The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01

tenant Won Dursky.
Again Invades Russia.
When the Polish Legion had to
withdraw from KieIce ii was trusted
with defending that part of the Viss
tula which is enlarged by the mouths
OF the river Dunaiec against the Rus
slams iPilsudsky 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
sive sally, which took them 10 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 VOL
| brom in the southeast OF Poland.
where 1t 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 Manchura, where
he became a captain OF the general
staff. ...' g t$s
Doctors Of medicine, lawyers apd
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, FIJI
sudsky marched part Of his Polish regi
ments to Galicia, where they took ar
active part in the victorious battle Of
Lunanova; some remained in the Car
pathians and are doing good wcrl
there. ...s ... o.. - W.
1t will be difficult to find bravel
corps and an ADLER leader than thu
Polish Legion and General Pilsudsk,
whose military and orgaD!fic tal
ents are generally recognized. -.
. Honored for Saving Bukowlna. T."
The Austrian army has another MAJ
; whose courage. initiative, tenacity Q
purpose are as great as those o
Pilsudsky. At the beginning of tn
war a major of gendarmes, Fischer
with the rank of general, is now tn
commander of all the frontier troop
in Bukowina.
When the war broke out Fische
undertook to protect the outlying blu
important province of Bukowina
which is closed in by Roumania, Hun
gary, Galicia and Russia and is eI
; posed to Russian invasion more thai
any other part of Austria.Hungary
He had nobody to help him but hi
gendarmes, and the situation was sucl
: at the time that no reinforcement
could be spared to kim. In wor
derfully short time he organized
! small army, composed of frontier pee
pie and reserves. major of ger
darmes who on his own responsibility
took command and single-handed pre-
vented the Russians from seriously al
,, lacking what they called Fischer
corps" in their bulletins. He rescue
Czernowitz in October How much tn
Russians hate and fear him is prove
: by the fact that they have offered a.
exceedingly high price for his head.
Fischer at Work. .
, A Hungarian Journalist quite re
Gently had an opportunity OF watchin
this remarkable man at work. On en-
tering Fischer's room the Journals
missed the usual display of maps
, without which he had never seen
!, military commander While Genera
! Fischer was speaking the TELEPHONY
bell rang. One of his officers aske,
, for instructions, described the position
, of the Russians and begged to know
, what he was to do with his men. Tn
> message came from a remote part o
; the mountainous country. The ger
: erals answer after moments YefieC
, ton, was: place yourself above tn
village, along the edge OF the wooe
close to the we'll that stands betweeI
, two tall pines. There you can bes
watch the two roads by which tn
, Russians can approach YOU
, This order, given without the aid Q
map or plan, is the explanation of Ffi
, cher's remarkable success. III
! knows every road and every lane, eN
cry house and hill Of this country, an
; this knowledge enables him to do II
! variabiy what is best. Without dis
, posing of large number of troop:
he is. by his personal faculties an
! characteristics, a formidable foe to tn
Russians.
. In SIX months he he's skipped thre
! military ranks and has been advance
. TO tho rank of general by the emperor
The war found the right man in tn
; right place