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BOOTHS
IBUDNOS
PLACED ON GREAT WAR
BY RUSSIAN STRATEGIST
Colonel Shumsky's Fore-
cast, Based on First-hand
. Knowledge of East Zone,
Looks Toward Speedy
Ending of Struggle.
By LIEUTVCOL. ROUSTAM BEK
r In lh Nw "roth Horald.
r NEW YOttK. March 1.
rTha famous RusBlan military expert.
ICblbnel Shumtky, has openly declared In
tientilan preys that tho present war
iwllrjii over In six months.
r A man of irrent experience nnd strnteRl.
cal knowledge, wlio has nevr been guilty
iof putting forth exaggerated statements
In connection with the situation In tho
jfwaf areas, calmly and Jlrmly announces
'this conclusion. Studying tho Ideas of
' my nusslan colleague's, I come to this
, Lji(AtrtM tti t rt1rtl Ut4t ilr t Vire t nlrnn
ithe most remote date nt which tho end
&of this terrible World-drama may bo ox-
8 pectod.
ft'"My personal opinion Is that wo shall
securo a triumph over our enemy earlier
t'than tho dato fixed by my distinguished
!' compatriot. I will give briefly my rea
sons for this view.
NUMBERS AND VlCTOtlY.
'The most skilful manoeuvring In tho
battlefield In a modern war would be ai
rway secondary to the moral superiority
off the army and the nation concerned as
lwoH as the equlptricnt and the number of
the troops. The preponderance of men is
a most Important factor In the present
iX war, and In this lies the real superiority
(i , or the Allies over their enemies.
.-,- Clauzewttz himself hos acknowledged
It, and In his books It Is premised that
"the number of tho fighters presages tho
victory superiority of forces Is Itself a
p base of 'Victory In tactics ns well as in
. atrategy." Thus we can say that the for-
ef',mula ''superiority In forces" was tho
rvma-ln base of the creators of the German
(y. plan of campaign.
gV ino lamous von aiouxe saiu, -we
gJrnust concentrate the most numerous
STforces, find tho enemy, and by the pre-
j -. nnnrlAranpA nf nur trnnnn rlpfpnt lllm lit-
i. .! l t h.a .. ttin iwn,tf nt f Vi a nnf.
'-man General Staff for two years before
&' the war wo shall note that vpeclal laws
tTVero adopted In Germany In order to In
crease the army as much as possible.
' The Germans have followed the doctrine
'of Von Moltke. They have found the
armies of their enemies, but they have
been unable to defeat them; on the con
trary, they were defeated themselves.
' The first successful movement of the
Gorman army on Paris depended, as I
havo more .than onco pointed out, on tno
preponderance of the number of their
troops, nnd their defeats on tho Marno
and Yser brought about the numerical su
periority of tho Allies. That Is now fully
acknowledged, and It wilt aUo be acknowl-
:edged that the inferior numDer or tno
forces of our enemy. In comparison with
the number of the Russians, caused the
German failure on the River Bzura.
The enemy's only chance of victory Is
M, for the German and Austrian armies
,i greauy 10 increase me numuer ui uioir
forces. Can they succeed In this?
5" The Austrlrn Government has issuea
fc'an order prohibiting the retirement of
Territorial reservists who 'have attained
8UVS DittVK LWADE118 BACK
ON foiST PRUSSIA FRONTIER
Petrofcrod Onidtlty Reports Gains of
Prom 2 to 11 Miles.
FETnOORAD, March 1.
The Gorman Invasion of Poland north
of the Vistula nivar appears to have been I
shattered. Judging from today's official '
reports. Tho Russians, on the offensive
along the entire front from the Ntemen
to the Vistula, are dealing heavy blows
to tho forces of Field Marshal von Mln. i
dcnbtirg, the War Office states. I
Official reports assert that In some sec
tors the Germans have been driven back
11 miles. In others, where the counter
attacks wcro violent, two to throo miles
were gained.
In the I'rznsnVsz realon. where thn
troops of Grand Duke Nicholas have
driven a wedgo Into the German centre
and are advancing toward the Hast Prus
sian frontier again, tho Russians nre cap
turing village after village, taking from
too to S00 prisoners In each, Przasnysz It
relf has been reoccuplcd.
