The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-25
ny JOSEPH vEksIER sHAPLEN

Onitrd Press Correspondent
tCovyrfEfrt. 1918. by tho United Prorsso
Q3y Main
STOCKHOLM. July L--Ahho tho
fourth year Of the war WAS marked
by tho complete Reorganization Of
Runssia. both mititsriiy and political
~. the country was really out of tho
war In 1915. when more than a mill
hrn soldiers doscrt1d from tho army.
Only the czllrint censorship prevent
ed the truth from becoming known TO
the world nj that utna-
The trvm~ndous shaking up Of the
already dirorEsnincd national fabric
caused by tho revolution. IN addition
10 tho many complications. both In.
tarnal and external. from which tho
revolution found its-if unable 20 es.
ospc-when poano was most needed
In order To solve th~so numerous
problems and repair the terrible con.
sequences OF war--op~nsd the road
IN Bolsh~virn and threw Rnnsia into
the clutches OF German Imperialism.
whose seal was finally set with the
Rrost IAtovHk treaty
10 far ss military operations In the
year ieiT.is are coneorDod. there
were hardly any worth tho name,
with tho exception 81 Korniloffs
drive toward Halioz. which really b..
longs 20 the end 81 tho third year Of
the war This offensive. which was
carried out largely on account 81
pressure brought To bear by the al.
lied representatives In Petrosrad,
was ai first most sucooaHfui The
Russians captured kalush and had
advanced a. FAR az the suburbs Of
ilalicz Thon they were hurled back
by German r~iuforc.m.ntA who no;
only rooAptured Tarnopol. bat thu
ontiro triangle Of volynian fortrossor
-Royno. Duono and Lutsk.
Bonst for RsS.hcvi.m
The dlsorraniEation OF the Rus.
stan army now appeared complete.
The failure OF tho offensive proved
To b. a great boost for BolaheviAm
ard Kornfloffs subsequent advance
upon rotrograd served In pour oil on
the Boishevibi flames shortly be.
fore the latter circumstance. Riga
had been taken. and korniioff had
teen aosusod Of deliberately surrcD.
derinx u In order 60 arouse antiiaol-
nhevtk resentment and halt tho
growth Of Holsb~y1k propag anda-
These events. plus the German nj
,acks under t1nHingrri. prior To Kor.
niiofrs drfv. for Hl.iicz. and which
tho Russians with considerable lo~-es
narriod. finished their military op-r
atoms for 1917
A for naval operations. the Ger.
mars. utilizing Riga as bar. hand
ed troops ard occupied o~s~rl. Moon
and Dabso Islands At tirsi th-y
Ei,oo-ef-d IN bo,fiing up IN. Russian
fleet. bat the latter. by really eiov.
er mancuver. managed to escape
from tho p~rtlous Moon sound.
The end OF 1917 Jaw the triumph
Of the Bolah~yiki and the separate
all its disastrous consequence. Rua-
sta lost Poland. LAthuania. tho Baltic
provfnr~r. Ukraine. Bsru1arahta. rim,
land and part Of tho Caucaaus And
tho in~wrr In tir- last named arr like
~ TO irrrr~aan. In view az the general
I'm that quarter. this
dissolution 81 tho regional govern
ua~rt op~utnE the road TO Turkish
agxTrszions
Bix Las ~ Toertiory
Tho appalling character Of ti,cs~
in@@os In evident whcu u IL consider
ed thar they comprise T0T 900 square
v.rsts q. vrrst Is 80 Of a rnile) Of
territory. with q population ~ 90.
900 900 This d~cr~sa1 IN thu area 81
~, Russian republic IL slightly less
than 90 per cont. hut thr lort prov
inces arc the most fertile and most
popuious in the entir. country
Tho Ion, territory had total bread
and potato production. coneo rvniivc-
~ estimated. Of 2.sos.0o0 600 pubs
"A ptd. or pood. 10 ss.o7 pounisJ In
other wor,is. tho arahle AREA 10 r..
~ p-r cent
In railways tho losses represent
1850 vcruts. out II total Of 5000.
or about orr fourth. This loss Is
even morn serious than tho mileage
figures Indicate. inaHmuch as the
surrendered territory includes many
OF RussiR's most important railway
functions.
Prior tn ta~ war. Russia's total an
nuai production IN manufactures
was 2.s00 900 900 ruhleH "a ruhle
equals 5iI centsl. tho number Of
workrnen employed was 2n7s 200.
and tho nunrtpcr M machines in use
WINS 1 abT 900 Tho reductions now
represent s25 900 600 rublcs. $4,000
workulon and 57s 900 machinoA or.