Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-11
eminent is piling honors upon General
Rennenkampff.
Austrian Armv Crushed.

N'thy VI BIC
AT about the time Rennenkampff's
flying squad was sent dashing across
the German border, a Russian army
numbering 1000, 900 or more men, was
sent south from Warsaw to repel the
Austrian invaders who had swarmed
across the plains of Galicia swept
northward into Poland. In a campaign
lasting about six weeks the Russians
drove the Austrians back into their
own territory and battered them out of
all significance of an effective fighting
force. The strong fortified position of
PrZemysl alone defied the Russians.
The beaten A%ustrians sought refuge
under the gun of this formidable fort
ress until relief came from Germany.
The Austrians seemed poorly dis
ciplined and their officers, though not
lacking in courage, evidently had poor
control owe their men. Now, however,
with German commanders and German
troops to bolster up their line, the Aus
TRANS are giving a very good account
of themselves.
After virtually conquering Galicia and
pushing on through the Carpathian
mountain passes and onto the plains
of northern Hungary, the Russians
were compelled to draw back to meet
the advance of the Germans pouring
Silisia where they evidently had mo-
bolized with the object of uniting
forces with the Austrians to check the
Russians who threatened to invade
that territory n strike at Breslau
from the east and south.
The Invasion Of Poland.
The big Russian army moved slowly.
Poland has but few railroads and the
highways are bad and the Russian
troops had to be transported a long
way before they could reach the scene
of action. Before enough troops could
be brought up to plug the hole be-
tween Suwalki and the forces opera
ting in Galicia the Germans have over
run Poland for a distance Of $50 miles
Warsaw. h capital of Poland. At
the Vistula river which runs almost
north and south from the Austrian
border. passes through Warsaw and
flows northward toward the Baltic, the
Germans encountered the Russian
army: Just arrived and entrenched. It
Is said n peasant women W the
day for the Russian army by working
in the trenches with the men.
While the Germans hurled them
selves against this line. the army of
General Ruszky. having withdrawn
from Galicia. formed a line at the riv-
err San and stood off the Austrians.
advancing a second time from the
south. The Russian lines held firm.
The ~pOnderOuS Russian war machine
moved slowly. but each day brought re-
Inducements. until. finally, the Rus
slams We're able to take The offensive
of against the Germans and. by sheer
weight of numbers, force them back.
Warsaw was relieved. The Berlin gem
eral staff. this week. admitted the Ger
man army could not stand Up to the
numerically superior forces of the czar.
There was nothing to do but fall back.
Russian Storm Gathering.
Several Intellectual attempts have
been made by the Germans to stem the
Russian offensive. The rear Of the re-
treating army has been continually
harassed by Cossacks and Russian
cavalry. The flower OF the Russian
army. 1t ID said. was 9 N to the relief
Of Warsaw. 1t came near being too
late. General Won Morgan. the Ger
man commandant. was within even