This article has been translated from the Russian Preas, and was specially written for dissemination im Russo by Archibald Hurd, the well-known naval oritio.
AS the actual moment, when the supremacy of the Allied Floets has conaluaively predetermined the course of th war on land in favour of the Allies, the question of the huge role which fell to the British Geet in this present war presents an interest easily understandable. As a matter of fact what way would the war have gone, had not Britain's war fleet German bad 20 outstripped all the other icipated? As everyone knows the
Powers in the construction of battle Beets that on the outbreak of war they, backed by Austro-Hungary, coald cherish the absolute certainty of sup-emacy on the seas, had the British Fleet refrained from action.
Both our enemies had at their disposal remarkable preponderance in ready-
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