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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-23
Phalanx Attack on a
Narrow Front a
Landmark in
Military
History
Copyright lsl7-The Tribune Association

San. The Galician campaign was enter'
ing its last phase.
In the Grodek line the Russians occu-
pied the last defensive line covering Lem-
berg. Of itself the position was impreg-
nable. and their southern flank was secure
" posted behind the Dniester. But II the
artillery of Mackensen could not penetrate
the swamps and marshes Of the Grodek
region, there was open to them road by
which it might be turned. Northward
from Jaroslav to Rawaruska ran the
railroad down which Russky had come In
his great attack of September, 1914. he
had turned the Grodek line by coming
round the northern end of the swampy
country and defeating the Austrians al
Rawaruska. Once he had won victory
about this town the Austrians had to fall
back behind the San.
Mackensen simply reversed the proceed
ing. He moved from Jaroslav north to
Rawaruska, defeated the Russian troops
there by means of his heavy artillery, and
then began to turn south toward Lemberg
and across the rear of the Russian armies.
The threat was sufficient. On June % the
Russian armies left the Galician capital,
which they had occupied since the first
days of September, 1914. All the vast
railroad network was restored to Austrian
hands. Galicia was reconquered, save for
small strip in the east. First taking up
their position behind the Gnila Lipa, the
position on which the Austrians had de-
Tended Lemberg in the previous year, the
Russians presently withdrew behind the
Zlota Lipa and then to the Sereth, where
at last their great retreat in Galicia came
| to an end.
Thus in a campaign of less than eight
weeks Germany had freed Galcia. She
had retaken more than 10000 square miles
of territory, with all the valuable oil wells
and railroad lines. She had deprived Rus
STA of the fruits of eight months Of effort.
She had destroyed one Russian army and
disorganized three. She had abolished the
threat to Austria and regained the offen-
sve in the East The consequences Of
Austrian defeat at Lemberg in August
aid September, 1914, ceased to dictate
Eastern operations. Austria was saved.
Russia was now endangered, and the CAM
paign in the East had only begun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-23
Russia Doomed

Actually the German operation had re-
stored the condition on the Eastern front
that had existed in the first days of the
war. The Warsaw salient, abolished by
Russian advance in Galicia, was as it had
been when Austria had launched her first
now in the posture they had foreseen be-
fore the war, when they had planned to
evacuate Poland and begin Veir fight
along the Bug, a plan temporarily dis
carded when Germany decided to go west
and left to Austria the task of dispOsing
of Russian attacks until German armies
had entered Paris and crushed France.
The situation of the Central Powers,
however, was vastly different from that
of August, 1914. Now Germany had great
armies in the East, while on the West she
was simply seeking to hold her lines, and
for this utilizing her great superiority in
heavy artillery and machine guns. Now
that Mackensen had cleared Galicia, Hin
denburg was in a position from which he
could assail the Warsaw salient north and
south simultaneously and at the same time
continue pressure at the centre between
Warsaw and Iyangorod. In the previous
year Russia had been able to put good ar.
mics in the field, reasonably well equipped
for a short campaign. But ten months
Of battle had weakened these armies; their
supplies of munitions were rapidly dimin.
ishing; there were lacking guns and equip
ment for new troops ready TO take their
place in line. In fact, Warsaw and Brest-
Litovsk were already doomed, and a Rus
sian collapse was only to be prevented row
if France and Britain by attacks on the
West front could divert German guns and
German troops to Artois or Champagne in
such numbers as to give the Russians a
breathing spell. Only this Intervention
could deprive Germany Of the opportunity
to harvest the fruits of her great success
and since no such Intervention was poksit
bic the tide of German success was to donl
tlnue uninterrupted for many months.
The Dunajec was therefore the skcond
CT the great battles Of the war and one of
the memorable contests in all military his
tory. 1t was NapoleOnic triumRh in its
proportions and in its conception. Vt must
rank in German military history with Tan
nenberg. The one saved Prussia; the other
first rescued Austria, threatened nth in
vasion and destruction, then brought Rus.
STA to the point of collapse and then TO
revolution. Whatever the final outcome of
the war, its effect upon Eastern Europe
was bound to be decisive. For the House
of Romanoff the Dunajec was as fatal an
Leipzig proved for the First NAPOLEON. !.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-23
Strategy of the Phalanx