As n result of the fighting of the last
five days more than 18,000 prisoners havo
fallen Intif Ruislan hands, The Germans
have also lost many guns,
The Russian successes In the Przasnysz
sector have, as ivns predicted, forced the
retirement of the Gcrmons before. Osso
wllz, according to tho latest reports re
ceived nero. ueforo Grodno tho Germans
are also weakening and the Russians are
massing attacks upon their foes. The
Grodno garrison Is nsslstlng In the oper
ations. In this sector the Germans en
countered enormous difficulties In enter
ing Russian torrltory Thoso taken pris
oners say that several German corps have
exhausted their ammunition.
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FRENCH MARINES PUT
ABOARD DACIA; CASE
! UUIiS IV l'ttlZ,L LUUIll
BRITISH STRIKERS DELAY
SAILING OF STEAMSHIPS
Dockyard Laborers Demand Increase
in Pay During War Period.
LONDON, March 1. A dispatch from
Chntham eays that tho Government dock
yard Inborers demand an Increaso of $1.20
per week for each man during the period
of tho war, owing to tho Increased cost
of living. The men describe tho grant
of an Increase of one shilling' per week
as niggardly and refuse to accept It.
Colne, Lancashire, report that the
strike of weavers In the Colne Valley
against tho demands of their employers
that they work overtime to fill tho orders
piling up because of the war will continue.
Offers of extra pay for overtime work
hnvo been rejected by the strikers.
The American liner Phlliidelphia, held
up because of the strike, .vlll sail from
Liverpool today.
The Atlantic Trnnsport liner Minne
apolis, from Now York to Plymouth, ar
rived yesterday two days late, owing to
a heavy etorm encountered.
Tho Minneapolis hnd the name of her
port of registry screened, and the name
"VUtabult" was painted on her bow.
CECIL CHESTERTON
English writer who will opposo
Dr. H. II. Ewers in a debate on
tho war hero tonight.
CHESTERTON JOLTS CRITIC
JAPANESE FLEET CALLED
FACTOR IN FALKLAND'S FIGHT
Laughs at British Ambassador's
Repudiation of Official Status.
Cecil Chesterton, Kngllsh publicist,
laughed at the Ilrltlsh Ambassador this
morning, because tno latter Issued a
statement from tho Embassy at Washing
ton, repudiating Chesterton ob an author
ized representative of the Government.
"I wish to state as emphatically as pos
sible," ho said, "that of course I have no
connection with the Government.
"Any one who understands tho niceties
of Ilrltlsh politics before the war," bo
explained, "would havo laughed nt tho
mere suggestion that I represented the
British Government. 1 am perhaps the
last person the Government would have
selected to corao here and represent them.
I hod beeh a violent enemy of the British
Government beforo the war. It was I
who exposed the Marconi scandal. I was
practically prosecuted by the Government
during the hearings. For the time at
least, the war lias carried away all par
tisanship, nnd I speak simply ns any
Englishman might In defense of his coun
try. 1 have never consulted any one con
nected with tho Government about It."
Mr. Chesterton will lecture on "Cathol
icism nnd Democracy" In tho Bellovun
Strntford tomorrow, under the auspices
of the Ladles of Charity.
ALLIED FLEET SMASHES
FORTS IN DARDANELLES
British Seacraft Not Sufficient to De
feat Von Spee, Berlin Says.
BERLIN, March I.
According to Information received here
today the defeat of the German squadron j Elizabeth Is leading the attack, the bottle
under Admiral Graf von Spee near the
Continued from l'mre One
gun range, the larger lighting units ara
hammering at tho Turkish forts from a
distance. Turkish shells fired In reply
nro falling short of their mark. As at
Pedd-El-Bnhr and Ct.po Hellcs, tho Queen
Falkland IslandB was accomplished by
tho combined efforts of a Japanese and
British fleet. This Is a now version of
hlpB closing In and finishing the work
after tho dreadnought has virtually dis
mantled a fort.
Artillery detachments which landed on
tho European side of the entrance nnd
Minister of Marine An
nounces Refusal to Rec
ognize Legality of Trans
fer of Captured Steam
ship Sold by Germans.
PARIS, March 1.
French marines were placed upon the
American steamship Uacla at Brest to
day to relievo for active duty the sailors
nf tho cruiser that captured the formAr
Hamburg-American ship at sea.
Tho Information was given out at the
Ministry of Marine today that France
will refuso to recognize tho legality of
tho transfer of tho Dacla's registry, but
definite announcement to this effect wlli
not bo mndo until the sitting of a prlxt
court at Brest this week.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 1.
