Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
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AelB OF Fierce anu III
Fighting in East. armies but lit
tie has been heard Of the actual fight
ing and the intensity with which it
has been wased. consequently the story
Of q captain Of q Siberian regiment Is
Of interest. He said:
Next day, after a tremendous bonn
bardment. the first, second and even the
third lines of Austrian trenches were
easily taken. Our losses were light,
but in the strongest positions In the
rear the enemy made a desperate stand
with machine guns. bombs and previ-
ously prepared mines. Here weasuf-
fered more heavily. 1t was necessary
to storm the positions. This our men
did with splendid courage and determi-
nation. pep
las soon as we came within reach
up. whole companies throwing down
their arms. They appeared to have no
heart for bayonet work.
On we went, leaving heaps Of dead
fensive positions against counter at
tacks. Ny corps withstood eight in
succession. repuIsing them and then
charging again. Through the breaches
In their front our cavalry poured. in
some instances riding into the democrat
ICED rear, slashing. spearing and yell
ing like demons as they rode.
Entire regiments Of Austrians were
cut on and surrendered. There was a
continuous stream Of prisoners day
and night toward the Russian rear.
Among the prisoners were many Ger
incorporating officers and a thousand
German soldiers who had been incor-
porated in the Austrian regiments"
While IL is true the Austrians have
lost countless thousands of men, prob
ably the greatest blow has been the
complete decentralization of Austrian
and German plans for future offensive
EFFORTS on the eastern front. The speed
with which the Russians struck the
Teutonic allies and the effectiveness of
their effort have worked havoc all along
the eastern front. Even though the
Germans and Austrians eventually are
able to halt the present Slav offensive
effort, they hardly will be in position
to assume an offensive Of the character
made possible by extensive prepare
ness. The fruit of these preparations
has been picked by the Russians them
selves, for the captures in booty have
been enormous. One excerpt from a
past week sheds further interesting
light on the scope of their operations.
II says:
For instance. in a single sector on
one searchlights. two conveys. twenty
nine field kitchens. forty-seven trains
Of machine guns. $4,000 pools of barbed
wire "a pood is equivalent to thirty-six
pounds). 1000 concrete planks, 1000. 900
cubes of concrete. 10000 pools of coal,
enormous depots of ammunition and
quantities of arms and other material.
In another sector we captured 10000
gun cartridges. 200 boxes Of hand
grenades. 1000 disable rifles. four ma
chine guns. two range finders and a
Norton portable pump for the extrac-
ton of drinking water
Considerable speculation has been IN
dulged in in che capitals of entente
nations as to the
Teutonjc Plans in possible outcome
! East Are Upset. Russian EFFORT,
in light of events that have occurred
on this front since the war first start
ed. and as to the possibility of German
and Austrian ability to gain substan-
tial success on the eastern front with
In the course of the next several
months. Possibly more interest is
being taken in the latter feature than
in the former. for it is not believed
that the Russians. in view Of the pres
ent disorRanized and unenviable posi-
tions of the Austrian armies. will be
stopped before they have gained con-
siderably more territory.
| If IL is true that 100000 Austrians
and Germans have been taken prison
ers during the past fourteen days. one
| half of their electives at present sta =
| toned IN the east have been removed
II is claimed. There can be but one
move i'll case the Austrisns and Ger
| mans desire to counteract the present
II inv tn m tka-
minds and that Is a halting Of Ger
manic effort on the western front, In
| GLIDING that at Verdun. and the trans
ference OF immense forces back to the
| east.
VIII tire Germans forsake their ef-
fort at EHss,;n and admit ;hei- failure
20 take this great stronghold. Just for
the purpose OF rendering the Austrtans