The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-28
EVACUATION OF
POLAND DECIDED
ON IN 1916
Russia Had Planned to Quit That Ter
ritory and to Make Stand East
of Brest-Litovsk if Germany
and Russia Started
Offensive.

Petrograd, August 2s.-The evacua
ton of Poland was decided upon by
Russia in 1910, declares the Russky In
valid, the Russian military organ, II
discussion of the general stats be-
| fore thew plans for the defense of the
western frontier.
: Before the war;, says the journal
of war Austria and Germany, because
of their rapid means of mobilization and
immense technical resources, would turn
their attention first of all against Rus
STA. To Illustrate this plan it was de-
cided in 1910 that the Russian terri
tory iutting into Germany and the forth
fled places west of Brest Litovsk should
not be organized for state of war. The
region further east was chosen for the
concentration of the Russian forces.
1T would have been dangerous to
attribute TOGO great an Importance to
and to have held on to the Narsw and
Nistula, with their fortified towns. 1t
is better to take advantage of the depth
OF our theatre of war to draw the Ger
man armies far from their base and to
force them to exhaust themselves. To
this end it was necessary to sacrifice
the Polish salient. Three months have
elapsed since the Russian army started
to put this plan into execution. Con-
slant marching, fighting and privations
weaken the enemy. There are already
evidences that the moral force of the
German army is weakening in its at
tack, and prisoners confirm that this
is not only moral, but ply
steal.
"This war will be decided by the ar
mics in battle, and it is of no impor-
lance where this battle will take place.
Thus our retreat assures us victory, for
our armies are only now beginning to
develop, while an abundance of NUM-
lions of war awaits us in the near flu
lure. thanks to the mobilization of the
national industry and TO the orders
placed abroad, whereas for the moment
he enemy is in favorable position in
his regard.
"A glance backward shows that at
he beginning OF the war the Germans
threw the mass of their army against
France. This leap forward on their
,art had happy results for us, for we
dvanced into enemy territory, notably
n Galacia; now the tables are turned.
However, it is impossible to hamper the
liberty of movement of the Russian ar
ny in any particular region or on any
particular frontier, and il would be i'm
practicable to waste gsrrisons in defend
nc fortified towns which are none too
afe, as the Austrians did in Przemysl.
hat is why, examinging, after year
1 war, the map of the Russian front,
re see the necessity for the living Rus
ian armies TO manoeuyTe and deploy
n their base line. This would be the
1ost useful object TO aim at, especial
Y in view of the situation which has
reyailed since the month of April
AT the present time we have against
5 nearly all the German cavalry, near
? all the Austrian army, and more than
alf of the total German forces--about
0 divisions the enemy artillery
as numerous guns of all oalibres. The
ussian army is offering a heroic re-
stance; il is not only standing up UNI
er the most hellish fire. but it is in I
letting countless losses upon the enc
", and wearing him out. notwithstand-
e his technical perfection. We are
stting nearer 10 our supplies Of am
by means Of which we will
,rrect our line and throw back the y
iemy. II only for this reason we can {
~ that the evacuation Of Warsaw, the q
ne Of the Nistula-Ivangorod. Noyo- a
aorgievsk viii make certain that the 4
ussian offensive this time will be def. o
te and irresistible. q
AT the threshold Of the second year
war Russia has the most definite +
ans for the issue 81 the campaign, o
bile maintaining az the same time the 81
m resolution TO wage this fight to a
Glorious end" d