The effect of this strategy is easy to
grasp. Right and left of the sector at
tackled Russian armies stood firm-even
took the offensive-but the Russians could
not concentrate guns or munitions to meet
this main thrust, and each time they en-
deavored to stand before it their line was
crumpled up under the storm of shells
that fell upon it. And when this line had
crumpled the "PhalanX' pushed through
and opened a new breach, which compelled
a reorganization of all the Russian front
to conform to the retreat of the army
which yielded to the main German thrust.
Time and again Russian armies north
and south of Mackensen's operative front
swept forward and defeated and drove
German and Austrian troops, winning VIC
tories of considerable magnitude, taking
thousands of prisoners, but always on the
morrow of such successes they were faced
with the fact that this Mackensen "Pha-
lanx" had pushed forward over another
barrier. broken the Russian centre, be-
tween the mountains and the Vistula, at a
new point, and the wings had to retire
to keep their alignment with the centre.
Actually, there was something glacier
like in this German advance. 1t was neces-
sarily slow, because the guns could move
only short distances in any day, and the
transport of munitions became more and
more difficult as the Russians destroyed
the roads and bridges; but it was always
irresistible, it was always beyond Russian
resources to halt it, until the hour when it
passed the Russian frontier and reached a
region destitute alike of good roads and
GOOD railroads. Then it came to halt of
necessity. But by this time its work had
been done, and the task that remained fell
TO other armies and in another field.
When the great blow fell the position
of three Russian armies Immediately al
fected was this North of the Vistula the
army of General Evarts stood behind the
Nida River, which enters the Vistula from
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
THE TOWN CRIER.

The eighth of the series of sun
day services under the auspices Of
the District war service commits
sion is to be held this afternoon at
o'clock at Polls Theater. DIR.
Henry Van Dyke is to conduct the
service.
Mrs. W. F. Crafts Is to teach the
temperance lesson today. Worlds
Temperance Sunday. at the Wallace
Memorial United Presbyterian Sun
day school.
"Giving Comfort to our Soldiers"
is the subject to be discussed at
a meeting of the Woman Wage
Farmers Association this afternoon
at 4 o'clock at 704 T street.
Clarence r. Wilson, Federal food
administrator for the District, will
speak on the Food Conserva ton"
at the monthly meeting of the Dink-
ham Bible Glass, Tuesday evening at
p. m, all persons are cordially
invited.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Georgia Society will be held at
the W. c. T. U. Hall, 522 Sixth street
northwest. tomorrow evening at s
o'clock. There will be II short mu-
sical program and refreshments will
he served. All Georgians, especial
ly new comers to the city. are
cordially invited
The Day Nursery and DIspensary
Association of which Mrs. w. E.
Andrews Is president, will have its
regular monthly meeting at the New
Ebbitt on Wednesday, at 1890 a.
m This nursery Is at 495 H street
southwest, and from January 1 to
November 1 has cared for 3,1S6 chill
dren of working mothers.
The members of the Home de-
Tense League of the Fourth pre-
cinct will report for drill at the
police station tomorrow at 500
- m.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
A Very Important Page

The pictured sketched
| morning. In do
justice exaggerating the
|
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04

In preparing for the neighborhoOd
prayer meetings. each of the twelve
districts into which the city has
been divided will be cut into.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04

Mr.. Walker is in Washington busy
with plans and details. He will de-
Ever five addresses today outlining
the work done by the Sunday re-
givals.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
Mr. Walkers Program.

The Mems Bible Glass OF the Cal
vary NJ. Z. Church will hear Mr..
Walker at 10 o'clock this morning.
At IL o'clock he will address the
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
Campaign starts January 8.

Mt Sunday will start his campaign
in this city January 6. Ground break
ing ceremonies will be conducted to-
mnrroW At the nlace where the gTeat
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22

The Fulton Red Cross has a member
ship of more than two hundred men
and women.
The organization and methods Of
work of the Columbia Red Cross have
been copied in several counties, and
some of Mrs. Willis ideas are being
used at the Barnes Hospital in st.
Louis. That hospital also pays the
Columbia chapter the compliment of
allowing garments made by the chapter
to pass uninspected if they have re-
ceived Mrs. Willis o. X This honor
is accorded to few working chapters,
for it is necessary that all details be
absolutely correct.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
THE OPEN COLUMN
Merchant Answers @PatrOn's- Letter

