The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-23
POLAND NOW LOST !
TO RUSSIAN FORCES
German Diplomacy Likely to Support
Teutonic Victories Which Makes
Certain Slavs Cannot Recover.
FALL OF KovNo Is IMPORTANT
British Reinforcements Make Possible
Slight Advance From Solva Bay
To Make Drive From Northwest,
BY J. w. T. MASON.

New York, Aug. 23.-If German
diplomacy is able to support the Teu-
tonic victories in the east, Poland
has been permanently lost to Russia.
In view of the lack Of a Slavic often
sive, it is improbable that they can
win back what the Germans have won
from them. German Chancellor Won
Bethmann Hollweg has indicated that
the case of Poland is already under
consideration, suggesting that the
Poles have been freed from the Slavic
yoke and that they might be freed
to work out their own salvation.I 1t
has even been suggested that Poland
might be added to Ga1icia with Franz
Josef as their ruler, and as semi
Independent monarchy.
While the fall of Novo Georgiewsk
has been the most spectacular recent
victory, it is not the least expected
Isolated as it was in the German ad-
vance, it served Russia no good pur-
pose. The fort did not delay the
German advance and it is probable
that it was defended by the Russians
only because the garrison delayed
just too long joining the Warsaw re-
treat. Of far more Importance to the
Germans was the fall of Kovno which
occurred Immediately afterward.
Not Only Offensive.
Slight British advances from Suvla
bay, inland, have followed the Brit
ish reinforcements on Gallipoli pen
insula. It is apparent that the old
offensive along the peninsula from the
south is not to be in the future the
only British offensive. The landing
at Suvla bay is undoubtedly prepara-
tory to drive across the peninsula
from the northwest.
Attempts to pull the neutral Balk-
an states into the war continue. Criti-
cism of Gen. ,Joffre which was hush
ed when it first appeared in France
at the beginning of the summer, has
again broken out and includes this
time Minister of War Millerand as
we'll. >. DisillusionmeAtis IS evident in
France concerning the conclusion Of
the war, which was expected last
year when the triple entente joined
forces to crush Germany.
May Crush Turkey.
The probability that no power will
be crushed when peace comes
cept possibly Turkeys making it.
self felt in France, and in it's train
there has arisen querulous temper.
The attack on the minister Of war
and the generalissimo are no more
than efforts to find scapegoats. There
is nobody in France who could do
more than Gen. Joffre has done, and
if Millerand offended so have the
Germans equally for neither side can
make any advance against the other.
It is an amazing fact that open
criticism Of the war has not devel-
oped sooner in France. The late
ness of the effort to send leaders to
the sacrifice is evidence of the new
feeling firmness that has arisen in
France. Hitherto the criticism of
the French nation has interfered with
genuine efficiency. Everybody has
demanded the right to say how every
thing should be done. But the war
changed this nervous impatience with
the slow progress of normal events
All sense of partisanship was lost
when the nation opposed itself to
Germany. -, .:..:--