The state herald., 1915-08-06

| 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
sping into gap In the lines between
the Germans end 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 bs
besieged q second time. The Ger.
mans withdrew to Snesia and the Rus
SLAMS, following closely. were able
for a brief moment to raid this rich
province at Pleschen. At the same
time they entered East Prussia
again.
But again the German strategic
railways proved their undoing. Hin.
denburg concentrated at Thorn and
drove into the right flank of the Rus
sian main forces, throwing them back
on Lodz.
He advanced too far, however, and
when he had the Russian forces near
ly surrounded. he suddenly found Rus
SLAMS in his own rear In this e1-
tremity, the Russians say he tels-
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 o3pe.
ing them the Russians withdrew I.
the line of Bzura. Rawa and Eids
rivers. At the same time the Aus.
trians,- attempting to debouch from
the Carpathian passes, were driven
back everywhere, leaving $4,000 pris-
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 $4,000 men and the Russians
nearly as many. they gave It up.
Unable to reach Warsaw. Hindenburs
concentrated twice Sievers force In
East Prussia. and won his second
overwhelming victory there. Enor
nous captures OF Russians were made
and the fortress OF Gradno was At.
tackled farther west. from ossowsts
to Pultusk. The Germans retreated
to Mlawa and then tried to flank the
Russians at Przasnysx. which city
they took. But the Russians again
tanked the hanking party. as they had
done at Lodz 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. thoy
took the Russian Carpathian armies In
the rear. The latter tried to retreat.
but vast numbers were captured.
Przcmysl, which had succumbod tc
the Russian besiogcrs March 20. foil
again into the hands OF the Austro-
Germans.
oreat herman Mnneuver.
From Przcmysl Won Mnckensen
drove east through Mosciska and
Grodck and captured Lembcrx. the
0alicinn capital. Then he turned
north and marched upon the Warsaw.
ivangorod -Brcst Litovsk triangle
from the south.
Al tho same timo tho Russians 4,
southern Galicia. putting up n despor.
eto resistance. wcrc driven by Won
Linnlngen first to tho line OF the
Dniostcr and then across the GnIla.
lipa to the line OF the zlo,a Lipn.
Reaching the vicinity OF Kraanik
In their drive to Warsaw from tho
south, tho Auhtrlana sustained a no
we're check In the scene OF their tri.
lmph OF the previous summer. Held
on this line the Germans attacked hot.
~ from the north and took the town
OF Prznsnysz tJuly ~.
Tho Gormans now began tho grand.
est mancuvor ever soen In tho history
OF human warfare
From the Windau river In tho nal.
tic provinces all tho way along IN.
border OF East Prussia and In n rlgan.
Tic sweep through the vicinity OF pa.
dom. west OF tho viatula, and n limo
south OF the Lublin. Cholm railway
they delivered smashlng blows and
have reached tho very Kates OF war
saw,