Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-08

ors and being trained in England is
very large.
1T is known that the Belgian army
which is reconstituting itself will
shortly have six divisions of infantry
and two divisions of cavalry. 1t is
known that the Serbian army, sup
piled afresh with material and muni-
tions is once again prepared to show
its splendid qualities. II Is known fin
ally that Russia continues to draw
upon the immense reservoir of her
recruits, having up to the present
utilized only the twentieth part. These
are the reasons why the French com
mand has not hurried and awaits the
hour which It considers favorable.
'lf then We turn to the future. we
note that
"'rhe wastage of the German army
is In all respects greater than that of
the French army.
THE possibilities of the German
army from the point of view. Of effect
lveness will go on decreasing more
and more. The German population
capable of bearing arms Is In compar-
ison with the French population In
.the proportion of three to two. Now
at the present time, landsturm includ-
ed, Germany is employing on the
French front, n number of men rep
resenting two-thirds of her resources
against one-third OF the Russian front
ON account OF the Austrian defeats
Germany will be obliged To strength
en- her forces against Russia more and
more. The number of troops opposed
TO France will therefore continually
decrease. Our proportions will be
increased by this circumstance as also
by the number of German losses
which will always remain larger than
ours, and finally, by the large REIN
forcements which the British between
now and July will send to the conti-
nent.
"The capacities of the German army
in the matter of regimental organiza-
ton, already inferior TO ours, are
becoming still more so.
Offensive Faith OF the French Army.
"Out of all these elements has been
born the offensive faith of the French
army and its leaders. We have be
fore us, two systems. The one, the
German system, demanded a rapid
success at the opening of the cam
paign, a success against France be-
fore the Russians could come upon
the field. before the british reserves
could intervene, before the economic
trouble could make itself felt.
"The other system, the French sys-
TEN, consists, with the advantage OF
the freedom Of the seas, i'm maitain-
ing in good and complete form num-
her of sufficient formations, and IN
creating new ones only in the meas
ure in which they can with certainty
4 saI. nd
equipped with regimental organiza-
ton
"This system is established with a
view To prolonged war. Consequently
our final victory must follow by the
imperious necessity of the concord
ant force of facts and figures. our
effort. too, is from now onwards di-
rected towards that offensive which
we shall take at our own good time
and the issue of which cannot be
doubtful.
Training Reinforccments.
"Our reinforcements are being
trained in camps with a view to that
offensive. 1t is in view of the often
sive that from day to day our stores
of munitions. food and transport are
being increased.
GERS and material and munitions
which she had at her disposal six
months ago have been largely expend-
ed in the hope of crushing the OPP
posed forces under the effort of mass
and the effect of surprise and they are
today scarcely sufficient after the de-
feat of that attempt TO offer defensive
resistance. The military wastage goes
IN nrogrpseivelV at the same time as
the economic wastage, and the moral
wastage which is the consequence or
them. The creation of new units can
have no other object than to re-es-
tabIish the equilibrium of the bal
ance of numbers which leans more
| and more to the side of the allies.
"At that moment France taken py
surprise in August, by a premeditated
act of aggression, will begin the war
| in very truth with the entirety OF her
| force