The Red Cloud chief., 1915-08-05

ing Russians in flank with the south
ern section. But she Austrians were
too slow to carry out the field mar
shal's plans and the Russians. slip.
ping into q 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 be
besieged o second time. The Ger
mans withdrew to Silesia 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 e a In this ex-
tremity. the Russians say. he tele-
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 oppos'
ing them the Russians withdrew ia
the line OF Bzura. Rawa and Nids
rivers. At the same time the Aus
TRANS, attempting to debouch from
the Carpathian passes, were driven
back everywhere. leaving $4,000 pris
oners.
With January Hindenburg made a
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, Hindenburt
concentrated twice Siever's force IL
East Prussia, and won his secont
overwhelming victory there. Enor
nous captures of Russians were made
and the fortress of Gradno was at
tackled farther west, from Ossowet;
to Pultusk. The Germans ~retreatet
to Mlawa and then tried to flank thu
Russians at Przasnysz. which cit!
they took. But the Russians agar
fianked the flanking party, as they ha(
done At Lodz and o an importan
success February 22-2S).
In March and April, the RussianI
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, the!
took the Russian Carpathian armies IL
the The latter tried to retreat
but vast numbers were captured
Przemysl, which had succumbed Il
the Russian b~esiegers March 20, fel
again into the hands of the Austro
Germans.
Great German Maneuver.
From Przemysl Won .Mackenser
drove east through Mosciska ant
Grodek and captured Lemberg, thu
Galician capital. Then he turned
north and marched upon the Warsaw
Ivangorod -Brest = Litovsk triangle
from the south.
At the same time the Russians II
southern Galicia. putting up q desper
ate resistance, we're driven by Vol
Linsingen first to the line Of thu
Dniester and then across the emilia
Lipa to the line Of the Zlota-Lipa.
Reaching the vicinity Of Krasnil
in their drive to Warsaw from tn
south, the AuStrians sustained q sc
we're check in the scene OF their trt
umph of the previous summer. Hell
on this line the Germans attacked hot
ly from the north and took the tow
OF P%rzasnysz July 14).
The Germans now began the grand
est maneuver eve seen In the histor,
OF human warfare.
Foom the Windau river in the Bal
tic provinces all the way along tn
border OF East Prussia and in a gigaI
tic sweep through the vicinity OF Rs
dom, west of the Vistula, and a lin
south OF the Lublin. Cholm railwa,
they delivered smashing blows an
have reached the very gates Of Wa
! saw.