Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-12
FIRST YEAR OF The
WAR IN The EAST

The first twelvemonth OF hghtlnG |
between the Russians on one SIDE ana !
the Austrians and Germans on
the other is a story Of great changes
of fortune, both combatants being re-
peatedly driven back only to sno"
the greatest resiliency in defeat ana
soon to resume the offensive in a most
surprising manner.
The end Of the year, however. Dnds
the pendulum swinging strongly
against the car. He may recover
and take again the roads to Craco"'
Vienna and Berlin, but just at pres
,ent he is on the whole in worse pilsnt
than in any hour since the war
started.
Russia's losses in the first year OF
the war are not approached by those
of any nation in any war of history
According to reliable estimates, she
has had between 100000 and 4,ooo'-
600 men killed, injured and captured.
DESPITE these horrible gaps made In
her ranks, she still has millions IN
the field and her great reservoir OF
personnel does not show signs OF e1-
haustion 1t is not men she lacks, but
guns, shells and brains.
Slow to Mobilize.
On August /, 1914, Germany de-
clared war on Russia. Almost 1mme-
diately the Germans crossed the from
tier at Thorn and the Austrians south
Of Lublin. They were practically un'
opposed because of the slowness OF
mobilization in Russia. The Crane
Duke Nicholas NiChOlaievitch was
forced to gather his main armies vel
10 the rear of the line OF great tort
tresses running through kOvn0, Hrod
mo. Ossowetz. Novo Georgievsk, War
saw and lvangorod.
On account OF his desire to do al
no could to relieve the French, VIII
were being driven from northern
France by the amazing German rus
through Belgium, Nicholas attacke
sooner than he otherwise would nav
done. AS a result, he met two dlsa'
tiers.
He sent General Samsonoff int
,Esst Prussia from the south an
General Rennenkampf into East Pru
STA from the east, the latter wlnnin
the first large engagement OF the WI
in the East at Gumbinen.
At this moment the Germans, D
,lieying that the French were we'll
hand and about to be surrounded
their eastern frontier, quickly wit
drew 100000 men from France al
hurled them by rail into East Pru
STA. where they fell upon Samsont
with crushing force in the great &c
man victory Of Tannenberg tAug, q
Meanwhile, the Austrians, leavll
only a few troops In Galicia to nc
hack the Russians advancing fro
Tarnopol on the line OF the GnilaLiI
struck the Russians en- masse at MI
mix and routed them to Lublin.
Most Bloody Drive Of War.
With two armies in difficulty, t
grand duke decided to abandon o
to its fate and save the other.
threw re-enforcements into LuD
and ordered the line OF the Gn1
Lima river be forced at any cost.
one OF the most bloody drives OF
war the Russians advanced into ca
ern Galicia and occupied Lembe
The Russians then advanced
Rawa Ruska and took the Austr
armies in Poland in the rear, cult
them up frightfully.
Meanwhile Won Hindenhurg
completed his victory over Samson
nv turning on Rennenkampf and Gle
ing East Prussia Of Muscovites.
though Rennenkampf had been
feated and Samsonoff almost al
Inflated, the Germans.
The Russians were now as far "
as Tarnow in Galicia. while II
Cossacks were able to make raids
Hungary farther south. Hindent
concentrated great force suddt
in Silesia and began drive from
vest against Warsaw and /
gorod. The Siberian corps arr
in ,he nick of time to save war
from the enemy.
High Tide Of Russian Invasion
Hindenburg then drew of the NJ
ern section Of his army in Polan
the north, thinking to take the pt