The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-30
Message to Duma Sunday
Depends on Word From
Britain and France.
STRATEGY CLAIMED
FOR NEW TACTICS
Next MuscOvite Attack on
Teutons Depends on Sup.
ply of Munitions.
Special Cable Despatch TO Tue SuS.

LONDON. July 2?.-The Russians are
evacuating Warsaw. In pursuance of a
decision reached at Petrograd this morn
ing TO save the Russian armies the
major part Of the forces. with ammuni-
tion. guns and everything that might be
Of military use to the Germans. is being
withdrawn over the railroads to posi-
probably the almost straight line from
Kovno, through Grodno and south to
Brest- t-Litovsk.
The remaining fighting on the Nistula-
Narew line will be rear guard actions
covering the withdrawal of the armies.
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Daily Mail telegraphs tonight as fol-
lows
Far BETTER Than Defeat"
the turning movement OF the Ger
mans against the Blorie line has so far
succeeded that it has been thought ad-
visable by the General Stan to cause a
complete regrouping Of the Russian lines
in the east
This may carry with 1t the evacua-
tor Of Warsaw. but the effect OF that act
has long since been discounted by tn.
Russian people and 1t must not cause
any undue depression or anxiety among
The allied nations Voluntary withdra wal
Is far better than defeat. The terri
tory evacuated can be retaken an army
nv4 saJ ha
The cheerfulness Of the General STAN
10 unabated. There will be no panic
when the news is made public. The re-
suit will not be affected by what in the
military sense is local incident so
long as the Russian army remains IN
the field
The news telegraphed on wednes-
day was published in guarded form IN
some OF this mornings newspapers
These journals do not say In so many
words that Warsaw is to be evacuated
and the line of the Vlstula given up. but
they prepare the public mind for those
facts
The semi official statement OF the
,ha, Of 1872 when the Russians enticed
Napoleon 10 Moscow.
Then as now 1t says. Russia was
unable to take the offensive or to ac-
cept battle in the open field. She gained
victory by another method and must 10
the same now.
Against the mechanical means
upon which the operations of the Ger
mans are based Russia must oppose
skilful manpuvring until such time as
the mobilization of her Industries bears
NUT the statement continues. And
that fruit will be a supply of sufficient
munitions. Unable to take the often
sNe, such maneuvring will serve the
double purpose of gaining time and ex-
nsustng the enemy
Great service to Allies.
ut is pointed out that for a whole
yesr the enemy has been kept off the
line Of the Nistula which was confidently
expected to be taken by the enemy
last October, Also by the activity of
the Russ an armies the German threat
o. the rapid crushing of France has
teen several times averted.
The present maneuvres have been
undr''aken in the interest Of the Allies
d much as that of Russia.
II ~ bound to bring nearer the day
"h"n the German Powers will be worn
ou' and forced to beg for peace.
IL 'ppears that the German official
hS''i'u'e on the greater importance of
tn' Nd,cw operations compared with the
,No'W-L LuDlin drive, the advance from
lhe north and the turning OF the Elonie
'"', made 1t unwise to hold Warsaw any
l0u.o"
The retirement IL voluntary and Or
uef} Everything that might be done
" use to the enemy has been prepared
.e'"tehand for removal and taken away.
mere was no pressure Of the enemy to
Nths'aud and therefore no lighting.
puin nE the next few days the Russians
propaily will be lighting only rear guard
actions
'pnl' the troops in the centre had
any considerable distance to move.
iheSe have secured themselves, ] un-
uefs'Hnl. Their morale and spirits are
uhdminished
p" real danger in the latest de-
,e'olwcnt Is not to Russia so much as
10 the French and British armies
~ mo vest. When the Kaiser sad
,"d' %" hoped the war would be over
p'i'her he was nor talking at ran
u9h but had a definite plan in mind,
namely 10 hold tn. Russian armies In
.re'k while he sent large number OF
suns I" take part In another attempt
tea'N Calais, perhaps Paris lie viii
N"''a'Vr 10 create "A stalemate In the