Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02

o"n Responsibility, anxious to prove
that the young Poles were worthy OF
oeing taken into the army. The result
was the combat with a division OF
mounted Cossacks and the occupation
OF kielce, In which undertaking infan
try helped.
Tne Polish Legion held the city
three weeks. and when it had to with.
draw before an overpowering Russian
force 1t fought bravely and caused the
enemy heavy losses. The Austrian
army leaders admitted that the young
corps had fully proved it's valor and
P1lsudsky's activity was oficially sane.
toned. The Polish Legion had made
its way.
Pilsudsky was especially anxious to
add cavalry corps to the Legion.
He began with six horses and at the
end of two months he had two SQUAD.
rons. He asked for artillery, and as
no others could be spared the army
authorities gave him twenty old guns
that had to be fired with gunpowder.
However, he had an excellent artillery
ofhcer who obtained splendid results
from those old guns.
In the meantime he continued to en-
list young Poles. and the victory Of
Kielce proved 30 great an attraction
that very soon his forces numbered
three regiments instead of one. And
then something happened which the
Austrian army had never before wit
messed. This man, who had not served
as an officer, not even
was made q general. The Polish L.
gion. with its leader, was placed under
the command Of Field Marshal Lieu
tenant Won Dursky.
Again lnvades Russia.
When the Polish Legion had to
withdraw from Kielce It was trusted
with defending that part of the Wis
tula which is enlarged by the mouths
OF the river Dunajec against the Rus
SLAMS. Pilsudsky was not satisfied to
remain on the defensive, but repeat.
edly attacked the Russian recon
noitering parties and with his troops
got as far as twelve miles into Rus.
sian territory.
When the joint armies of Germany
and Austria made the second offen-
sive sally. which took them to the
very gates Of Warsaw. the Legion was
fighting the Russians outside the for
tress OF Ivangorod, and when the Rus
sian multitudes caused the bold attack
to end In failure. the Legion helped to
cover the retreat The third offensive
attack at first took the Legion to VOL
brom In the southeast of Poland.
where 1t undertook a wonderfully bold
march through two Russian. corps,
which 1t threatened to embrace and
forced to retreat. In this action the
Legion suffered heavy losses. Among
the dead was the brother of the world
famed pianist Paderewski, one of the
bravest and most enthusiastic legion.
aries. who. as Russian ofilcer. took
part In the war In Manchuria. where
he became q captain of the general
stan.
Doctors Of medicine, lawyers and
professors are fighting in
the Polish legion. Professor Kunitzky
Of Kharkov university. who lost his
life in the battle of Nadworna. was
one Of them.
After the cqnbats Of Wolbrom. Pill
sudsky marched part Of his Polish reei-
nents to Galicia, where they took an
active part in the victorious battle of
Lunanova: some remained in the Car.
pathians and are doing good work
there.
1t win be dificult to find a Drawer
corps and an ADLER leader than the
Polish Legion and General Pilsudsky
whose military and organize tai
ents are generally recognized.
Honored & " Saving suIeowIna.
The Auytri1 army has another man
whose courage, initiative. tenacity of
purpose are as great as those Of
Pilsudsky. At the beginning of the
war q major Of gendarmes, Fischer.
With the rank Of general. is now the