The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-13

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Once more only day save the Russians. Won Hin.
denburg actually got in their and cut their rail
way connections with their base by striking Just
northeast Of LODI For three days from November
IS one Of the most violent battles thus far in the
occurred In the vicinity OF LODI Slowly the Germans
were forcing ring around the entire Russian right
wing and gap Of ten miles only remained to be
closed when rclnforcements reached the Russian com
mander from Warsaw and fell on the German left
and rear. Won Hndenburs had to abandon his imme-
diac project in the face Of this danger and the Rus
slams, almost within his grasp cluded him and with
drew to the east where, after considerable further
battcrng they got behind the BIra and ltlwka
Rivers Supported here by the great fortress of No."
Gcorgievsk on their right and the Pilica River ."
their left, they dug themselves in and by DecemDet
I the Bzura barrier was in condition to resist Il"
attacks. The Germans entered earthworks on tie
west bank of the river ana here, thirty miles from
Warsaw, they rested until the following July
Second AdpanCe on WARSAW.
The second thrust toward Warsaw caused another
reimbursement of the Russian lines in Gncia but this
time the retirement ended at Tarnow, where remark
nby strong positions were established along the rivers
Donajec and BIala The siege of permysl was little
intcrfered with and as soon as the Germans were
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the status quo in Poland would be maintained, at
least for the time Russia more turned her atten
ton to Austria
With Pcrmys masked the Russian advance to the
Carpathans began But since Permysl commanded
the main railways and roads of Gallcta something
more than a mask about it was necessary. 1t must
be reduced and occupied before actual invasion OF
Hungary could be undertaken. While the siege was
In progress Russian armies from the Donaicc the
San Lemberg and the Dncster were slowly pushing
their way to the mountains. The progress Of
column from Tarnow was the most rapid and in
january it reached the Duka Pass and after some
hard fighting debouched from the pass into the south
ern foothills 1t could go further, however with.
out support on the east
In December Germany again came to Austria's aid.
Eight of her army corps were sent into Hungary ana
Austria recalled three from Serbia This action on
the part of Vienna. taken just after new invasion
of the Balkan State was arranged, resulted in the
Serbs assuming the offensive early in December and
administering a terrific defeat to the Austrians in
the mountains of Northwest Serbia, which ended all
attempts to subdue that country for nearly year.
The stirfcning of German troops seemed to be
what the Austrans needed Every step Of the way
from January 1 the Russians had to overcome the
most obstinate resistance Counter attacks on the
northern slopes of the mountains east of Dukla fire.
ouently threw them back for losses, but they per
sisted Early in February they entered LupkoW
Pass Further east however, they were held at the
mountains by the failure to force n decision at
Permysl and control the railways back of them THIS
nccessItnted speeding up Of the siege and more ac
tive operations begun. Austrn had attempted
several times to raise the siege by driving down from
the Carpathians, but every advance had been turned
back In the first week in March, however with the
assistance Of German units sent through uszok Pass
a new advance made on the fortress The mo-
mentum gathered in the descent from the pass car
ricd the relief army to within thirty miles of the be-
sieged town, but here the Russian field army with
the support Of the investing forceHmade stand on
March IA and won decisive victory. The AustrianS
were forced retreat just as the Permys garrison
WINS making last sortie in force in the hope of break
Ing through and joining them This defeat sealed the
fate of the fortress, which surrendered with
10000 men on March %
Reinforced by the army Of 10000 investing Per.
mys, the Russians made their final bid for the Car
palhian barrier BY the first week in April the whole
line in Galicia had swept forward until it reached
and in some places crossed the summit of the range
Fighting of desperate nature followed for three
weeks with Uszok Pass the crucial point of the bat.
tie In the last ten days the advance elsewhere was
halted while the battle here was fought out The
Austro- Germans stood fast and finally brought the
Russians to a stop midway in the pass in the closing
days of April
Facing a StaIcmatc In the west, conference was
called to meet in BreSau about the date Of the fall
OF Permysl to decide on the future conduct of the
Not only the military chiefs but many of the
civil officers Of the Germanic governments went to
Breslau After full discussion of the situation the
conclusion was reached that while the road to Paris
was closed and the AngIo-Frcnch armies were sodly
established behind their earthworks there still re-
NAMED one chance for a quick ending Of the war
that chance being the elimination Of Russia. II Ger
many, holding her occupied territory in the west,
with Austrlas help could dispose of Russia France
aud Britain would hardly dare oppose the peace
terms which could be proftRbly offered to them.
To launch offensive the BrCsau conference
selected General Won Mackensen, who had dstin-
e1Shcd himself in the eastern theatre, and between
l0OOOOO and l250OOO Austrian and German troops
were placed under him. His command was concen-
traed in Slesia during the latter part Of March and
throughout April and to obtain perfect cohesion in
operation his authority extended over the armies
IN the CarpNthians
The German high command knew that in any wGI
Of coalitions in which 1t would he involved advantage
of numbers would be the enemy side. 1t knew
that eventually it would be overwhelmed In man
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