Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-06

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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 In 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 its side was still
engaged in successful warfare on all
fronts was not disputed. The splendid
resistance interposed by the discred.
tied Turks came as a surprise to the
world. Russia was unable 10 rally her
badly demoralized forces TO make a
winning defense Of Lemberg. Once
that point had fallen, Warsaw became
the main objective. II was not until
August that German troops made
their triumphal entry into Warsaw.
capital OF Russian Poland
September marked a decided change
in the Teutonic campaign in the East.
wilma fell on September g, but imme.
di2tely afteTward the Russians won a
series OF successes over the Austrlars,
capturing 10000 prisoners. The escape
of the Russian armies from the net
planned by the German strategists
was complete. The great Teutcnic
drive was brought TO halt, and in De-
cember the Germans withdrew slight.
ly and intrenched for the winter.
The month OF October marked de-
cided revival OF military activity on
all fronts. After long period Of COM
Ia:atiye quiet H. the West. a desper.
ate offensive movement was made by
the allies. The FreLch drive ia Cham.
payne was one OF the bloodiest at.
ten!ts yet made 70 pierce the German
lines. After three weeks OF incessant
gunfre, the French troops left their
trenches, September %. and rushed
the whole OF the first German line.
Nearly 10000 German prisoners we're
captured. and upward OF a hundred
feld guns, thus far the greatest single
capture by the French during the war
But the Germans were not compelled
to rel!nculsh any great amount Of ter.
r.tory. In Ar;ois the allies did not sue
ceed II. breaking through the German
lines, but secured SON.. coveted posi-
tons :. an appalling cost
Thit hric' period Of allied success
was followed by an unexpected turn
OF political affairs In the Balkans. For
q second tins the Greek king showed
his lack @; sympathy with the allies
In the spring he had prevented Vent.
zelos, his premie., an avowed sup
porter Of the allies from sending
troops TO the Dardanelles. Now. when
the allies we're depending upon the
Greeks to hold the Bulgarlans In ehocl,
Constantine decliled again TO Get
Serbia Is overrgn.
Bulgaria announced her iateution 20
cast her lot with the central powers
and the latter opened a campaign hay.
ing Turkish relief for It's apparent OBJ
iective. On October 10 the Germans
crossed the Danube and proceeded to
advance southwark, every step contest.
ed furiously by the outnunbere1
Serbs France, England and Italy de.
clared war on Bulgaria. All at once
the center Of military activity was
transferred TO the Balkans.
In November both the long-expected
allied offensive In the West and the
Teutonic drive In the Eas; came prac.
tically TO an end. The allies failed 70
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
were practically at a standstill. the
Germans having failed 10 accomplish
the object OF their campaign. At that
time the big German drive 20 the Cold.
en- Horn began TO nonopollIe the at.
tentior OF the public. The preliminary
invasion OF Serbia by the Teutonic al.
lies-now including BulgariR-was be.
gun with notable pro.artness. In fact.
as early as October q. the invading
armies met In tho northeastern part OF
the kingdom, by November / Kragu
yevatg the chief Serbian arsenal. had
fallen, and by November 6 the Bulga.
rians were in Nish, serbias provi.
sional capital and railroad center. BY
November 10 Il was announced that
the invading armies held fourhfths o,
Serbia, and toward the close OF the
month Germany declared semlotilcially
that the campaign was over. BY the
middle OF December the Franco.B British
forces had been driven out OF Serbia.
They fell back to saloniki, which. with
the consent Of Greece, they prepared
TO defend.
Since May "a, when the Italian army
crossed the Austrian frontier. the fight
Ing has bees continuous, especially
along the Isonro front. The strongly
fortified and stubbornly defended town
OF Goritz was the Italian objective for