The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-01-06
RUSSIA
IN 1915
REVIEW
OF WAR
wATcHFuL WAITING is POLICY
ADOPTED BY ARMED FORCES OF
THE czAR SINCE THE WINTER
HAS SET IN.
HAS MEN, NEEDS MUNITIONS
funited Press Correspondencel


Petrograd. Jan. 5.-Watchful wait
ing. that well-known American policy
regarding Mexico some, months ago,
sums up the war situation in Russia
today. but watchful waiting in Russia
has meaning all its own.
Whereas Uncle Sam, after expert
encing few pin-bricks In his patience,
remained passive, the great Russian
bear after sustaining a healthy, life
sized waliop on his tender snout let
out roar that shook the earth con.
tinent away. Reduced to plain Eng
lish the roar was:
Give me munitions: I'v got enough
men"
That was several months ago. Rus.
sia.s greatest arsenal, near Petrograd,
had been blown TO smithereens; the
armies OF Grand Duke Nicholas, yield
ing to the Austro-German steam orlier,
had been driven from the Carpathians
back into Russia and had lost Warsaw
and the whole Of Poland; there was
Political dissension in Russia; alarm
ing semi-revoiutionary outbreaks were
occurring here and there: the ever ad-
vancing enemy was threatening even
Moscow. and the greatest seaport In
the Baltic, Riga, appeared to be about
TO fall
In winter bears usually hibernate.
but all these things. and more which
happened TO the Russian bear in the
summer and TALL Of 1915 precluded any
idea OF his going into winter quarters
this year. Russia is today the most
active winter bear extant.
Russia now has mobilized her. In
dustries and shells and other muni-
tions In great quantities have begun
70 noW nom the factories and shops
In every important Russian city; the
Russian cabinet hAa been reformed
with particular reference to Q more
active conduct Of the war; the peas
ants who used to drink vodka have be-
come used to . yodkaless Russia and
are putting their profits from vodka
less hafvesis-hence bigger .harveets
Into the provincial banks: Grand
Duke Nicholas has been. superseded by
the Car as eommander-in-chief and
has taken hold OF the important cam
psign in the Caucasus. Stirred TO re-
newed yigor under its ruler. the army
has used the shells born OF the Indus
trial mobilization and repulsed the
enemy In the vicinity Of Riga. besides
putting him on the defensive else
where.
These and many =sore things have
happened in Russia since the double
eagle whacked the bear on the snout.
Tho roar for munitions which the
bear let out soon reached Japan. Eng.
land. and America. and for the last
three months rifles. shells and cannon
have been pouring into the Pacific and
Arctic ports. Canadian ice-breakers vii
keep Archangei open all winter for
munition-laden ships from America.
Heavily loaded trains are crawling
across the Siberian plains In almost
endless procession. stopping here and
there to deposit rifles and car,rlds dses
for the men who have been training
with sticks and only lacked the arms
wherewith TO join the armies now pre-.
pairing for Russia's future campaign.
With the beginning OF the New Year
various estimates place the number OF
frcsh-armed Russian troops at five mil
lion. At least two million more are
being armed Mt the rate OF over half
a million a month. An additional mil.
lion OF twcnty-year-old youths were
called upon December 4. These viii
take their places in the ranks early
in the year.
Rrssia's veterans already holding
the hattle-line from Riga to the Black
Sea and operating In the Caucasus are
to total at least 1000. 900, all
hardy fighters.
Like England. France. and Italy.
Russia is preparing to Tight in the Bal.
kans. This campaign. which Is al.
ready under way. Ia under the leader.
ship OF General DlmitrieR. ex-com-
nander Of the Ninth bulgarian army.
who renounced Car Ferdinand and
Bulgaria and sent back military dec.
ofations tendefed him BY his former
sovereign. Dtnitrieifn nrst objsctise
Il Bulgaria. antieipdtioa of which early
In December esAt Aunlrc' German and
BnlgAriAn regiAaat5 hastily 70 Rnst-
ehnk. ths nsAsest nnloAr,aA city 70 the
nuasiAn bordsf.