The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-27

rapid success in battle was only to
be obtained when the enemy was at
tackled on two sides.
BLOWS FROM
BOTH FLA>1xS
We now had the possibility Of
Carrying out two enveioping move
msnts. one from the Tilsit wlad-
isizwow Kalvarya direction due east
OF Konigsberg1. with n strong group
Of three corps which were 20 be as
sembled between the Nieman and the
road from insterburg TO Gumbinnen
and another with the Fortieth re-
serve corps. TO which the Second in
fantry division and the Fourth cav.
airy division were attached. between
Lake Spirding and the frontier from
the direction OF Biaiia -Raigrod-Au-
gustowo and the south.
T'hese attacks would be about 100
miles apart from the northeastern
and southeastern corners OF East
Prussial
simultaneously. the enemy was TO
be pinned down by n frontal attack.
Both our opponents wings were
weak. We could hope 20 gain a lot
OF ground before the enemy main
forces could get away from our
frontal attack. Both our thrusting
wings were TO surround the enemy
the earlier the better.
IL we succeeded in annihilating the
enemy. 1t might be possible. whilst
guarding our flank against any
move from the Kovno-Grodno line
Opposite the southeast corner of
East Prussia and resting on two
strong fortsl and take the Bobra
crossing near osowiec from the rear.
This presupposed that the long flank
stretching thru wioclawek. Mlawa
and Johannesburg TO osowiec held
firm.
GIGANTIC PLAN"
OF ENTENTE
The measures which ! took as n
result of this course OF reasoning
completely upset the enemy's calcu-
lations. which had become known.
The entente hoped to win the war
i'm 1915 thru Russia. While the grand
duke intended an offensive I'm full
force I'm the Carpathians. strong Rus
sian forces were. according TO the
socalled gigantic PLAN" to be sent
forward between the Niemen and the
Gumbinnen- Insterburg road north
east corner Of East Prussia) against
the weak north wing of the Eighth
army. crush II In. envelop the army,
and throw IL back 20 the vistula.
Other troops. especially masses Of
cavalry. were 10 break thru our
weak forces between Mlawa and the
vistula north Of Warsaw and oppo-
site the southwest corner Of East
Prussia), and invade West Prussia.
The strength of Prussian territory
east Of the Vistula was TO be over.
run. and the German troops which
occupied II were 10 be annihilated.
The execution of the Gigantic
plan" was still only in its first
fixed their eyes firmly on the coun-
try east of the vistula. AS early
as the beginning Of January they had
taken away troops from their front
west OF the vistula In order to use
them in the north. II we forestalled
their plans by our own, we should
certainly have to reckon with strong
across both the Me
men and the Narew.
These counter attacks were actu-
ally made. and indeed with such
force and continuity that we had
very hard time OF II. The grand duke
was n really great soldier and strate-
gist.
TROOPS MOVED
The development Of the German
troops would be complete by about |
February 20. They had been moved
very late Intentionally. We feared
that the withdrawal OF troops on
such n large scale from occupied Po-
land could not be kept secret, and
might disclose our plan for an Of.