The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-30


little apprehension, but doing com
paratively small damage About thi'
time. also, the attempted submarine
blockade of tho British coast proved
to be Ineffective. In the closing days
OF the month another great Teutoni'
offensive swept against the allied lines
in Belgium. thrusting the enemy bach
upon Ypres with great loss Of life on
both sides
In May the Germans sent their best
troops to the aid of the hard
pressed Austriaus BY the middle of
the month they had worked a star
ting change in the situation. Pre-
mysl was retaken, the Russian cam
paign In Galicia was shattered anc
the c-ar's armies were soon bach
where they started out in the previous
September Russia had suffered the
greatest disaster in the war. A new
Germany military hero had been re
voaled in the person OF Mackensen
who was now held with Hindenburf
IN popular esteem.
In the last days OF the month. Italy
Joined forces with the allies against
Austria-llungary.
Fall Of Warsaw
The campaign in the West was
strangely Quiesceut The allies kept
To their trenches and the outside world
wondered Up to June l5 there was nc
claim Of progress by the allies The
Toutonic claim that its side was stiN
engaged in successful warfare on all
fronts was not disputed. The splendid
resistance interposed by the discred'
ited Turks came as a surprise to the
world Russia was unable TO rally her
badly demoraliced forces to make
winning defense OF Lemberg. Once
that point had fallen, Warsaw became
the main objective. 1t was not until
August that German troops MADE
their triumphal entry into Warsaw
capital Of Russian Poland
September marked q decided change
in the Teutonic campaign in the East
wilma fell on September 9, but imme-
diately afterward the Russians won a
series of successes over the Austrians
capturing 10000 prisoners The escape
of the Russian armies from the net
planned by the German stratecists
was complete The great Teutonic
drive was brought TO a halt and in De.
cember the Germans withdrew slight
ly and intronched for the winter
The month Of October marked de-
cided revival OF military activity on
all fronts After a long period Of COM
parative quiet in the West, a deslcr.
ate offensive movement was made by
the allies The French drive in Cham.
pagne was one Of the bloodiest at
tempts yet made to pierce the German
lines After three weeks of incessanr
gunhre the French troops left their
september 25 and rushed
he whole of the first German line.
Nearly 2oooo German prisoners were
captured. and upward u q hundred
icld guns thus far the greatest single
capture by the French during the war.
But the Germans were not compelled
% relinQuish any great amount of ter
-itory In Artois the allies did not sue.
,eed in breaking through the German
ines, but secured some coveted posi-.
ions at an appalling cost
This brief period Of allied success
vas followed by an unexpected turn
5, political affairs in the Balkans For
second time the Greek king showed
lis lack of sympathy with the allies
n the spring he had prevented Neni
clos his premier, an avovcl sup
,orter of the allies, from sending
roops 70 the Dardanenes Now, when
he allies we're depending upon the
}reeks to hold the Bulgariaus in check,
Constantine declined again to act
Serbia Is Overrun.
Bulgaria announced her intention to
asst her lot with the central powers
nd the latter opened a campaign hay-
ng Turkish relief for its apparent ob-
ectye on October 10 the Germans
rossod the Danube and proceeded 20
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