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THROUGH GERMAN EYES. THE ARMIES OF AUSTRIA.
EIGHT MONTHS' WAR.
THE FORGOTTEN OFFENSIVE. · ·
GERMAN TROOPS FOR HUNGARY.
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forcos-is-not very well-known in England. The situation of the Austro-Hungariau We ourselves are not at present in touch with them and we have to glean our It is believed in England and at times. information concerning them at second mentioned in the newspapers that some hand. All information in war is uncer people in Germany take a gloomy view tain, and most uncertain of all whore the of the future. I am able to confirm this enemy's dispositions are concerned. The but must also add that these people are following information regarding the very few indeed, although important, Austro-Hungarian dispositions ia not because their number is increasing. They authoritative, and is probably not with belong to the class which has a wider out some insecuracies, but it may be
large and are to be found among business view of things than the population af men, bankers, professors, and, what is more important still, among officers of high reputation and rank.
The most striking feature of the Ger man articles on the first eight months of the war, remarks the Times of April 8th, is the almost complete disappearance of Any suggestion of a German offensive The writers talk a great deal about Ger many's ability to hold out" and the iron wall of her defences, as also about the difficulties and disappoint ments of the Allies, but they seem to have forgotten altogether not only Paris and Warsaw, but the very idea that Germany had any objective at all.”...: -
Most of the newspapers seem to have given for what it is worth in order to FORECAST
adopted the tone of a recent. German sorve as a basis for further investigations, (Light westerly cartoou, which represents Queen Victoria and as a general guide to the situation
winds, froshaning saying to King Edward, Isn't it tor on the Austrian front. Hongkong & Neighbourhood later from N. &riblo The spirit of Bismarck has come to So far as can be ascertained, the 49
The fact is that courage and faith are. E. cloudy, some life again in Germany. A long semi-infantry and 11 cavalry divisions with
official communication from Berlin to which the Austrians took the field have sinking, daily--whether admitted or not the Cologne Gazette takes precisely this been increased since the outbreak of war, not because the present position of their line, sad says that failure to reckon with exclusive of second-line troops, by not armies is unfavourable--no, they are Germany's power of resistance and inner more than on cavalry and seven infantry almost everywhere fighting
the strength was the main British miscal divisions. This would be astonishing wore enemy's soil, and much is made of that it not the caso that weak peace effectives, by the Press and the Government-nor culation. The writer says!-
a shortage of arms and equipments, and because there is a scarcity of anything If King George, who has now an very heavy loasts in the fold have com- exactly just nounced to Herr Lloyd George that for bined to prewent, or, at all events, to ammunition, money and plenty of now, they have food, the sake of a good example he is willing dolay, the expansion of the Army. There soldiers, but because they make compari- to avoid alcohol, had studied Germany were 600,000 Austro-Hungarian prisonersons with their eneurs and find that they. ouly half as well as his father studied in Russia at the beginning of March, and Paris, if Sir Edward Grey bad learnt the figure cannot by now much under also have food, ammunition, money, and METEOROLOGICAL | about Germany from other sources than 800,000. The other casualties have also soldiers, and in any case in larger quan-
the tales of French reporters and unin- been extremely heavy, so that it is prob tities than themselves.
The pressure of the British Fleet in box. structed diplomatists, if Lloyd George able that most of the new troopa which had not rocked luself in the faith that have been raised and trained sine the coming intolerable and gradually cracke his bad copy of German social legislation war began have been required to fill up ing them. Their trade with neutrals 1s had filled the English workmen with gaps, and have not been available for new tremendous, but insufficient to keep patriotic readiness to make sacrifices, formations.
things going for any length of time The 16 Austro-Hungarian army corps know for certain that well-known officers perhaps much would have been different. Their mistake was the supposition that of the peace formation possessed only two have expressed intense disappointment infantry divisions each. There were, with the results achieved up till now. Germany possesses nothing more of Bis-
however, 16 other divisions, the constitu- During the early part of the war officers. marck than his monuments. The truth is
tion of which was either contemplated on did not dream of or dare to use such a now dawning upon them."
