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corps had been placed under General
Won Hindenburg's command. But We
were unable TO interfere and had 10
leave the corps commander complete
freedom in making his decisions. This
was all the easier for US as that ex.
cellent officer, General won woyrsch,
and Colonel Heyc, his splendid chief
Of the staff. were well known 10 us.
Shortly before my departure from
Insterhurg a motor driver turned up
with some documents. and reported
that these were such of the archives
OF the Landwehr corps as had been
saved. He explained that the corps
had been annihilated and General
woyrsch and his chief Of staff killed,
IL was not until some days later that
we were able TO ascertain the facts
and realize that the rumors were
false.
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on September n. 1914. General
Won Hlindcnhurg arrived az Iirealau
with some 81 the staff. once more
we had been called upon 90 work to
gcther In an important military posi-
ton. crno campaign IN Poland TO
rcscue tho Austrian army from It's
disaster In GanclaJ
myself went on the 18Th 10 Neu
Sandoc. the headquarters OF the Aus
troidungarlan army. The journey.
IN wet. gloomy weather. was a new
experience for me. II was my flint
visit Go Upper Sllcsia. with It's highly
developed culture. In Gaiicia l be
came acquainted with what Is prob
ably the most neglected region In
Europe. and gained some idea OF
Polish husbandry.
The Polish dew l. very backward.
oven more 80 than those Of his faith
and race In Poland proper. This Is
not altogether the fault ~ his people.
but partly attributable TO their gov
crnment.
In Ncu sandcc I reported myself
10 the Archduko Frederick. man
with the warm heart Of a German
and a genuine. roldicrly character. l
remember him with feelings OF the
highest esteem. The brain" OF the
operations Of tho Austrian army was
General won Conrad, clever and dis.
tinguished general o. great mental
adaptablii,y. He was n siratrglat
with an unusually fertile mind. and
always instilled fresh vitality into
the Imperial and Royal Army. That
must always stand 20 his credit.
My relations with General won
Conrad were always satisfactory, %.
pcciaiiy at our occasional meetings.
I often had the impression that the
Austrian iiaiaon officer on my staff
did not report facts only. but gossip
ns well. The liaison officer Of an
allied power has a particularly i'm
portant mission. lie can easily do
harm. and for that reason mus, be
n man OF exceptionally strong char.
actcr.
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GAVE THEM
SOM; BIG GUNS

The corps had succeeded In fight.
ing its way thru. We, at Breslau.
Immediately got in touch with them
and saw TO Il that they were re.
equipped and brought up to strength
as far as possible. At their request
they also received some heavy ar.
tillery. We were only able TO supply
them with a Landwehr battalion
which had old field howitzers. They
were very heavy for the bad roads.
But tho value Of heavy artillery
was estimated so highly that all diff.
culties were overcome. The mobility
Of artillery Is often sacrificed to an
excessive regard for the cost of EN-.
ploying IL.
The achievements of the Landwehr
corps may be looked back upon with
pride by all who took part in them.
They afford conclusive proM II the
shigh quality of our armc, Sne per.
lection of its organization and the
remarkable value of the training and
education of our soldiers before the
war. These things enabled us in in
creasing measure to conduct the war
in the East with Landwehr and
Landsturm formations.
The advance north OF the upper
Vistula began on September 2s.
The First Austrian army wheeled
TO the right toward the lower. Nida
and advanced against the Sandomir.
Opatow line.
The different units OF the Ninth
army received the following instruc-
tons for the advance:
Landwehr corps: on the Proschow.
IIintschow-Opatow line.
Eleventh army corps: Jendtrs-
cheiev-Lagow; Guard reserve corps;
Chentziny, Kielce, Ostrowiec: TWEEN.
tieth army corps: Vloszeowo. Bschin,
llsha: Seventeenth army corps: Novo
Radomsk. Konsk Radon: Thirty.fifth
reserve division: Petrikov TO Tomas.
SOW. Eighth cavalry division and
Count Won Bredow's Landwehr divis.
ion: In the general direction of Ko-
linszlsi, to the east of LODI.
RUSSIANS REFUSE
TO FIGHT
No further news of the enemy had
been received. and at lhs start they
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GERMANY and AUSTRIA DID NOT
ALWAYS AGREE, Says LUDENDORFF

