Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-28

40 Compiet" 'he balance. % mUsS
be added thar:
7. The German offensive ia Poland
was checked month ag~o
2 The Russian offensive COntinUGs
in Galicia and fhc Garpathianss
3. a large part Of the Turkish Sau'
casian army has been annihiliatedo
4. Germany has exhausted her rec
sources ot officers tthere are now on
an average twelve officers 20 regi-
mentb and hencelOrth will only he
able to develop her resources Iva men
20 the detrim.nt of the existing units.
3. The allied armies, ON the con-
traYyo possess the power of veinforc-
ing themselves in - very considerable
degree
II may, therefore, be declared that
in order To obtain complete success "
Is sufficient for France and her al
lies TO know how to. wait and to pre-
pare victory with indefatigable pa-
tienceo
The German offensive is bUoken in
its turn
'Thc French army as II IS" deals
exhaustive'y with the condition of the
army after six months of war, the
higher command the supply of OFF,
GERS and ron.commissioned officers
and of munitions OF war of all kinds
and transport and auxiliary service.
The compiler of the report begins
ming his review on February !, states
that the condition OF the French army
is excellent and appreciably superior
to what it was at the beginning of the
war from the three points of view of
numbers. quality and equipment.
In the higher command important
changes have been made. 1t has in
fact been reiuvenated by the promo
ton of young commanders of proved
quality to high rank. The result has
been to lower the average age of gen.
eral officers by ten years. Today
more than three-fourths of the Off
GERS commanding armies and army
corps are less than so years of age
Some are considerably younger. A
number of the army corps command
ers are from 46 to "a years of age,
and the brigade commanders are us
ually under so. There are in fact,
at the front extremely few general
officers over so and these are men
who are in full possession OF their
physical and intellectual powers.
The higher grades of the French
army are inspired by a remarkable
unity in the matter of military the
Dries and by a solidarity of spirit
which has found striking expression
in the course of the numerous moves
of army corps from one part of the
theatre of operati IONS 10 another.
which have been carried out since
the beginning of the war.
|. The cavalry after six months OF war
still possess an excess Cf officers. The
artillery. which has suffered relatively
little, has also an excess of officers,
and is further able to count upon a
large number of captains and other
officers, who, before the war. were
employed in the arsenals or In tech
nical research. Finally the reserve
artillery officers have nearly all
proved TO be excellent battery. COM
manders
The losses In the Junior commits
stoned ranks have naturally been
highest in the infantry. There is.
however, nothing like want of of
ficers in this army. The Hon-cOnmis-
stoned officers promoted TO su0-lieu-
tenancies make excellent section. lead
ers and even show themselves very
clever and energetic company COM
manders IN the field.
i. Including all ranks, France now
has more than two million five hum
dred men at the front and every unit
is, or was on January 10, at war
strength.
This fact constitutes one of the
most important advantages of the
French army over the Germans. While
Germany has created a great number
of units, army. corps or divisions,
which absorbed at blow all OF her
available resources in officers and
men, the French supreme command
has avoided the formation of new
units, except In limited number, and
has only admitted exceptions TO this
rule when 1t was able to connt with
certainty on being able to provide
amply for both the present and future
requirements Of the new unNs as re-
gards all ranks. without encroaching
upon the reserves needed for the eN-
listing units.
with regard to the supplies OF men
upon which the army can draw to re-
pair the wastage at the 'front.' we learn
that there are practically half as
many men in the depots as at the
front. in other words. about 1.25O.O00.
Further supplies Of men are provided