South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-28
The Rush of the Hun

The Rush Of the Hun
So on Aug 1. 1914. the Hun armies In
yaded Belgium. The bribe had been re-
tscted and the threats scOrned by that he
roic little nation. and TO the intense sur
prise OF the German chancellor, England
had declared that she would fght for Bel
sium and her national honor. But the
time for reflection had passed The Brit
ish feet might prove quite embarrassing,
but there were the U-boRts aud the Yep
peiins % starve England out and COW
her people with air raids. So the rush OF
the Hun went on.
All remember those anxious weeks In
August 1914 when Il was hoped that the
forts OF Liege and Namur and Msubeugs
and so on might stay the Hun Invasion:
then that the French and British armies
might; and how they were swept back and
back until the Marine was reached and
the gray coated legions we're stayed for
the time
Just how Il was done n Is hard vet 20
understand We know OF Papa" Joffre's
order. There can be no more retreat"
We know how Foch replied: MY right Is
broken: my left Is beaten: I shall attack
with my center" We know how Galliepi
hurled the army OF Paris In motor buses
against Kiucks flank. and how Buelow
staggered and stopped under Foch's as-
sault. Yet to the soldiers who went
through II and survived Il remains some
thing that borders on miracle that stop
ping OF the Hun rush on Sept. z. 1914.
IoIthe honor OF the unhappy Gar Mich
olas and the loyal part Of bis advisers. let
10 DO remembered how the Russian armies
did their part. BY the middle OF August
hey we're In East Prussia and the Ger
man 1unkers We're squalling over the woes
OF Sheir pet province and political strong
hold. By good luck or Russian misman-
aCennnt. Nlin0nubfITor q n
Russians back with terrific slaughter Of
entrapped divisions at the MasuTian lakes.
thus becoming the Hun military idol.
The southern armies under Grand Duke
Nicholas. however. drove back the Aus
TRANS and took Lemberg on Sept 2. Twice
before winter Germany had to come to
the aid Of Austria 70 save Cracow. aud
was compelled TO leave the Russian armies
entrenched along the Dunajec, and threat
ening the CaTpathian passes at the years
end.
The Conquest of Belgium
Stayed at the Marine. the Hun retired 20
the Aisne and dug In" and employed the
rest OF the year in completing the ocCu-
patton Of Belgium and in two drives for
Calais. Antwerp was taken On Oct. 9. and
the remnant OF the Belgian army forced
back to the User There II held by cutting
the dykes and letting IN the sea. but ali
save this corner OF Belgium was overrun
BY the Hun.
A few weeks later the kaiser tried again.
against the British north OF Yprss. but the
contemplate little army" OF less than
100000 was not broken though forced back
under the weight OF three times its num-
bers. until the French sent aid and again
the Hun rush wEs stopped
The year 1915 may be described as the
year OF TOO late" for the allies. and espe-
oially for England so far as land operations
81 Tk- Gel ,HH M~ara far
IS an illustration During the winter q
great naval attack upon the Dardaneiles
was planned and begun. IL failed. with
the loss OF several vessels Had Il been
inaugurated the year before IL Is believed
IL would haze succeeded. as the usual Turk
fish slackness had neglected the fortinca-
tions. But the delay permitted Germany
10 send and place modern guns.
Then. on April IS, British. Australian and
New Zealand forces landed for an attack
Oh the land side. The campaign, which
ran through the year. is a tale OF herolsm
and plumbers too long TO tell here Had
the landing been g few weeks or even
few days earlier Il might have succeeded,
but 70 was again ''too late" Victory IS
now believed TO have been In sight at one
time. but the opportunity was missed On
Jan. 3. 1915, the attempt was finally given
up
Again on March 10. the British drove at
were made which TUNED the victory into a
practical defeat. Four days later. how
ever the Russians took Przemysl and stood
"a the Carpathiau passes. and Hungary
cried out for help against an imminent In
vasion.
The Fall of Warsaw
But In May the Huns, under Msckensen,
broke the Russian line on the Dunajec,
while Hindenburg drove through from
COurland toward Warsaw. On June % the
Russians were forced out OF Lemberg; u
Aug. Warsaw fell. and on Aug. rs the
Germans took Brest-Litovsk. and a few
days later drove the Russians across the
Dwina Except for occasional advances
20 Galicia. the Russians did little more n
the Polish theater.
After the fall OF Warsaw the Grand
Suke Nicholas was displaced from com
mand IN Poland ard sent OF 20 the eau
casus, whence he was 20 accomplish some
thing against the Turks the next year But
with the retreat beyond the Dwina, the
Russian armies though this was not real
tied at the time ceased 10 be a possible
decisive factor
On May "a 1915 Italy had entered the
war on the side OF the allies. The timid
statesmen who had been ia power had 20
choose between lighting the Hun and rev.
olution at home. Not for lack OF zeal and
courage. but because Of topogra phical con-
ditiOns Italy was able 10 acc, 'lplish little
this year
In 1856 italy had obtained venetia az g
reward for siding with Prussia against
Austria Berlin took care that its Pro-
spectiye ally SHOULD GET ne best % It's aCta-
81 ally IN the boundary drawing