New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-01
German Expert Sees Only
Defeat for Allied Arms

Berlin, July 31.-Maior Ernest
Moraht, military correspondent OF the
"Berliner Tageblatt," reviewing the
twelve months of the war, says:
"A year ago a coalition with pow
erful numerical superiority declared
war on Austria Hungary and Germany.
The hostile countries have CT larger
population than have the two central
powers, and their combined armies
originally outnumbered those Of the
latter. The central states, however,
have known how to improve this diff
fcult situation by alternately taking
the offensive and defensive on the
western and eastern fronts.
"In the west the German armies in
q rapid, triumphant advance carried
their standards within fifty miles OF
Paris and have kept them flying there
since mid-September Even though the
right and lief; wings of our wide flung
battlefront in France and Belgium have
been bent back since then-becau5e
there was no other method for the
time being Of counteracting the nu-
mericai superiority Of the British.
French and Belgians-s we hold the
positions fortified during the nine
months firmly in our hands, SO that
almost all of Belgium and the north
eastern departments of france have
been occupied by the troops of Ger
many.
Carried War TO Russia.
an the east the Austro-German
armies first held up the Russian mill
ions on the Galician frontiers, and
then were forced to retire before
manifold numerical superiority, TO in
trench themselves on the cr-st of the
Carpathians and to beat back until May
the Russian assaults with heavy
losses. Meanwhile Field Marshal Won
Hndenburg, in East Prussia, vas able
to destroy several large Russian armies
and free East Prussia; to occupy con-
jointly with Austrian troop Poland al
most 10 the Vistula River. and in the
northeast to carry the war into the
Russian provinces.
"Whlie the positions in the war in
the west continue TO surge TO and gro.
and three great attempts made to break
through our lines in the winter, spring
and summer were repulSed, with awful
losses to our enemies, the German and
AustrO Hungarian armies on May |
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Russian main armies in Galicia.
in a series of battles and under con-
slant pursuit the Russians were hunted
out of 1910 square miles of ialicia,
their principal force was severed at
several places and they were driven
eastward and northward.
Fate of Russia Near Decision.
THE west bank of the Vistula. in
Poland, has been cleared of Russian
armies. The siege of Warsaw is about
TO begin, and Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg, in the northward, has pressed
forward against Riga, and now has
reached the vicinity of the city after
numerous victories. The successes of
the Germans have cost the Russian
army many millions in dead, wounded
and prisoners. The Russian Empire
possesses only fragments of its mighty
armies, and no longer can supply these
adequately with arms and munitions.
Their fate will be decided very shortly
The Russian forces will be DESTROYED
or forced to fee deep into the interior
to the eastward.
THE battles N the west have cut so
deeply into the French strength that
now eghteen-year-old lads must bear
arms. Great Britain's original army
has been destroyed. and only enough
substitutes can be raised 70 hold a A
mile front in Relgium. The British
losses, particularly those of officers,
have been very heavy. The army of
100000 men which Lord Kitchener
promised six months ago has not yet
appeared. and our opponents in the
west never again will be able TO raise
superior forces TO expel the Germans
from the country.
THE action in the Dardanelles which
has been in progress for months against
the Turks shows results for the British
and French only in great losses of men,
ships and war supplies of all kinds.
The Turkish army steadily is improving
in numbers and quality. The Turkish
Notifications are quite as strong as
Aey were at the outset. The prospects
of the attackers reaching Constantine
pie, therefore, have vanished, and since
none of the Balkan States are willing to
enter the Anglo French service and
since the Russian army which should
have participated from Odessa has been
destroyed In Galicia, it is difficult TO
see any chances for France and Great
Britain.
Turkey Ready for Italy.
SnOuld Italy SEND an army 10 the
Dardanelles it will find a superior
Turkish army ready to receive her.
Italy. after conducting mobilization
secretly for nine months. entered the
field against Austria Hungary at the
end Of May. An Italian army. l.OO0.-
600 men strong, has been attempting
for two months 20 sweep over the forti-
fed Austrian passes and to cross the
lSonzo River behind which the Austro-
Hungarian defensive army occupies