Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-09-07

on January 8 bill introducing II
passed Its, first reading In the house
OF commons by large majority. The
bill was finally signed by King George
May 20.
Allies Get Together.
Their defeats finally taught the al
lies that their efforts must be co-or-
dinated, like their enemies, II they
were to be effective. A new war
council, with all the allies represented,
met In Paris December 7 and kind
OF international general staff was or
ganized. II 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 were not to be
seen for several months, but now they
are being realized in full measure.
To check simultaneous allied Of
fensive, which they clearly saw COM
Ing, the Teutons decided on two at
tacks of their own. This follows the
well-kn0wn axiom Of German mill
tary strategy that the best defense is
an energetic attack.
The first Of these offensive defen-
slves was the attack on the French
fortress Of Verdun, where the works
were subjected to whirlwind Of fire
beginning February 21.-The gains OF
the first week were great, and German
critics foretold the collapse Of the
French. Two Of the defending forts,
VauI and Douaumont, fell, and impor-
tant positions were taken west Of the
Mouse river as 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 as strong a.
ever.
Austrian Drive Checked
The second Teutonic offensive was
organized BY the Austrians In the
Trentino. and they struck In the d.
rection Of vicensa with the object
Of cutting OF the northern end of Italy
from the main portion. On May %,
AZ the result Of several days No
lent artillery nre followed. By infantry
rushes. they were able to announce the
capture Of $4,000 Italians.
General Count Cadona hurried
about a hundred thousand men In mo.
TOR cars to the scene. while many more
arrived on foot or trains. Just when
Il seemed the Austrians must reach
the lowlands the counter-attacks WERE
delivered.
On June 30 Rome announced splen
did victory. In bloody fighting the
Austrians, perhaps weakened By
drafts to bolster up their Russian
front. were driven from peak to peal
almost to where their lines had stoot
throughout the winter.
In March the Russians delivered
vast but futile attacks on the Ger
man front "a, rlany points, probably 4
distract attention from verdun. Tn,
Germans seemed to have been lulle,
Into security by these efforts, whlcl
they probably considered the best tn,
car could do. But the tens OF thou
sands OF Muscovite bodies lining tn,
Germans barbed wire were but a pat
ter OF rain compared with the storm
that was brewing behind the Russian
lines.
Al the beginning Of June this storm
broke with full force and. following
the principle OF attacking the weakes
point. the Austrians holding the lin
from the marsh district southwar,
were forced TO bear the brunt of II
Russla's Big Push.
Millions OF shells, manufacture,
largely In British, japanese ant
American factories. blasted away wire
trenches, dugouts and observation
points. Then the hordes Of Sibo
rians. Cossacks and others swep
over the field. The Austrians coul
not withstand the impact and the
gave way steadily.
June 0. General Brusiloff announce,
the capture OF 1900 Austrians; Jun
s, the number for the three succeed
ing days alone was 1900. and tn
numbers kept mounting until on Jul
20 General Shoovaieff. Russian mir
lister OF war, estimated the number o
Austro- Hungarian prisoners at go
600. The killed and wounded are IN
told. but the number must be larg
enough to bring the total loss wei
over half n million.
German support was rushed to IN
Austrians, but the foe captured Luts
and Dubno. and reached the Stokho
and Llpa rivers In volhynla; overra
all Bukowina TO the Carpathlans an
sent patrols OF Cossacks into Hungar
to ravnge the country.
That the car is anticipating turtle
great gains Of territory Is seen fror
Russia's action in moblllzing IN
males OF the island OF Saghallen, TUT
kestan. and one other district to bull
roads, dig trenches and do other yor