The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-31

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the cars armies were soon back
where they started out in the previous
September Russia had suffered the
greatest disaster in the war. A new
Germany military hero had been re-
Yealed in the person of Mackensen,
who was now held with Hindenburg
in popular esteem.
In the last days of the month"; Italy
Joined forces with the allies against
Austria-Hungary.
Fall Of Warsaw.
The campaign in the West was
strangely quiescent The allies kept
to their trenches and the outside world
wondered. Up to June Is there was no
claim Of progress by the allies. The
Teutonic claim that its side was still
engaged in successful warfare on all
fronts was not disputed. The splendid
resistance interposed by the discred1
tied Turks came as a surprise to the
world. Russia was unable to rally her
badly demoralized forces to make a
winning defense of Lemberg. Once
that point had fallen, Warsaw became
the main objective. 1t was not until
August 6 that German troops made
their triumphal entry into Warsaw,
capital of Russian Poland.
September marked a decided change
in the Teutonic campaign in the East.
Wilma fell on September 8, but imme-
diately afterward the Russians won a
series of successes over the Austrians,
capturing 10000 prisoners. The escape
OF the Russian armies from the net
planned by the German strategists
was complete. The great Teutonic
drive was brought to halt, and in De-
.oember the Germans withdrew slight
ly and intrenched for the winter ,
The month OF October marked q de-
cided revival of military activity on
all fronts. After long period of CONT
parative quiet in the West, a desper1
ate offensive movement was made by
the allies. The French drive in Cham
pagne was one of the bloodiest at
teppts yet made to pierce the German.
lines. After three weeks of incessant
gunfre, the French troops left their
trenches, September %, and rushed;
the whole OF the first German line,
Nearly 10000 German prisoners were
captured, and upward OF a hundred
field guns, thus far the greatest single
capture by the French during the war;
r,..4 a.. fre~....,,,- x,.rra MT oomnal1 cd
to relinquish any great amount OF ter
ritory. In Artois the allies did not sue
ceed in breaking through the German
lines, but secured some coveted posi-
tions at an appalling cost
This brief period Of allied success
was followed by an unexpected turn
OF political affairs in the Balkans For
a second time the Greek king showed
his lack Of sympathy with the allies
In the spring he had prevented Veni-
zelos, his premier, an avowed sup
porter of the allies, from sending
troops to the Dardanelles. Now, when
the allies were depending upon the
Greeks to hold the Bulgarians in check,
Constantine declined again to act.
Serbia is Overrun.
Bulgaria announced her intention to
cast her lot with the central powers
and the latter opened a campaign hay-
ing Turkish relief for its apparent OBJ
jective. On October 10 the Germans
crossed the Danube and proceeded to
advance southwark, every step contest
ed furiously by the outnumbered
Serbs. France, England and Italy de
clared war on Bulgaria. All at once
the center of military activity was
transferred to the Balkans.
In November both the long-expected
allied offensive in the West and the
Teutonic drive in the East came prac
tically to an end. The allies failed to
break the stubborn German lines and
only achieved a possible moderate
success in Champagne and Artois al
tremendous cost BY the middle of the
month military operations in Russia
were practically at standstill, the
Germans having failed to accomplish
the object of their campaign. At thaf
time the big German drive to the Gold
en- Horn began to monopollze the at
tention of the public. The preliminary
invasion of Serbia by the Teutonic al
lies-now including Bulgaria--was be
gun with notable promptness. In fact
as early as October 27, the invading
armies met in the northeastern part o
the kingdom. by November l Kragu
yevatz, the chief Serbian arsenal, ha'
fallen. and by November 6 the Bulga
rians were in Nish, Serbia's provi
sional capital and railroad center. B,
November 19 it was announced tha
the invading armies held four-hfths o
Serbia. and toward the close of th'
month Germany declared semiofiiciall,
that the campaign was over. BY tn
middle of December the Franco-Britisl
forces had been driven out of Serbia
They fell back to Salonilxi, which, wit
tbe consent OF Greece. they prepares
to defend.
Since May "a. when the Italian arm
crossed the Austrian frontier, the fgh'
ing has been continuous, especial
along the Isonzo front The strongl
fortified and stubbornly defended tow
Of Corltz was the Italian objective 70