The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-11

were meeting In a new war council ut
Paris. resolved to redouble their her
culean efforts and never compromise
conscription In England.
On December 81, David Lloyd
George. the strongest man In England,
declared Great Britain faced defeat
unless greater efforts were made; and
just week later he demanded general
conscription. threatening to resign IL
this measure were not put into effect.
The conscriptiOn bill passed Its first
reading In the house Of commons jan
uary g, and spring saw 1t In full force.
Premier Asquith was able to announce
that England's total effort was five
million men.
Meanwhile In the East, greater
giant was nursing his wounds and re-
gaining his strength In four-fOld de-
gree.
A fOrewarning came to the world on
February II, when Erzerum was ta-
ken. On April 10 the great Black
sea port Of Trebizond fell, and two
days later the first Russian contingent
landed In France. Still the German
writer's would not believe, and 1t took
the magnificent Russian drive Of June,
which won all of Bukowina and a
large slice Of Volhynia and Galicia to
convince them that Russia was again
a force to be reckoned with.
Russia Well Equipped.
To understand this phenomenon of
Russian resurrection 1t Is necessary to
realize not only that the Russians now
have the heavy artillery and shells
they lacked in the great retreat, but
that their losses In numbers bother
them not at all.
Seven million young men have come
Of military age In Russia since the
war began, and of these at least five
million are fit for duty. Despite her
gigantic losses. 1t is quite possible
there are more soldiers and potential
soldiers in Russia today than when the
| war started. Certainly there are now
and will be for many years to come
all the cannon fodder" that can be
utilized at the front.
Enormously considering the western
front the most dangerous, the German
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heavy attack on the fortress Of Yer
dun. with the object of using uI
French ammunition and men until nc
allied offensive would be possible thi.
year.
| Being on the outside of a curved line
they were able to place more guns ant
maneuver more freely than their op
ponents, and month after month the.
drew closer to the now famous little
city.
Whether their gains were victories
or defeats will only be known afte
the war, when we learn the number o.
killed and wounded they paid fol
each point. They advanced, but wer'
never able to stampede the defenders
Perhaps verdun will be the la
great German offensive. Certainly to
day the Teutons have their hands full
stemming the Russian advance, which
Is penetrating Pennsylvania. and tn,
Anglo-French pounding attack alonl
the Somme.
Austria on Defensive.
The Austrians, who in the latter hal
of May debouched from the Trentin,
and almost gained the foothills an,
smiling plains Of Italy. are also con
tent to stand and ward off the blow
of the Italians, after giving up most o
their gains.
The year saw the Germans los
their CAMERON colony in January
while columns of Belgians, French an,
British close in on the stout defender
of the East African colony, the last o
the kaiser's oversee possessions.
In Mesopotamia the British. pene
trating to within seven miles of Bas
dad. were defeated and forced to re
treat, being finally besieged In Kut-el
Amara on December 10. A relievin
expedition was unsuccessful and o.
April 80 the garrison capitulated.