The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-31

, strong, and some batteries under Gen.
eral Melior. We had already promised
these to the Austro Hungarian army,
and they were Immediately dispatched.
Our only reserve for front of about
go miles now consisted of but one
cavalry brigade, strengthened by mr.
tiiiery and machine guns--certainly
not an enviable position, consider ring
that we had to prepare Mt any moment
10 send help to amy point of enorm-
Gus front. This is but one further ex-
ample of what we Germans achieved.
other forces were avaleble to
G. H. Q. for use in the east. Enver had
decided, in view of the critical position
in the east, to send the Turkish 18th
army corps from the Constantinople
district to the east front. The Ger
man G. H. Q. intended to strengthen
pLinsingen's group (near KoveD with
this division The billeting officers were
actually on the scene at the beginning
of August, when the situation of the
G. III. @. to defect the Turkish corps
which had only few trains at it's
disposal. to East Galicia.
The Turks fought well with the Ger
man southern army, although they had
to learn and practise what to the m
were entirely novel methods Of war
fare.
AVOIDED ATTACK ON GERMANS
The Russianse had by this time real
lied that they could do nothing against
the German front and did not again
attack north of the Pripet. They in
tensified their pressure in Volhynia and
Sast Galicia, and brought up fresh
forces to these points. Even in the
first half of August their attacks here
were resumed
On August s and the Russians
again attacked Linslngen's group and
the right wing of Gronau S group along
their whole front, and were repulsed
Even If the fain oftensa Rad come to
an end, severe fighting was stin in
progress, especially along the Stochod
east and northeast OF Kovel The Rus
slams succeeded in gaining a footing
in a few places on the western bank
This was not in itsslf Of decisive i'm
portance, but it made things very diff
cult for Linsingen's gioup. which was
being tax I'd to the uttermost and srf-
fering heavy losses.
simultaneously with the attack on
Kovel, Russ:ln attacks against the %
Austro- Hun Sarian army and the Arch
duke Char.es group In l;.licia met with
success.
The right wing Of the Austr.-Hun-
garian army WINS broken through at
ZalOscz; MeIior's detachment pre-
rickety that we withdrew 1t to Zborow.
FRESH DIVISIONS HOLD LINE {
Two new divisions placed at our dis
posal by g. III. @. were put under Gem
eraleral Won Eben, and they just suf-
feed ultimately to hold the Zborow
sector in severe and unprofonged fight
ing. They had come too late to defend
the Sereth sector.
When this was abandoned by the
right wing of the End army, the left
wing of Bothmer's army (near Tar
nopoD, which had until then stood it's
ground. had to retreat also. South of
the Dniester the Russians had again
garian troops. had thrown them back
and taken Stanislau and Nadworna.
Here their attacks had been victorious.
but in the Carpathians the German
troops, under General Won Contain
Guiding the list infantry division-had
denied them any success. ~
I considered it of the highest impor-
lance that we should not suffer re-
verses in Galicia, in view of their effert
on Rumania. But the withdrawal of
General Count Bothmer's army, not
withstanding its stout and prolonged
assistance. was unavoidable in view of
events south Of the Dnieper.
1t withdrew. keeping in touch with
the Austro Hungarian army to the
line behind the Zlota
Lipa (about Is miles, and bent its
right wing in the direction of Stanis-
lau.
So, In the middle Of August the col
lapse Of the AuEtro- Hungarian army
seemed manifestly possible. The attf-