The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-31
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northeastern departments OF France
have been occupied by teh troops o.
Germany.
IN the east the AustroGerman ar
mics first held up the Russian millions
on the Gacian frontiers and then
were forced 10 retire before manifold
numerical superiority. 10 tntrench
themselves on the crest Of the Carpa
th!ans and TO beat back until May lst
the Russian assaults with heavy
losses. Meanwhile Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg IN East Prussia was able
TO destroy several large Russian ar
mics and free East Prussia; 10 occupy
conformity with Austrian troops Pc
land almost 10 the Vistula river and in
the northeast TO carry the war into the
Russian provinces.
While the positions in the war in
the west continue to surge 10 and fro
and three great attempts to break
through our lines in the winter. spring
and summer were repu!s4i with awful
losses TO our enemies. the German and
Austro.Hungariau armies on May lst
launched a great offensive against the
Russian main armies in Galicia.
In series OF battles and under con.
slant pursuit the Russians were hunt,
ed out OF 1910 square miles Of Cali
cha, their principal force was severed
at several places and they we're driven
eastward and northward
The west bank OF the Vistula IN
Poland has been cleared Of Russian
armies. The seige OF Warsaw is about
10 begin and Field Marshal won Hin
cenburg in the northward has pressed
forward against Riga and now has
reached the vicinity of the city after
numerous victories. The successes o:
the Germans have cost the Russians
many millions in dead. wounded and
prisoners. The Russian Empire pos.
sesses only fragments OF its mighty
armies and no longer can supply these
adequately with arms and munitions.
Their fate will be decided very short
ly. The Russian forces will be de-
stroyed or forced 10 fee deep into the
interior 10 the eastward.
The battles in the west have cut so
deeply into the French strength that
now lS.yearOld lads must bear arms.
Great Britain's original army has been
destroyed and only enough substi.
tutes can be raised 10 hold a 44.mile
front in Belgium. Tho British losses.
particularly those of officers. have
been very heavy The army Of 5000.
900 men which Lord Kitchener prom
ised six months ago has not yet ap-
peared and our opponents in the west
never again will be able 10 raise super
Tor forces 10 eX3el the Germans from
the country.
The action in the Dardanelles which
has been in progress for months
against the Turks shows results for
the British and French only in great
! losses OF men. ships and war supplies
Of all kinds. The Turkish army stead
lily is improving in numbers and quail.
ity. The Turkish fortifca lions are
quite as strong as they we're al the
outset. The prospects OF the attack
erS reaching Constantinople. there.
fore. have vanished. and since none OF
the Balkan States are willing to enter
I'll" Anglo-French service and since the
Russian army which should have par.
. ticipated from Odessa has been de,
4 stroyed in Galicia. it is difficult to see
! any chances for France and Great
Britain
! Should Italy send an army to the
Dardanells it will find a superior
J Turkish army read yto receive her.
Italy. after conducting mobilization
! secretly for nine months. entered the
/ field against Austria Hungary az the
end Of May. An Italian army. 1000 900
men strong, has been attempting for
two months 10 sweep over the fortified
Austrian passes and to cross the Ison.
20 river, behind which the Austro.
Hungarian defensive army occupies
strong positions. All the attempts OF
the Italians up to the present have
been unsuccessful. The cost to the
attackers has been hundreds of thou
sands in dead and wounded Austria.
Hugaria grows stronger day by day.
and although its valiant struggle is a
difficult one against Italian superiority
in numbers, il will he able to bar the
way to the coastland and to Trieste
and the Tyrol
Meanwhile Italy has lost her entire
parently is about to declare war Oh
Turkey.
The Serbian army after great
losses in the winter has undertaken no
military operations. being content to
guard the frontier OF its country on
which there is an Austro.Hungarian
army.
THE other Balkan States are about
odecide which sidethey shall take in
/ the war Since Russia's forces have
been driven back and badly beaten
and a German and Austro.Hungarian
arm yhas been arrayed near the from.
tier OF Rumania. Bulgaria has come to
an understanding with Turkey, and