Bisbee daily review., 1917-07-27
Friday Morning, July 27, 1917.
RUSSIA.

RUSSIA.
 Never in all the history of Russia as a nation have her soldiers under arms behaved disgraceuy are doing at this time Never brilliant daring sol der the Russian has always been a brave in his dogged and ploddng way Back in the days of Peter the Great when Sweden world power under George XII military genius of the first order, the Russians defeated time and again and driven back with great slaughter The very existence of Russia threatened by the victorious Charles in the end the Russian forude staying powers prevailed and Sweden was crushed forever at Pultowa-
 All through the centuries of her existence Russia has been war She has won spectacular vic tory triumphed in daring campaign Ability to stand punishment and back for has been her main asset in Her place one of the worlds great powers buided upon this foundation alone. Her soldiers have always been steady and stubborn and stupid Always they have reached the empires goal through defeat They have their enemies out and then had enough left deliver the final blow.
 Most notable of all these that of the with Napoleon The great emperor destroyed the Russian army at Austerlitz Later he hammered the remnants of army and fresh pieces in sev era smaller soldiers fought brave
  When Napoleon led his invincible armies into Russia he was opposed at Borodino the stubborn battles of that century The Russians fought with the courage despair infantry regiments simply refused to yield Napoleon himself grew sick of the slaughter ordered bayone charge disperse these determined grenadiers Suffering loss of fifty per cent of their the Russians fought while in retreat
 Later, in the Russc-Japanese war, although beaten the Russians not dsgraced. At Port Arthur Muk en the Yalu they fought like brave long and we'll
 During the first two years this soldiers Of poorly squipped ouclassed in artillery and of ammunition fought with stubborn courage. They won great victories the Austrians and, al though always by the Germans they offered de- termined resistance in retreat
 Then the revolution. Liberty, the cherished and priceless heritage of every free and the beautiful dream of every slave last the poor Russian And while the democracy of the world reoiced at this miracle this benefaction the Russian himself became drunken and debauched the intoxicating draught He fit for it than child animal. reasoning being. He listened the wild rawlings cry agtator anarchist and outcast that and proceeded to overthrow authority and defy discipline and organization the winds.
 Germany flooded the disraught country with spies and agents. Riot, rebellion and rapine held sway Then the big of the country began to the front and struggling the brink Russia just beginning find herself when the army cracked like rotten stick.
 In the light of every reason. argument theory and condition this sudden weakness cowardce who have four centuries of stubborn unyeldng bravery behind them, is inexplcable. The Russian bear that walks like man, who fathom him? Who can under stand him? Having his habitation on the borderline between the occdent and the displays the char acterstics of both Shem Japhet yet he the mystery of the He is the uncertain quantity the Great War. If he will do his part Prussian will be crushed within year. If he does not will require two years at least.
 But the present cowardice and utter panic of the Russian armies upses all calculations and conjecures Al precedent of this strange in out nation have been shattered Never the period her serv- tude Russia in such a plight today While there is courage there is always nope but when courage gone either there be a miracle dark plumes and the crash of gravel upon the coffin of the dead.