The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
TIE RIppLEs on THE WAR

The mainland papers contain reports Of the
shifting Of many German army corps from the western theaer OF
war to Poland and Hungary which come from many quarters
including official circles Peograd that the truth of this
correct that since the beginning 81 Field Marshal on
Moscow the second week of November
thing like hundred thousand srHaa been sppe{
from Belgium puzzle added the oonfueG
meaning of the trench deadlock in Flanders and the Asn
Two hundred thousand FIVE meap at the very
least entire army The question military well ask is
why should the weakening of the German line to such an extent
produce appreSable efecti Il .i . nh
With regard the numerical strength Of the combatants in
the west Of three things be Either the Germans
months ago equal in strength to the Allies inferior
with them reduction Of the German strength BY Ave
should have established Allied preponderence reflected
in the daily bulletins Of Allied progress
Gains have undoubtedly been made but the scale that
might be expected by the decline in German strength Assuming
that the Germans two months stronger than the Allies
the fact that the former could divert two hundred thousand
TO the line and still hold their in the argues that the
Kaises than match for the Allies to man
But the argument works both If the Germans in the west
today after sending off this large force Poland still hold
their against the Allies how is that months ago with
hundred thousand the line they could
do better than they did? atts fs ss34 F ~
That the riddle which appeared three months ago when
the fall Of Antwerp released hundred and fifty thou
Flanders To balance
of German strength the Allies had only the Of the Bel
gian army and the British detachmes which made their
with the Belgiaus from Antwerp the line the User The
relative increase of the German force by hum
bred thousand seemed to threaten disaster the Allies AS
OF fact the Allies subjected very fardpre
around Yps and Newport but the fact they held
their stss9 3 ~ HI
Upon the showing made the beginning
exodus about the middle of November the Kaise
have been the better fighters The progress Of whole
indicates that the addition subtraction of nearly quarter Of
million makes appreeabe difference II 80 ,
One concerning the efficiency Of the oppo
ing forces Flanders and along Asfe contain
Of truth Whatever the may be with to
ber the German superiority has
warfare has reduced the campaign largely artillery and
the German advantage artillery enable them thin their line
without establishing the Allied superiority But again queston
rises: If the German guns take the place 81
battle line why apprec gains by the German
guns plus the great infantry sent esewhere M
There isuggeed another which the heart
of the future strategy Of the 1t be that if the Germans
willing the in human lives they could have forged
ahead Flanders may be that the Allies could have
pshed the feat But neither side seems prepared take the
risk 1t different the beginning Of the when price
would have been considered high for decisive victory But
decisive victories With flower Of the
line armies badly wasted with increasing necessity Of outstanding
forces for prolonged trial Of strength neither side willing
to throw first line troops which badly needed
neucleus for the armies that the through
TO the finish tsH .4zqs s9nSs w
1t plainly marking
and with that the original PLAN the German side
to have been radically changed original idea that France
must be crushed order that armies might have free
hand in dealing with Russia Today the idea plainly crush
Russian resistance least the Russian Offensive order
have free hand against the Allies in the AS long the
enemy has to be met fronts Germany afford to be
prodigal in lives Ill., III tsYtss~F a-a @G%s