Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-23

mined though short-lyed. offensive
frustrated the sweep which the Rus
slams had iuaugurated toward Berlin.
hut the Austro- Hungarian advance
INTO central Poland was greatly im-
SEEDED by the many forests and by the
absence Of roads and railways The
proportion of The Russian forces at
that time concentrated against the
Austto- Hunsarians was approximately
three or four 20 one. Eastern Galicia.
where the numerical superiority of
the enemy was even greater had 90
he abandoned. This vast advantage
lp numbers On the part of the Rus
slams is Ia be explained solely hy the
trial mobilization, which practically
had brought the Russian army up to
its tull fighting strength long before
war had been declared The Austru-
hungarian retirement before the over
wneiming Russian armies was misin-
tefpfeted by the triple entente as a
collapse of the military power of the
dual monarchy. More recent events
nave served to correct this erroneous
impression
England Baked Advance.
The German advance in the west,
with Paris as its objective. failed of
the desired swift realization because
OF the resistance offered by Belgium
ana the intervention of England The
Iallure 20 reach the French capital
az the first drive caused keen disap-
pointment in Germany. From the Ger
man point OF view the western cam
paign was not brought to "A successful
end; but it Is most unreasonable tu
talk Of a defeat Of the Germans or of
q victory for the triple entente on the
Marine, in the sense that the opera
tons I'm that region have accomplished
results which can be regarded as In
any way decisive The Germans fell
bacN ON the line of tho Aisne, where
they had prepared formidable en-
trenchments. Notwithstanding the fire.
quent assaults carried on with great
violence by the Anglo Franco Belgian
armies the Germans have never
hudged from the positions which they
mad so wisely chosen The result of
the military operations in western
Europe can be defined as German
victory which has yet TO be completed
a brief glance at the actual situation
I'm the west viii furnish ample proof
Of this estimate of value
No one conversant with the fact,
can deny the military importance of
, Antwerp and of the ports on the chan.
mel. such as Zeebrugge and Ostende
, held by the Germans. The commercial
and industrial Significance of the ter,
ritory taken from the enemy is nc
/ less / impressive, Belgium and the
Wealthiest part Of northern France
are occupied by the Germans In Bel.
gum the coal mines the renowned
arms factories Of liege, the FspelteI
works OF La Nieille Montague. The
steel works Of John Coekeril In Sc.
raing the Fabrique Rationale a.
Armes in llerstal with the affiliated
industries, are operated by and for
the Germans In the same manner
the northern departments of France
which are the chief centere of The
. French iron and textile industry. have
been made available to German pro.
I ductiNe enterprise The shortage OF
ammunition and other war materials
from which the triple entente allies
are admittedly suffering is the result
TO great extent, Of Germanys con
quests in the west The tremendous
stocks of raw material of every de
scriptiou which We're stored I'M Bel
gium and northern France have aug
mented the economic power of Ger
many and correspondingly weakened
( that of the allies II is estimated tina
the wool and raw materials seized bl
Germany i'm this region are likely t.
keep German factories busy for long
time Similar results. it may be saiC
( incidentally have been achieved by
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