mobilization or secured by means of phrase as, "If we should be defeated," Summing up the general situation, the Landwehr or Honvéd formations, and it but now it is quite commun, being even Cologne Gazette still says nothing about appears to be the case that these have been German successes, except that there is to distributed to the Army Corps fairly recently used by the Chief of the Gradd
General Staff. be wonderful unity and economic can evenly at the rate of one division apiece, solidation of the Central European making each corps up to three divisions. Powers after the war, and writes:-
Thero is some uncertainty about this dis- tribution, but apparently the Army Corps stand at present as follows:-
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When our enemies take stocks, they must say that it a bad business, with little grospect of improvement; that there has been an ouormous expenditure without any gain; and that their weak- nesses have been exposed to the whole world, and even her enemics are admit- ting that she posesses resources that were never dreamt of, and that she can neither be arved out nor in any way be seriously hits
VICTORY A METAPHYSICAL NECESSITY." In the course of a similar artiole the Frankfurter Zeitung, which incidentally: includes among British trouble the in Ireland, prospect of revolution produces the new doctrine that the victory of the German people is "a mata phytical necessity." The journal writes:-
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On the whole, it is not possible to find about any European country now on. gaged in the war and this has led to i great deal of mistrust of the statements of the German Press. There is a Damense change in this since the firs three months of the war. When the public heard from travellers and neutrals that there was no revolution in Ireland, that the Colonies were loyal to the Em pire, and that France and England were not quarrelling they began to wonder where and how they could read the truth I have often advised them myself to read neutral papers, degan
One thing, is a great comfort to them they are convinced that the enemy Press, and especially the English, is ten times worse than theirs."Englische Lügen- nachrichten English 6s à mort com hoading in the papers, and the authorities find it wise to deny most of the news appearing in the English Pres
In Düsseldorf, where faith in the Fress of the English airman, the papers report was so badly shaken when, after the visiti ed slight damage, whilst all inhabitants kriew of death and destruction, a basi Dess man said to me, "How is it that England to many respects knows more about us then the majority of the Ger- mans themselves?"
11, 30, 43 16, 35, 28 7, 30, I 3,8, 427 1, 48, 49 18, 47, 417 There remain over two divisions, of If there is any reason in the things which the 23rd was as Przemysl, and the which settle the fates of nations, we may 44th, which may be at Cracow. Of the pevca and mus believe that Providence has new divisions, the 56th is with the VIIIth roserved us for great tasks. We have not Corps the beth was last reported at yet reached the goal of this war, and it Mezolaborez, and the others have not yet is possible this there are still heavy days Including the IL cavalry divisions and
been located. before us. That is no misfortune. Army troops, these forces, wers their would have been a misfortune if we had strengibs complete, would have a fighting won an easy victory, which might have strength of under a million men, but at made as proud, overweening, and arro- the best they are not likely to be more gant. A hard vidtory will preserve to us than two-thirds of this figure, as the dis. German seriousness, and reverence for the integration of Austrian forors after con- ateraal Powers, which stand above the tests with Russians and Serbians is very life of the peoples, and without which all marked. As the Russians have some The same gentleman told me that the this fighting and wrestling would be a 3,000,000 zaen in first line armed with earlier Germany could come to terms modern rifles, and not less than 7,000,000 with her enemies the better, and as the meaningless and desperate chaos."
In order to reconcile other people to the in all, including 2nd line and Opolichenie chief reason of his pessimism he mem- metaphysical necessity" of a German formations, it is clear that the Germans tioned the present reserved and half. vistory, the Frankfurter Zeitung says:- are obliged to support their ally with hearted expressions of high officials and The world will we that we shall not large forces if they wish to prevent him officers in command compared with those They need of the first period of the war. In the misuse our victory, and that the cause of from being overwhelmed. humanity, truth, and justice can nowhere about a million men, if their strengths homes of several of my sequantances be in such good protection as with the were full at first, in Poland, including found neutral papers where four months German people, because, notwithstanding Army Corps made up of the garrisas of ago only German were to be had. The I TETRATURE, in the shida, în dagoras feels and thinks so universally, so justly, ern Galicia, and are apparently ending have a wider view of affairs and to be all national self-confidence, no people and they have wat certain forces to Eastplanation given to me was that they Thorn Graudenz, Posen, and Breslau,
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and so humanely, and so much in the sense of True and gonuine world-citizen- ship as does our people."
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able to comparé.
more. There is one German Corps on the Beskid front, and in East Galicis there
People wonder why almost every are said to be the 1st, 2nd, 24th Reserves, and an Ersatz Corps. The 31st and 33rd official messaga of the Great General In another article, which is rather German Army Corps of new formation Staff indicates gains and advances whilst more optimistic, about the military as ure said to have been at Temesvar some the fighting line is still practically where. distinguished from the metaphysical time ago, while others were exported in T was five months ago, possibilities, the Frankfurter Zeitung this quarter and at Bartifold.
