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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-24
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD FRIDAY, OCTOBER "a,
new front. but the tempest gradually
died dawn

new front. but the tempest gradually
died down.
Meanwhile the Austrian army had at
tempted to execute an enveloping
movement by breaking through north
east of Lutsk. but had been repulsed
by a counter-attack. Near Dvinsk the
fighting continued for a long time. The
Niemen army stin hoped to take the
bridgehead. But the communications
were so bad that an offensive was out
of the question, and therefore, at my
desire, the operation was stopped.
Quiet reigned along the front as far
as the Carpathians
The summer campaign against Rus
STA was at an end. The Russians had
been defeated and their front forced
back The operations round Kovno had
not met with any great success as they
started too late. That was the principal
! reason. The enemy had been able to
/ thwart the enVeloping movement with
which they were threatened on the
Villa. If they had been few days
march further west they would not
have been in position to do so.
Throughout the whole war we never
succeeded, either on the eastern or
western front, in exploiting n big
/ strateGicaI breal-thrOugh to the full.
The ono between wilma and Dvinsl< was
nearest to succeeding. 1t showed that
| n strutcgical brenk-through only yields
its full reward when it is followed up
| by a tactical development. 1t was left
for the Bulgarian army. in September,
| 1918. to show to the world the moment
Gus consequences of such an operation.
/ These consequences, however, were pos
sible only because of the utter collapse
| of that army.
The great anxiety of those Septem-
| Der days had once again resulted only
/ in a tactical success. We had had only
an unusually critical situation to con-
| tend with. The action fought by the
First cavalry division near Smorgon on
the enemy's line of retreat was i'm
mensely tragic. Just before the ar
rival of the infantry they were forced
| to retire with heavy losses
The situation on the south wing of
| the Niemen army also continued to be
| precarious, and the rearward move
ment of the 10th army extremely dam
gerous All this, however, was nothing
to the nerve acking suspense; could
the infantry get forward fast enough
on the bad roads to complete the en-
velopment which had been so skilfully
begun by the cavalry division. Such
suspense can only be understood by
those who have actually experienced
1t.
GRAND DUKE FORCED OUT
We had brought the final overthrow
OF Russia one step nearer. The Grand
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Duke, with his strong personality, re-
signed, and there
at the head of the army.
Our troops and their leaders had
done their duty everywhere, and the
German soldier was Justly convinced
OF his unquestionable superiority over
the Russian. Numbers no longer had
any terrors for him.
How the Germans treated Poland Is
told by Ludendorff tomorrow. He en-
deaVors to show tbat their rule was
not so harsh ma the world has heen
taught, yet has 10 admit that the
country was exploited and efforts made
to Germanize it,
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HAD TERRIBLE
SKIN DISEASE
Little Girl Improves Rapidly
When Given ZIRON
Iron Tonic.

Many mothers try one remedy after an
other, for the sufferings Of their little ones,
without apparently being able to find the
right one. If anything seems wrong with
the blood. or stomach, or If the child's
system Is rundown and needs strengthen
ing, you may benefit by the experience of
this westmoreland. Tenn. mother. Mrs. John
+. Anglea. who writes
my little girl had terrible skin disease
and her stomach was In such a bad condi-
tion. Nothing helped her. We finally
started to give her Ziron.
~She improved rapidly from the first
bottle, SO we have given her two more. She
is much better"
Don't try other remedies firstl Choose
Zfron from the start, 1t has benefited many
people suffering from poor blood, general
Weakness. loss of appetite and other symp-
tens which Indicate lack Of iron in the blood,
Sold by druggists on a meney-hack guar
antee.
IN rs
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-24
WHOOPING COUGH
RUNNING WILD
Many Members of Same Family
Sick From Colds, Coughs
and Group
Cheney's Expectorant Gives
Quick Relief

