The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-06

Russians. Later pitched battles were
fought around Loda which the Ger
mans captured on December 6.
Another attempt at Warsaw oc-
Cured in February, after the Rus
slams had for the second time been
driven out OF East Prussia. This
time the attack came from the north
and Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's
forces reached and captured
Przasnysl with 10000 prisoners Feb
ruary 25. Three days later, how
ever, the Russians re-captured it and
put the Germans on the defensive.
The fall of Warsaw marks the cul-
mination Of the greatest sustained
offensive movement of the European
war.
Thrice before Teutonic armies havs
knocked at its gates only to be de-
MED by the strength of it's defenses.
II was finally compelled to capitulatc
before the sweep of vast movement
which threatened to encircle the cap
ital and the Russian armies. From
the north, northwest, west, south and
southeast, the Austro-Germa forces
capital to force the Russians out OF
Poland and IL possible to break their
offensive power by administering a
decisive defeat all along the line.
The movement may be said to have
had it's inception in May, when the
great Teutonic march through Ga
licia began.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's s
campaign in its first important stage
eliminated when late in June Lem
berg was retaken and the Russians
driven over the Galician border.
Great armies had been assembled
to the north and these early in July
began pressing down upon the Rus
slams. A vigorous offensive was
opened in the Baltic provinces, the
| Teutonic troops attacked from point
to point along tae east Prussian bor-
der, and with Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg directing the general
|
in the Prxasnysz region.
! Won Mackensen then resumed his
advance to infict smashing blows
| from the south. Step by step the
Austro- o-German hosts pounded their
way toward the city from the north
and the south. while on the west ac-
tivities along the line Of entrench-
ments were resumed.
| Before the power Of the Teutons
the armies of Grand Duke Nicholas
began to fall back. Przasnysz to the
lorth was occupied and the German
crmies swept on. BY July 19 they
had forced the Russians back to the
line Of the Narew river. The fort
ress OF Ostrolenka was taken and the
Nowogeorgievsk fortifcation. the
key to Warsaw on the north, was
approached. To the south Of Radon
was occupied and the Russian lines
OF occupation in the Lublin region
The Teutons forced their way 10
the southwest of Warsaw. pushed
their way across the river Narew.
below Ostrolenka. and battering at
the city's fortified gates started in
earnest last Tuesday by Bayarian
troops under command of Prince
Leopold of Bavaria.
Warsaw lies on the Vistula, 625
/ miles southwest of Petrograd, ana
$50 miles east OF Berlin 1t is an
I important industrial center and its
population is estimated at not far
/ from 100000. Wars for the pos
session of Poland ranged around 1t
IN the Middle Ages and in the early
/ part of the Seventh Century it sup
planted Cracow, the ancient capital.
as the seat OF Polish government.
Prussia held IL from 1875 to 1906
: and for seven years after that it was
! in the possession of one of NapoI-
cons Vassals. The Russians entered
/ 1t in 1913. when IL became the capi-
tai OF the new Kingdom of Poland.
! In 1880 the population rose against
the Russians and In September.
I 1881. the Russian forces re-entered
! the city.
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