The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-03

French and Russian front, total or
| 1913 divisions. BY hurting 96Es OF
these divisions against the French
| she counted on speedy crushing Oh
France and then by hastily transfer
ring them to the Russian front where
she had originally sent only 26fs
divisions on ending the war on both
fronts in her favor.
The unexpected resistance which
Germany met with on both fronts ana
the delay caused by the Belgians.
ended forever Germany's dream. She
was forced to begin Immediately the
increasing of her divisions on both
the French and the Russian fronts
to meet the steady increase there in
the allied armies. Both in the per-
centage of increase in fighting forces
on both fronts and in the degree of
concentration for special offensives,
the statistics show that Germany has
ever made her greatest efforts
against the French front The gradual
increase in the German fighting
forces on both the French and Rus
sian fronts, together with the con-
centrations made for all the big
offensives on both fronts is shown
in the following table:
August, 1914, Germany's principal
effort on western front-Num Der diY1-
sions western front, 961k. four regi-
ments each, 1,190 battalions; num-
Der divisions Russian front, 261a,
four regiments each, 322 battalions;
total electives, 1923 divisions or 1912
battalions.
Battle year, November 1914. con-
centration western front-Number
divisions French front, 104R, four
regiments each, 1898 battalions;
number divisions Russian front, 321s,
four regiments each, 399 battalions;
total effectives. 1877 divisions or 1900
battalions; increase, IA divisions or
| $50 battalions.
End Russian campaign, September
1915, maximum effort against Russia
Number divisions French front.
1913. three or four regiments each,
lE12O battalions: number divisions
Russian front, 81, three or four regi
ments each. 7S0 battalions; total
electives, 40 divisions or 1900 bat
battalions.
talions: increase, 33 divisions or 208
verdun attack June 1916, maximum
effort against French front-Number
divisions western front, 1875. all three
regiments each, 1875 battalio1s:
number divisions Russian front, 49,.
all three regiments each. STA bat
talions: total electives, 173 divisions
or 1850 battalions; increase, divt-
sions or so battalions.
December, 1916, new offensive
against Russia and Roum ania-Num-
Der divisions western front, 129,
three regiments each, 1872 bat
taIions: number divisions Russian
front. 70. three regiments each. 500
hattalions: total electives, 20S div1-
sions or 2211 battalions; increase, SIS
divisions or 261 battalions.
July, 1917. end Franco English
spring Observation-Disclosures divisions
western front, 155, mostly regi-
ments each, 1,456 battalions: num-
Der divisions Russian front. 70. most
ily 3 regiments each, $50 battalions:
total electives. 234 divisions or 2.316
battal'ons: increase, 26 divisions or
105 battalions
September 1917, German counter
ofrensives Russian front-Number
divisions western front. lat, mostly
3 regiments, 1859 battalions: num-
Der divisions Russian front, %, most
" 3 regiments. es5 battalions: total
electives. 23o divisions or 1884 bat
talions: increase, divisions or IS
battalions.
The entrance Of the United States
into the war with the increase OF
electives which it means on the
certain that Germany must continue
the French front.