main urmirs in Galicin.
''In "a series uf battles aud under con.
slant pursuit the Russians were hunted
out of i3,4iU square miles 81 Galicia
their principal force was severed az scy.
rrut places und they were driven east.
ward and uurthw1rd.
''Thc west bank Of the Vistula In
Poland hus been cleared of Russian
armies. The siege ut Warsaw is about
.o begin aud Field Marshal won linden
burg in the northNgrd has pressed for
ward against Riga and now has reached
the vicinity of the rJty after numcrou,
victories. The successes 'f the German.
have cost the Russian army many mil
lions in dead, wounded and prisoners
The Russian empire Possesses only frng
mouts of rs mighty armies and no long
~ can supply thpst adequately viii
lltrms and munitions. Their fate will b,
decided very shortly. Tho ltussini
forces will be destroyed or forced 4
flee deep into the interior 90 the east
Wurl.
"Tho battles In the west have cut >,
l%loeply into the French strength tina
now n ycor.olG lads must bear arms
Great Britain y original army has beef
destroyed and only enough substitute
can hc ruiscd to hold "a ii-milo from
T, ia Belgium. The British LOSSES, pnrtie
3 ulnrly those of Officers, have been yer.
? heavy. The army of 100000 met whic'
! Lord Kitchener promised six month
, ngo has not yet appeared and our oI
p%oncuts in the west never again will b
able 10 raise superior forces To cap,
the Germans from the country,
"The action in the D%ordnnolles whic
Z has been in progress for months ugains
/, the Turks shows results for the BIRTHS
3 and French only Ia great losses Of met
/, ships aud war supplies Of all kind
: The Turkish army steadily rs improvin
! ia numbers aud quality. The Turks
Qualifications are quite as strong d