The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-04
RUSSIA FOLLOWS
ORIGINAL PLAN

PETROGRAD. Aug. 16.-The
evacuation of Poland was decided I
upon by Russia in 1916, declares
the Russky Invalid. the Russian mill
itary organ, in a discussion of the
general staff's before the war plans
for the defense of western frou-
tiers.
Before the war, says the journal,
Russia anticipated that in the event
of war Austria and Germany, be-
cause of their rapid means of mob
ilization and immense technical re-
sources, would turn their attention
first of all against Russia. To frus-
trate this plan it was decided in
1910 that the Russian territory jut-
ting into Germany and the fortified
places west of Brest-Litovsk should
not be organized for a state of war.
The region farther east was chosen
for the concentration of the Russian
forces.
1t would have been dangerous to
attribute too great an Importance TO
and to have held on to the Narew
and Vistula, with their fortified
towns. 1t is better to take advan-
tage of the depth of our theatre of
war to draw the German armies far
from their base and to force them to
exhaust themselves. To this end it
was necessary to sacrifice the Pol
ish salient. Three months nave
elapsed since the Russian army
started to put this plan into excel
ton. Constant marching, fighting
and privations weaken the enemy.
There are already evidences that the
moral force of the German army is
weakening in its attack, and Dris-
oners confirm hat this weakening
is not only moral, but physical.
This war will be decided by the
armies in battle, and it is of no NJ
portance where this battle will take
place. Thus retreat assures US
victory. for our armies are only nov
beginning to develop, while an
abundance of munitions awaits us in
the near future, thanks to the mobil-
ization of the national industry and
W II oiuCIo pIdSCu dDIOdu, WISIC-
as for the moment the enemy is in u
favorable position in this regard.
A glance backward shows that ut
the beginning of the var Germany
threw the mass of their army
against France. This leap forward
on their part lad happy results for
us. for W. advanced into enemy ter
ritory. notably in Galicia; now the
tables are turned. However it is
impossible to hamper the liberty of/
movement OF the Russian army III
any particular region or on any par-
ticular frontier, and it would be inn
practicable to waste garrisOns in de-
Tending fortified towns which ire
nOne too safe. as the Austrians did
in Przemysl. That is why, examin-
ing, after a year of war, the map
of the Russian front, we see the nee
essity for the living Russian armies
to maneuver and deploy on their
base line. This would be the most
useful object to aim at, especially
in view of the situation which mas
prevailed since the month of April.
At the present time we have
against us nearly all the German
cavalry, nearly all the Austrian
army and more than half of the to-
tai German forces, about 70 divis-
ions, and the enemy artillery has
numerous guns of all calibers. The
Russian army is offering a heroic
resistance: it is not only standing
up under the most hellish fire, out
it is inflicting countless losses up
on the enemy, and wearing him ont.
Notwithstanding his technical per-
lection. We are getting nearer TO
Il supplies of ammunition, by
means of which we will correct our
line and throw back the enemy. II
only for this reason we can say that
the evacuation of Warsaw, the line
Of the Vistula. IvangorOd and Novo-
~georgievsk will make certain that
the Russian offensive this time will
be definite and irresistible.
At the threshold of the second
year of war Russia has the most def
mite plans for the issue of the cam
paign, while maintaining at the
same time the firm resolutions to
wage this fight to a victorious end.
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