TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-05-18
NORWEGIAN EXPERT THINKS
ALLIES OvERRATE ARMIES.
Points Out That French Resources Are
Nearly Exhausted and That Lack
OF Officers Is Great.

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Christiania. a. The allies pro
spective strength in men, even in Rus
sia, is less than imagined, and the,
suffer from the very grave defect o.
lacking officers, which may vitality al
feet their power, says the military ex
pert OF the Aftenposten, who continues
Immediately after the outbreak o
the war the German tidal wave broki
forth with incredible force and swift.
ness. Now, however it has commenced
to flow hack, even il very slowly, say.
the Paris Temps Now that the ebi
tide has begun on the German side tho
flood is slowly but surely commencing
On the French side
"Ths is the view prevailing on tho
side OF the allie, that time will coale
TO their assistance 1t is admitted that
the German war organization has &C
complishcd wonjers during the first
weeks oi he wsI The allies. however,
believe that ii vii be impossible in tho
long run for Their partly blocked enemy
10 continue TO supply the required men
and tie necessary war materials.
The Frenrbmer hope to increase their
field army this spring TO very material
extent. fhree-quarters of a million
soldiers are to be sent to the front.
Last fall the French recruits OF 1911
were called in and after a very hurried
drill are now with the field army
wherever IL has become necessary TO
keep the detaehements at their war
strength.
"The class of 1915 was called In dur.
ing the winter and is being drilled.
In addition the class OF lDle--namely,
those OF eighteen to nineteen years OF
age-wilI very shortly be called in. The
two last named classes, in conjunction
with parts of the territorial army, form
the new army which at present is being
drilled under high pressure in the
districts of the upper Loire river anl
which is to re.eniorce the army at the
front this spring BY 10000 men.
1T is this increase in strength which.
with England's alleged new
huge armies, is 70 turn the tide and
sweep the German legions from French
aud belgian territory. The future will
show how far they will be successful
in this. But that. with their present
strength. the allies win never he able
to do this was sufficiently proved By
the events Of the war in the west anil
not the least during the course of events
of the great often sive in the last half OF
December.
"]he third great power fighting on
The side Of tho allies, Russia, should, one
would think. be- able 10 build up the |
greatest and strongest new formations.
IL almost ineShaustible supply Of
luman material rhould enable the ezar
10 grind out whole armies at his pleas.
ire. But this is not so by any means
"Russia has military soldiers In re.
.ervc, bnt no officers or underofficers
Who could lead thess ledons against
he enemy. And none OF the belligeren.
ountries would seem 10 appear SO
lopeless in getting substitutes for the
apturcd or fallen officers as Russia. At
rnst one.hali Of all Rnssia's soldiers can
either read nor write. In addition IL IL
'tremely hard for Russia TO cover its
sants in arms. The Russian gun factor.
p. although working under high
Iessuro, are not even able TO replace
he guns as fast 40 they fall into the
ands OF the Germans and Austrians.
in respect to guns, rifles and am
for eventual new armies Russii
therefore dependent on Japans
ssistance. THIS fact naturally makes !.
ifiicult TO increase Russia's field army.
he may therefore take IL for certain
lat Russia will not BE- able TO add more
IAN one or two new armies to its field
rmy THIS means that the czar's army
,nnot lie increased by more than half
million men"