The promptitude with which the Russian army has taken the offer sive against the German-led Tus in Asiatic Turkey points to ths curacy of the report, published some two months ago, that Russia had army of a million men waiting events in the Ottoman Empire. With this huge force remaining idle, Russia has waged a successful wit against Austria-Hungary and woo battles which should ensure be strong footing in Germany in immediate future. No one, at least outside can estimate the power of Russia on land. Her mobilizad standing army, with reserves numbers about six million trained men—this constitutes only twenty per cent. of the adult malo popula tion—while the militia compris another million men who hav? ed their time in the line andr serves. In addition there are 160" picked gendarmes and 33,000 fron: tier guards. The Cossacks, the finest body of horsemen la the world. number 850,000 and they art drawn from the Don, Donetz,_ the Caucasus, the Urals and the Siber ian provinces. Recent events it, dicate the ability of the Gener! Staff and other officers and tht worth of " Ivan " in action.
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