Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-26
'IIFV OF EUROPEAN
 WAR FOR 1915
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line of Russian fortresses
 pna a as m easy to them as the first.
 seu se,.anber 15 they took Pinsk,
 s.ptember 19 Wilma. lii the
 M w of the latter city a battle
 pW p.W.,oht vast enough to stand out
 iu'1 ;n tbis succession of major en-
 ,ants. For several days it
 u' u that the Russian armies had
 nl' 'sncircled, but with a burst of
 4Se czar's men smashed through
 ;,on circle and fer the most
 escaped.
 ot until they had reached the
 If the Dvina river and had es-
 ,,ehed g great siege wall right
 ase @ Russia with the center based
 sSe e pinsk marshes and the south
 m the stripa did the Teutons
 sen they turned their attention
 .nether field. Serbia had thrown
 tho Austrians twice. She barred
 way to the Turks. who cculd ply their allies with some food
 fs copper and cotton, while Eselves needing arms and am hition.
 October, z an irresistible inva- i of Serbia started. The expedi- l consisted practically of artil- ] with a relatively small prcpor- of infantry. Its task was rem. Ed easy by the attack Of Bulgaria serbia from the flank. SeiZing present as an opportune moment realize his ambitions, Czar Ferdi- Id invaded his neighbor at thras nts. October Il, and was soon able raid almost across the harassea Fs country.
 Belgrade Falls. elgrade fell to the Austro-G er- IS october 10 and ten days later Bulgarians cut the Nish-Salonica road. The Serbians fought des- ate rear-guard action. They died There was never Che Je great Serbian defeat, but the ,tant pushing back meant enor- s losses. eanwhil" the French and British coIe to the assistance of the ,ians with small forces. They ed at Salonica October 4 and on Der IS attacked Strumnitza, Bull 3. On October 14, Greece re- lced the treaty by the terms Of h she was bound to come to 1, ia's assistance against Bulgaria. i Great Brftain's offer of the l d If Cyprus was unable to tempt 1 from her neutrality.
 cry day showed progress for the ons and the Bulgarians. Krup- ell October "A and Uskub the day. On October 26 tue Bull ms and Teutons effected a iunc- and cn November 1 the arsenal | ragujevac fell.
 November P the Serbians be- to retreat over the border into enegro and 5 on November 20 lany proudly announced the sue ul ccfrpletion of her Serbian aign.
 Fbla was a desert inhabited by en and children. The forlorn locd of the little nation with
 into the mountains of Albania
 Montenegro, where their ene- continued ta press them.
 December 6 the Bulgarians a. "a the French and British in "a With great energy and the ; after inflicting severe losses, obliged to withdraw to salonica, l they f2rtified strongly. fighting in the west of the
 was of a sanguinary but in- uslVe character. The first trick 10 the Germans when, on Jan If, they took advantage of ct which cut the French con- cations to drive the French $ the River Aisne at Soissons neavy loss. On January 17 the ans estimated that the allies lcst 190,O00 in recent futile of- ]. .es on the west front.
 'ii'isn Victory in Flanders. 4aa1 Apfll 20 the British at great 'ooA Hill Go in Flanders, but it m I victory which they could 0ii-W up. On April 24 tho, Ger .-.! let loose great quantities of 'Alatlng gas upon the allies , U, Ypres. The "Princess Pats" haaian regiment in which were j americans, was almost anni- u' But after several villages