The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-08-07

Ing Russians in flank with the south
ern section. But the Austrians were
too slow to carry out the field mar
shars plans and the Russians. slip.
ping into 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 a second time. The Ger.
mans withdrew to Silesia and the Rus
SLAMS, following closely. were able
for brief moment to raid this rich
province at Pleschen. 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 tele-
. 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 end Niia
rivers. At the same time the Aus
TRANS, attempting to debouch from
the Carpathian passes. were driven
back everywhere. leaving $4,000 pris-
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 IL.
East Prussia, and won hia second
overwhelming victory there. Enor-
nous captures Of Russians were made
and the fortress Of Gradnc was at,
tackled farther west, from Ossowetx
to Pultusk. The Germans retrcated
to Mlawa and then tried to flank the
Russians at Przasnysz, which city
they took. But the Russians again
fianked the fianking party, as thes had
done at Lodz and won an important
success February 22-2s).
In March and April. the Rrss;ans
pressed through the western Carpa-
THAN passes and entered Hungary.
Just when their future seemed bright
est. the Germans broke the E.ssias.
line in West Gal!cia and let through
enormous forces.
Pressing westward irresis,ibly, they
took the Russian Carpathian armics in
the rear. The latter tried to retreat
but vast numbers were oap.rred.
Przemysl. which had succumbed to
the Russian besiegers March %, fell
again into the hands of the Austro-
Germans.
Great German Maneuver.
From Przemysl Won Msctersen
drove east through Mosciska and
Grodek and captured LENDERS. the
Galician capital. Then he t1rned
north and marched upon the Warsaw
fvangorod -Brest Litovsk triangle
from the south.
At the same time the Russians In
southern Galicia, putting up C dcsper-
ate resistance. were driven BY Won
Linsingen first to the lire of the
Dniester and then acruss tae Cnila-
Lipa to the line of the zlota-IIpa.
Reaching the vicinity .. Xrasnfk
In their drive to Warsaw fsyn the
south. the Austricns sustained q Sc
we're check in the scene OF their tri
umph of the previous summer He'll
on this line the Germans attack I'd no:
ly from the north and took fss tow
of Przaslysz (JuIy 14).
The Germans now began the krprf
est maneuver ever seer IN the hlstor.
of human warfare
From the Windau river IN Tue Es
tic provinces all the way s:os3 :.
border of East Prussia and 10 1igcr
tic sweep through the vicinis. * III
dom, west of the vistu's. ard lin;
south OF the Lublin-C holm ,.pway
they delivered smashing slc~s and
have reached the very gatss 81 War
saw.