Tho Stte Department has not yet re
ceived confirmation of tho seizure of tho
steamship Dacla by tho French. It Is ex
pected that this will be brought to the
department's attention by tho present
American owner of tho vessel, E. N.
Breltung, of New York, who will roquest
the department to make representations to
tho French Government requesting the
release of tho ship,
This Is really a mere formality, for, of
course, tho Dacla will bo placed before a
prize court. Tho United States could not
properly tako action snvo, perhaps, to re
quest that the proceedings be axpcdlted.
After tho decision Ib rendered, tho
United States may, If It deems best, make
representations to tho French Government
protesting against tho ruling of the court
as Involving a denial of Justice to an
American citizen. The matter thus might
be settled through diplomatic negotiations
or It might bo presented to an Inter
national tribunal.
However, tho Government's part in this
Issue cannot develop before tho decision
of the court, and since tho Ship Purchase
bill Is nlrcndy apparently defeated, of
ficial 'Washington, at this time, Is not
manifesting much Interest In the Dacla
cuae.
AUSTRO-GERJIANS HAMMER
FOE AT WYSZKOW PASS
the battle, all the credit for which has ' " "PnPeJri"s'i,tt,nd f10" nnfc'3 Ver
, , . . .. ,., . . , . . the captured Turkish positions aro mov
been claimed by the British Admiralty g northward to attack Kllld Bahr from
for tho ships of Vice Admiral Sturdee. i the renr
:the age of IS year3, -whllo the German
51. Jabout 13,000 men of tho Landsturm.
C nrimT t, nncnnVKO
u tvxiXJUlli jhcar.ihY.a.
The Germans formed 28 army corps
fe-from reservists not more than 32 years of
!itge.- Other reservists were to be used
so'nly tp replaco losses and for service In
S'the rear.
V,, During tho six months of war tho Ger-
fiMiail tl.t.lj', UI.V.. uttlfi, WW ,a ...w....-
ttlon, has lost z.uoo.ow or us Dest men.
lioso have been replaced by men of tho
'Landsturm. It Is clear, therefore, that
the German army In these circumstances
has been getting steadily worse In regard
to military quality.
V The German army corps had hitherto
been composed of two divisions, whllo tho
army corns of tho other countries have
always had three divisions. Now Ger
many also has formed her army corps of
throo divisions, and the third is a Land-
'.sturm. The German army by this system
will be Increased one and one-half times.
If we consider the German regulnr field
armies as consisting of 2,250.000 to 2.600,000
'men, it will be seen that, thanks to the
new method, this Increase can be very
considerable. But If we take note of the
2,000.000 losses which tho Germans havo
Buffered, we shall perceive that there will
foremaln In Germany only 2.000,000 men of
athn Landsturm. or only sufficient to enable
.Germany to continue the war, even In the
inmost favorabla circumstances, for a pe
Krfod of six months.
Si After six months Germany will bo In a
k'. state of such exhaustion that she will be
feunabla to replace tho losses of her army,
Steven with the most Incapable reservists.
The Hanover Hurler has received from
Its correspondent at Pekln the following
Japanese report of the battle, printed
in a newspaper there:
"The prestige of tho white man again
has been considerably lowered by the
naval battle off Falkland Islands. Tho
unondlng rejoicing at Kioto, Toklo nnd
Yokohama does not refer to tho destruc
tion of the weak German forces, but
to the part played thcro by the Jnpaneso
fleet."
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GREAT FRENCH ARMY ATTACKS
GERMANS IN CHAMPARNE
Berlin Reports Repulse of Enemy in
Desperate Assaults.
BERLIN, March 1.
Sunday's fighting In the western theatre
of war was tho ercost that has murked
operations for the last two months. Tho
French army, In Its attempts to cut
through the German lines In Champagne
and In the Argorinc, Is using great
numbers of men and mnklng numerous
attacks.
Today's official report from the German
General Staff states that In the face of
the fighting In the Chnmpagne. at least
two French army corps, or 80,000 men,
repeatedly attacked tho German posi
tions, but were everywhere repulsed.
Between tho Argonne nnd Vnuquols the
French made five separate attacks, all of
which were repulsed with heavy losses.
In the eastern theatre of war Kusslan
attacks In Northern Poland were repulsed.