Az not harmony betceen Germany and Austria in the
Wdr-trom a. Austria had desire TO be absorbed in
The empire Of the HohenSoerRs and their military men had
their oon ideas Of hop TO conduct battles Ludendorff
has blunt fashion, constantly reveals these differences
He into contact toh the Austrian army To be
ITS Sdpior. austria, tCeH GormdnB had underdted
Russia. IL had been assumed bU both stats that The ears
armies goud be siotC and akodrd in aobizing as then
IN the japanese SO AHstras generals undertook
descent The fortress chain IN Poihyna before
sian armies could get into motion
The deep feeling reused By the attack Serbia hot
brought the Russians ocRg to The coiors and spread
dislogdy among The Saps IN the Austrian army The am
bilious scheme had been upset BY Grand Duke Nicholas and
The armies Of Emperor Joseph being rapdly backed p
against the Carpdthans and threatened auh humiliation
Chea LRdendorff trent to the rescue.
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tour TO avoid them.
At kieice we had decent quarters
again, with good rooms for offices,
and that made the work easier.
The strain TO which our troops
were subjected during the advance
was enormous. The roads were mego
mud and the weather bad. In spite
Of this. very long marches Of 30 kile-
metres and more had to be accom-
plished IL the enemy was to be caught
crossing the Vistula or held ON Tie
far bank.
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In The Star tomorrow Gen.
Ludcndorff tells how he nd.
vancod TO the Nistula and threw
back the Russians ON Warsaw.
Hitter battles were fought by the
Russians In attempting 20 cross
the river and launch heavy forces
against him. but he was aided In
knowing the grand dukes
plans. which. he says. were found
ON The body " nm officer.
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tho Austrian army. which was
crowded up. and our own Landwehr
corps 10 the north bank OF tho Wis
tula. The Austrian army south OF
the Vlntula was strong enough to
meet any demands that might be
made on H.
Most OF tho transport supplied for
our columns and trains was too
heavy for tho Polish theatre OF war.
In any case. we had not enough OF
them. ] therefore asked GSnoral Won
Conrad to requisiton light transport.
and he let US have all we wanted.
IL consisted Of quite light vehicles.
drawn by small hardy horses and
driven by peasants.
These were soon given the nick.
name 81 Panic" transport. Pan
j." horses ana Panic" wagons also
distinguished themselves on the
Western front The origin OF the
name was the habit OF drivers ad.
dressing one another as Panic"
meaning sir" our men also used
% address them In that way.
The military conferences nj Men
Sandec ended satisfactorily In com.
pietc harmony Of views. A single
command was not established. for
General won Iiindenburg and ! pre-
ferred TO remain independent.
BRINGS AUSTRALIANS
TO TERMS
In the course OF the discussions
about the deiimitation OF the pros.
pecuvo lines Of communication IL
looked as tho there would bc fric
ton. Austria Hungary has always
looked after her own interests In a
measure which IL not Justified By her
military achievements She acted
rightly from her point OF view. but Il
was certainly regrottabie that the
Berlin authorities always gave way.
They feared that Austria would
make n separate peace with the en-.
tente. which I believed 10 be n phys.
teal lmpoAaibiilty.
However. In September. 1914. the
dcmarcation Of the lincs Of commu.
nication was made In accordance
with German requirements. and
there was no friction with the Aus
tftl nfku sufufnhuu.
The Ninth army was ready for OPP
crationB on September ~. Army
headquarters were at Bauthen. The
dispositions were: Eleventh army
corps. due northeast OF Cracow:
Guard reserve corps. Twentieth army
corps. Seventeenth army corps. Thir
ty.fifth reserve division. between
ka,towiix and KreuxburK. Eighth
cavalry division. Count Won Brcdow'a
Landwchr division. between Kcmpen
and kRiisx.
Tho three las, divisions formed
ono unit under General won Frommel
Tho Landsturm formations guarding
the frontier were made III for sim.
pie DUTIES In the line BY being formed
into brigades and supplied with ar.
tliicry from the forfrcaHes.
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did not offer any resistance. but re-
treated before our advance.
Headquarters went 10 wolbrom.
then TO Aiechow and Jendtuscheiev.
wolbrom was only a factory; the two
places had all the characteristics Of
the small. dirty Polish towns. Bugs
were all in the days work. At Mic
chow we were very near the front.
Cossack patrols were accommodating
in the neighborhood. and General Won
woyrsch. who reported to General
Won Hindenburg. had to make a de-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-21
PAYS TRIBUTE
TO SIBERIA>S

