The Meridian times., 1915-08-13

ing Russians in flank with the south
ern section But the Austrians were
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. The
Austrians withdrew over the Carpa.
| thians again, leaving Przemysl to be
besieged second time. The Ger.
mans withdrew to Silesia and the Rus.
slams, following closely. were able
for a brief moment to raid this rich
province at Pieschen. 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 ex.
tremity, the Russians say, he teIe-
graphed for re-enforcements.
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 Lodz
Wins Second Victory.
With stronger German forces oppos
ing them the Russians withdrew to
the line of Bzura, 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 prfs-
oners.
With January Hindenburg made
third desperate attack on Warsaw.
For ten days, both night and day, the
Germans came on. Then, having lost
probably $4,000 men and the Russians
nearly as many, they gave it up.
Unable to reach Warsaw, Hindenburg
concentrated twice Siever's force IN
East Prussia, and won his second
overwhelming victory there. Enor'
nous captures Of Russians were made
and the fortress of Gradno was at
tackled farther west, from Ossowetz
to Pultusk. The Germans retreated
to Mlawa and then tried to flank the
Russians at Przasnysz. which city
they took. But the Russians again
tianked the fianking party, as they had
done at Lodz and won an important
success February 22-2Sl.
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 irresistibly, tney
took the Russian Carpathian armies IN
the rear. The latter tried to retreat
but vast numbers were captured
Przemysl, which had succumbed 70
the Russian besiegers March 22, felI
again into the hands of the Austror
Germans.
Great German Maneuver.
From Przemysl Won Mackensen
drove east through Mosciska ana
Grodek and captured Lemberg, tne
Galician capital. Then he turneu
north and marched upon the Warsaw
ivangorod -Brest Litovsk triangie
from the south.
At the same time the Russians IN
southern Galicia. putting up desper-
ate resistance, were driven BY Won
Linsingen first to the line OF tne
Dniester and then across the Gnila'
Lipa to the line of the Zlota-Lipa
Reaching the vicinity of krasniA
IN their drive to Warsaw from tne
south. the Austrians sustained Sc
we're. check in the scene of their trl
umph of the previous summer Heiu
on this line the Germans attacked not
iy from the north and took the town
OF Przasnysz July 14).
Inc Germans now began the grahu
est maneuver ever seen in the his'ors
OF human warfare.
From the Windau river In ths bai
Tic provinces all the way along th'
border of East Prussia and in gigan
tic sweep through the vicinity pf ia
oom, west of the Vistula. and I'M
south OF the Lublin- ChC,m failwa'
lney delivered smashing blows an
ave reached the very gates of wa
NV.