The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-08-18
GERMANS LOSE THE INITIATIVE
IN SECOND YEAR Of GREAT WAR
Cooperation Among the Entente Allies Brings Sweeping Change
Over the Aspect Of Military AHars-Two Largest En-.
pires Of Earth Russia and Great Britain, at
Last Fully Organized - Second Years
Campaigns Reviewed.

New York.--Germany Ia on the de
fensiye. The initiative has passed t'
the entente allies. This IN the on'
great outstanding fact " the seconc
year OF the great war.
Before, she aimed blow where she
pleased and the allies PARTED II as
best they might. She seized most OF
Belgium and seventh Of France
Twice she overwhelmed the Russians
who had penetrated East Prussia.
She smashed her way far into the
ears domlnions md crushed Serbia
and Montenegro. She directed fear
full baitering, ram of shells and hui
man bodies on verdun.
But with the present summer
sweeping change came over the as
pect Of military affairs.
Cooperating through the allies wnr
council with Gen. Joseph Joffre at Its
head, the Italians beat back the Aus
trIan columns 10 the Trentlno. the
Russians drove tho Teutons before
them In the East with horrible de.
structlon and the British and French
began slow and methodicai bending
of the long established lines in the
West.
Al Last Fully Organized.
These are the movements which are
still going on as the wnr enters its
third, and according to Lord Kltch-
ener's Delphlc prediction. anal year.
whether the kaiser will retrieve him
Aelf, again seize the initiative and en-
ter on new campaigns Of conquest
cannot be foretold One thing IA GER
tain, the two largest empires Of the
earth, Russia and Great britain, are
at last fully organized for war
against him.
On the first anniversary of the war,
August l. 1918, the Austro.Germa'
sweep OF Poland was In full swing,
Iuhln fell that day Cholm. August
2: Warsaw. August o. lvangorod, Au-
gust I. Serock. August o; Lomza. Au-
gust II: Siedlce and Sokolow. August
IA. Kovno, August 10; Nosogeor-
g,evsk. August 81; ossowiec, August
IA Kovel, August rs Brcst-r.itu~sk,
August 81; Oli.a, August %; Lutsk.
September ?; Brody, September 8;
Grodno. September 4: Dubno, Sep
TENDER i6. lrnsk. September II. and
wilma, September 70,
II seemed to neutral observers moth
Ing could stop the Teutons In the
East, and Il was generally believed
the Invaders had themselves chosen
the line extending from just west Of
Riga, nearly straight south, TO Rou.
mania on which they spent tho win
ter.
Russia Seemed Beaten.
Even when, on September 8, the
csar took command VI all his armies
In person. won victory near Tarno-
pol. September 10 and recaptured
Lutsk September ~. and Czartorysk
October ~, few believed the Russians
could revive, Lutsk WAS soon los,
again. and on October ~ the Germans
xtormed llluxt. Then things settled
down for the winter ana almost every
neutral critic thought the spring would
see resumption OF the Teuton drive.
On October 8 the rrutons crossed
the Serbian border NJ many points
and Ave days later the Rulsar,ans,
newcomers In the war. invaded from
the east. Fighting desperately but
horelessly, the Seretaus were pryss..,!
back by torrents u! heavy shells Ia
which they could rot reply, and on
November 20 the German general stat
was able proudly to announce that the
operations against Serbia had ended
In CScmlaete success, while Austria nj
the same time was finishing OF Mon,
tenegro,
Hut unsuccessful Is the year 1915
had been 90 the sE,es IN the field.
their VIII 70 conquer lid net wayer.
At the moment early In December
when the German imperial Chancellor
was making clear offer Of peace In
Z speech TO the rctehS,ag, the rep.
rs1eptaeyss Of GeTmany's euemies
n