Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-17
SHEER VA[OR AND Leadership
MADE TWO AUSTRIAN GENERALS
Psudsky Secretly Formed Polish Legion Defeated Cossacks and
Without Orders Took KeceMany Professional Men in His
Command Fischer Gained Promotion Through
~s# Gallant Defense of BukoWna. "

own responsibility, anxious to prove
that the young Poles were worthy Of
being taken into the army. The result
was the combat with division Of
mounted Cossacks and the occupation
Of Kielce, in which, undertaking infan
try helped. ,,G= d. :sr Z; !;
The Polish Legion held the city
three weeks, and when it had to with
draw before an overpowering Russian
force it fought bravely and caused this
enemy heavy losses. The Austrian
army leaders admitted that the young
corps had fully proved its valor anG
Pilsudsky's activity was officially sane
toned. The Polish Legion had made
its way. 4. &. s.,.s 4.
Pilsudsky was especially anxious tc
add a 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
officer who obtained splendid results
from those old guns. q, ,, I, .3....
In the meantime he continued to en-
list young Poles, and the victory OF
Kielce proved so 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 ever 20 i
was made a general. The Polish LIE
gion, with it's leader, was placed under
the command of, Field Marshal Lieu
tenant Won Dursky. r&s -: 4; ~. AZ
J. Again invades Russia. NJ
n When the Polish Legion had to
withdraw from Kielce 1t 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
eddy attacked the Russian recon-
noitering parties and with his troops
got, as far as twelve miles into Rus
sian territory. ~ \ =S /. m
When the joint armies Of Germany
and Austria made. the second often
sive sally. which took them to the
very gates Of Warsaw, the Legion was
fighting the Russians outside the for
tress of 1vangorod, 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
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 a Russian officer, took
part in the war in Manchuria, where
he became a captain of the general
staff. = ....s3
7 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. combats of Wolbrom. Pill
sudsky marched part of his Polish regi-
ments 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. S.12.a}rrs - Sc.
\ It will be difficult to find Drawer
corps and an ADLER leader than the
Polish Legion and General Pilsudsky
whose military and organize tai
ents are generally recognized.
d. Honorsd for Saving Bukowina.
The Austrian army, has another man
whose courage. initiative, tenacity of
purpose, are as great as those Of
At the beginning of the
war major Of gendarmes, Fischer.
with the rank of general, is now the