Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-23
AUSTRIA HUNGARY
ISSUES REVIEW OF
NET RESULTS OF WAR

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sian Poland. whore coal and other
mines are held by them. The cotton
stored I'm Lodz ANA other Polish tex
tile centers has been removed partly
10 Germany and partly 10 Austria
Hungary. for use IN the mills of those
countries
Russia Driven From East.
Ia the eastern theater Of operations
The dual allies have practically clean-
I'd out the Russian armies The tenn
pOrqry occupation of Galicia by the
Russians failed 20 prevent the sue
Nessful pursuance of the plans to re-
dnce the Russian armies by process
OF attrition. The outcome of this
military policy is TO be seen. not only
Ina the capture Of more than million
and half of Russian prisoners
number hitherto unheard OF In war
but also I'm the seizure OF tremendous
booty Inn Russian cannon, machine
gums. rifles. ammunition and war ma
terals OF every description Hinden-
burgs two great initial victories i'm
the Maurian region constitute a
splendid illustration of the triumph
of strategy over mere numbers, How
ever numerous the Russian soldiers
may be. the Russian military organ
ism Is sure to feel the devitalizing et=
fects of such "a series of hleedinss. me
Russian offensive has been converted
into n retreat which has been com
nnuous since the dual allies began
their drive 20 the east. inaugurated at
Gerlice ON May g. The unbroken line
of the Teutonlc advance, from the
baltic sea. with Libau and Riga
down To the eastern frontier of Buko-
wilma, shows the constant retreat OF
the Russians before the onslaught 81
The Austro- German forces. The fan
of Warsaw stands out as the salient
event I'm the taking. actual or impend
ing of the entire line of powerful for
tresses which have cost the Russian
tax-pavers unlimited sums Of money
Fate of Russian Armies Question.
Whether the bulk of the Russian
armies or a considerable part Of them
viii be able Go fan back unon the
second line of Brcst-itoNsk rs stu
am open question. But In any event
Il rs pure nonsense TO speak of the
Russian forces as intact and unhroken
after the heavy losses inflicted upon
them IN the last three months. The
number OF Russians captured since
MAY z certainly mounts ~ - a total
or NetWFfn fnNfWNW anu oNHfWHN hilN
several hundreds0f thousands IN add
ton have been wounded or otherwise
incapacitated Even admitting that
the Russian armies who faced the
Austro- Germans al the beginning OF
MAY had a fighting strNngth of four
million mcn-a figure which Is rather
too hieh-those armies lost In three
months between 2a and 80 per cent
of their effective resources in men.
Besides there are hardly any officers
left a fact indicated by the extra
ordinary dispropOrton OF officers TO
men among the prisoners captured,
The ratio often amounts to four or
five officers TO thousand men,
whereas the normal proportion would
be thirty % thousand. The loss OF
more than one-third ef Russia's guns,
and the known lack OF ammunition,
are factors of vital value, which, taken
with the other losses. leave no doubt
that the offensive power Of Russia Is
broken at least for the time being. II
is not likely that she Will be able TO
resume an active part I'm the opera
tiOns before the beginning OF next
year. ar possible not until next spring
A situation of advantage for the du-
.al allies Is presented Ia the Turkish
theater OF events, as in the western
and eastern regions. The ottoman
empire Joined the Austro-Germans On
vital considerations Of elf-preserva-
ton The Turks knew that Russia
and her allies We're bent upon driving
her out o. Europe that a Russian or