East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-11
Review of the War--Russia
tBy L. P. staff Correspondent

tBy L. P. staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD, Jan. 5.-Watchtul
yaitiu-. that well-known American
policy regarding Mexico some months
ago. sums Up the war situation in
Russia today, but watchful waiting IN
Russia has a meaning all It's own
Whereas Uncle sam. after expert
encing a few pin-pricks in MS pa
tlence. remained passive, the great
Russian bear after sustaining a heal
thy life-sized wallop on his tender
snout let out a roar that shook the
earth continents away Reduced to
plain English the roar was;
GIVE me munitions; I've got
enough men
That was several months ago.
Russia 5 greatest arsenal near PetEC'
grad. had been blown to smlihereensi
the armies OF Grand Duke Nicholas.
Welding 10 the Austro-German steam
roller. had been driven from the Car
pathlans back into Russia and had
lost Warsaw and the whole OF Po'
land; there was political dissenslon
in Russia: alarming semi-revolution'
4ry outbreaks we're occurring here
and there. the ever advancing enemy
Was threatening even Moscow and
the -reatest seaport IN the Baltic
Riga, appeared about TO fall,
In winter bears usually hibernate,
rut all these things and more which
aappened to the Russian bear IN the
summer and fall Of 1915 precluded
any idea Of his going into winter
ouaraers this year Russia is todaf
tho most active winter bear extant.
Russia has now modified her in
dustries and shells and other muni-
tions In great quantities have begun
10 flow from the factories and shops
in every important Russian city; the
Russian cabinet has been reformed
with particular reference to "A more
active conduct OF the war, the peas
ants who used to drink vodka have
become used to a vodkaless Russia
and are putting their profits from
vodkaless harvests-hence Digger
haryests-lnto the provincial banks
Grand Duke Nicholas mas been super
ceded by the czar as commander-in'
chief and has taken hold of the i'm
portant campaign in the Caucasus
stirred to renewed yigor under IL
ruler. the army has used the sheih
horn Of the Industrial mobilization
and repulsed the enemy in the viein
ity Of Riga. besides putting him "l
the defensive elsewhere.
These and many more things haV'
happened in Russia since the doubN
eagle whacked the bear on the snou'
The roar Of munitions which tn
bear lets out soon reached Japan
England and Amerca, and for the las
three months rifles, shells and can
non have been pouring ito the Pa
z cfflc and Arctic ports Canadian ice
z breakers will keep Arcnangel open a
: winter for munition-laden ships froI
America. HeaWly loaded trains al
Z crawling across the siberian plain
in almost endless procession, stOppin
Z here and there to deposit rifles an
a cartridges for the men who have bee
training with sticks and only lacke
o the arms wherewlth to join the al
mics now preparing ror Russia's IA
ture campaign
With the beginning Of the Ne
Year various estimates place II
number Of fresharmcd Russian trOOl
IT five million. At least two millio
more are being armed at the rate
over half "A million a month IN a.
ditional million Of twenty year-o
youths were called up on Decemb
4. These will take their places
the ranks early In the year
- Russia's veterans already holdiI
- the battle line from Riga to Il
- Black Sea and operating in the Ca
Casus are estimated to total at lea
.. 1000. 600 all hardy fighters, makil
the total Of Russian military streng
in sight approximately twelve milli'
- men
Like England. France and ItaI
Russia is preparing to fight in Il
Balkans. This campaign which
= already under way Is under the lea
eryhip Of General Dimitrieff. e
commander Of the Ninth Bulgaria
army. who renounced Gar Ferdinal
and Bulgaria. and sent back the mi
" tary decorations rendered him by
CORNER sovereign Dimitrieffs M
objective is Bulgaria. anticipation
which carly in December sent Austr
German and Bulgarian regimen
hastily to Rustchuk, the nearest Bl
= garian city to the Russian border
IT, II was Russia that delivered Bl
p garia from the Turkish yoke VIII
n- faced by the Russias as foe, led
! a former popular general Of the Bl