The Lamar register., 1915-08-04


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Cossacks were able to make raids into
Hungary farther south, HindenburE
concentrated a great fyce suddenly
in Silesia and began a drive from the
west against Warsaw and Ivan
gorod The Siberian corps arrived
in the nick of time to save Warsaw
from the enemy.
High Tide Of Russian Invasion.
Hindenburg then drew on the north.
srn section of his army in Poland to
the north. thinking TO take the pursu
ing Russians in flank with the south
ern section. But the Austrians ware
too slow to carry out the field mar
shal's 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. Tbs
Austrians withdrew over the Carpa-
thians again. leaving Przemysl to be
besieged q second time. The Ger.
mans withdrew to Silesia and the Rus
slams. following closely. we're able
Tor brief moment to raid this rich
province at Plssohsn. 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 rear. In this sX-
tremity. the Russians say. he tsle-
graphed for re-snforcements.
But before the rs-snforcsmsnts
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 line OF BEura, Rawa and Nida
rivers At the same time the Aus
trians attempting to debouch from
the Carpathian passes, were driven
back everywhere. leaving $4,000 pris-
oners
With January Hindsnburg made a
third desperate attack on Warsaw.
For ten days, both night and day, the
Germans came on. Then. having lost
probably 10000 men and the Russians
nearly as many, they gave 1t up.
Unable to reach Warsaw, Hindsnburg
concentrated twice siever's force in
East Prussia, and won his second
overwhelming victory there. Enor.
nous captures Of Russians were mads
and the fortress of Gradno was at.
tackled farther west, from Ossowetz
to Pultusk. The Germans retrsstsd
to Mlawa and then tried to flank the
Russians at PrzasnysZ, which city
they took. But the Russians again
fianked the nanking party. as they had
done at LODI and won an important
success February 22-2s).
In March and April, the Russians
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 irrssistibly. they
took the Russian Carpsthian armies in
the rear. The latter tried to retreat.
but vast numbers were captured.
Przemysl, which had sucoumbed to
the Russian bssiegsrs March 20. fell
again into the hands OF the Austro-
Germans.
Great German Mansuvsr.
From Przemysl Won Mackensen
drove east through Mosoiska and
Grodek and captured Lembers, tho
Galician capital. Then he turned
north and marched upon the Warsaw
Iyangorod -Brest Litoysk triangle
from the south.
At the same time the Russians In
southern Galicis. putting up a despair
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