Editor the Daily Missourian: A few
days ago "a Patron" of the merchants
Of Columbia wrote an article in re-
gard to the delivery situation in Co
lumbia. He explained that as it has
been in the past, the man who carries
his packages pays the same as he
who had them delivered. That fact is
true except in case of special deliver
les for which the customer has been
charged.
Under the present system of deliv-
cry, the actual expense can be re-
duced but little, however if the con-
sumers will make a special effort to
make but one order a day instead of
from three to four, a material saving
on delivery equipment can be made.
AT the present time the cost of de-
livery service in from 1-2 to 5 per
cent of the cost of merchandise in CO.
lumbia. The customer can materially
reduce this percentage. and the saw
ings through competition which will of
course inure to the customer in the
reduced price of merchandise Nat
urally the merchants would rather see
this savings go toward reducing the
selling price Of the merchandise than
to pay the same out for deliveries.
A MERCHANT.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
VI. q. BOYS LIKED SHIP LIFE
Ira B. Hyde, in Letter. Says "JumbO'
Farmer Slept IS Hours Daily.

In a letter to D. N. Parry. a stu
dent in the School of Journalism, re-
ceived yesterday, Ira B. Hyde, a grad
uate of the School of Journalism.
tells of the experiences of the Univer-
sity of Missouri boys while crossing
the Atlantic.
The letter was written just before
the steamer Rochambeau reached Bor-
deaux, France. and directly after the
only submarine seen on the trip, had
been sighted. "The boys enjoy the life
on ship" says Hyde "Some of them
have spent the time talking to the
girls who are crossing, others find
fascination in the smoking room.
"Jumbo" Farmer sleeps eighteen
hours day. and today was accused of
never having seen the ocean.
We've seen the submarine.
"She was sighted from the bridge
about o'clock this afternoon. after I
had written the first part of the let
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
THE CHAUTAUQUA

The 1917 Chautauqua has come and
gone. The six days with its twelve
programs pleased. Every person who
attended the Chautauqua received far
more from it than the cost of his
ticket.
More than 600 pledges have been
made to guarantee Chautauqua here
next year. The White and Myers
Company has always booked Colum-
bia with good programs. The civic
spirit of the people is shown by the
subscription for the minimum num-
Der of tickets for another year.
Our local chautauqua board de-
serves commendation. The members
and R. r. Judy, the secretary. worked
hard to make the Chautauqua a sue
cess.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22

ter. Bill Gardner and l with a hall
dozen other passengers were standing
well aft on the promenade deck and
noticed the ships officers straining
their eyes. We looked the same way
and there she was, with the periscope
and part of the deck if a submarine
has one) sticking above water. The
Rochambeau executed a right face to
get it's gun after the U-boat, but we
were too late She had ducked.'
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
SPORT

The Regulars defeated the Normal.
% to IA in the second game o.
the Summer Session basketball Sc
ries at Rothwell Gymnasium last
night. This causes a tie for the
championship and will necessitatt
another game being played to deter.
mine the winners of the Summer Ses-
sion tournament. Warner and Hub
bard starred for the Regulars while
Phost and Meredith played equally
we'll for the Normals. The deciding
game will be played sometime next
week
The basketball game was preceded
by an aesthetic dance by Misses Ruby
Cline, Mary Percival, Katherine Doug
las, Margaret Pearl and Elizabeth
Stockton. The dance was called
THE Jumping Jack" and was encored
several times. This is the second
time that the dance has been given,
this time by request.
About 100 couples danced after the
basketball game. The entire proceeds
of the program will be used IN the
purchase of watch fobs for the win
ners of the championships in the
Summer Session basketball and base
ball leagues. The refreshments were
furnished by the White Eagle Dairy.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
National Livestock Market.

NATIONAL STOCK YARDS, EAST ST
LOUIS, ILL.,, July 21. 1917.-The livestocl
market for today was as follows:
Cattle receipts-6OO including 80 Tex
ans. Market steady.
Native beef steers, S7.50@S13.5O.
Yearling steers and heifers, SS.50M 1850
Cows, S6.OO6S1O.OO.
StOckers and feeders. S6.OOGS95O.
Calves, S6.O0@s14.OO.
Texas steers. S5j0MS9.50.
Cows and heifers, S4.2J@S9.OO
Hog receipts-2,5OO. Market 5 to IL
cents higher.
Mixed and butchers, S149OMS15.J0.
Good and heavy, S15.40@S15.55.
Rough, Sl4OOMS1425
Light, S1475MS151O.
Pigs, S1O.OO@S1475.
Bulk, S15.OOSS155O.
Sheep receipts-70O. Market steady.
Ewes, SSOO@SS.50.
Lambs, S1O.5O@S1675.
Tanners, S4.OOMS4.50.
Packers, $6.OOM$6.JO.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22