The main body OF the Russian
armies was Sun to the east. with
weak forces on tho west bank OF the
San. The groups which had been de-
feated in East Prussia were bshind
The Siberian army corps had not all
arrived on the western frontier OF
Russia. Some OF them were atill on
the way. They were particularly
good and gave us a great deal of
trouble
Az regards prospective operations
It was 10 be expected that tho Rus
SLAMS would pursue the Austrian
army. In spite OF all the difficulties
an advance involved. The space
south OF the Sandomlr. Cracow
stretch OF the vistula was indeed
much too narrow for the Russians.
An invasion OF Hungary was out OF
the question for them at that time,
as they ran the risk OF being dc
feated north of the carpathians.
II could be taken for granted that
the Russians would also advance be.
| low the confluence OF the San: In
what strength and on what extent OF
front depended essentially on wheth.
err they knew of the new German re
Inducements and how they had taken
their defeat I'm East Prussia.
AS n matter OF fact. the pursuit
by tho Russians across the San and
the investment of Przemysl were un'
dertaken by weak forces only. In
the first place they temporarily re
inforced their troops on the Niemen.
Immediately afterwards. however
when they realized the significance
OF the German advance. all their
forces. including the ncwly.arrlved
Siberian army corps. were employed
for a powerful advance over the Wis
tula on n wide front from Warsaw
20 the confluence OF the San. Tho
movement was In course of develop
ment during our discussions at Neu
Sandec.
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"PANJE" WAGONS
CALLED IN

We had 10 prepare for the immi-
nent advance of the Russians across
the San and north OF the upper Wis
tula. In order TO meet this, ana
bearing In mind the possibility OF a
flanking movement from Warsaw. II
seemed advisable 10 bring part OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-21
AusTRIANs LOST
OFFICERS AND VETERANS

Unfortunately the Austrian army
was not always strong enough TO
carry out hts bold plans. Too little
had been done for the army In times
OF peace. IL had been openly neglect.
cd. and. unlike our army in Ger.
many. had not that prestige in ita
own country which encourages oner.
getie action.
The Tower OF tho combatant of.
fieers' corps. who had held the army
together In spite Of conflicting ma
tionalitics. had fallen by that time;
those who remained left much 10 be-
, desired la many eases, and failed 10
cement the fabric OF the army. The
old true and valiant soidicr.stocls had
also fallen on the battlefield.
The Austro Hungarian army was
quite differently trained from the
German army. Up 10 that time Gen.
cral Won Conrad had not though,
very highly Of our peace time train.
ing. He now acknowledged 20 me
that he was In favor Of It's principles.
In particular he was convinced that
u II impossible 90 attach too much
Importance 10 anything that strength.
ems discipline.
The general starr OF the Austrian
army gave. he thought. too much
time 10 theory. and neglected the
practical work. Too many orders
were given from above. ana any In.
cllnation for independent action or
personal responsibility was sup.
pressed. Communications were well
organized. but absorbed an enormous
number OF officers.
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TN this underpriced assortment are
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PRAISES WORK
OF OLD MEN