Frequently whooping cough affects entire
families. In this case try Cheney's Expec-
torant. The paroxysms Will grow lighter
from its use and you viii al feel much bet
ter in a short time Z wish to say your
Cheney's Expectorant is the best medicine
| ever saw" says l. A. Bate, of Blooming
burg Ind Il have used it for three years
and have tried it thoroughly, particularly for
Group and whooping cough. Last winter
our children had very bad colds and coughs
and we gave them Expectorant. never dream
ing that they had whooping cough. In
few weeks there was n great deal of whoop-
ing cough in our neighborhood, and we tried
our best TO keep our children away from it.
but could not They were both exposed
number of times and did not take it. After
that they were with children for whole
day at a time who had whooping cough
This was positive proof to me that my chill
dren had had the whooping cough and that
Cheney's Expec torant had kept it in sub
lection that it had appeared only
binary cold " Any druggist easily sup
ply you with bottle of Cheney's Expecto-
rant at slight cost. Try it-now--todayS-
Adv.
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These operations were in particularly
good hands. General Won Below who
had already been regarded in peace
time as an unusually efficient and self
reliant officer, had led his troops with
great prudence and foresight during
the battle of Tannenberg, and distin-
',guished himself in the battle of the
Masurian Lakes by the effective dispo-
sition of his forces.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg held
his manly and upright character in high
esteem, and in November suggested to
His Majesty that he should take over
the command of the Sth army although
he was among the most junior generals
in the service to hold such a command.
General Won Below had fully justified
the confidence placed in him by his
commander IN chief.
His chief of staff, General Won Brock
mann, had long been on the general
staff, and during the war had proved
himself to be a good leader of troops
and to have the markings of a good
chief of staff. The two men worked to-
gether in complete harmony. At head
quarters at Lotzen we could feel con-
fident that, with the forces at their
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Take spoonful at night and wake
up feeling fine; no biliousness, sick
headache, acid stomach or constipated
bowels. 1t doesn't grippe or cause in
convenience all the next day like vio-
lent calomel. Take dose of calomel
today and tomorrow you will feel
weak, sick and nauseated. Don't lose
a days work! Take Dodson's Liver
Tone instead and feel fine, full Of
vigor and ambition.
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The engagements Of the Niemen Tin Courand and uana
directly
the
With the
the taking
was to take prominent part in the operations.
fighting We
middle the held
southwest Shawl, the
AT
enveopng
his left attack the direction push
Of tho Nerna
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Ludendorn TeUsH olDHeI
FOND Slaus off Guard
But Says Operations Around Kovno Started Too
Late for Complete SuccessICauses Gar
to Relieve Nicholas of Command
BY GEN. ERICH Won LUDENDoRFF


he
and
and
a
remarkable marching his beat them Riga and his
cavalry, riding 100 miles
cut their principal railroads But he had the forces
closed He could
the chance the SCALE when all the advantages of
position with him.
As the brought Duke
Nicholas and set the Russians back far their
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-24
Take ''Dodson's Liver Tone" Insteadl

Dodson's Liver Tone is personally
guaranteed by every druggist who
sells it. A large bottle costs but a
few cents, and if it fails to give easy
relief in every case Of liver sluggish
ness and constipation, you have only
70 ask for your money back.
Dodsonb Liver Tone is pleasant
casting, purely vegetable remedy,
harmless to both children and adults.
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members OF the Wood1awn Light infan-
try company and the Huey Guards at
East Lake are urged to attend the
smoker tomorrow night and It Is ex-
pected that quite a few or them VIII
unite with the new company. AS soon
as the company has recruited the re-
quired number OF men they win be mus
tered into the service by Col W p
Screws.
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TAKES RUSSIANS BY SURPRISE

disposal, they would exploit to the full
the possibilities of the operations north
of the Niemen.
TAKES RUSSIANS BY SURPRISE
The communication of the Niemen
army were difficult problem. The
standard gauge railway ceased at
Laugzargen, northeast of Tilsit, and
Memel. The Niemen, although navig-
able, could only be used to bring troops
and supplies for the right wing of the
army and the traffic control was so
poor that it could not be relied upon.
An attempt to tow the troops, so urg-
emily required to reinforce the right
wing, in barges up the river proved a
failure. The string of barges ran
aground on sandbanks on the Russian
side of the river.
Libau could only be used with the
greatest caution as a base of supplies.
| At that time the Russian fleet and
| English submarines dominated the
eastern part of the Baltic. Neverthe-
| less, with the material we had found
| there, we managed to maintain an in
| adequate service on the railway run
ming east from Libau.
| When our plans for a large operation
| began to mature we had to develop a
more complete network of railways
| About the middle of July, after the
| arrival of the reinforcements which
| had been dispatched in June, the group
| ing of the Niemen army was completed
| Army headquarters were bitterly dis
J appointed because, owing to the at
tack on the Narew, they did not re-
ceive the quota of troops they had
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-24
FRESH RUSSIANS STOP THEM