trim assemblage has become a motley
crew.
"Old Missouri" and the new vel
have been given on the broad Atlantic
for probably the first time in history
Many of the 100 ambulance men on
board are unattached, the four units
being Stanford, Boston Tech, Norton
Harjes and Missouri; so We haven't
much competition in school spirit
Nevertheless we manage to make a
noise now and then.
The New Yell in N. Y. HarbOr.
The corps gave the new yell at the
pier before leaving New York; on
board here. after hearing a steamer
letter of good wishes from President
Hill and giving fifteen cheers for the
sender; and during a field meet that
was held on the forward deck last
Saturday
We missed Bob Simpson in that
meet AS team, we scored well, TAX
ing second in nearly every event ex-
cept the cigarette rolling contest,
which was for women, and the needle
threading contest, in which we had no
entrants. Benny" Kline captured
our only first place when he hoped
to the finish ahead of the field in the
sack race Clint Collins was run
ner-up in the Japanese sword fight;
Seth" Herndon in the free-for-all
cock fight; and George Gardere, "Bill'
Gardner and Kline, with stranger
got near the finals in a three-legged
race.
In the big event-the tug-Of-war-|
twelve of our huskiest Outpulled the
Stanford team and then lost in the f.
nails to the Norton-Harjes unit, which
had eliminated Boston Tech
S19s From a Ship Benefit.
Besides showing their mettle in ath-
letics, the corps took part in a bene-
fit concert for the French orphans,
here yesterday. singing "Old Missouri"
and as much of mid the Hills of Old
Missouri" as they could remember
With about four hundred cabin pas
sengers the ship gave something over
$50 francs. or s192, to the cause.
Altogether, it is a happy, forward
looking bunch of men. The weather |
has been fairly good, some of it too
good, when one thinks of the subma- |
Few have felt unsteady,
and the voyage is being enjoyed to the
limit
The home folks back in Missouri |
have not been forgotten, if one may
Judge from the way the Missouri unit /
has helped to do away with the ships
stationery. which is now all used up.
Already the songs en- the deck o.
nights, have been songs of home and
mother-rut the boys aren't homesick
yet.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
A BETTER COLUMBIA

Columbia is moving forward. The
city council has made preparations
for building larger and more sani-
tary reservoir. At the same time
plans are being made for improving
that part of the city's pavement which
is worn out. And a lower rate for
electric light and power, that will re-
fleet favorably on the fairness and
business-like methods Of the munich
pal authorities, has just been adopted.
All these things are strong factors
in favor of growth and greater pros
perity for Columbia. Nothing re-
mains static; a community must
either advance or recede in popula-
ton and wealth. and nothing plays
more important role in the upbuilding
of a city than progressive action by
the government of the community.
Columbia has often been criticized
as being composed of persons who
were too satisfied with the status quo
to make any effort for larger and
more progressive city. But actions
speak louder than words-and the re-
cent work of the city council is to be
commended. Here's for greater
and better Columbia.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
To Finish Sport
Schedules Next Week

The last of the series of the Summer
Session baseball games will be played
next week. On Monday afternoon the
Journalists will play the Normals and
if they win they will be tied with the
Y. NJ. C. AS for second place. On
Wednesday afternoon the Journalists
will then play off the tie with the Y.
NJ. c. A. team and the winner will play
the regulars for the championship on
Friday afternoon. The standing OF
the clubs follows:
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
TO CELEBRATE PATRIOTIC DAY
W. d, vandiver of st. Louis Will Speak
Mt Columbia Elk Meeting.

Next Saturday, Missouri's Patriotic
Day, will be celebrated in Columbia
with a special program at the Elks
home on South Tenth street. At 1880
o'clock in the evening, W d. Vandi-
yer of st. Louis, father of d. V. Van
diver of Columbia, will deliver an ad-
dress.
Mr.. vandiver has given his lecture
in other parts of Missouri and in Illi-
nois, and it is expected that a large
crowd will attend the Columbia meet
ing. A musical program will also be
arranged. Boyle G. Clark, Exalted
Ruler of the Elks, will preside.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
Christian.

Bible school will be held at $50
At the special class for Summer Ses-
sion students, W. L. Nelson will be the
speaker. The Rev. W. P. st. Clair
will address the Mems Glass. which
meets at the usual hour At the morn
ing worship at 10:45. the subject will
be "The Voice of the Prophet" Inter-
mediate Endeavor will be held at $50
O'Clock and the Senior Endeavor at
6:45.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
Calvary Episcopal.

