New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
,u;es Determined to
Carry Forward the
Process of Exhaust
ing Germany.
FRANK II. SlMONDS.
Author Of The Great War.

p.-s,ps tn. most interesting detail about
,..,,. Russian offensive is found in the
,h.+ there could be q new drive OF
o. -. ~ the part Of the Slav. Nothing
~ .-,psing than the fashion in which
''.A,syvers Of the Great War pass from
- mood and with each change totally
49,, 49,, me preceding state Of mind. Yet
s..,.rs+ard the real value Of militsry
-n.;,,s 4 often IS essential 20 recall
- what vas expected and believed in
=. .srllsr period.
r., ron MAY 20 September Of last
- aha Germans asserted, the Allies
- sn6 the reutrsl observers regarded
-, ,.cbsble that the Russians were on
~ ,,;r, Of being put out Of the war, that
L.y v,-s undergoing series of defeats
- ,ou-d have no other end than COM
rres collapse.
ro.tinr backward. It will be remem-
t...i that beginning with the Battle of
,..g..Tsrnow. the Battle Of the Dunajec,
.,ti,slso called. there followed series
,p.ssisn disasters that covered the whole
..,o5 from May / to late August and
.rv terminated when the main Russian
nv slipped away from the German en-
.,,i,g forces at and about Wilma. All
=. tine Berlin told the world, but moro
,,-;vlar.y told the German people, that
s,os was a'uos- done, that there would
- separate peace with Russia in the
Ell and that the war would be ended by
rl.e-.
Now. there IS no thought Of criticising
e. German statements; they were honest
enough made and made on the basis
REASONABLE probability Certainly they
ID as good o foundation as any Allied
t,scssts Of success, whisp were not real
I'd. and it stn seems as if the Germans
IRE cutie as near 70 realizing their hopes
avsre the British al the Dardanelles.
But the hopes were not realized Rus
I d vas not put out: she was not crushed,
n r!row she is coming back; she may win
y lose, her offensive may collapse or be
,ssssi successfully; but the first thing
consider aool' -' '' '''' e'ie'' upo" nv
snnan people of the announcement con
eyed in German official statements per
t-ly frankly that Russia is vigorously
the offensive again. Il means that
' : o. ''' o. - NV
~''" ~ " "
Relay tishuns'
Ile second detail tina. is worth con
-s1lg is that the Russian offensive,
zaang upon the Ausulans primarily
- reveals an accidental or calculated
M;y-lt dos not make any difference
-ta--that should be- considered by every
's-er q tho va-. Apparently the
-s' are fighting the Central Powers by
@ys and the result ia % give Germany
@1ns Tor rest while the several Allied
--,l: n turn &c. their respite.
II 20 back to last pring and it will be
z-ed that while Germany was making
great Russian drive he French and
''aih opened p severe attack in ArtOis.
"'ilsd Of all but purely local profit, but
II STAINED Germany military resources
4 he limit and prevented the sending TO
4 " Eastern front Of corps which might
IN Won the decision.
d. through the sumner Germany bore
" costs Of . tremendously expensive
asisign in Galicia Poland and the Cour-
L. Austrian and German resources
's' involved 70 tho utmost. Russia,
'T'g done he- part. suffered great de
~ and lost many thousand square
las Of territory and set managed to
- aer armies in existence France and
'a' Britain struck the heavy blow,
I 'aa vas the battle Of Cbampagne and
T. @bsidiary fight at Ioos. This cos,
allies about 100000 men; It cost. with
"'ounter attacks and prisoners at least
Haa'h to the Germans end the loss of