This corps deserves moro detailed
notice. II was composed OF Land
wehr division from Posen and one
from Silesia. We had originally in
tended TO use IL principally for from.
tier defense. But. as always happens,
wherever troops may be. they get
drawn In when Il comes to fighting.
Thus in August the Landwehr
corps had joined In the advance into
Poland and across the Vistula. This
had involved good many improvised
arrangements among the divisions.
After the crossing OF the Vistula they
joined I'm the heavy fighting In which
the tro-IIungarians were engaged
south OF Lublin. They then accom-.
panied the Austrian army in its re-
treat thru the Tanew region. n road
less waste of marsh and forest east
of the lower San.
As early as August tho Landwehr
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PROTECTED ny
THE GERMANS

7 80 AAAN A1At ~ VI ANN FFfffalf Inc
Austrian army had retired over the
San and even the wlalok. Its more
than 30 divisions were now crowded
/ together on the west bank OF tho
I Wialok. between the Carrathians and
the NiEtula. ! could not understand
how there was room for Il there. but.
m ! heard later. the large number Of
prisoners explained the situation.
Tho army was terribly exhausted.
Acting on his own responsibility
and trusting to Ccrmany'H help.
General Won Conrad undertook 10
take the offensive again early in Oc.
tobcr. even II tho Austrian army had
meanwhile to retire stili further un-
der Russian pressure.
Tho advance OF the Ninth army
was already protecting the northern
wing Of the Austrian army against
possible development. II was now
TO come up with the latter, and to
Join in iis forward movement north
Of the Ntstula Tho allied armies
were then 10 attack the Russians
wherever they found them. AZ the
same time the Ninth army was 10
keep sharp iookou, on. its exposed
left wing and left flank.
on tho Russian side there were
only few cavalry divisions and rifle
brigades In the broad bend Of the
Vistnla open TO the west These Ind
not been able TO prevent the German
covering frontier force from taking
up positions on Polish soil. or Won
Woyrch'E Landwehr corps from
marching right across Poland thru
Radon TO the vistuia and crossing
north OF the confluence OF the San.
This corps had given assistance 60
the Austrian army on the east side
Of the river before the iatter's defeat.
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"MY THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS"
BY Gen. Eric Won Ludendorff


yndlea venydsh'sa HARPER
by Fraeu Tr.ves
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ATTACK ny
REMEMBRANCE

To the east OF the viatula the near.
cst strong German force was a part
OF the Eighth army. near Mlawa
north OF Warsaw. Won der Goltz'R
Landwchr division was bombardlng
Osowiec tnorthcakt OF Warsaw. The
rest OF tho Eighth army had pressed
forward as far as the line OF the Me
men between Grondo and Koyno. In
order 10 give the impression that the
Germans intended TO continue the Of.
fensive there.
on September 20 Rcnncnkampf.
who had received not inconsldcrable
endorsements. attacked here. and
during the following weeks forced
the Eighth army back to and. near
Lyck. over the frontier.
The Eighth army was. Of course.
under the command OF General won
Iindcnhurg. But we were so much
occupied with our own affairs. and
further. communications became no
increasingly difficult. that we were
unable 20 exercise any control over
the operations OF our old army. This
was not possible until November.
WneU blc 4NlhiB army ftN'lNtu "a SOP
aratc army commander and General
won Hindenburg was relieved OF the
direct command OF II in tho field.
The coming operations OF the Ninth
army were In no way affected by
events on the front OF the Eighth
army.
on our right wing the situation OF
our allies had considerably improved.
The Russian pursuit across the Wis
lok was only half.hearted. The Aus.
tro Hungarian army was able 10 take
breath and begin it's advance early in
October. The First army under Gen.
erai Won Dankl destined for the ad
vance north OF the upper Vistulal.
and the Landwehr corps were wait.
ing south OF the river, between the
Dunajec and Cracow. to join in the
advance OF the Ninth army.
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No further news of the enemy had
been received. and at Lha start they
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-06-13
MOTOR EQUIPMENT
M0DERN|zES FARM
POPULARITY AND USE OF AUTOS
INCREASING IN RURAL
DISTRICTS.

