Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-14
Great Tactical Achievements.

Major Moraht the military critic
of the Tageblatt, calls attention to the
fact that the Russians had strongly
fortified their position which, he
points out, only enhances Won linden
hurg's tactical achievement
In the opinion of this critic, Grand
Duke Nicholas evidently intended to
carry out an offensive movement at
ter breaking the German lines. and
hence the defeat must have a very
unfavorable effect upon the general
Russian plans. for this, he adds. was
"a defeat In the fullest sense of the
word" as evidenced by the immense
booty and the hasty evacuation of the
position mentioned in the official bdl-
letin.
Major Moraht thinks that one of
the first effects of this success will he
seen in the region north of the Wis.,
tula, eastward of Thorn where the
Russians some time ago advanced
westward across the Rawka river.
Skaters Russian Plans.
This movement continues the |
writer. evidently was designed by 1
Grand Duke Nicholas to relieve the |
pressure on the Warsaw front He !
miscalculated, however the strength /
OF the possible German advance from
West Prussia which here, too is al
ready shatterlng the Russian general |
plan of campaign as shown in the OPP
erations to the north and west of /
Sierpec where the Germans captured
hundreds of prisoners in two days
fighting, ending with the occupation
of Sierpec.
These successes in the eastern |
area prove the superiority of the Ger
man talent for organization which |
causes painful establishment for the
Russians This talent is not connect
ed with any one name, so far as It is
now understood; II is not the work of
any individual and prominent leader
IKE Napoleon, a century ago. These
great German achievements in cree
ating new armies will perhaps be at
tributed later to the genius OF a sin
gle great organizer. AT any rate, our
capacity for creating armies and put
ing them on the right spot proves
mat the German general staff is con-
-lnually utilizing the experiences gain
ed In the Franco Prussian war.
intellectual, Creative Work.
but what a different aspect is
by the present war in mat
ers of organization! Prepared by
ncessant intellectual and creative |
work. executed with profound self
confidence and grounded upon a
whole peoples spirit of self-sacrifice
n peace and war, movement has re-
iulted which must succeed.
Whoever had imagined a few |
months ago that German armies |
would be operating on the Rumania | |
rontler and i'm the Carpathians I |
would have been regarded as a fam | |
astic dreamer. Whoever had tried
o demonstrate i'm figures the num- |
'ers Of German troops now actually | |
olling toward the frontiers by rail- I
'ay, would have been disbelieved
ven by large part Of the active
fny Officers. The dangers of the c
with enemies on all sides, Q
ave given the German people the 9
lower or a giant who advances from y
ne victory to another" n
Ihe military expert of the Mittenc 3
.eitung, Major Won Schreibershoher. o
writes: o
Fhe victory must have a decisive =
rect upon the general operations. 3
he Germans seized the initiative and 3
ave achieved results which will have o
tsting effects and bring Germany and Q
ustrla a long step towards a final -
ecision. Their operations have de. q
eloped I'm an extraordinary favorable o
lanner and the foundations have Q
cen laid for further successes. The
,test victories in East Prussia. the y
arpathians and Bukowina are the 3
rst steps towards further blows for o
rushing the enemy" Q
The municipalities composing Great .
Berlin have virtually decided ow- y
lg to the vast expenditures caused by O
ne war, to raise the municipal in o
ome tax so per cent .
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