We fully admit that the bravery of the Germans has
been great, but it has been met with equal bravery on the part of the Russians, who have disputed every inch of the ground.
What is most satisfactory is that the Russians have still plenty of space in which to manceuvre and to fall back. In a word, there is no fear of their being caught. /Their armies are and will remain " in being." But, as we have explained elsewhere, as long as those armies are "in being" the Germans cannot disengage themselves from their Polish adventure. It is no use to occupy the Polish salient for a week or two and then leave it so thinly guarded that the Russians will be able to break through and reoccupy the capital. It may be necessary to seize a wolf by the ears, but letting go cannot by any possi- bility be regarded as an easy job.
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