The Arvada enterprise., 1915-08-05

ing Russians in flank with the south.
ern section. But the Austrians were
too slow to carry out the field mar
shal's plans and the Russians. slip
ping into gap in the lines between
the Germans and their allies. slaugh.
tered the latter. The result was the
high tide Of Russian invasion. The
Austrians withdrew over the Carpa.
thians again, leaving Przemysl to b
besieged a second time. The Ger.
mans withdrew to Silesia and the Rus
SLAMS, following closely, were able
for brief moment to raid this rich
province at Pleschen. At the same
time they entered East Prussia
again.
railways proved their undoing. Hin.
denburg concentrated at Thorn and
drove into the right fank Of the Rus
sian main forces, throwing them back
on Lodz.
He advanced too far, however. and
whom he had the Russian forces near
ly surrounded. he suddenly found Rus
SLAMS in his own rear. In this ex.
tremity. the Russians say. he tsls
graphed for re.enforcements.
But before the re-enforcements
sent from Flanders arrived the Ger.
mans had managed At frightful cost
to hack their way to safety. This was
the bloody battle Of Lodz.
Wins Second Victory.
With stronger German forces oppee
ing them the Russians withdrew q
the line Of Bzura, Rawa and Nide
rivers. At the same time the Aut
trians. attempting TO debouch from
the Carpathian passes, were drives
back everywhere. leaving 10000 pEis
oners.
With January Hindenburg made .
third desperate attack on Warsaw,
For ten days. both night and day. the
Germans came on. Then. having lost
probably 10000 men and the Russians
nearly as many, they gave It up.
Unable to reach Warsaw, Hindenburl
concentrated twice Siever's force Il
East Prussia, and won his seconl
overwhelming victory there. Enor
nous captures Of Russians were made
and the fortress Of Gradno was a.
tackled farther west. from Ossowsts
to Pultusk. The Germans rstreatsl
to Mlawa and then tried to flank the
Russians at PrzasnysI. which cit9
they took. But the Russians again
hsnked the thanking party. as they had
done at LODI and won an important
| success February 22-2s).
In March and April, the Russians
pressed through the western Carpa
THAN passes and entered Hungary
Just when their future seemed bright
est. the Germans broke the Russian
line In West Galicia and let through
enormous forces.
Pressing westward irresistibly. they
took the Russian Carpathian armies IN
the rear. The latter tried to retreat
but vast numbers were captured
Przemysl. which had succumbed u
the Russian besieEers March 20. fell
again into the hands OF the Austro
Germans.
Great German Msneuvsr.
From Przemysl Won Mackenssn
| drove east through Mosciska and
Grodek and captured Lemberg. the
6slician capital. Then no turned
north and marched upon the Warsaw.
Ivangorod -Brcst Litovsk triangle
from the south.
Al the same time the Russians IN
southern Gnlicia. putting up . desper'
alto resistance. were driven by Vor
Linsingen nrst TO the line OF the
Dniester and then across the Gnila
l.ipa to the line OF the Zlota.Lips.
Reaching the vicinity Of Krasnih
In their drive to Warsaw from the
south. the hustrians sustained . -
we're check in the scene Of their tri
umph OF the previous summer. Helo
on this line the Germans attacked hot
ly from the north and took the town
OF Przasnysz July lO.
Tho Germans now began the grand
cst maneuver ever seen In tho history
OF human warfare.
From the Windau river In the Bal
tic provinces all the way along the
border OF East Prussia and In = sigsn'
tic sweep through the vicinity Of -
dom. west OF the vistula. and . ~
south OF the Lublin. .choim rs
they delivered smashing blows ~
have reached the very gates Of W.
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