Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-05-11

was made general The Polish Lee
gion, with its leader, was placed under
the command of Field Marshal Lieu.
tenant Won Dursky.
Again lnvades Russia.
When the Polish Legion had to
withdraw from Kielce it was trusted
with defending that part of the Wis
tula which is enlarged by the mouths
of the river Dunajec against the Rus.
SLAMS. Pilsudsky was not satisfied to
remain on the defensive but repeat
eddy attacked the Russian recon
noitering parties and with his troops
got as far as twelve miles into Rus
sian territory.
When the joint armies of Germany
and Austria made the second often
3ive sally. which took them 20 the
very gates of Warsaw, the Legion was
fighting the Russians outside the for
tress of Ivangorod, and when the Rus
sian multitudes caused the bold attack
to end in failure, the Legion helped to
cover the retreat. The third offensive
attack at first took the Legion to Wei
brom in the southeast of Poland,
where it undertook wonderfully bold
march through two Russian corps,
which it threatened to embrace and
forced to retreat. In this action the
Legion suffered heavy losses. Among
the dead was the brother of the world
famed pianist Paderewski, one Of the
bravest and most enthusiastic legion
aries, who, as Russian officer, took
part in the war in Manchuria, where
he became a captain of the general
staff.
Doctors of medicine, lawyers and
university professors are fighting in
the Polish legion. Professor Kunitzky
of Kharkov university, who lost his
life in the battle of Nadworna, was
one of them.
After the combats of Wolbrom, Pill
sudsky marched part of his Polish regi-
ments to Galicia, where they took an
active part in the victorious battle of
Lunanova; some remained in the Car
pathians and are doing good work
there.
1t will be difficult to find Drawer
corps and an ADLER leader than the
Polish Legion and General Pilsudsky
whose military and orgapIic tai.
ents are generally recognized.
Honored for Saving Bukowina. -
The Austrian army has another man
whose courage, initiative, tenacity of
purpose are as great as those OF
Pilsudsky. At the beginning of the
war major of gendarmes, Fischer,
with the rank Of general, is now the
commander of all the frontier troops
in Bukowina.
When the war broke out Fischer
undertook to protect the outlying but
important province of Bukowina,
which is closed in by Roumania, Hun
gary, Galicia and Russia and is ex-
posed to Russian invasion more than
any other part of Austria-Hungary
He had nobody to help him but his
gendarmes, and the situation was such
at the time that no re-enforcements
could be spared to him. In a won
derfully short time he organized
small army, composed Of frontier peo-
pie and reserves. major of gen.
darmes who on his own responsibility
took command and single-handed pre-
vented the Russians from seriously at.
lacking what they called "Ffscher's
corps" in their bulletins. He rescued
Czernowitz in October How much the
Russians hate and fear him is proved
by the fact that they have offered an
exceedingly high price for his head
Fischer at Work.
A Hungarian journalist quite re-
Gently had an opportunity Of watching
this remarkable man at work. On en-
tering Fischer's room the journalist
missed the usual display OF maps,
without which he had never seen a
military commander. While General
Fischer was speaking the telephone
bell rang. One of his officers asked
for instructions, described the position
of the Russians and begged to know
what he was to do with his men. The
message came from remote part OF
the mountainous country. The gem
erals answer after a moments refec.
ton, was: place yourself above the
village, along the edge of the wood,
close to the well that stands between
two tall pines. There you can best
watch the two roads by which. the
Russians can approach you"
This order, given without the aid OF
map or plan, is the explanation of F1s-
cher's remarkable success He
knows every road and every lane. eF-
cry house and hill Of this country, and
this knowledge enables him to do in
variably what is best. Without dis
posing of a large number of troops,
he Is, by his personal faculties and
characteristics, formidable foe to the
Russians
In six months he has skipped three
military ranks and has been advanced
to the rank Of general by the emperor.
The war found the right man in the
right place
Gander Grows Horn.