The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-01-14
REnENOF THE GREAT WAR ANDOTHER
NOTABLE EVENTS Of THE YEAR 1915
European Conflict Develops Into Struggle 10 the Death With Dead
lock on Eastern and Western FroRs-Serbia Overrn by
Tetons and Bugarians-TEino Period for the
.f United Staies-Genera Carranza Rec
o1lized as President Of Hexlco

Wucfc U1ey bkkftku OUT IN tho pfSFloa3
September. Russia had suffered the
greatest disaster In the war. A new
Germany military hero bad BEEN re-
vsalsd In the person OF MAckensen.
who was now held with Hindenburg
In popular esteem.
In the last days Of the month. Italy
joined forces with the allies against
Austria. Hungary.
Fall OF Warsaw.
The campaign In the West was
strangely Quiescent The allies kept
20 their trenches and the outside world
wondered. Up 10 June IL there was no
claim OF progress by the allies, The
Teutonic claim that It's side was still
engaged in successful warfare on all
fronts was not disputed The splendid
resistance interposed by the discred-
tied Turks came as q surprise to the
world. Russia was unable 70 rally her
badly demoraliIed forces to make q
winning defense OF Lemberg. Once
that point had fallen. warsaw became
tho main objective, II was not until
August that German troops made
their ,triumphal entry into Warsaw.
capital OF Russian Poland.
September marked q decided change
In the Teutonic campaign In the East
wilma fell on September 0. but imme-
dlately afterward the Russians won q
series OF successes over the Austrians.
capturing ~, 600 prisoners. The escape
OF the Russian armies from the net
planned by the German strategists
was complete. The great Teutonic
drive was brought to halt. and In Do
cembcr the Germans withdrew slight
ly and intrenched for the winter.
The month OF October marked q de-
cidcd revival OF military activity on
all fronts After long period OF com
paratiye quiet IL the West. dcsper.
ate offensive movement was made by
the allies. The French drive In Cham.
payne was ono OF the hloodiest at.
tempts yet made to pierce the German
lines. After three weeks OF incessant
gunnre, the French troops left their
trenches. September %. and rushed
tho whole of tho tlrst German limo.
Nearly 10000 German prisoners were
captured. aud upward OF hundred
field guns. thus far tho greatest single
capture by tho French during the war.
But the Germans were not compelled
TO relinqu!sh any great amount OF ter.
ritory. In Artois the allies did not sue.
coed In breaking through the German
lines. but secured some coveted posi-
tons at an appalling cost.
This brief period OF allied success
was followed by an unexpected turn
OF political affairs in the Balkans. For
n second time the Greek king showed
his lack OF sympathy with the allies,
In the spring no had prevented Vent
zelos. HIS premier. an avowed sup
porter OF the allies. from sending
troops 10 the Dardanellcs, Now. when
the allies were depending upon the
Greeks to hold the Bulgarians In check.
Constantine declined again to act
Serbia 10 ovsrrur.
Bulgaria announced her intention to
cast har 10; With tue esrsrs. rc~e-.
and the latter opened campaign hav.
ing Turkish relief for it's apparent OBJ
jective. On October 10 the Germans
crossed the Danube and proceeded to
advance southwark. every step contest.
ed turiously by the ouinumbered
Serbs, France, England and Italy de.
clared war on Bulgaria. All n, once
tho center OF military activity was
to the Balkans.
In November both tho long expected
allied offensive In tho West and the
Tcutonic drive In the East came prac
tically to an end The allies failed 10
break the stubborn German lines and
only achieved possible moderate
success in Champagne and Artois at
cost, ny the r.ddle OF the
month military operations in Russia
were practically at standstill, the
Germans having failed to accomplish
the object OF their campaign. At that
tir1e the hie Gerr!an drive tc the Gold
en- Horn began 10 monopolize tho at
tention OF the public, Tho preliminary
invasion OF Serbia by the Teutonic al
lses--no including Bulgaria be
gun with notable prunrtness. In fact,
AZ early as October u. tho invading
armies met In the northeastern part OF
the Kingdom, by November kragu.
yeya,.. tho chief Serbian arsenal, had
fallen, and by November 6 the Bulsa.
riAns were In Nah. Serbias provi-
sional capital and railroad center. BY
10 II Was announced that
the invading armies held fourntths OF
Serbia. and toward the close Of the
month Germany declared semiotscially
that the campaign was over BY the
middle OF December the Franco British
forces had been driven out Of Serbia
They fell back TO Saloniki. which. with
the consent of Greece. they prepared
10 defend.
Since May ~. when the Italian army
crossed the Austrian frontier, the Fight
INK has been continuous. especially
along the isonro front. The strongly
fortified and stuobcrnly defended town
Of Goritz was the Italian objective for