FRENCH SEIZE CHILIAN SHIP
BERLIN, March 1. The Chilian steamer
Hancagna, bound for Venice, Italy, with
a cargo of Baltpeter has been seized by
Ftanch warships, the official German
news agency announced today.
Turkish losses In tho bombardment thus
far total G0O0 dead and wounded, accord
ing to a cablegram from Salonika today.
Troop trulnB from Constantinople nro
clogging the railways on the European
side and tho Turkish wounded Ho behind
the forts without medical nttention.
Dispatches from Athens say that, when
Anglo-French forces wcro landed to take
possession of tho silenced Turkish forts
the found a sce of such carnage as had
seldom been witnessed upon a field of
battlo.
Excavations 70 feet wide nnd 00 feet
deep had been torn up by tho bursting of
tho shells; guns hnd been shattered, the
fragments tearing nsunder tho bodies of
the Turkish artillerymen In the forts.
Magazines hnd been exploded, sending a
storm of exploding shells and wreckage
through the steel and concrete mnsonry.
GERMANS PREPARE FOR BIG
ASSAULT ALONG YSER
Dutch Experts Declare Other Opera
tions Are Mask for Great Attack.
AMSTEUDAM, March 1.
Another titanic struggle is developing
along the Yser River. The transportation
of Gorman troops through Alx-la-Chap-pello
hns ceased after two weeks' activity
and It Is believed here that tho forces
sent to the Flanders front have cen
centrnted for a terrific attack.
Violent Fighting Also Continues
Around Stanislau in Gnlicia.
BERLIN, .March 1.
Importnnt battles, In which German
troops nre co-operating with the Aus
trlans, nre now In progress In the Cnr
pathlans near tho Wyszkow Pass nnd
south of'tho Dnelster around Stanislau, It
was announced In an official statement to
day. In Western Gallcla, artillery duels havo
been resumed.
Recapture of Stunislau nnd Kolomca.
Important railroad centres In Gallcla,
from which tho Russlnns hnd been driven
during tho past fortnight, were announced
yesterday by Pctrograd officials.
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March
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Newspapers Voice Public Demand
for Repeal of Full Crew Laws
Public sentiment, as expressed by the newpapeij,over
whelminglv favors the repeal of the Full Crew excess
man crew ' Laws.
On February 14th, the railroad- of Penrusylvnrua and Now
Jersey frankly and fearlessly submitted to the Court of Pubhc
Opinion the reasons why these laws, which unnecessarily burden tho
people, should be repealed.
On this presentation of facts newspapers havo tahen position.
Editorials to ihe number of 199 have so farcome to tho attention
of the Railroads' Executive Committee. These group tho news
papers on the proposition as follows :
For Repeal . . . 162
Against Repeal . . 10
Neutral 27
Following arc excerpts from various newspapers:
Honest Proposition
Here is a perfectly fair and honest
proposition that ought to receive the at
tention of the Legislature, and no doubt
the great majority of the legislators arc
perfectly willing to consider it Even
ing Times, Trenton.
Deprives Others of Jobs
The entire act is based upon a false
economic principle that work can be
made by legislative edict. To make a
job for one man where there is no serv
ice to perform means depriving another
man of a job where service under nor
mal conditionsiS needed. Herald,
Waynesboro, Pa.
Public Mightily Interested
In the last analysis the public pays the
bill, and the public is, therefore, mightily
interested in the present attack on the
Full Crew bill. Gazette and Bulletin,
IVilliamsport, Pa.
Worse Than Useless
The Full Crew Law is one of the
pieces of legislative folly for which the
people are now paying in the form of
advanced freight and passenger rates.
It compels the railroads to pay men
whom they do not need, men who are
worse than useless because their idle
ness is demoralizing to the whole work
ing force. National Stockman and
Farmer, Pittsburgh.
For Future Good
The course now being pursued by the
railroads should eliminate forever the
mischief-making elements which are re
sponsible for the full crew impositions.
Morris County Press, Morristown,
N.J.
Railroads Congratulated
Undoubtedly this is a good move and
one for which the Pennsylvania and its.
associate companies should be congratu
lated. National Labor Tribune, Pitts
burgh. Unnecessary Men
From no source does it seem to be
successfully maintained that all of the
men now employed on trains are neces
sary to safety in operation. Leader,
Johnstown.
