ARMIES ON THE TWO GREAT FRONTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3999, 4 August 1915, Page 5

ARMIES ON THE TWO GREAT FRONTS.

CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN Til ALOES. ALLIES’ APPARENT INACTIVITY . lIISSiSSED. i m ill-fee use m Russia. PLEASING STATEMENT-BY THE AMBASSADOR. (iIvILMAX ATTEMPTS TO PIiOMOTE LLL-FEELIXU. , (United Press Association.—Copyright.A (lieceived August -j, 11.25 p.m.)

LONDON. August d. Count Beuckendorf (liussian Ambassador), interviewed, said 31 had been said that tlie Russian public Loped for a strung ( f fensiye in the west while the Germans were making* an onset i Poland. “This may be so," he said, “but not a trace of illi ‘ling has been manifested and the sober view, which considers i. !y military possibilities, has always prevailed. Nowhere 1. es the colossal effort Britain and Prance are making at the BarduiieUes been more upprecinted than in Buraia. The temporary retreat from Boland has in no way affected the wondrous solidarity of the Allies.'’ ’‘The Times," ( ommeiitiiig on the passage of a IVtrograd official message suggesting active co-operation between the Allies, opines that ! bare must be mine lack of co-ordination bei ween the responsible military authorities east and west if the publication of such official statements is really necessary. .During the winter and spring the German armies in the west stood id about 75 per centum of their war establishment, which is approximately two millions, and they have quite recently I ecu brought to full war strength. If a few Army Corps have been transferred to the Eastern theatre the effective strength remaining in the west is still greater than at the time of the Allies’ attacks in Champagne and the Artois and on the British front then' is no evidence that the German strength ii> the west has weakened. A very large share of the recent operations in the east was due to the Allstro-llusigarian armies. The British and Breach Governments ought to issue a. statement showing the distribution of Germans on the western and eastern fronts, and should immediately establish closer relations with the .Russian Staff. IMr Asquith ought to statu explicitly what Wo are doing .no! what we hope to do. JXrliamcnt ought also to he resummoned immediately to initiate legislation increasing the acreage under foodstuffs. Finally if we are to retain the confidence of the Allies. v.*e must declare, every man of military age' liable for military‘servee. id'’rograd reports that the ' A’m oe Weniva ’ draws attention to Germany’s efforts to sow mistrust among the Allies and says Paris and London are swarming with the Kaiser's secret * gents, who are assiduously pouring the poison of distrust and suspicion into the minds of the public. In "France, these agents say “a year has passed and the English are still only preparing for war. and of our 900 kilometres’ front they hold only a'laughable section of 40 or 50 kilometres. ’’ Such an agitation is clumsy, but is busy producing a certain impression. In Russia the agents say, “hitherto the Russians have borne the major burden of the war and the losses sustained by our Allies are smaller than those of the Russians.’’ The cowardly insinuate ms of the German agents regarding the 'disloyalty of the Allies might produce a greater impression in Russia, but they have failed and they only fill us with the same <* on tempt for German intrigues as the Allies feel. ; Amsterdam Icarus that 140800 Germ:;::,-., mosl !y new i loops, have passed though Luxemburg an the last o.*n daws going wostiv a id. Before the Prize f.'ourt. tie- Si'licitor-Gmieml produced an ailidavit by Major Dilhm, of the War Office Stall’, wherein he estimated the numbers receiving supplies from the Gorman Government. lie stared ihai four million men were under arms on both fronts and 750.b'K) in training. The casualties were about half a million, Krupps and other A w lories 750.000: mines and oilier factories 150.000: mint- and other war work absorbed two millions. These, with ti: ir depeudecLs. probably aggregate twenty millions. The figures were given as proof t hat the bulk of the imports into Germany were wanted for war workers.

T’riE POPE’S LETTER, mJiKSHADGWJvD IN GERArANY : A .V 7TCT ERESTINu DEV!* LOPMENT r , j ( I iiih's and Fvdnev Sun Services.) ; LONDON, Aug. 2. 5 ••Tin* Times' - points out that Gw Berlin correspondent of the ‘‘Frank- . I'urtiT ZoMungJ’ whose information j almost invariably emanates from the j Borman Government, fo: eshadowed i the Pope's appeal on Tuesday, for- ' warding the paper a summary of a letter published inAthe “A.B.C.’’ at .Madrid from a correspondent at Rome, stating that Signor Gasquet disclosed the fact that the Pope, notwithstanding the failure of former suggestions, is engaged in the preparation of action in which the whole episcopate of belligerent countries will co-operate in a united, organised manner, aiming at arranging a truce. • The Pope has ropvatedlv .pleaded for peace since the hegilining of his Pontificate. In alleged interviews with Americo-German and prenoh journalists he seemed to push his spiritual neutrality to the point of ignoring the German atrocities. Me expressly condemned the violation of Belgium neutrality, protesting against the ill-treatment othe Belgian clergy. (Received Aug. 3, 7.45 p.m.) Tim Italian press generally approves of the Pope’s letter, hut the “Tribune" says the appeal does not dis-iin-iiish between' the attackers and tln- _> attacked. The Pope blesses rue },...id which first extends the olive branch, but we wish the olive branch Avi re genuine - and did not represent 1 ; m-Gonnan stre.tegy.

TURKS* FALL GUT,

TREATMENT OF BULGARIA. 1-' V V F.R P ASF A OU AER ET H WITH " ' . MINISTERS. HO ALE, Aug. 9. The “Correspondence/ s - ' Snlomca correspondent says mat a grave difference of opinion has arisen /between Enver Pasha and the other ••Alunstei.* nver the treatment of -Buigan >. Enver Pasha threatens to throw the muntiv into civil war., using a conn d ' tat A necessary, and possibly ir.av cmi by proclaiming himself Sultan,

""INTERFERENCE ' WSTh" ■M A3LS. LATEST ( MARGE AGAINST GERMANY. (Times and evbiev Sun Services.) LONDON. Aug. 2. T::e Pi-s-vi Bureau state's that the •G'Weninient reasserts that the Gorman military authorities undoubtedly opened large numbers of letters car:*u;d on the Swedish steamship Bjorn, ’ e j:; ix> an official German denial. Tin* Government also contradict tlio •ffer/nans’ statement that soiik* rnail-l.’-ags were opened because they contai iwyl wire-cutters, which are c.ontrai.iand, adding that it is absurd to suppose the British Government would Lave.. recourse to the international letter service to import simh bulky articles. Nevertheless, whatever the contents the opened letters ui'i'e sus!»:'*(;ted to '.ontain the German action. s ;< breach of the Hague C.Vmivenffion, whicli provided lor the inviolability of all mails in neutral vessels j on the high seas.

THE METAL MARKETS*

STORY OF GERMAN CONTROL. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) (iteoeived Aug. 3. 7.45 p.yn.) LONDON. Aug. 3. In Germany there is the biggest metal coni puny in the world, the Griegs Me tale Gesellschaft. which has hvo subsidiary branches, all German. The chief of these is the Aldfali Gesellschaft of Frankfort. This again has two offshoots, Aterton.s of London! and the American Alotal Company. Mortons is registered as an English company. The total capital of the companies is £1)50,000. Nearly half is held by German bankers. Doubtless Mortons is an oftent- of its German relations., lutt it is nevertheless a unit -n the huge German organisation controlling the metal market of the world.