THE advancement which marked
the progress of the farmer when he
abandoned his hands for the horse
is not a bit greater than will mark
the advancement of the farmer of the
present when he discards the slow
moving, inefficient farming equip
ment," says B. Troxwell of the Capt.
tai Transit & Repair company, local
dealers in Chevrolet passenger cars
and trucks.
THE difference between the farmer
Of yesterday and the modern farmer
of.today lies in the difference of the
capabilities of an animal and ma
chine. Modern, motorized equipment
brings to the farmer the means to
cultivate as many acres of his land as
he desires with certainty as to re-
suits and at lower cost. The ca
pacity Of motor propelled machine
is of known quality. The amount
of work it will accomplish is Ger.
tain period of time can be definitely
determined. There is no guess work.
There is no physical element to reckon
with. So long as it is kept in good
running order uniform results can be
depended upon.
"As a means Of quick and economi-
cal transportation, he has found the
latter-day motor car an indispensable
addition to his equipment. The au-
tomobile is as important to him as
his reaper. It's almost limitless
scope of practical usefulness has con-
tribYted greatly to the efficiency and
home comfort of the farm, for this
modern mode of travel brings the
farm within easy distance of the
towns or villages where the farmer
does his trading.
Indeed, the automobile has as
sumed such an all-important place in
farm life that it is little wonder its
popularity and use are increasing in
the rural districts"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-06-13

dinner of the Cleveland section of the
Society of Automotive Engineers at
this hotel, at which Ralph H. Epson.
chief aero engineer of the Goodyear
Tire g. Rubber company, and Major
c. n. Maranville. commander of the
army aircraft detachment at Akron
and Wingfoot Lake, were speakers.
Epson, who is the worlds champion
balloonist. having won the last great
International balloon race at Paris.
France. with r. A. ID. Preston acting
as aide, in a wonderful 500 mile
fight, conceived the idea of making
the trip in a dirigible, and with the
full cooperation of the army officers
of the dirigible school at Akron, who
arranged all details, was able to carry
QUE the project.
The performance was not staged as
stunt" but to show the progress
that has been made in the develop
ment of dirigibles and the skill with
which difficult landings can be made
by experienced pilots. Army officers
are delighted with the success of the
undertaking.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-06-13
BIG ARMY BALLOON
STOPS At HOTEL
-
DIRIGIBLE INACGCRATES
NEW ERA.

A new era has been inaugurated in
the aerOnautic world by the wonder
full performance of the first dirigible
built for the United States army dur
ing the recent war-the A This
big airship. of the type familiarly
known as "blimp." with army civilian
pilot, James Shade. at the wheel, has
just made the trip from the Wingfoot
Lake air station, near Akron, Ohio,
to Cleveland, landing on the roof of
the Statler hotel, discharging two pas
sengers and Immediately returning to
it's hangar SO miles distant This is
the first time in the history of aero
nautics in America that any type Of
aircraft has been brought to a quick
and convenient stop in the heart of a
large city for the purpose of landing
passengers.
The occasion was the meeting and
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-06-13

town and city in the state being at
filiated with this association.
The Chamber of Commerce recently
appointed committee to consider the
organization of branch of the West
ern Washington Association in Thurs
ton county. The members OF the com
mittee are c. 4. Rose, chairman: w.
II. Bronson. j. G.. Jefiers NJ. J. Ney-
Ion and J D. Mansfield
AT the mass meeting it y i'll be de
cided whether Tturston county will
enter the Western Washington Auto
mobile association.