Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-15


over the nest thrust thai The Ans
fro ,-..'oan r,muunnnu6,uur,.u,
~ ~ r'i'iil oriur,N TTT ~ = ~ n
premature. The Gcrnans sud
AusTriaas have cleared Gal,eia. rc
duccd NangoMld and Warsaw, do
fcaicl the RMARians IN mouy Dies
pcruie cncouAicrs bat they have
not captured the Russinu army
nor have they nreupici hna Il
liuiir naval base of strategic in
pnrlunrc lndrr existing condi
iiuns. y is hardly 10 hc supposed
that considerable body OF ius
tro German troops VIII hc Diverted
from Poland for. with thc bulk
nl The Russian nrmy ruind and
Tho Russian spirit mhrokcn. % SCR
ious weakening of the thousand
nile battle trmi would only
amount 10 an INVITATION for an.
other offensive
la the East conditions are very
different from thogp which con
front both sides IN the West The
territory occupied Is vast aud un.
even il Is traeorsed hy numerous
rivers and Uttered with marshes
- conluips forests of considerable
extnnl Neither side eau dig itself
ia. Both SIDES miss; he constantly
nlcrl ~ evcry point lest tho lines
hc pierced mud bold Thanking
movements InHuguraied
VI he Russians have been able
10 save their principal armcs
and Il seems as IL they have dome
so i'cruHuy' : victory u.s. ion sub
stance. aside FRONT iis moral effect
Incousidcrnbic The more occupa
lion of Poland, without decisive
engagement and the surrender ol
Forces is mol worth the cNpcndi
lures Ia men and munitions that
a. has involved II Is generally
admitted that Russia can afford "a
lese two men for ticrmanN one
Az such % ratio. She wcahcns her
adversary ,l lao most vital way
without suffering compromising
disadvantages The Auslro.,,cr
man forces, however are still IN
pursuit oi the Russians. who ar,
fighting siubbornly and IL il pos
Sihlc that Grand Duke Nichoa,
may be trapped possible, hui not
probable.
Critics have repeatedly locke.
for great offensive movement
against Calais, aud some ct them
contend HAT such q movement wil
now leo made. We hardly thinl
that anything Of the sort Is ia or
der Calais Is within artillcr,
reach of the English coast il i
trao hut it has q poor harhor am,
y not az for permanent nava
base aud, II German artillery cal
reach British soil from Calais. it 4
equally irue that English uriillrr,
can return the salute
We do anticipate divcrsiol
Of a portion OF the Auslro Germal
forces into Servia. with Cpnslan
tlnoplc M the objective II SprVl
can be- hammered into Oblivion
aud agreements can he made wit
Bulgaria, permitting the pasSag
oil troops, relief can be offered tn
Turks at a time when It's pohtiea
Influence viii be great lieS'oh,l G,
innate, just now, both sides ar
DONG everything possible ia IA
field Of diplomacy aud arms 1
win the support Of Roumauia AN
Bulgaria, or failing IN this, 10 !,
eure The continuance of their nel
trality.
Activities on the Gallipoli pcl
insnla indicate that the Frene
and English anticipate an offer
sive campaign upon the part &
the enemy in the general dirc'
ton Of Constantinople; bat il
4 matter Of extreme doubt wheth,
the Allies will be able to force II
l,ardaneIles, which are magnif
rentiy fortified AMI defended wit
yhlor second ia nome
The issue Is one OF the graves
that has developed since the fin
few weeks Of the war, since, wit
Cunstantinople occupied, Russ