Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-27
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rIu STUPID RUSSIANS.


The trouble with the Russians Is
that they are go stupid they never
know when they are licked, Frederick
the Grent complained profancly Of
that quality In his slav adycrsaries
whom he defeated three times de-
cisiyely, but they stupid aud ignorant
an they are. couldn't understand IT,
Instead Of suing for peace they kept
on fighting aud finally captured Ber-
lin.
Napoleon had the same trouble
with them. He invaded Russia with
more than seven hundred thousand
men. beating the czars armies at
Kovno. and Ostronovo ana dcclsively
at the passaee OF the Bofadino, and
captured Moscow. But In less than
three months, he was back across the
Russian border, the grand army re-
duced to less than forty thousand
men. Thirteen months after his tri-
nmphal entry into Moscow he WINS
decisvciy defeated at l.elnsio by the
allied forces OF Europe under gener-
al command Of the Russian emperor
and in less than two years from the
invasion Of Russia, the ear and Wei
nntton Jointly entered Paris and Ma
polcon WAS banishcd 20 Eiha.
In the Jap-Russian war the Slays
were defeated IN every battle, yet
they had SO worn down the yictors
at Mukden that peace, without dol
lars indemnity, was concluded at
Portsmouth. due TO the initiative of
President Roosevelt, the influence OF
the kaiser and the tact, AZ the most
critical moment. OF Melville H. stone,
general manager of the Associated
Press. The Russians even then were
by no means anxious for peace
In the present struggle In Europe,
tho Russians have been badly beaten
number Of times. but they never
seem TO know IT, soon they are fight
Ing again az vigorously as ever. Four
times they have been defeated by the
Germans, ana three times they have
inflicted just az severe defeats on the
Germans
An American correspondent who
has been IN Europe since the war be-
san, says that the policies OF the
Grand Duke Nicholas have greatly
anRered Field Marshal Won linden
burg. who declared that the Russians
fight like numbskulls, Utterly enor-
ine all Of the rules Of scientific war
fare, they retreat when not expected
20, aud attack without reason 10 use
Won Hindenburg's words. as quoted
hy Perceval Gibbon In EveNbody's.
1T Is like fighting a lunatIc"
The Russians were crushingly de-
feated at Tannenbere A few weeks
later they Inflicted worse defeat on
Won Hudenhtug before Warsaw. Bad
~ beaten ngain al the Mazurian lakes, !
they cot the Germans to pieces at
Lodg Crushed az Lowicz, they inflct- |
cd terrific defeat upon the Teutons
three weeks later at RaWa Rolled
back from the Carpathians. losing
pfaemysl ana Iemberg. they are now
retiring from Gaiicia into their own
territory, bitterly contrasting every
inch Of ground During their retreat
they have taken 10000 Teuton prls-
oners captured 500 machine guns
and sixty cannon, in addition to pill |
ing NJ German and Austrian dead and
wounded en- more than dozen bat
ilehelds
Now for the time being, AZ least.
they are defeating the Austro-Ger.
mans on The nniester. within the last
two days having forced the retreat of
Teutons from the foothnld they had /
gained on the right bank. whether
The success IS permanent or tempo |
rary canpot even be guessed al now.
But whatever the result may be in
the present engagements. the RUS
SLAMS are showing themselves the
same sort OF warriors that were beat. 1
en- so often BY Frederick the Great.
only to take his capital later, and so
often by Napoleon. only finally 60 oc-
supy Paris.