The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-07-27

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II will be necessary, IT was declared
last night TO change the whole Of the
transportation system of France to
meet the new aud utterly unexpected
demands which will be made upon it
to carry out the plans Of the big push.
Recent dispatches from the front in
dictate that General Pershing has found
that the system between his base and
his front is inadequate, and has asked
and obtained permission from the
French government to take over the
whole of the transportation problem
for his command. Speed and efficiency
are considered "a of prime Importance
in the solution Of the problem ahead
Of the American commander. ..
The conditions necessitate modifca-
tons in the system, for France and its
facilities are not American, but soon
there will be a strip Of the United
States from n French port to the Ger
man trenches. T..
American hustle amazes the French,
who no longer talk Of German efficiency
but marvel at American lightning. The
methods Of the medical supply depot
have already been chosen on q grand
scale TO cope with the demands of the
| future big American army in France.
The calculations for the depot have
been partly based on the fact that A.
900 cubic tons Of medical supplies are
required for each army division. The
medical system, resembling the system
"a Il - - a.
win be established near the trenches,
whence the wounded will be transported
without delay TO their ultimate destina-
ton. ..... E1.s s.s..... g.. :
Russian Breakdown .: ,..' T.. &
Dispatches from Petrograd yester-
day told mournful story of heroism
wasted because of the lack of discipline
and the breakdown of the whole Rus
sian front, in spite of local successes
in the Carpathians, where the often
sive has been renewed by some faith
full divisions of the Slav armies. These
had captured two villages and large
number Of Austrian prisoners, but their
right wing is Gin the air., to use a
military term, unsupported by the
troops farther to the north, As a con-
sequence military men do not anticipate
worth while results from their stroke.
Premier Rernesky, the big figure in
Russia in these dark days, is doing all
in his power to meet the crisis and
overcome the dangers that threaten his
native land, the chief of which appears
to come from the spies and German
agents within the country, rather than
the Hun troops without. 1t was Off
cially announced last night that he has
authorized the commanders of his ar
mics to execute without mercy all de-.
serters from the ranks. This move was
taken after an agitation throughout
the nation, demanding that some such
steps be taken, had reached crisis.
Many socialist leaders and extremists
have been arrested and Admiral Raj
yosof has been placed in command of
the Baltic Sea feet. Ffs,a ,
Deserters Are Punished t.a.. D.
The path Of the deserters has not
been smooth, if all accounts are cor.
rect, for when they abandoned Stanis--
lau, Galicia, yesterday without waiting
for the Austrians and Germans to at
tack the city, they were themselves
bombarded by the civilian populace of
the place, who used hand grenades
with great effect upon the fleeing sol
diery. d,
The women of Russia are, however,
making a name for themselves, and
yesterday the official communicate is
sued from PetrOgrad told of the fact
that the famous Death Command
composed entirely of women had been
in Its first engagement near Krevo,
and had covered itself with glory, los.
ing man. of its members.
Berlin officially claimed additional
gains on the eastern front and the
general staff added that the "Russian
armies are apparently utterly crushed,
their rout being complete, German
troops are advancing and have retaken
Tarnopol Stanislau and Nadyorna.
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