The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-31
War May Last for Years.

one years duration of this war. UNI
precedented in the worlds annals, is
as follows:
"The enemy is strong and cruel,
and that is the very reason why Rus
STA and her heroic allies must con-
tinue the war should it last for sew
eral years until the enemy is COM
pletely crushed.
(Signedl
"Alexei Andreievitch Polivanoff,
Minister OF War"
Germans Are Confident.
Berlin, July Major Ernest Morah
the military correspondent Of the Be
liner Tageblatt, reviewing the IL mont
of the war, for the Associated Pres
says:
"A year ago coalition with
powerful numerical superiority de-
elared war on Austria Hungary and
Germany. The hostile countries have
far larger population than have the
two central powers and their COM
bined armies originally outnumbered
those of the latter. The central
states, however. have known how to
improve this difficult situation by
alternately taking the offensive and
defensive on the western and eastern
fronts.
In the west the German armies in
a rapid, triumphant advance carried
their standards within so miles of
Paris and have kept them flying
there since mid.Scptember. Even
though the right and LETT wings of
our wide.ilung battlefront in France
and Belgium have been bent back
since then because there was no
other method for the time being of
counter acting the numerical supe-
riority OF the British, French and
Belgians) still we hold the positions
fortified during the nine months,
firmly in our hands, so that almost
all of Belgium and the northwestern
departments of France have been oc-
eupied by the troops of Germany.
in the east the Austro-Germsn
armies first held up the Russian
millions on the Galician frontiers and
then were forced to retire before
manifold numerical superiority, to
intrench themselves on the crest of
the Carpathians and to beat back un.
I'll May | the Russian assaults with
heavy losses. Meanwhile Field Mar
shall won Hindenburg in east Prus-
STA was able TO destroy several large
Russian armies and free east Prus-
siai 20 occupy conformity with Aus
trian troops Poland almost 60 the
Nistula river and in the northeast to
carry the war into the Russian prov
inces.
"While the positions in the war In
the west continue to surge 10 and fro
and three great attempts made 10
bresk through our lines in the win
ter, spring and summer were re-
pulsed with awful losses 70 our en-
emies, the German aud Austro- Hun
gsrisn armies on May | launched a
great offensive against the Russian
main armies in Galicia.
In a series Of battles and under
constant pursuit. the Russians were
hunted out Of 1870 square miles Of
Galicia, their principal force was sew
cred at several places and they were
driven eastward and northward.
"The battles in the west have cut
40 deeply into the French strength
that now ls-ycar-old lads must bear
arms. Great Rfitain's original army
has been destroyed and only enough
substitutes can BE- raised 90 bold a
44-mile front in Belgium. The Brit
ish losses, particularly those Of Off
GERS. have been very heavy. The
army Of 5.000O0o men which Lord
Kitchener promised six months ego
has not yet appeared and our oppo-
nents in the west never again viii b.
able 70 raise superior forces 10 expei
the Germans from the country.
The action IN the Dsrdauelles
which has been in progress for
months against the Turks shows re-
sults for The British and Freneh only
In great losses ~ men. Ships and var
supplies 81 al kinds. The Turkish
army steadily Is Improving in uufn-
,srs and quality. The Turkish FORTH
5eations art quite 81 strong e. they ]
we're 90 the outset. The prospects