The Russian news is both good and bad. The attack
of the huge German phalanx on the San seems to have spent its force, and the gap which it at first made in the Russian line has been closed and our ally's armies stiffened by the bringing up of fresh reserves. The Germans, however, are no doubt pushing on again, and we must not be unreasonably optimistic about the result either here or in the fighting nearer Przemysl. The Germans have apparently determined to put their last shilling on an advance in this region. If they fail, great will be their failure; but once again we must never forget that even if the Russians are driven back the worst that can be said about it is that the end will be de- layed. Rusaia would not be beaten if the incredible happened and the Germans were to get to Moscow. Indeed, to do that would only make their destruction the more certain.
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