These
CATCHING AT STRAWA d develops a new theory of the Dardanelles reports are, of course, subject to confirma- operations. It is that,
The masses fod great comfort in the Germany tion, but in view of the general situation possesses Belgium and the coast," the round Hungary's borders, the presence of belief that in England racing and boxing Allies desire to soizo Constantinople German troops in increasing numbers in matches are still foremost in the English- and Germany's interests in Turkey as a
this part of the Eastern theatre of war man's mind, and they think that there appears to be more and more probable. will be no difficulty in bringing down a counter-stake.
and cannot easily be secured without people who fail to understand the serious- ness of the present time. When the weakening some other front.
Of the four Austrian Armies, the 1st announcement of the boxing match be- is on the Pilica and the Nida; the 2nd tween Wells and Moran became known in According to the Daily Princetonian, astride the Carpathians on the Dunajec Germany. I was extremely surprised to Professor Robert McNutt McElroy, Head and up to the Deklu Pass; the 3rd facing sex the tremendous effect it had on the of the Department of History of the the Lapkew and the Uzsok Passes; and lower middle class. Why doesn't he Princeton University, has recently accept German, has part of its forces as far east gloves on instead of amusing people, the 4th further east. The latter, mainly go and fight for his country without ed as invitation to spend the first term of the coming academic year in delivering as Stanislau, and there can be little doubt whilst bis brothers are dying in ple that the Russians are assembling a new- public lectures in China upon the develop army to deal with it when the flooded field?" I heard once expressed. ment of constitutional 81
government. He
rivers permit. In these Austris) Armica West will address the Chinese students, off the greater part of the Army Corps are
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What will happen when the plight of: Germany can be hidden no more from the new Republic, Sailing with his family embodied, exclusive of the 15th and 16th Population is very difficult to foreses, but the steamer Mongolia, from San facing Serbia, and it is not clear whence when the Government, in spite of its Francisco en June 12th, he will stop for first-line troops can be taken to meet any marvellously organized grip on the Press, a few days at Honcluh and for six weeks dangers which may threates from else is no longer able to hide the unfavour- where, unless Germany can supply them. able news, the worst side of German in Japan, in which country he is to make it would be a Hindenburg cours to send character will appear. Then all the a brief lecture tour. His first six weeks in China will be sptat in Peking, where troops from East Prussia to Cracow and hatred against the enemies will bo turn- he will give about a dozen lectures, each to advance across the Dunajec to attacked against their own leaders, their own followed by a conference for the more in flank and rear the Russians 'now assail Press for having deceived theis, and a intimate and informal discussion of ing the Carpathian line, but the Russians collapse will almost certainly follow. problems which have appeared in various on the Nida and the Dunajec would not This is also a pronounced opinion in countries in connection with the develop opportunity for an advance. As for the this war will be the doom of German be likely to neglect such a favourable central countries, where it is felt that. ment of free institutions, A short tour of the chief cities of China will then assembly of a Reserve Army at Temesvar. militarism. Many Geraians in the South follow with lectures and conferences for tions, this is a natural step in the eir-lievs that after the war. the German about six weeks in cach place. At the conclusion of the trip, the lectures will cumstances and will help to soothe Hung people will take the upper hand in the
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about its being drawn out too long, and render such a trip possible.
there have been protests against the exaggerated and unnatural hatred of Great Britain. However, the two or the protesters are only likely to bring the rest of the Socialists into still closer relationship with one another, at least for the present-The Times..
tries of the Far East,
Whoever burns the property of peaceable citizens, without good reason is a murdering incendiary, not a soldier, eays Colonel Medicus in the Munich Jeneste. Nachrichten. Tirpitz, Zop pelin, and other Haus should take note f...
the Pulian Alps few troops of the Erst quality are at disposal; whether German or Austrian. It is possible that the five new Austrian divisions Nos. 50 to 55 may be on the Italian front, but this is only
surmise.
If the above reports are correct, the rateresting fact is revealed that there are now seven German Army Corps support ing the Austrians directly, and that this figure may further increase, Litt doubt can in this case be entertained that the Germans anticipats the break-down of the Austrian defence unless strong measures are taken to buttress it up,
.
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