Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-23


Under the pressure of our progress
in Poland and Galic!a. the Russians
| fell back behind the Bzura- Rawka
sector, the upper Pilica, the Nida and
| the Dunajec.
The enveloping forces of General
| Boroevic from the Carpathians soon
came upon a very superior enemy
which attacked them without hesita-
! ton The Acknowledgements troops
which We're trying to envelop the en-
envy were forced back into the Car
pathians. Here a state of affairs was
developing which was destined to ex-
ercise influence of the utmost import
ance upon the plans for 1915.
! In the bend of the Vistula some
| local fighting occurred. especially on
| the front of the 9th army, which
| ought not TO have taken place. We
We're still inexperienced in trench war
| fare. There was too much pickering.
| l should have pursued a holder policy
from the start. The danger was that
| the gain would not be commensurate
with the loss. 1t was the duty of lead
ership to guard against this.
| During the operations we had great
| trouble in getting the railway lines,
which we had ourselves previously
completely destroyed, into working
! order again. We worked now with
might and main to restore them. but
considerable time elapsed before the
| railway communications were really
| in order,
The troops, who were everywhere
| exhausted, suffered much on account
of this 1t was particularly regret
! able that we were not able to get
their Christmas parcels delivered in
| time. This gave considerable work to
the railways. for at that time these
marks of affection flowed in very
| freely Leave, too, could not be
granted to the extent we desired.
! Defends Soaking of Poland
The measures for the government
! of the Poles in the occupied territory
| took up great deal of time They
| are now Of no interest The country
! had no reason to complain, even If
| the situation compelled us to remove
| valuable war raw materials. poland
was stripped of articles useful to the
| Germans)
We negotiated with Austria-Hun-
gary on the questions of the new
| boundaries of our respective jurisdic-
tons. Naturally the agreements
made by me in September, under
other conditions, now needed altera-
ton. Unfortunately, G.HQ. and Ber-
lin now interferred in the negotia-
tions, probably at the instigation OF
Austria-Hungary.
| This did not help matters as the
authorities in question were not ac-
quainted with the actual facts. But
this also is now of no account In
| the course of my duties. | was
! obliged to occupy myself with num-
Der of military political questions
which brought me more annoyancs
than satisfaction.
A shadow fell on the proud salts
| faction with which we contemplated
the development of events on the
eastern front. The Austrian army
had fought without final success in
| Serbia. At the end of December il
| had penetrated far into that country.
, Belgrade had been carried on Deem
Der 2. Joy reigned in Austria-Hun-
gary. Yet, as early as the days Of the
capture of LODI and the battle OF
LimanoVa, the Austrian troops Wero
retiring from Serbia, defeated.
They were no longer a vigorous
| fighting instrument AT first they had
| underestimate their opponents now
| they went to the other extreme, and
! over estimated them. The enemy s
numbers alone terrified them. That
superstition, bound up with a certain
| feeling of impotence in the face of
the adversary, the once brave army
! has never overcome,
Under the Kaiserin's Palm.
/ We of the staff lived harmonious
/ life in the castle at Posen. Common
! cares and common glory united US.
| Ii became the custom for us TO sit to-
gether awhile after dinner at night.
We used to sit at round table OIL
which stood a palm, the gift of II. M.
our kaiserin, a true German woman,
| of whom | always think with
the greatest admiration. This short
little hour was a relaxation for me III
the midst of the almost crushing
work of those four months of war.
A treat battle had been fought and
won. Germany and Austria Hungary
! had been saved from the Russian
] danger. All the Grand Dukes plans
" ere shattered. His attack on the
east Prussian frontier, his advance on
! the west bank of the Vistula, and,
with this, all the entente's hope of a
| victorious finish of the war in the
year 1914, had fallen to the ground
| The surrender of the eastern portion
| of east Prussia and of a large part o.
Galicia, hard as it was, was of no
! consequence compared to these re-
suits.
The second part of the campaign
! in Poland was, too, an achievement
| There is little in military history that
| can compare with 1t.
| Our troops which had been con-
| stantly fighting or on the move since
| the beginning of August, had shown
/ themselves beyond all praise. Onc1
more they had been victorious
| against an enemy with nearly twice
heir numbers. /. was only with such
| eaders and such II en- that it proved
actually possible for us to translate
bold plans into action against such
| superior forces.
| Honor and perpetual remembrance
| to the German army of 1914!
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| France, Belgium, Holland, Russia ana
the Scandinavian countries)
Ludendorff next tells of the great
winter battle in the Mazurian Lakes
region. one of the most remarkabl'
conflicts in the war and another great
| reverse for the Russians. 1t wai
| fought in deep snow and the German