Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27
STORIES OF THE WAR
The Effect Upon Aus.ro-Hunsary.

The closing days of 1916 found Aus tria Hungary more or less in the po- Sition she was in at the end of 1915. The resources of the dual monarchy, men and material alike, were further depleted by military operations, but the nature of the demands made by war upon all belligerents is such that Austria Hungary has not suffered more than her antagonists, it is de- clared.
 While the Austro- Hungarian losses in men have been heavy, there is no reason to believe that the army has Depreciation in numerical strength has been attended by great improve ments in organization and leadership. The lessons brought by the war have been eagerly employed. The capacity of the officer has been heightened, and the almost complete merger of the army with the German forces co-op- erating with it has resulted in uni fornity of action which the arrange mentS obtaining at the outbreak of war. could not effect. At the lower eastern RuInanian front it is impossi- ble today to find a tactical unit of un- mixed Central troops Germans and Austro-Hungarians may in turn out n number one another in a larger organ iZatio, may be commanded by either a German or Austro-Hungarian officer the fact remains that they are a unit getting orders from the same head
 
 common purpose.
 Several trips to various German and Adstro- Hungarian fronts have shown the Associated Press correspondent that relations between the AuStro Hungarian and German soldiers are the best They may be found togeth- CT in the same artillery position and the same firing line. Usually keen rivalry exists between them, military necessity thus providing for new in centiVe to do the best
 A new feature of the European war in 1916 was the participation on the Dobrudja and Russian fronts by Otto man troops Recurring mention of them in the official war reports shows that the Turk is proving If great value even here.
 The year made heavy demands upon Austria Hungary's supply of war ma scarcity in copper and tin has been met by employing iron and other available metals Though copper government, and even church bells melted. down, the shortage in such metals has so far not affected the war copper, brass, tin, and nickel articles are being exchanged for similar arti- cles made of iron, and it is considered as altogether .unikeY that tho ast man woud fire a cartridge made from the ast candestick in the monarchy. as the saying goes.
 The clothing of the troops remains fairly good. The fact that old tex tiles are again and again converted into new. fabrics has robbed the Aus tro-H Hungarian army of the neatness its -fpike gray? uniforms gave it two years ago, Then the Austro- -Hungar- ian army was probably the best dress ed in all Europe. Today this is no longer true.
 Footwear continues to be excellent. The country has large stocks of cat tie and good -tanneries- While leather has risen enormously in price, the ar my still wears the best shoes in the country.
 Food is more plentiful at the front than in the rear, due in the main to the measure that from a district de- clared a war gone no food of any sort may be exported to the hinderiand. The men receive their former rations of bread and meat. Meatless days are unknown at the actual front. The war has not been without its effect upon the mind of the Austro-