July %, the seventh Sunday after
Trinity, the services at Calvary
Church will be as follows: at Z a. m.
a celebration of the Holy Communion,
at IL a. m. morning prayer and ser
mon. During August the rector will
be absent on vacation. and no serv-
ices will be held at Calvary Church
during that month.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
Hal V. King
Goes Into Navy.

Hal V. King of Greenfield, Mo-, a
student in the University from 1915 to
1917, passed the physical examination
for entrance into the Navy at st. Louis
this week, and is expecting a call to
report for duty at any time. King was
on the Tiger football squad last year,
and Coach H F. Schultz was expecting
him to play tackle or guard this fall.
King is member of the Alpha Gamma
Rho fraternity and a pledge of the
Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22

In tennis E. A. Warner won the
championship in singles from Opal G.
Fenton in close match. The scores
follow: 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, and rs. The
championship in the doubles was
played yesterday afternoon between
E. A. Warner and Lee Schneitter and
Opal Fenton and J. F. Miller. There
was not enough entries for the mixed
doubles or ladies singles to play any
matches.
The Regulars and Normals are the
only teams entered in basketball. In
the first game played the Normals won
1872. The second game of the SER
les was played last night.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
WORK AT STEPHENS SOON
President Wood Saw Plans For Dol
mitOry While in st. Louis.

Pres. ]. NJ. Wood of Stephens Col
lege returned from ST. Louis late yes
terday where he discussed with ]. P.
Jameson, the architect for the pro-
posed new buildings for the college,
the preliminary plans for the new dor
mitory, the first one to be built. 1t
will take two weeks before the plans
and specifications are finished. As
soon as they are ready ground will be
broken, and work is expected to be
well under way by the middle of Aug
uSt.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
Wilkes Boulevard Methodist.

Sunday School will be held at $50
o'clock and the regular morning serv-
ice at 10:45. The Senior League will
meet at o'clock, and the evening
service will begin promptly at s.
The Rev. A. B. Coffman, pastor, will
preach morning and evening.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
Sacred Heart Catholic.

The first mass will be held at Z
o'clock, and High Mass at 10 o'clock.
The sermon will be on "The Unjust
Steward" The evening service will
be held at 7:30 o'clock, the Rosary,
sermon, What a Catholic Believes" +"
All are invited
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
PRESBYTERIAN.

Sunday School will be held at 9:45
O'Clock. Morning worship will be
held at IL o'clock, when Dr. Elwang
will speak on ''The Potency of Faith
This will be the last service for sew
eral weeks.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
Lutheran

English services will be held Sun
day evening at 8 o'clock in the Y. NJ
c. A. Auditorium. The subject will be
"Nehemiah's Short Silent Prayer"
All are welcome.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
Baptist.

Sunday school at the Baptist Church
will be held at $3.50 o'clock. The SER
mon at 1890 o'clock will be on the
Beauty of the Church in the Time of
War" The Young Peoples Union
will meet at s o'clock.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22

And now comes Springfield with a
landlords league. The landlords say
tenants steal too many plumbing and
electric light fixtures.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
Qualify for
Golf Tournament.

The qualifying rounds of the final
golf tournament of the Summer Ses-
sion, were played off yesterday after
noon. The results follow: Glass A
DIR. Scott, and D. H. Dolley tied with
1874; c. c. Taylor, 165; c. H. Fawcett,
173; ]. D. Elliff, 176: J. A. Gibson.
1888; W. W. Miller, 1856; R. F. Pittam.
1S6. Glass B, o. c. Mccullough, 1SS; :;
NJ. A. Hart, 1S9; V. W. Vandiver, 1877 ::
Ralph Dodson and K Sanford. 201;
George Reeder and N NJ. Trenholme.
2O4: George Stevens. PA.
The other matches of the tourna-
ment will be played off during the re-
naming days of the Summer Session.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22

Since the express company refuses
to bring liquor shipments to Colum-
bia any more, motor traffic to the
surrounding towns may pick up a
little.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
AT THE CHURCHES

The Union Services at the Baptist
Church tonight will be in charge of
the Student Volunteer Band of the
University.
The daily Missourian., 1917-07-22
COlnmbians on Fishing Trim.

J. C. Holloway, ]. W. Penn and Hen
ry Holborn went to Westphalia Sat-
urday on four or five-day fishing
trip.