Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-06
REVIEW Of the GREAT WAR AND OTHER
NOTABLE EVENTS Of THE YEAR 1915
European Conflict Develops Into Struggle to the Death With Dead
lock Eastern and Western FrontsSebia Overrun by
Teutons and MISUNDERSTANDING Period for the
Uaited Sates-Genera Carranza Rec
caJjzed as President Of Mexico.

T. thor trenches and thf out8lue WOTiu
! wondered. Up to Juno i there was no
I claim OF progress by the allies. The
Tautonic claim that iis size was still
engaged In successful warfare on all
fronts was not dsprted. THO splendid
resistance irterposed by the discred-
itod Turks came a. surprise to the
world. Russia was unable to rally her
! badly demoralized forces ~ mako
winning defeuse Of Lemharg. Once
.ha. roint had fallen. Warsaw became
the main objective. 1t was not until
/ August 6 that German troops made
, their triuDphaf entry into warsaw.
capital Ct Russian Poland.
Sertcmber marked q decided change
in the Teutonic campaign in the East.
wilma fell en- september 8, but imme-
diatelr afterwart. the Russians won a
series of successes over the AustriaDs,
capturing 10000 prisoners The escape
of tho Russian armies from the net
planned by the German strategists
Has complete. The great Teutonio
drive was brought TO halt and in De
ocmbo- tho Germ ans withdrew slight
ly and intrercheG for the winter.
Tho month Of October marked a de-
, cided revival Of military activity on
all fronts. After long period Of com.
! parative quiet in the West. a desper
| ate offensive movement was made by
the allies. The French drive in Cham
pagne was one of the bloodiest at
tempts yet made to pierce the German
lines. After three weeks of incessant
gunfre the French troops left their
trenches. September %. aud rushed
the whole of the first German line
Nearly 10000 German prisoners were
captured. and upward OF a hundred
field guns. thus far the greatest single
capture by the French during the war.
But the Germans were not compelled
10 relinquish 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
q second time the Greek king showed
his lack of sympathy with the allies.
In the spring he had prevented Vent
zelos. his premier. an avowed sup
porter OF the allies, from sending
troops to the Dardanelles. Now, when
the allies were depending upon the
Greeks to hold the Bulgarians in check,
Constantine declined again to act.
Serbia le Overrun.
Bulgaria announced her intention to
cast her lot with the central powers
and the latter opened campaign hav-
ing Turkish relief for its apparent OBJ
jective On October 10 the Germans
crossed the Danube and proceeded to
advance southwark. every step contest
ed furiously by the outnumbered
Serbs. France, England and Italy de-
clared war on Bulgaria. All at once
the center of military activity was
transferred TO the Balkans.
In Noromber both the long-expected
allied offensive in the West and the
Teutonic drive in the East came prac-
ticallv TO an end The allies failed to
break the stubborn German lines and
only achieved a possible moderate
success in Champagne and Artois at
tremendous cost. BY the middle OF the
month military operations in Russia
We're practically at a standstill, the
J Germans having failed 10 accomplish
the object of their campaign. At that
time the big German drive to the Gold
en- Horn began to monopolize the at
, tention OF the public. The preliminary
invasion Of Serbia by the Teutonic al
lies--now including Bulgaria-was be
gun with notable promptness. In fact
as early as October 27, the invading
armies met in the north eastern part OF
= the kingdom, by November l Kragu
/ yevatz. the chief Serbian arsenal, had
, fallen, and by November 6 the Bulga
riane were in Nish, Serbia's Drovi
, sional capital and railroad center. B;
= November 10 1t IVES announced thai
= the invading armies held four-ffths o.
3 Serbia, and toward the close OF the
. month Germany declared semiofiiciallJ
that the CAMPAIGN was over. BY thu
middle OF December the Franco'Britisl
I forces had been driven out OF Serbia
Q They fell back tc Saloniki, which will
o the consent of Greece they prepared
S to defend.
!. Since May "a, when the Italian arm.
o crossed the Austrian frontier. the fight
: Inc hiss been coatlnuous. especiaN
n along tho IsorGo 'front.'. The strongl
It fortified and ,tubhornly defended tow
i of Goricz was the Italian objective 10
h weeks. IN October the Austrian aero
IT planes droppad bombs upon Venice
4. destr~ y'ag AIT specimens and damat
ID ing a church The Italian liner Al
20 coma, bound Ior Now York. was sun
u by submarine flying the Austria
- flag on November Q NJ ore thSn a hun
io dred passengers were killed, includin
80 sevcra! Americans. The United State
n made vigorous demand on Austria
~ dlsavo~ the act and punish the con
mander of the submarine.
81 DC December Is the British war o
u flce announced that Con. Sir Dougla
OF Haig had superseded Field Marsh;
IT. Sir John French as British commando
IT, in France and Flanders.
40 40 WAR AND THE UNITED STATE