The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-06
REVIEW or THE GREAT WAR AND OTHER
NOTABLE EVENTS Of THE YEAR 1915
European Conflict Develops Into a Struggle to the Death, With Dead
lock on Eastern and Western Fronts-Serbia overrun by
Teutons and Bugarians-Tryng Period for the
United ~States-General Carranza Rec
ounized as President Of Mexico.

Dalgn IN Onllcta was Hnnttereu anu
the cars armies were soon back
where they started out In the previous
September. Russia had suffered the
greatest disaster in the war. A new
Germany military hero had been re.
vealed 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 Ia the West was
strangely Quiescent. The allies kept
to their trenches and the outside world
wondered. Up TO June Is 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 n surprise to the
world. Russia was unable to rally her
badly demoralized forces to make a
winning defense OF Lemberg. Once
that point had fallen, Warsaw became
the main objective. II vas not until
August 6 that German troops made
their triumphal entry into Warsaw,
capital of Russian Poland.
September marked n decided change
in the Teutonic campaign in the East.
wilma fell on September 3. but imme.
diately afterward the Russians won u
series OF successes over the Austrians.
capturing 10000 prisoners. The escape
OF the Russian armies from the net
planned by the German strategists
was complete. The great Teutonic
drive was brought TO a halt. and In De.
ccmber the Germans withdrew slight
ly and intrenched for the winter.
The month OF October marked a de-
cided revival OF military activity on
all fronts. After a long period Of com.
paratiye quiet in the West, a desper.
ate offensive movement was made by
the allies. The French drive In Cham.
payne was one OF the bloodiest at.
tcmpts yet made TO pierce the German
lines. After three weeks of incessant
guntlre. the French troops left their
trenches. September %. and 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
to %rclinquisf 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
a 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 10 the D~ardanelles. Now. when
the allies were depending upon the
Greeks TO hold the Bulgarians in check,
Constantine declined again TO act.
Serbia 10 oVerrun.
Bulgaria announced her intention 20
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and the latter opened a campaign hav
ing Turkish relief for its apparent oh
~jective. On October 10 the Germans
crossed the Danube and proceeded Il
advance southwark, every step contest
ed ~furiously by the outnumbereC
Serbs. France, England and Italy de
clared war on Bulgaria. All at once
the center OF military activity wal
transferred TO the Balkans.
In November both the ~long.expecte'
; allied offensive In the West and tn
! Teutonic drive In the East came prac
tically TO an end. The allies failed 4
/ break the stubborn German lines an
only achieved a possible moderate
success in Champagne and Artois a
tremendous cost. BY the middle OF tn
:. month military operations in Russi
were practically at n standstill. IN
Germans having failed TO accomplis
the object OF their campaign. Al tina
e time the big German drive to the Colt
g en- Horn began to monopolize the a
tention OF the public. The preliminar
d invasion of Serbia by the Teutonic a
n lies-now including Bulgaria-was b.
o gun with notable promptness. In fac
as early as October q, the invadin
10 armies met In the northeastern part
1. the kingdom, by November ! Krag
yevatz. the chief Serbia. arsenal, ha
r fallen, and by November 6 the Bulg
n rians were In Nish, Serbia's prov
It sional capital and railroad center. 4
IL November 10 II was announced tn
h the invading armies held four-flfths
ot Serbia, and toward the close OF Il
n month Germany declared semiofticial
is that the campaign was over. by Il
10 middle OF December the Franco-Britll
ID forces had been driven out OF Serb
rs They fell back to Saloniki. which, wi
ic the consent of Greece, they prepar'
es TO defend.
TX Since May "a, when the Italian arm
IN crossed the Austrian frontier. the figl
ing has been continuous, especial
st along the lsonzo front. Tho strong
d. fortified and stubbornly defended toy
OF Goritz was the Italian objective I
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