The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-08-03
ARMIES INTACT, CLAIMED
Determination of People Shown
By Mobilization of Vast In
dustriaI Resources For The
Production of War Num-
tons; Nation Confident of Its
Power To Exhaust Enemy
(By the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Press).
Petrograd, July 31.-From a person
who, although not connected officially
with the War Department. is in close
touch with the government officials
and is we'll acquainted with the mill
tary situation and the Russian state Of
feeling, The Associated Press has OBJ
tanned the following review of the first
yea Of the war:
The end of the first year of the
war finds Russia's potential fighting
ability undiminished. He armies are
intact, her virtually un-
touched; and the determination OF her
people, the morale of her troops, have
only been deepened with the growing
realization OF the enemy's strength.
This determination is expressed
most forcibly in the mobilization Of
vast industrial for the pro-
ductiOn of war munitions. These eff
forts are rapidly lessening the dis
parity Of the conibatants in guns and
ammunition. Russia does not o for
speedy termination Of the struggle but
feels confident Of her power to ex-
haust the enemy.
Relieve Pressure On Allies.
THE campaign on the eastern front
must be viewed in relation to enOr-
nous extent Of territory over which
battles have been waged, from h
Baltic to Bukowina. The far flung ad-
vance and retreats here have had no
more significance relatively than gains
western front. To interpret Russia's
temporary loss Of territory Is German
success is to ignore Russia's role to
engage as great a part of the enemy'S
forces as possible, to relieve pressure
On her allies, Russia's refusal to C.
cept battle in Instantaneous condi-
tons, even though she must temper
arily abandon territory, has kept her
armies and defensive lines unbroken.
"It is the assertion OF Russian au-
thOrities hat every German advance
has cost Germany more men, bOth rel
atively n actually, than t cost Rus
STA. They regard Germany as now
committed definitely to a campaign
which is carrying the German armies
farther and farther from their bases;
and to abandon this campaign woulc
be a disastrous defeat for her. More.
over, it is maintained hat not ever
the territorial ambitions Of German,
have been realized, since the German
objective on this front have not bee,
!, fully attained.
1.-THE advance Of the Austrians int,
Southern Russia in the early stage O
the war met with full defeat. It wa.
followed by Austria's loss of Galicia
, General 1vanof. at the head Of tn,
, southern Russian armies, carried OF
= one Of the most brilliant offensiv
campaigns OF the war. The presen
stage may possibly be regarded as g.
uncomRleted repetition OF this earle
: movement
Furthermore, the repeated Germa,
! drives at Warsaw from the west hav
= cost the enemy tremendous. losses.
was only after six weeks Of the mos
= intense fighting in the Bzura regio
: due west Of Warsaw last winter tina
> attempting to break the Russian fror
: by direct frontal movements.
|, Q the other hand, BY exacting
heavy ton Of lives in at
ttops during the carefully ordered re
treats and by keeping her own arm
IS intact, Russia successfully performe
her appointed task:
The East Prussian aggressiv
which manifested itself periodically
n and latterly the Baltic campaig7
never have been regarded otherwis
than as diversions. A parallel to thes
II movements is found in the Bukowir
y operations in their relation to tt
,e chief Importance has been to dra
men from other fronts, where MOI
re serious lighting has been in Drogres
ID Filings Back Turkish Army.
l.. Whlle 1t is understood the Fate
% the Turkish province on the Caucasis
ct front will be determined by the gel
eral course OF the war, this should
y Hln1mize the genuine military su
10 cesses Russia has achieved in that di
~ tant field. Russia did not desire
expend her strength in Asiatic Tu
at Key, but When opposed by the threa
L enlng Turkish advance in Decemb
she exerted her power, flung back Il
turkish army at Sari Kamysh, a,
~ began a series OF movements viii,