The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-11-10
English Writer Shows How
Forces Were Swung to
and Fro.
90 Sept. the Fighting Troops There,
Ne Figures, Reached 1869 eataI-
tons-Roumania's Entry
Causes Swift Change.

with their rapid augmentation or
ather side whenever occasion called
for an increase of electives. have been
now Clearly set forth. The figures
xivea refer to the various phases of
the war. starting with the invasion of
Belgium In August, 1914. going right
through the allied offensives of 1915
and 1916. the German operations be-
fore Verdun. the movements on the
RUSSIAN and ROumanian frontiers, and
concluding with the position as ii was
on September this year.
1t will be seen that in 1914 the Ger
mans threw onto the western front,
including the army that forced its way
through Belgium, 1,190 battalions of
Infantry; while on the Russian front,
from which they did not await much
activity, they left only 800 battalions.
BY September this year these totals
had been enormously raised, for on
that date they had on the Franco,Bel-
gian-British front no fewer than L. 1863
battalions, while on the eastern front
they had In position 96J battaIions.
Thus at the present moment they are
employing 2,334 bdttalions on both
fronts, whereas at u e opening of hos
tilities only 1872 we're engaged.
From One side to Other.
A glance at the TOTALS of the battal-
ioAs Ia line on the twp fronts at differ
neriods Of the v ar is interesting
corpor,t,ht how the principal effort of
I'm one of me syt Jung from time to
tents that havoc The other.
the soldiers lifeigium and France
able. The cor.tion of the German
he has poweproke out in August.
men absolutes sian front was left to
he's the kinrtent TO take care OF
the car. vdime the infantry effec-
IL anythinppOsed as follows:
The frs DIVISIONS OF
v.-,,,,,. 4Rgts. each. Baths
varying d front. -. sslk i.ls
ne musti 'front.'. 26h 81
seven meOf the User In November.
minutes. the Germans TO intensity
matchstie the West. They brought
paper Is ,ctives to higher total
surround the same time they were
cot is strner anxious about the Rus
memberind therefore added to the
tail rer their troops on that side.
Is aiwp position as follows:
Divisions Of
H,ba Regis. Baths
a.. tern 'front.'. ....l04ls 1.29
ne ttern 'front.'. 32h 3sq
hand anne the Russian offensive.
are pmpelled Germany TO look
with order to find more troops To
snin' She therefore reduced her
days somewhat on the western
iouad sent them eastward. Mt the
anone bringing some more battal-
\ anon the interior to add to those
III Russian frontier. In September,
Z Why which time the maximum of
ofrman effort had been reached on 5
side. the position stood:
Divisions of
3or Rgts. Baths. {
ne western front......lo l.1oO .
the eastern 'front.'. 70
Verdun was the next great move
aent the Germans had In view, and In
prder TO win victory there they had
,hanged the disposition of their infan- !,
Try electives by bringing many diyi-
lions westward, so that the position IN J
Iune. 1916, was: y
Divisions of
3or4 Rgts. Baths Il
- .ne western front..,.....l25 137s II
IN the eastern 'FRONT.'. As So n
Brings Further CHANCES. Q
A fresh awakening of activity in the /,
inst was accustomed when Roumanio b
ame into the war. -'his brought fur. a
changes in the proportional
myth of the German forces on the =,
pective fronts. In December, 1915 q
~ were as follows:
Divisions of e
3or4 Rgts. Baths
! .ne western front....-..lg 1.sI2
\ the eastern front 500
In July. 1917. which saw the openinp
both British and French offensive
ovements, the Germans were com ="
Med TO REINFORCE their armies on &c
e western front, and this brought ~
TN IL a reduction Of their strength VI
the eastern frontier. The totals
ere then: on
Divs. generally "'
Of 3 Rgts. Baths on
the western front.....155 49, Pc
the eastern front....... ~ sen th,
Owing to events connected with the
volution In Russia, Germany threw No
me more troops into the eastern field oh
operations. and on September / the
uatlon was as follows:
Divisions OF Or
3Rgts. Baths. +
the western front........147 Ie9 ri,
the eastern front...... 90 osz -"
These figures refer merely 10 the
ops engaged In the fighting line. and
We out Of account those In garrison :
the interior of the country, as well .,
those on the lines of comfsunica. sar
= snsslu
It the beginning OF the war tho
sngth of the German battalion w,s
ut l'oo0 men. On the assumptiou A.,
this strength has been maintained ~
correspondents statement hdi. :,
IS the presence of 1.369. 900 German q, :.
BPS on the western front in Septem- Dor
the