TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-08-11
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RUSSIAN DEFEATS AND GERMAN
VICTORIES

Gus BEN .gnquirer.
RUSSIAN DEFEATS AND GERMAN
VICTORIES.
The fall of Warsaw, the progress o
the German armies toward Riga, Wilma
Kovno, Grodno, Brest Litoysk and no
vel, the daily captures OF prisoners. ar
tilIery, machine guns, rifles, ammunition
and military stores made by them
these tell the story OF the sad plight
of Russia aud the defeat OF her soldier
in terms and 70 degree that all th'
falsities Of the correspondents of Petro
grad. Paris, Geneva and Rome canno'
conceal and the censors OF London can
not keep from the people OF the world
Il is results that eount in war. ~
business. in most OF the affairs OF life
During the past IL months there hare
lecn daily victories Tor The allies la tbs
cablegrams forwarded from Paris, Rome
London, Petrograd, Athens, Mitylene
and Geneva, showing u most efficien'
organization in a journalistic phase
Int. az the German Austrian allies seen
10 have captured much territory. many
cities, great fortresses, from their oppo'
nents, they seem to have the material
results OF the war 50 far AZ Is apparent
at this writing.
As The Enquirer is strictly neutral
and its readers are entitled 10 the facts
v" may correctly put II that while tis
Russian armies have been badly de-
featcd. the Belgian army almost ami
hilated, the French, British and Italian
armies unable TO advance TO any great
extent despite enormous losses, yet the
correspondents OF tie allies have not
ceased TO tell OF victory and their re-
ports as to stIstegetiesl plans Of The
allied ommanders all show that victory
las been and will continue 10 be with
the allied srmieA
The effect OF the fall Of Warsaw will
be felt in every belligerent and neutral
country OF the world and II it be follow
ed, as now seems probable, by the loss
Of the chains Of iortressss between tho
Gulf Of Riga and the Black Sea, Russia
aud the allies have received blow that
they will find IL difficult TO recover
from. There will be no Sapoleonic freak
Of making a winter's campaign to Nos,
cow undertaken by the German com
,aanders, and they will probably content
themselves by capturing the long lines
Of fortresses referred TO, destroying, as
far rs possible, the retresting armies
and then proceed TO consolidate their
new frontiers from the Baltic 10 the
Black Sea. dig in their forces upon en-
trenched lines and await the assaults o;
the Russians with the new and IN
trained forces that will be available lato
this winter or next spring.
The moral effect Of these victories
Of Germany and Austria Hungary over
the Russians viii be exceedingly great
IN every quarter Of the world.
In Asia Minor, in Egypt, in India, II
will be looked upon as victory for
Turkey, and in Egypt and India insur'
rections and mutinies may occur through
the efforts Of native agitators.
Roumania, Bulgaria and Greece will
study the new situation with the ut
most interest and probably will con
tinue TO watch and wait until the ulti-
mate result OF the great conflict 10 In
sight.
Within the next six weeks large
numbers of German and Austrian troops
can be spared from the new frontier In
the east and the lines Ia Italy, France
and Belgium strongly re-snforeed.
II the wishes Of the subordinate Off.
GERS and the rank and file Of the Ger
man ana Austrian armies were carried
out the drive for Verona, Venice. Man
tua. Milan, Genoa and Rome would soon
begin. but the able strategists at tie
Kaiser'S headquarters are those whose
counsel will be taken. as TO future opc'
rations
II is TO he deyoutly wished by every
right.thinking person that sanity will
soon displace the mad delirium for war
that has seized the nations Of Europe.