Weekly journal-miner., 1915-07-28
THE RUSSIAN ARMY.


 General Nolke, who commanded during the Bis arc wars compmened great commander he demued saying had been called upon conduct retreat which regarded the difficult operation in the conduct of war and frequently the decisive.
 In this General Jore accomplished masterly retreat the invaders south of the Marne with what result the world knows Strategic retreats have been the regular Russian nanever in Poland and Gacia from the Car paas has caused military place the Grand Duke Nicholas first rank of military strategs He caught at dis advantage by lack of ammunition and the abundance with which the AstroGerma furnished His lines were dissolved artillery fire known in history He lost Przemys and Lemberg and is fighting desperately to ho has allowed his forces be nearly surrounded
 But through it a the Russians lost few prisoners, compared with the millions soldiers fighting ne drew off every had very small number of machine guns captured During grand duke made Mackenzen heavy price killed wounded and in something 13OOOO Ieuton prs oners taken during fierce counterattacks.
 The successful strategic conquered Hannibal in Italy 1t the mashas of Napoleon in Spn it lued Napoleon disaster 1872 it routed the of the Cumberland during our civil war, Chckamauga in 1863
 Within the next few days world will know whether the Russian commander-n-cef really of the great military captains history Should he be able prevent the capture Warsaw will be marvellous feat Nearly marvellous would be the trap which his apparently caught losses in and munitions Unless the Rus able actually defend Warsaw was an army m more critical position The slightest mcacuaon would result in of the fighting strength Of the Mus covites.
 On other hand the grand duke maintain himself and he successfully eXtricate himself from the trap which he apparently caught unless he defend the Polish capital Teutonc position bears strong likeness to that of Napoleon 1913. The French emperor that in SaNony pitched battles Lutzen Bantzen and Dresden Despite which rivaing Rivoi and Austerl he entanged exhausted and finally defeated by strategic retreats He had nes have Germany and Austria today When the Auans the Swedes Pussian and Rus sans advanced while themselves retired Whenever one menaced that withdrew. Gradually the tighter and tighter, until finally the numerical superiority asserted itself Lepsic's decisive field
 There this time the comparison The British and the doing little in the of worrying the Germans the Italians and the Russians unasssted are meeting power Germany and Austria But it impossible judge this distance just what there be for the m activity in France and Belgium
 This of position, but of endurance The German generals Hndenbug Mackenzen admirable taccians applied better than German vao But tactics always sometimes much Successful strategy the minimum of the end Incts the maximum lo punishment
 Przemysl Lembeg and Warsaw little long as remain The capture of Moscow and the Petrograd would but little figure unless the forces under the grand duke can be demoraized
 present situation Warsaw be successfully defended be taken after the Russians armies have successfully with dawn may after the Russian armies have been icay annated Only the latter contingency would Ieuonc success be of real value the vcors.