The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-30

conditions Not Yet Equal.
Until Russia has completed the
mobilization of her Industrial forces
says the Bourse Gdsettc. "her army can
not meet the German artillery on equal
terms"
II protests against the attempt TO hold
the -Narew line.
The Rcch says:
Until such time as our armies re-
ceivc the r.eded military supplies the
most sensible thing j. To avoid A battle
and retreat to previously prepared po-
sitions even though such retirement
ciryy with it the occupation by the
enemy of more extensive territory than
he has previously held. II is better to
give up territory which may be re-
gained than TO sacrifice an army which
could b, replaced only with difficulty"
Upon the authority of an unnamed
military expert the newspaper concludes
by saving tina 1t is possible that Russia
L. on the loint of a manWuvre which
will consist Of the retirement OF the army
from tho Nistula to the new straight
line OF fortress.s.
Il is believed by military observers
here that these editorials were published
only wi'h the permission OF the Russian
censorship and that the simultaneous
publication of them by all newspapers
indicates inspiration by the Government
to prepare the people for the event.
The Times this morning publishes a
despatch from its correspondent AZ War
saw io~reshaluwiug the evacuation OF
the city. He says the general news is
most unsatisfactory. The Germans have
aug themselves in on the right bank Of
the Narew and not far from the city TO
,he southwark.
The sky j. alight at night with burn
Ing villages. He admits the loss OF War
saw will be morally Important to en-
courage the enemy, but he deprccltes
any exaggerating effect. The fuuda-
mental question has been the preserva-
ton Of the Russian army. bu' u has been
almost impossible to keep Il strong and
we'll supplied on all the fronts from the
Baltic TO the Bukowina. The Germars
with the aid of the Austrians have been
able to concentrate their attack upon
any chosen point with overwhelming
superiority.
The correspondent goes on to say that
he cannot see whore sufficient reinforce
ments and ammunition We're obtainable
to enable the Russians to delay the Ger
man occupation of Warsaw much longer.
The Russians would retire only to begin
the battle anew on "A new line. They
have not been driven from their posi-
: lltiN Dik ~ 'AlIll Wv Nlait ASN
a battle for which they are insufticiently
prepared. The post office, he says. has
| already left the Polish capital.
The correspondent OF the lines con-
hrming the withdrawal, asCribes 1t II
the overwhelming superiority of the
guns and munitions of the
The artillery is so powerful, he adds,
that nothing can live In the zone of fire.
Gives Won FaIkenhRyn Credit.
col. Repington, the military critic OF
the Times, writing evidently before he
was aware that the evacuation Of War
saw had been decided upon reviews the
whole great operation gains Russia
from early in May, when the %reconquest
OF Galicia began,
lie ascribes the plan which has been
crowned with success to Gen. won Fal-
kcnhayn, the chief ~ the great German
General STAFF. and he regards II as the
most aspiring and In some ways the
most brilliant piece of strategy OF the
present war. 1t produced n plan OBJ
viously prepared in the light OF the sig
nal failures of the German plans in the
autumn and winter.
Tn. initial operations in Galicia, he
SAYS, had as their ultimate aim to place
the German armies in the south in such
a favorable p~usitinn. in relation to POLAND
that the e%nvcloping attack on the Rus
sian central northern armies would give
promise of success.
THE German centre in western Po-
land he goes on, 'sOuthward OF the
Vis,ula was little more than "A screen,
The whole aim was TO secure flank posi-
lions north and south - that the en-
Nellping attack might b. prosecuted
without frontal attacks, which ruined
the autumn plans of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg
"Tireat superiority In numbers ant
equipment gave Galicia to the Germans
although an overwhelming strategica
success was prevented by good leader
shin and the admirable devotion of thu
Russiaus. The Germans claimed to IN,
end of June to have taken > 10000 Rus
sian prisoners. 1913 field guns and Ss'
machine guns, and though the figures
man he exaggerated II is certain tina
the Russian southern armies suifere,
severely and the way was cleared 70
opening decisive operations in the north