Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-12-31
REVIEW OF THE GREAT WAR AND OTHER
NOTABLE EVENTS Of THE YEAR 1915
European Conflict Develops Into Struggle the Death With Dead
lock on Eastern and Western FrOnts-SeFba oyerun by
TeutOns and Bugarians-TDng Period for the
United States-General caTanza Rec
ognized as President Of Mexico.

the ears armies Were soon back
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
vealed in the person Of Mackensen.
Who was now held with Hindenburg
I'm popular esteem.
In the last days OF the month. Italy
Joined forces with the allies against
Austria-Hungary.
Fall of Warsaw.
The campaign IN the West was
strangely Quiescent. The allies Sept
to their trenches and the outside world
wondered Up to June Is there was no
claim Of progress By the allies. The
/ Teutonic claim that its side vas still
engaged In successful warfare on all
fronts vas not disputed. Tie splendid
resistance iaterposed BY the discred-
itsd Turks came as a surprise to the
world Russia vas unable 10 rally her
badly demoraii1ed forces to make a
winning defense of LemberE- Once
that point had fallen. Warsaw became
the main objective II was not until
August S that German troops maize
their triumphal entry into WARSAW.
capital OF Russian Poland.
September marked n decided change
IN the Teutonic campaign in the East
Wilma fell on September 9. but imme-
diately aftsrward the Russians won q
SERIES OF successes over the Austrizns.
capturing 40.0oe prisoners The escape
o. the Russian armies from the net
planned By the German strateEists
was complete. The great Teutouic
drive was brought to a halt and in De
ce7ler the Germans withdrew slight
ly and intrenched FOR the winte-.
The month Of October marked de-
cided revival OF military activity on
al fronts After a long period OF c,,r1- .
parative quiet in the West. a despor- ,
ate offensive movement was made by
the allies The French drive in Cham
payne was che Of the bloodiest at.
tsnpts yet made TO pierce the German .
lines After three weeks OF incessans I
gunfrs- the French troops left their [
trenches. September 25. and rushed I
the whole OF the first German lire. (
Nearly 10000 German prisoners were {
captured. and upward OF a hundred \
field guns thus fzr the greatest single /
capture by the French during the war. I
But the Germans were not compelled I
to relinquish any great amount OF ter
Vitory. In Artofs the allies did not sue
ceed IN breaking through the German 4
lines. hut secured some coveted posi- 1
tiOns at an appalling cost
This brief period Of allied success
Tas followed BY an Unexpected turn
OF political Affairs in the Balkans. For
q second tine the Greek king showed I
his lack OF sympathy with the allies. I
In she spring be had prevented Veni-
IelOs. his premier. an avOWed sup
porter Of the allies, from sending
troops TO the DardAneIles- Nov. when
the allies were depending upon the
Greeks to hold the Bulgzrianz in check.
Constantine declined again TO act
Serbia Is oVsrrun.
Bulgaria announced her intention TO
cast her lot with the central powers
and the latter opened a caespaign hav-
ing Turkish relief for its apparent OBJ
iective- On October 10 the Germans
crossed the Danube and proceeded 70
advance southwzrd. every step contest
ed furiOrsiy by the outnumbered
Serbs. France. England and Italy de-
eiAred war on Bulgaria AL at once
the center OF military activity vas
transferred to the Balkans
In November both the longexpected
allied offensive In the West and the
Teutonic drive in the East came przc-
tieaIIy 10 an end The allies failed to
break the stubborn German lines and
only achieved possible noderats
success In ChzmpaEHs and Artols at
srcuerdous cost By the middle Of ths
mouth military operations In Russia
we're practically AZ q standsttIl. the
Germans having failed to accomplish
the object OF their campaign Al that
time the big German drive to the Gold
81 Hcrr began 10 monopoIiIe the at
terrtton OF the public. The preliminary
invasion OF Serbia By the Te1tonic al
ness-nO~ including BulgAria-was Be
gun xith notable pronptness. In fact.
as early as October u, the invading
armies met In the northeastern part OF
the kingdom. by November 1 Kragu-
ysvlstx. the chief Serbian arsenal. had
fallen. and By November the Bulgz-
rams we're In NIgh. SerbIas proVi-
EicnEl capital and railroad center. By
November 10 II was announced that
tho invading armies held four-afths OF
serhta, and toward the close Of the
month Germany declared serniofaeiAly
that the camEaign was over. BY the
middle Of December the Franco British
forces had been driven out Of Serbia
They fen back TO SaIonfki. which. with
the consent OF Greece. they prepared
to defend
Since May "a. when the Italian army
crossed the Austrian frontier. the fight
ing h2s been continuous. especially
aIC7g the lsonzo front The strongly