Wipe the Law Off
A vigorous, common sense argument
is that presented in behalf of the rail
roads endeavoring to secure a repeal of
the Full Crew Law. The measure should
be promptly wiped from the statute
books. Record, Summit, N. J.
Repeal Fully Warranted
It would seem as if the action to be
taken in the attempt to repeal the so
called "Full Crew" Law 'vas fully war
ranted. Dispatch, Erie.
Fifth Wheel Men
These men are of no more use than a
fifth wheel to a coach. Their presence
on the trains is in no way helpful. It is
rather detrimental than otherwise to the
efficiency of the service. Sunday Dis
patch, Philadelphia.
People Favor Repeal
The railroads not alwavs rirht are
absolutely right in asking for the repeal
of the Full Crew Law, and we believe the
people of the State will favor the action
taken by the railroads. Independent,
Collegeville, Pa.
Economically Unsound
The Full Crew Law is economically
unsound, It provides for employment
and payment of men who perform no
useful function. Tribune, New York,
Justice in Repeal
When all sides shall have been heard,
it is not too hazardous to predict that the
Legislatures of both States will recog
nize the justice of the appeal and re
trace a stco which was taken improvt-
dcntly and without full knowledge of th
facts. Public Ledger, Philadelphia.
Evidence to Public
The public is ready to hear the evi
dence and it is up to the parries con
cerned, the railroads and the trainmen,
to submit their briefs. This the rail
roads are doing and to their credit, be
it said, in an open and above-board man
ner. Daily Republican, Milhrille, N. J.
Confidence in People
We have full confidence that the peo
ple will see the point and have their rep
resentatives in the two legislatures re
peal the Full Crew Laws. Evening
Star, Philadelphia.
Law Makes Drones
A Full Crew Law is a law to mulct
railroads and make them throw away
money to maintain drones. The Sun,
New York.
Justice Demands Repeal
The law was simply a sop to the
labor vote. Common justice demands
the repeal of the "Full Crew" Law of
New Jersey. Gazette, Spring Lake,
Right Attitude Taken
The proposition of the railroads o
Pennsylvania to submit the question of
the repeal of the Full Crew Laws to the
public, because the latter is vitally inter
ested in this problem, is only another in
stance of the change which has taken
place in the attitude of many of the
great business corporations of the coun
try which are semi-public in their char
acter. Times, Monongahela, Pa,
Most Impressive
As for the appeal of the railroads
against the extra or Full Crew Law, it
must be said that it is presented with a
force of facts and figures and a direct
ness of reasoning that is most impres
sive. Intelligencer, Lancaster, Pa.
Common Sense Action
Repeal the Full Crew Law in the name
of common sense. Plain Dealer, Phila
delphia. Turn On the Light
The fact that the opponents of the re
peal of the Full Crew Laws object to the
light, that they do not want popular dis
cussion, is very strong evidence in itself
that they have a case that will not stand
the light. Morning Sun, Baltimore.
Objectionable Legislation
It follows that the Full Crew Laws are
class legislation of a particularly objec
tionable kind. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Rectify Grave Error
Pressure is being brought upon our
Legislature to repeal the Full Crew Law.
It js to be hoped that a grave error will
be rectified. The law has promoted
neither safety nor efficiency. Loss of
life has actually increased. Town and
County, Pennsburg, Pa.
Get Laws Repealed
There should be comparatively little
difficulty in getting the Full Crew Laws
of this and neighboring States repealed
by an appeal to public opinion. Record.
Philadelphia.
By repeal of the Full Crew Laws there is no purpose to lay off men
whose services are necessary to adequately man trains. Let tiiat be under
stood. The object is merely to eliminate men for whom thero is no real work
and for whom jobs exist only by edict of law.
The railroads believe that the people will Join in this fight for repeal
of laws which put unnecessary burdens upon the public. They ask all
citizens to help by communicating in person, by letter or otherwise with
their elected representatives at Harrisburg and Trenton. This should
be done now.
SAMUEL REA,
Pinlitat, PidditU anU Railroad
.DANIEL WILLARD,
PratldtDt, Baldmcn and OUo tUtlraad
THEODORE VOORHEES,
Prtld.ot, PhlUdtlpUa asd R.dln Railway
R. L, O'DONNEL. ChaJrmn.
ExacutW CammltUa. AiacaUd Rallrsada of Pona.rlTauU and Now Jotaar.
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