South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-01
War Correspondent of Paris
Journal Tells of the Terrific
Slaughter in Germans Cam
paign Against Russians.
FURIOUS ATTACK FAILS
To PENETRATE CENTER
Battle for Six Days Finally Re-
suits in Defeat of Won Hin
denburg'S Plan to Push Back
WarSaW'S Defense.

PARIS, Dec 1.-"For six DAYS the
region about LODI was a shambles OF
blood and death" says the eastern
war correspondent of the Journal in
a dispatch received from Russian
general headquarters today His story
follows:
The first phase Of the great battle
of LODI was the departure OF SIX Ger
man cavalry divisions towards the
east from Kolo on the Warthe river.
They were supported by the eighth
army under Gen. Mackenzen. At
Niodslavsk the German forces attach
ed the Russian corps posted on tho
Nistula. The Russians fell back and
the Germans occupied Plotzk
The second phase of the battle de-
Eeloped when the Russians having
fallen back TO the Bzura river were
reinforced by three additional army
corps. The German left wing com
posed OF two army corps advanced on
LoVitz while the right wing composed
OF five army corps advanced against
the Russian center in an effort TO
pierce It 1t crossed the Bzura river.
ana plunged like a steel wedge into
the Russian line east Of LODI The
object of Gen. Won Hindenburg Uyas
clear He hoped that the Russians.
having their center broken. would re-
tire all along the line in order TO re-
construct their army This would
leave Warsaw unprotected
Whole Country Aname.
Inc Germans eighth army CORPS
fOught furiOusly 10 gain this rn9onf-
ficent prize. The Germans installed
observers in every village. The troons
Fought from house 10 house. RAND
Hre guns were mounted in the church
towers.
The character Of the fighting was
Eerrlnc- The whole country was
aHaIne The smallest homestead was
taken and retaken dozens of times
and then disappeared in aamee Or
went to splinters beneath the shells
OF artillery. II was a Welter OF
blood, an orgy Of lead and bavonets
FOR SIX days the country around LODI
was shambles. German aeroDlanas
dropped 19 bombs upon LODI in one
day
The Germans succeeded in pene-
traung as far as Koliouchki and
| RzgOf southeast of LODI and victory
seemed 10 be within their prasD b7i+
Grand Duke Nicholas. the Russian
commander-in-chief, and Cen. Rus
sesky and InvanOG had laid their
plans Wei and the German generals
we're frustrated
Army i'm Three GrouDs.
! Ht pl tStll Phase OF the Situation
IS this: The German eighth army is
separated into three distinct grOupe
The first group lies between Gumbin
ana Brzeziny II was attacked on
three sides and only one road v-as
lett open for its retreat. namely the
ROAD through KutnO, but Russians
are coming up from LODI and are
menaclng this line Of retirement. The
cefnan forces lying near Glovono are
almost entirely surrounded. Another
/ group south of Rzgow IS trying %
hght its way north against over
WhelminS odds. It's westward re-
treat is cut off entirely. The German
forces near RzgOw and G1ovono NAV
/ be considered one group. The third
group west Of Velioun is in o serious
position, but not "a critical one for ffs
I right flank on the Warthe river stuI
commands the Kalisch road ana ttfs
road may serve either for retreat
or Tor the use OF reinf0rcements The
soil OF Poland IS purple with blood.
IL Is gigantic symphony in red"