The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-07-15

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PUSHING OFFENSIVE
.RUSsIANLINE HOLDS GOOD

AsOUSsAs sAANA] AAVA<DO NOOD
II Is Necessary for Lower Galician
Line Of Germans to be Extended
Before Real Drive on Warsaw Can
Begin-Activity on French Soil
Italians Meet Resistance.
The war expert of the New York
Times reviews the war last week:
In the East the week opened with
the Russians giving ground stub
bornly but steadily before the Teu-
tonic armies, not only in Galicia, but
also in Southern Poland. The more
important military features of the
situation were distinctly favorable to
the Teutonic allies, and they were
making the most of this advantage.
BY the capture of Lemberg they
had seized the point on which all the
railroads in Eastern Galicia converge
From this town excellent lines run
northwest and southwest, giving
them a ready means of quickly rein
forcing all parts of this line which
was operating against the lines of
the Russians along the Dniester, the
Bug, and the Gnila Lipa.
In addition, their offensive, which
had succeeded largely through great
superiority in heavy guns and ammu-
milton, still retained that superiority
and with the control of the railroad
situation through possession of Lem
berg they were in the best possible
condition to maintain continued
successful offense until Galicia was
cleared OF Russian troops.
With these facts at hand the Ger
man plan Is apparent. Naturally
Warsaw is the objective, and what
ever moves have been made must be
analysed with respect to their effect
on campaign to take the Polish cap
ital.
AS the Teutons had the advantage
first OF superiority in heavy guns and
In munitions for them, and had in
addition the railroads which were
absolutely necessary for their for
ward movement, it is an entirely nat
ural supposition that the Galicia
drive could be successfully consum-
mated by thrusting the Russians back
into their own territory, and thus
clearing Galicia.
The task of accomplishing this was
left to the German right wing und er
General Won Linsingen. Such a move
ment by itself could not reach War
saw. 1t is true. But, simultaneous
with 1t, the Germans from the north
at PrsasnysZ and along the Harew
front pressed south, and those from
the south along the Kielce-SokaI
front pushed north, the plan evident
ly being to seize the railroads run
ming northwest and southeast, and by
advancing along these roads, either
cut Warsaw off or force n hurried
and disastrous retreat. 1t is the
same proposition exactly, though on
much larger scale as at Soissons
and st. Mihiel in the west
The general Russian line around
Warsaw Is a huge salient, the vertex
of which Is the line directly west of
Warsaw. The German attack Is
against both sides of this salient with
the object of gradually closing the
circle, cutting one life line after an
other as they advance.
1t must be noted, however, that in
order for this movement to be sue
cessful, the entire German right wing
from kielce to Bessarabia must eth
er advance together, or the Russian
line between Kielce and Sokal must
be split wide open and the two flanks
folled up and defeated in detail.
The German line south Of Lublin
and Cholm can not be thrust con
tinually forward while the line along
the Dniester and the upper Bug is
held securely in it's place To at
tempt such manoeL vre would be to
force an attack with the point of
salient, which formation the German
line would soon obtain, leaving both
sides subject to attack as they were
going forward at the point
AS the point advanced the sides
would naturally be elongated. and
should they at any point be too thinly
manned the possibility would exist
of the Russians breaking through
and cutting off the point completely.
Moreover, it is a matter of grave
doubt whether. If General Mackensen
did attempt to drive the point north
ward, he would dare to continue such
move were the Russians to direct
sudden attack against his flanks. Or
dinary military caution would mega
tive such an idea. IL Is impossible,
therefore, for any part of the Teuton
line east of Kielce to attain any
marked success. All of the line must
be successful or none of IL can be.
'Fhe movements of General Won Lin
singer and OF General Mackensen are
entirely subordinate each to the 9th
er. One can not succeed without the
other. Now as to what has been ac-
complished.
On Sunday night the general posi-
tion OF the eastern battle line was
that indicated. On Monday the Ger
mans pushed forward both north and
east, occupying Zamosk and Turo-
bin, on the southern banks of the
Labunka and Por Rivers, and took
Krasnik.
On the east they cleared the west
bank of the Gnila Lipa of Russians
and cleared also a part of the west
bank of the Bug. Monday night pom
toons We're thrown across the Gnila
Lipa, and Tuesday morning the Teu-
tons crossed in force, driving the
Russians back toward the Zlota Lipa.