Arizona republican., 1917-07-10
SCOTT DECLARES RUSSIAN ARMY |S
 GOING ID FIGHT
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PETROGRAD, July S.-"The Russian army is going to fight. The spirit among the troops everywhere is excel lent. The advance so brilliantly be- gun had every chance for successful continuation" This was the re-assur- ing comment on the Russian military situation made by Major General Hugh L. Scott. chief of the general staff of the United States army on his return tonight from a ten days tour along the southwestern front into Rumania. General Scott described ing detail and with the greatest enthusiasm the Rus sian advance of June 30. which he personally observed at close range rom a point near BrZezany. Few observers" said General Scott, ''have had such opportunity of view ing the active operations of an Euro pean army since the war began. When we arrived at Tarnopol the Russian artillery preparation had been in progress nearly IS hours but we were in time to watch the brilliant climax.
 We journeyed from Tarnopol to the firing line in automobiles and were immediately escorted to the trenches. A tremendous bombardment was in progress and the Austrian lines were DcIlS DdlltItu by d tOnllnuOuS torrent of shells. The point that struck me most forcibly was the accuracy of the Russian fire and the effective con- cealment of their batteries. The Aus trian artillery was good but noticeably weaker.
 The precision and exquisite work ing of the Russian machinery was a marvel to me. Every man was in his place and there was not the slightest sign of insubordination or reluctance among the men, Each officer and I soldier did eagerly and unhesitatingly what he was told The spirit of the men themselves was in favor of an advance.
 We spent the night at the heacs quarters of the sixth corps of the elev- enth army but early in the morning of the next day We returned to the trenches. Clambering out of the trenches into a wheat field on the summit of a ridge overlooking the Austrian positions, we watched the end of the battle
 EThe artillery preparations ceased suddenly, the order to advance was given and the whole Russian line swept forward in perfect unison. . was somewhat dismayed when, in {, short time, l SOW thousands of men pouring back again. But I soon dis. . covered that these men were AuStri- an prisoners who came running with all speed into the Russian lines, ap- parently with single thought, that of surrendering as quickly as possible.
 "The Russian casualties were com paratively slight as it was possible to judge by the small number of ambu- lance wagons which the Russians sent forward"
 General Scott said that the spirit and discipline of the Russian troops during this engagement was merely a : sample of that which he found a tother points on the front The sodiers were 1 ready to advance whenever called up on and the morale of the army in gen. eral was infinitely better than he had i been lei Ito believe in ePtrograd. ! We can count on these people to go on fighting" the general said in con- cluson
 After the stop at CzernowitZ, the capital of Bukowina, the Scott party went direct to Jassy,I the seat of the
 Rumanian government where a lunch con was given in their honor by the 1 king and queen of Rumania, who ex- 1 pressed their appreciation of Americas s entrance into the war. The king told i the general that Rumania would de- ! rive fresh courage from an ally which had the reputation of finishing what it undertook. The party was received for
 mally by members of the Rumanian government and General Scott deliver ed md address before the Rumanian parliament
 Except for a few final conferences with the members of the Russian gov : ernment the work here of the Root i rcr'n' n'issDn virtually has been con
 cluded.