New Britain herald., 1915-01-11
Requisite Supplies for 600,000
 Men Arrlvt in Country.
CRISIS OF COMBAT IN SUMMER
Russia Still Sending Enormous Masses of Men to Within Easy Fighting Line.

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 London, Jan. Il, 1:27 p. m.-There are increasing indications of the early participation of Rumania in the war, thus bringing into play another party to the combination against the Teu- tonic powers contemplated by Great Britain, France and Russia. Difficulties confronted the allies in the earlier stages of the war in fur n1sh1ng munitions, equipment and other necessities of war beyond those required for their own immediate needs These difficulties now have been surmounted and the obstacle which hitherto has blocked full Ru- manian mobilization has been re- moved with the arrival in that Coun- try of the requisite supplies for the equipment and provisioning of the 600,00O men which she is able to put into the field. gements nave been completed also for the financing of these operations.
 Planning Decisive Blow.
 The lack of stirring battles at the present stage is attributed by British commentators largely to the deter imitation of the allied commanders to content themselves with holding their present positions until the projected ring of armies is considered sufficient ly strong to strike a blow which they nope will prove decisive.
 The British idea that operations up to the present are only preparatory to big events fits in with a bit of gossip now heard here. It is to the
 effect that Lord Kitchener, when asked concerning the probable dura- tion of the war, said T don't know when it will end, but I do know when it will begin, and that is in the month i of Nay
 Real Crisis in Summer. The opinion is expressed in some 1 quarters, however that the inaugura- tion of more general movements will be on an earlier date than is generally expected although persons in close touch with the army believe that the 1 real crisis will not be reached until summer.
 Russia is still sending enormous masses of men to within easy reach of various points on her long fighting line.
 Just Leaving Camps. The levies of 1914, amounting to 100000 men are just leaving the training camps, which will be occu- pied imm ediately by the 1915 Ievics now called out. Germany's newest levy, just announced, amounts to
 600,000 men of the age of nineteen, and her masses of reserves already under arms enable her to rush heavy endorsements wherever required without withdrawing troops already engaged at thesfront, in either the eastern or the western fighting zones.
 This was shown a few days ago in Alsace, when the Germans assembled force sufficient to recapture Burn- haupt, from which point the French were threatening Muelhausen.
 Perthes Center of Interest.
 For the moment the center of in- terest in the western field is Perthes on account of the railroads in that region, which are of equally great inn portance to both the Germans and the French. Should either side gain pos session of the railroad now held by the other. lines of communication would be cut and it would be neces- sary to evacuate trenches for a con- siderable distance. The Germans realized that danger when the French captured Perthes, and brought up large forces in an attempt to regain the lost terrain.
 Pure Local Character
 The fighting in Poland recently has been purely of a local character. The Germans are said to be contemplating an attack at new point. Apparent ly the Russians are content, for the present, to maintain their straight line north and south without attempt ing to push westward. Further south simultaneously with the Russian pro- gress in Bukowina. an advance on Cracow once more appears to be i'm minent.
 Hungary German Objective.
 Doubt is expressed in some quarters | whether the Germans, who are re- | ported to have gone south, supposedly | to assist Austria in the campaign | against Servia, are actually destined | for that service It is suggested that | their objective Is Hungary, which is represented as much upset by the Russian advance against Pennsylvania end the activities of Rumania
 Hope is expressed on all sides here that Sir Edward Greys reply to the American shipping note will prove accepta b1e to the United States There is some disposition to read the statistics in the reply as an indication that the British government has been derpliCt in it's duty in perrnittino |