Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-08-19

ing Russians In flank with the south
ern section But the Austrians were
too slow TO carry out the field mar
shars plans and the Russians, slip
ping into a 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 10 be
besieged second time. The Ger.
mans withdrew to Silesia and the Rus
slams, following closely. were able
for q 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 LODI.
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 ex.
tremity, the Russians say. he tels
graphed for reenforcements
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 LODI.
Wins Second Victory.
With stronger German forces oppos
ing them the Russians withdrew to
the lima OF Bzura, Rawa and Nlts
rivers.~ At the same time the Aus
TRANS. attempting TO debouch from
the Carpathian passes. were driver
back everywhere. leaving $4,000 'pris
oners
With January Hindenburg made |
third desperate attack on Warsaw
For ten days, both night and day. tn
Germans came on. Then. having los
probably $4,000 men and the Russian
nearly as many. they gave II up.
Unable 10 reach Warsaw. Hindenbur
concentrated twice Siever's force 4
East Prussia, and won his secon,
overwhelming victory there. Enol
nous captures Of Russians were mad
and the fortress OF Gradno was al
tackled farther west. from ossowet
to Pultusk. The Germans retreate
TO Mawa and then tried to flank III
Russians at Przasnysz, which cit
they took. But the Russians agai
iiankei tho thanking party, as they ha
done at Lodl and won an impoptar
success February 22.2s).
In March and April. the Russian
pressed through the western Carp
THAN passes and entered Hungar,
Just when their future seemed brigh
est. the Germans broke the Russia
! line In West Calicia and lot throus
enormous forces.
Pressing westward frresistibiy. the
, took the Russian carpathlan armies
the rear. The latter tried 10 retrea
! but vast numbers were capture
Przemysl, which had succumbed
. the Russian besiegers March 22, "a
again into the hands OF the Austr
Germans.
, Great German Maneuver.
, From Prsemysl Won Mackensi
) drove east through Mosciska y
Grodek and captured Lemberg, /.
/. Gallcian capital. Then he turn
/ north and marched upon the warsA'
} Ivangorod -Brest Litovsk triahe
; from the south.
!. At the same time the Russlapa
D southern Galloia, putting up desp'
d ate resistance, we're driven by v
!, Liusingen nrst to the line Of 4
Dnioster and then across the Qpi
a Lipa to the line OF the zlota-Lipa
I Reaching the vicinity OF Kfasr
). In their drive 10 Warsaw from I
I south, the Auetrians sustained 0 !,
}, we're check In the scene Of theit
+ umph Of the previous summeD ~
on this line the Germans ATTACHED y
4 iy from the north and took the 70
r OF Przasnysz (July it. $500
o The Germans new began the grp'
z est maneuver ever seen In the hist
y OF human warfare.
. From the windsu river In tps 7
y TIC provinces all the way along
d border OF East Prussia and In b Cts
v tic sweep through the vicinity o.
dom, west OF the Nstula, nd Q l
south OF the Lublin'cholw eailv
/. they delivered smashing blows I
o have reached the very gates OF W
T. cav.