RUSSIA'S WONDERFUL RECOVERY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2691, 10 February 1916, Page 5

RUSSIA'S WONDERFUL RECOVERY

' TWO GREAT CRISES PASSED SPLENDID RESOURCES IN MEN AND MUNITIONS By Telegraph—Press Association-■Ooiiyi'Ucht _ London, February 8. A remarkable story as to how Russia, recovered from the munitions crisis of 1915 has been related by M. Poliv.lnoff, tlio Russian War Minister. Ho said the situation in December, 1914, was extremely harassing, while in June, 1915, the crisis was tragic. The Russian Army had been forced to retreat owing solely to lack of shells. This position was the more regrettable bocause everything favoured Russia winning. "Tho lack of munitions," taid tho Minister, "paralysed us, and forced us slowly to retreat in order to gain time and prepare. To-day tho munitions crisis no longer exists. It is only a sisister memory. Tho first results of our labours were evident, in September, 1915. Our batteries can now make themselves felt. Since then there has been sn absolute transformation in our industrial activity. With our national production, and tho .foot that enormous markets abroad can be with, wo nan look to tho future u'lt.h ronfidonna, All t.lio ttrtva turns have bow been filled*

"The moralo of tho troops is excellent. Thanks to the recent mobilisation of a great mass of men, and the doubling of the . permanent depots, wo l:avo a permanent reserve of a million and a half young recruits. Wo aie thus able to feed the various units without sending to the l'ront men insufficiently trained. It is a matter of capital importance to maintain tho units complete. This is now assured. In a word, as the wai is prolonged, so tho Allied forces increase and those of our enemies decrease. The Germans may invent new apparatus and war marlines, but such exnedients can not modify their inevitable fate." "Behind Ihe four Allies," eoir-'mied tho Minir.er, "are the natural resources of the whole universe; bet-in - 1 the army of tho Central Powers there is nothing Imt txi'fiistion iiid sbakincss. Regardless of the cost and sacrifices, we shall continue the war to tho end, and thus ensure a a'final, lasting, and glorious success." GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.' (Reo. February 9, 9.45 p.m.) ' - s . . Amsterdam, February 9. In a German communique it is claimed that a counter-attack recovered the position which had been lost south of tho Somme on Sunday night. "Our aerial squadron bombed tho railway buildings at Poperinghe, and the British camp between Poperinghe and Dixmude."