Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
MILITARY EXPERTS
PROVED IGNORANT
They Attempt to Show Germany
Exhausted by Recapture
of Przemysl.
THAT IS FAR FROM TRUTH
Country OF, Kaiser Has Not
Reached It's Limit in Any
Direction.
BY GEORGE DUFREsNE.

PARIS. July 3.--When Przcmysl just
n month ago was retaken by the Ger
mans. a number of French writer's. be-
longing to the class generally known
as military experts. who feared the
moral effect of this Russian defeat on
the French mind. made all kinds of ef-
fort to prove that the loss of the Cali
sian fortress had completely exhausted
the resources of Germany in men and
munitions OF war, and that. in order to
supply ammunition for the furious
bomba rdmcnts OF the Russians. the for
tresses Of Cracow and Breslau had
been completely denuded of shells Of
all kinds.
Later events have furnished a new
proof OF the Ignorance OF these So
called experts, and Senator Charles
Humbert strongly warns the people Of
France against the dangers Of believ-
ing that Germany has In any direction
reached her limit
Germany's resources, as well as the
resourcefulness of her leaders are
practically endless Her foundries.
mills and factories of all kinds are
working necessarily day and night.
turning out guns. machine guns. shells.
automobiles, thousands Of miles Of
DarDen wire, submarines. LcppelinS ana
war supplies OF all kinds.
What France must not forget" he
says, lis that it is on her Industrial
establishments and her workers. far
more than on her generals and SOL
dicrs, that Germany counts when she
still confidently proclaims her firm be-
lief in final victory
The leaders of France from the very
beginning of the war realized this. and
in wonderfully short time the work
ers all over France were organized in
"A manner similar to tina, of Germany,
and the amount of war supplies manu-
featured here is now able TO cope with
any emergency.
Unfortunately, however. many peo-
pie do not realize that the WORKERS
who turn out the supplies OF the armies
at the front are performing a duty
equally patriotic as fighting. and the
latter are often insulted in the street
by being called 'embusqc the name
given 10 those who endeavor to shirk
their military duties)."
III is absolutely necessary" the
Senator says. that the whole nation
understands the supreme Importance Of
this industrial activity, which ought. if
possible, to be doubled or trcbled
Public opinion must support and en-
courage this industrial effort, and SOL
diers and women especially must show
special respect 20 the young men work
ing in military factories, when every
impulse within them drives them to-
wards the front and military glorics.''
WAR CROSSES PROVE
COURAGE OF SOLDIERS
The steady courage, bravery and UNI
hinching determination of the French
army is shown by the number Of war
crosses which already have been dis
tributed or are about to be conferred
Already $4,000 crosses have been ac-
counted for The citations in the or
ders OF divisions, brigades and regi-
ments arc so numerous that the manu-
facture OF war crosses has had 10 be
speeded up. They are now being pro-
duced with praiseworthy celebrity
AS to collective citations the Official"
will publish an announcement in few
days. which will give pleasure to the
French soldiers. The notice will set
forth that soldiers who are mentioned
In collective citations will be entitled
to the war cross as we'll as the units
mentioned.
The cross conferred on a corps will
remain in the hands of the commandant.
VINO. at the end of hostilities will de-
post II In the general quarters or
etats-majors or in the sale dhonneur"
OF the corps. With the cross will be
a copy OF the text of the citation, Civ
ing the circumstances under which III
was won.
The Belgian soldiers. whose bright
blue and red uniforms have made them
excellent targets for German marksmen
are now to be clad In khaki Of a some
jc, .
their English comrades Fifty thousand
of these new Belgian uniforms are now
ready. King Albert and Queen Eliza
beth have made heavy personal sacri-
noes in order to raise the necessary
money Tor these new uniforms, which
are practically invisible at a distance.
and which will undoubtedly save many
brave lives.
With the old uniforms also disappear
helmet and other conspicuous headwear,
which are TO be replaced by soft caps
Of very light waterproof khaki
TWO NICE BLACK WIVES
AND NEVER WORK AGAIN
surgeon attached to a military
hospital In the southern part Of France,
where the wounded of the valiant
French colonial troops are being nursed
back to health, tells me this amusing
story Of a severely wounded soldier
from Senegal.
The nan. who was severely, but not
mortally. wounded appeared to be so
greatly depressed that his mental condi
ton delayed his progress towards re-
covery. One morning the surgeon, who
had noticed this, approached his bed
and asked in his most friendly tone:
What Is the matter with you? Why
are you crying?"
Me no longer can work; me starve
to DEATH"
But what did you do before the war?I
How much did you make?"
The Senegalese explained that he
used TO be a road n1ender in Con lr,.