The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-22

told me he had never been able 10
understand why we had not pusheo
on with greater vigor. as IL we nad lne
Russian army would have gone To
pieces. Officers and men did every
thing in their power to bring about
that result. but when perfect discipline,
the greatest enthusiasm, and the most
strenuous efforts on the part or every
individual cannot stave off the stage
of exhaustion, the will of the com
mander is equally powerless-
The line of communication became
longer and longer; they far exceeded
the one hundred and twenty kilometers
$50 miles) which we had regarded as
the extreme limit The Entente were
better off during their big attacks In
the summer of 1918. They had numer-
Gus railway connections running direct
from behind their front line, and We're
able to bring up their enormous supply
| Of munitions continuously. and thus
| support their infantry effectively MO
! tor transport enabled the infantry to
recuperate in good. ll-furnished BILL
| let's. and return to the line again ana
again with renewed vigor
ARMIES TAKEN FROM HIM
: Operations continued in accordance
with the plans of the general STAR.
At the end of July Cholm ana Lupn,n
fell into our hands. Further east we
were not making much progress, ana
| thus gave the Russians time to WITH
draw troops from the salient we were
making in their line, and send them
south to form a new 'front.'
General Won Woyrsch took the west
! ern bridgehead of lvangoroo, anu on
Of this point under the enemy's nose
and was heavily attacked. l thought
| This crossing very hazardous. Tactic-
allv II succeeded, but it did not alter
the general strategic situation.
j The Russians facing the stn arm
I withdrew from the outer defences o.
| warsaw and early in August IRON
l Warsaw itself.
IN August 9th the 9th army 0ccu-
MED the capital of Poland. This army
IM.~kensen had been brought iron
G.ucin to command ft) was taken ou
Of our command and placed under s"'
direct orders of general heAdquarter"
Field-Marshal Prince Leopoio OF
, varia WINS mt the snme time put IN cum
w,.ra ~ WOyrsch's detachment.
mo doubt general headquarters nae
,heir own reasons for thus reorgah
, izing the command, but II dio not SIN ~
nlifv matters for me. especially as IN
. lines OF communications Oh the 81
, army remained under our control IN
, movements of the 9Th and izen an.
, we're very closely related. Gehera
ha.douarters were far too busy TOT M
, | 10 venture to trouble them with suci
TAKES CREDIT FOR WARSAW
The capture of Warsaw gave US spe
cial satisfaction. We had rousn' = =
! hard for it in the autumn OF 1914.
49, campaign were slaid tho founda
: tons Of the present successes, Of whicl
the occupation Of Warsaw was the sis'
; During the following days rleic
( Marshal Prince Leopold Oh he
yroup crossed the Vistula De
{ tween Ivangorod and Warsaw on :
/ vide front. Once again general heaa
/ WATERS attempted to effect an en-
I veioping movement by directing s.o TN
> detachment straight on bres. Ill.
I I,oore than 100 miles eastwardl, WINS
, s so Russian forces were still mort
., Jmblin. But in vain: the Russian
rot away. Whilst Field-Marshal MACK a,
, ems was struggling toward bres'