The herald., 1915-08-12


ing Russians in flank with the south
ern section. But the Austrians were
too slow to carry out the field mar
shaTs plans and the Russians, slip
ping into q gap in the lines between
the Germans and their allies, slaugh-
tered the latter The result was the
high tide OF Russian invasion. The
Austrians withdrew over the Carpa-
thians again, leaving Przemysl to be
besieged a second time. The Cor
mans withdrew to Silesia and the Rus
slams, following closely, were able
for a brief moment to raid this rich
province at Pleschen. At the same
time they entered East Prussia
again.
But again the German strategic
railways proved their undoing. Hin
denburg concentrated at Thorn and
drove into the right flank Of the Rus
sian main forces, throwing them back
on LODI.
He advanced too far, however, and
when he had the Russian forces near
! " surrounded, he suddenly found Rus
| slams In his own rear. In this eI-
tremity, the Russians say, he tels-
graphed for re-enforcements.
But before the re-enforcements
sent from Flanders arrived the Ger
mans had managed at frightful cost
to hack their way to safety. This was
the bloody battle Of LODI.
Wins Second Victory.
With stronger German forces oppos-
ing them the Russians withdrew to
the line of Bzura, Rawa and Nida
rivers. At the same time the Aus
TRANS, attempting to debouch from
the Carpathian passes, were driven
back everywhere. leaving $4,000 pris
oners.
With January Hindenburs made
third desperate attack on Warsaw
For ten days, both night and day, the
Germans came on. Then, having lost
probably $4,000 men and the Russian'
nearly as many, they gave 1t up.
Unable to reach Warsaw, Hindenburl
concentrated twice Sievers force II
! East Prussia, and won his secont
overwhelming victory there. Enor
nous captures Of Russians were mad
and the fortress of Gradno was at
tackled farther west, from Ossowet
to Pultusk. The Germans retreate'
to Mlawa and then tried to flank tn
Russians at Przasnysz, which cit
they took. But the Russians agail
fanked the thanking party. as they ha
done at LODI and won an importan
: success February 22-2s).
In March and April, the Russian
, pressed through the western Carpi
b. THAN passes and entered Hungar!
Just when their future seemed brigh
: est, the Germans broke the Russia
Z line in West Galicia and let throug
: enormous forces.
Pressing westward irresistibly, the
z took the Russian Carpathian armies
1 the rear. The latter tried to retrea
|, but vast numbers were capture'
!, Przemysl, which had succumbed
+ the Russian besiegers March %. fe
again into the hands Of the Austr
Germans.
:. Great German Maneuver.
!. From Prxemysl Won Mackense
, drove east through Mosciska m
q Grodek and captured Lemberg, II
;. Galician capital. Then he turns
a north and marched upon the Warsa'
a Ivangorod -Brest Litovsk triang
T. from the south.
, At the same time the Russians
n southern Galicia, putting UP desps
n ate resistance, were driven by W
81 Linsingen first to the line OF q
Dniester and then across the Gnil
d Lipa to the line Of the Zlota-Lipa.
N Reaching the vicinity OF Krasn
= I'm their drive to Warsaw from {
NJ south. the Austrians sustained
a. we're check in the scene OF their
Il. umph of the previous summer. He
on this line the Germans attacked b
81 " from the north and took the toy
ir of Przasnysz July IA.
m The Germans now began the graz
70 est maneuver ever seen in the histe
ly of human warfare.
IA From the Windau river in the b
N. tic provinces all the way along
cd border of East Prussia and in gig
wv tic sweep through the vicinity OF
dom, west Of the vistula, and
south of the Lublin-Cholm railv
N. they delivered smashing blows
TO have reached the very gates OF "
su. saw.