Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-16
GERMAN ADVANCE
FULLY EXPLAINED
BY EYE WITNESS
Russian Advance Over Car
pathIanS Not Met Directly
but COunter-advance on
Flank Is Successfully Made,
Associated Pres. Correspondence

Headquarters 81 Russian Third
Army, i'm Retreat Behind River san,
June 29-rhe details of the German
advance ON the third army are now
clearer The Russian advance over
the Carpathlans was NOT met directly
but boy "A counter advance ON ITS flank.
Here five army corps were Concentrat-
ed, some of the fresh troops being
drawn from reserve divisions on the
French front
Meanwhile the long period Of COM
parative inaction had been employed
in bringing up the heaviest German
ana Austrian artillery and getting the|
range not merely of the Russian lines
but of squares which covered q good
part of their rear
The enemy's advance was mt first
directed against what was thought 20
be the weakest part of the third army
namely rs right flank. which had
sent number of relnf0rcemeuts 40
the Carpathians But the alertness of
the Russian general on This side pro-
duccd am alteration in the plan. and
the attack was diverted to the next
army corps eastward This corps
contained regiments which had had
heavy losses in the previous hitl-fght
ms A gap was forced between the
two army corps. and the right flank
of the threatened corps was crushed
by HE pounding fire. The flank re-
treated in good spirit hut with tn
heaviest losses. coming INTO line with
broken forces to the right of them.
Meanwhile q Tremendous Cannonade
was directed ON the division stll fur
Their eastward, with the result that
some regiments suffered terribly
Right Wing OutflAnkcd
The whole advance of the enemy
was a commensurate 10 the Russian
advance over the Carpathians further
eastwards The right wing Of that
! advance was now outflauked and had
to come backward. Half of this corps
succeeded In rectifying its positions
without serious loss; but the other di-
vision had the greatest difficulty ir
/ fighting its way through and lost
/ heavily
Meanwhile the enemYs attack was
extended also westward. Here the
cannonade was furious and the
! trenches were i'm many parts wiped
out. all approach to them from the
/ rear for reinforcements being made
almost impossible Ultimately re-
/ treat was ordered by the Russians.
When the retreat reached the san
/ tho third army stood on a not extern
! sive front partly in front of and part
4 ly behind the river The apparently
/ endless file of supply and ambulance
trains had an made its way along the
single line across the river. Wher-
ever they stopped the station was in
| Tested by the enemy's aeroplanes at
one time ten of these flying along the
I line I'm one day three were brought
down. all the airmen being killed,
In their positions along the san the
4 Russians had a very difficult stream
i tn guard and could easily be put un-
der a thanking fire. The officers were
vigorous but deeply mortified al the
/ loss of ground for which they mad sac
rificed So much.
! The enemys cannonade became
more and more intense, lasting an
night and into the next day. Then
! the enemy made good footing on the
/ Russian side of the river was driven
i back, but returned and finally estab-
1 lished himself and forced another
! Russian retreat Of some miles
/ This brings the operations down TO
/ the date of filing this dispatch.
/ What a picture these days will leave
/ behind, with those who have lived
/ through them 1t is only the simple
! things that count but they keep com
! ing back in new forms again aud
| again.
| The staff is ian no way downhearted {:
! il is sometimes pre-occupied some
times cheerful, but always full OF
vigor. The cause of the losses has
| been localized, and there rs no sign
of panic or bury in the thought for
/ the necessary remedies. The com
mander Of the army is fun Of spirit
and energy and all consider that they
are only half way through this bat~
I tie,
/ return to my Inevitable conclu-
/ sion. The Russian retreat has been
a big success Of technique; and it has
wiped out a number Of good lives The
| battle is not over. and the Russians
are on the offensive at points which
offer hope Of better results The
/ Russian army is firmer than ever and
more and more men are being pour
| ed in