The Raymer enterprise., 1916-08-03

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on January 6 bill introducing II
passed It's first reading In the house
of commons by large majority. The
bill. was finally signed by King George
May 26
Allies Get Together.
Their defeats finally taught the al
lies that their efforts must be co-or-
dinated, like their enemies, II they
We're TO be effective. A new war
council, with all the allies represented,
met In Paris December and kind
Of international general staff was or
ganlzed. 1t Is known that General Jo-
seph Joffre. French commander In
chief since the beginning of the war,
and the hero Of the battle of the
Marine, was the presiding genius. The
effects Of the council We're not to be
seen for several months, but now they
are being realized In full measure.
To check II simultaneous allied Of.
fensiye, which they clearly saw com
Ing, the Teutons decided on two al
tacks of their own. This follows the
well-knOwn axiom of German mill.
tnry strategy that the best defense is
an energetic attack.
The first Of these offensive defen-
sivcs was the attack on the French
fortress Of yertlun. where the works
were subjected 10 whNlwind Of fire
beginning February 21.-The gains OF
the first week We're great, and German
critics foretold the collapse of the
French Two of the defending forts,
yaux and Douaumont. fell, and impor-
iant positions were taken west of the
Meuse river rs Well.
But Joffre rallied his men In splen-
did fashion and sold each yard Of
ground at an awful cost In German
blood. Step by step The crown princes
men pushed forward. but today they
are still more than two miles from the
ruined fortress town and the resist
ance Of the French Is rs strong as
ever.
Austrian Drive Checked.
The second Teutonic offensive was
organized by the Anstrians in the
Trentino, and they struck In the di-
rection OF Vicenza with the object
of cutting Off the northern end of Italy
from the main portion. On May &c,
as the result Of several days yio-
lent artillery fire followed by infantry
PUSHES. they were able TO announce the
capture of 24.0O0 Italians.
General Count cadorna hurried
about Il hundred thousand men In mo-
tor cars 10 the scene. while many more
arrived on foot or trains. Just when
it seemed the Austrians must reach
the lowhnds the counter-attacks were
delivered.
ON June 30 Rome announced sples.-
did victory. In bloody fighting the
Austrlans, perhaps weakened by
drafts TO bolster mp their Russian
front. were driven from peak to peak
almost to where their lines had stood
throughout the winter.
In March ihe Russians delivered
vast but futile attacks on the Ger
man front at many points, probably IL
distract attention from verdun. The
Germans seemed 10 have been lulled
into security by these efforts, which
they probably considered the best the
ear could do. But the tens of thou.
sands of MuscUvite bodies lining the
Germans barhed wire were but Il pat
ter of rain compared with the storm
that was brewing behind the Russian
lines.
AT the beginning of June this storm
broke with full force and, following
The principle of attacking the weakest
point, the Austrians holding the line
from the marsh district southward
We're forced 10 bear the brunt OF 1t.
Russia's Big Push.
Millions Of shells, manufactured
largely in British, japanese aud
factories, blasted away wire,
trenches, dugouts and observation
points. Then the hordes of Sibe-
rians, COSsaeks aud others swept
over the field. The Austrians could
not withstand the impact and they
gave way steadily.
June 9, General Brusiloff announced
the capture of 1900 Austrians; June
s, the number for the three succeed
ing days alone was $1,000, and the
numbers kept mounting until ON July
20 General Shoovaieff, Russian min
lister of war, estimated the number of
AuStro-Ilungarian prisoners at 270,-
600. The killed and wounded are un-
told but the number must be large
enough TO bring the total loss well
over half million.
German support was rushed to the
Austrians, but the foe captured Lutsk
and Dubno, and redched the Stokhod
and Lipa rivers in YoIhynia; overran
all Bukowina to the Carpathlans and
sent patrols of Cossacks into Hungary
to rayage the country.
That the ear is anticipating further
great gains of territory is seen from