The Arvada enterprise., 1916-08-03


with sharpened sticks in their hands,
Russia was forced to fall back rapidly.
Twice It seemed the flower of the
cars army would be surrounded, once
in the vicinity Of Warsaw, and again
in the great battle near wilma.
The tale OF the taking OF great towns
grew almost tedious. 1t seemed the
Germans would never stop. Whether
they did stop of their own accord or
were finally checked by the Russians
is not yet clear. They settled down
for the winter on long line stretch
Ing from the Baltic just west Of Riga
southeast along the Dvina river, and
then almost due south through folies-
sic, the l'insk marsh district. to the
toumanlan frontier.
Reawakening Of Russia.
On September Car Nicholas took
command OF all his armies In the field.
sending his cousin, the Grand Duke
Nicholas, to the less important com
mnnd Of the Caucasus operations.
With their Little Father" ut their
hcnd. the Russians forgot their long,
discouraging retreat. Millions OF new
young soldiers Joined them, drawn
from Russla's great reservoir of hu
man beings. which produces three and
n half million men OF military age ev
cry year.
On September 10 the Russians won
success near Turnopol and Trembowla.
and two days later they drove the Teu-
tons back II miles in Galica. In other
parts OF the front the Germans We're
still scizing large slices Of territory.
but their enemies were regaining their
energy. On September 20 the Rus
slams recapturcd Lutsk but We're driv-
en- out in short time. On October 20
they recaptur"d Czartorysk. but they
We're not able to pr"yrht the Germans
storming llluxt five days later. Car
torysk was lost and again taken by
the ear January 8.
Meanwhile the conquest of Serbia.
the greatest tragedy of the war, ex-
ccpting only the massacre of 100000
Armcuans. was being enacted.
Invasion Of Serbia.
The real invasion of Serbia started
in the first days Of October. A great
diplomatic battle had been fought In
Sofia, and the allies had lost. On Oc-
tobcr I Bulgaria In au ultimatum to
King Peter of Serbia, percmptorily de-
mundcd the immediate CcSSion of the
Macedonian lands in dispute between
the two countries and then in the pos
session of the Serbs.
After n general bombnrdmcnt the
Tcutons crossed the river boundaries
of Serbia In many places on October 8.
Two days later they occupied Bel
grade. On the thirteenth bulgaria in
vud"d her neighbor at three points.
The successes of the TeutonS and the
Bulgnrlans We're almost unbrokcn. The
invading forces consisted of vast
amount of heavy artillery, with small
infantry supporting forces. They
shcllcd the ScrbiunS out Of position
after position in mn avalanche Of steel
| to which the ScrbinnS could make no
! reply.
Small forces OF French and English
| landed nj Snloniki, n Greek port to
/ which Serbia had certain entry prlvi-
| lcgcS, and did something 10 cover the
retreat of the Scrbinns by engaging
the Buignrluns in the South.
AT the beginning OF winter. Novcm-
| Der -. the Scrbinn soldiers crossed
| their western border and struck th.
trails OF the drcary. snow covered
mountains of the coast Great num-
brrS pcrishrd OF cold and hunger on
the way On November - Germany
proudly announced that the Serbian
campaign had ended. having met with
compl"," success.
Two Blows TO the British.
The winter also saw the humlla.
| tIon of the British In Mcsopotumln
| Tn" Indian government r"cklcssly
! pushed a small, poorly supplied "Npc-
dition up the TigrIS valley and nctu.
| ally penetrated To- within seven miles
of Eugdud, Here the Turks. with Ger
man officers directing them, admins.
tered drfcut aud the invaders fell
| back with the enemy hurusSing them
/ 10 the town of kuI-rl-Amnru. where
they were hcsirgrd December 10.
Another expedition. also insufficient.
was sent to rrilry" the first. II was
beaten on with large losses n few
miles below kut. Hood ~ IA" river
and swnmps assisting the Turks, and
on April 80 the 1000 defenders Of
kut cnpi'ulntrd by order of the Brit
iSh higher command
\ further British humiliation was
IA" evacuation ~ GuIiipuli peninsula.
wh"r" the British held "n duggrdly
month after month. losing perhaps
10000 men, until they were finally
withdrawn In confession uf failure the
first week ~ january
These two British nuscnS were what
was needed to nruusr IA" sluggish
lighting blood or John EUll. They
finally brought England into the war
fully and unrpmpromIsIuzly. to the
same extent us the other great pow
,rs.
On August 10 Great Britain started
her national register. cor crn-u, of all
mpu ui lighting ngr. The result showed