| Show A warning to franch strategists there la Is a general feeling on the ku eu continent that the time lime Is 19 drawing near for france to strike a blow at her eastern neighbor the germans believe that tile w N ar will come as an soon sit as the czar of lie be that hla his forces are arc ready they begard the necessity of defending both t their heir frontiers with the composure which cornea comes from with danger the french on the other hands handa are arc not quite certain that they will ill not be crushed before the russian forces can come to their assistance ass latance A military ol licer captain gilbert in nil an article u written i itten for the nouvelle Nouvel lc re acue ue patis parla expresses similar fears tor for the french army and adviser caution not in going to war but in the movements of the french army lie he points out that franco france must reckon with the italian forces as well just as aa russia will have to meet the th austrians Aust lana rians lie says bays one of the two enemies of germany mit irly russia Is he beyond her reach coin can not lot be crushed A sudden cudden attack on russian territory could not bly lead to ft A decisive issue on tile th other liend russia rusala moves so slowly that it will take six weka before her offensive marches become dangerous to 1 germany germanys germanas Germ anys other opponent france will havo have hor her army ready in twelve days end anti will soon meet the enemy on the frontier germany Germar ils B course Is clearly enough defined she t hc will try to crush one of her enemies first in otiler to throw her whole weight upon the other the first lesson of the german Is contained lei in the legend of the Ifor atil and curatol their defeat in 1806 arid and in the teachings of clausewitz they will turn first agai against the enemy who Is first ready to meet them yet there are people N ft ho fancy that our neighbors will be foolish enough to split their army into two equal parts and to aeng ten to eleven at aimy my corps corpa to east prussia where they would do nothing but force the ru slane elana to put their army in order a little farther inland such a course would force the germans to remain on the defensive throughout gout the whole campaign but they will not be so BO foolish they will be content to send three army chips and a few cavalry divisions against the russians to hold the latter in chock check while reserve and landwehr landu u titer dh divisions ismons are arc being formed their army will solely form the support of the austrian forces the landwehr will ill bo be sufficient to defend the country against cossack expeditions and nothing more aeilous need be expected during the first six alx weeks 01 the part of 1 ursla the whole remaining forces of the 0 germans armans seven seventeen teen army corps corpa ared and seven cavalry divisions dIvis lons will util be immediately sent against our northern frontier this army such ate a even napoleon never commanded u will ill seek to strike a decisive blow within a month six dell dab after we are arc beaten this standing army will be opposed to the russians Itus slana the reserves and landwehr Landwe lir will march figal list us and will be assisted by tour four or five italian corps we must remain on the defensive until our allies can call push their forces forward tile Hoi cologne thinks captain gilbert underrates underrated under rates th the russians Kuae iona their army Is already posted so EO near the german that germany can not hope to crush france be foro she turns against she w have to attack both enemies with ith equal vigor |
