Show FAULT WAS LACK OF BOLDNESS French Military Authority Criticises Russian Commanders Gen De Negrler at one tlmo com manderinchlef of tho French army and a high authority on military mat ters has been studying the history of the RussoJapanese war and has pub lished in a leading review an article In which his conclusions are em bodied They deserve the attention of those who are Interested In the subject to which they relate In Gen Do Negrlers opinion the great mistake mis-take to which moro than any other Influence their unbroken series of defeats de-feats is attributable was that of continually con-tinually acting on the defensive The French writer does not say so but this Is a criticism which applies with equal force to their operations both on sea and land Philadelphia Inquirer In-quirer |