Meanwhile the Russians had been re-
inforced The weak forces of the ME-
men army were distributed over a very
wide area, so that, for the time being,
they were unable to advance further
without reinforcement. They were in
touch with the left wing of the 10th
army, as the latter, after the taking of
Kovno, had again encountered strong
enemy forces half way to Wilma.
An attempt by the fleet in the Bay of
Riga, on August s, had no influence on
the operations on land.
The rapid advance of the Niemen
army showed that still more could be
done If the forces had been stronger
and better equipped, especially in re-
gard to supply columns.
(Another shot at the Kaiser and
Falkenhayn for overruling his great
| thanking scfeme)
! In the second half of August the idea
( Of continuing operations east of the
shape. The attack on the flank of the
retreating army from Poland could
! only be carried out, If at all in the
1 direction of Kovno-Vilna-Minsk CHS
original plan now long delayed). This
! attack was to be carried out by the
! 10th army whilst the Sth and 18th
armies and the southern army groups
were to keep up the pressure on the
| enemy
| STICKS TO HIS BIG IDEA
The operations of the 10th army re-
| quaried that it's flank should be pro-
tected on the north from attack from
the railway from Riga to Dvinsk which
! is junction for several lines from the
northeast and east. The Niemen army
was to continue it's advance with
Dvinsk as the objective. whilst a strong
contingent of cavalry advanced toward
the two railway lines to the south,
According to this plan the Russian
(, front facing the 10th and Niemen
armies. which, although unbroken. was
weak to the northeast of Kovno. would
be pierced; that is. 1t would be forced
back through wilma to Dvinsk. whilst
the cavalry divisions advanced on Pol
| Tx -Minsk.
/ The question remaining whether the
! operations would still be profitable
| now that the Russians had retreated
| SO far to the east There was no doubt
that every days delay made the pros
| poets less promising. considered
whether we should not content our
selves with thrust on Ida COS miles
| east of Grodno and about $50 miles
north of the Dvinsk line), I rejected
| this idea, because all similar endeavors
during the preceding summer campaign
! to accomplish an outflanking move
mert had been unsuccessful.
Accordingly I stu pinned my faith
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-24
ENvELoPEMENT is BALKED

BY the 18th the infantry divisions on
the left wing had beaten the Russians
at Autz GO miles east of the Windau
and 80 miles northwest of Shavlf), but
owing to what had occurred to the 9Th
r. D., they had to be brought back
south. In consequence of this the en-
veloping movement was not effective.
In the course of continuous fighting,
which lasted until July 23, these opera
tions, which became known as the
Battle of Shawl ended with the re-
treat of the 5th Russian army beyond
Shawl towards Ponieviesh ESQ miles
south of east of ShavlD. Portions of it
got away, as the German cavalry in
their rear was short of artillery.
Ponieviesh was occupied by us on
July 30. On the left wing the cav
airy reached out to the Bay of Riga
and Joined up with the infantry ad-
vancing on Mitau, which was taken on
August 1. Further south the Dubissa
was crossed and by July 20 the Kovno-
Ponieviesh line had been occupied.
Communications had now to be estab-
1ished once more, and the troops sup
piled with ammunition. Supply COL
umns had been sent in great numbers
to the 18th and Sth armies pursuing
the Russians further SOUTH, and the
Niemen army was correspondingly
short Their further advance now be-
gan to slow down There was long
halt, whilst the left wing pushed for
ward toward the Dvina. To the south
of Riga the Russians were holding an
important bridgehead, which was to be
a thorn in our flesh for a long time
to come. On the other hand, early in
September the Dvina was reached be-
tween Uxkull and Friedrichstadt Ca 40
mile front beginning 10 miles south
east of Riga), and the enemy thrown
back to the opposite bank.
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RUSSIANS OFF THEIR GUARD

The line of the Dubissa, as far as
Kielmy, Was not very strongly held
The first r. C. was concentrated for
attack between Kielmy and Shawl. The
Line of the Windau was also lightly
held to the point where it joined a
strong sector north of the Libau rail-
way. Here there were two or three in
fantry and as many cavalry divisions.
On July IA, when, in North Poland,
Prasnysz had just fallen, and further
south the Russians were still west of
the Vistula and south of Lublin- Cholm,
General Won Below, crossed the Windau
with the intention of enveloDing the
strong Russian forces near Shawl by
an advance from the north in the direc-
ton of Mitau, and pressing forward
from the southeast with the LIST r. c..
The weak center was to hold its ground.
The right wing of the army on the
Dubissa was to stand by for the time
being, and only to join in the opera
tons after some progress had been
made.
Apparently the Russians had not ex-
pected an attack, nor had they discov-
cred this extension of the line to the
north. In the direction of Okmjany
(across the Windau, 35 miles north
west of ShavlD they attacked the 9Th
r. D., advancing in the center, and
forced it to withdraw to the west. But
their right flank was threatened to
such an extent that they were unable
to follow up this success.
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to the bigger scheme, becaur~ its sue
cess would bring more suhsrSl
reward. In this case also were
compelled to take leap in the dark.
1t was clear that the 10th army needed
reinforcements, and the troops which
had been investing Novo Georgievsk
were employed for this purpose.
A PERIOD OF GREAT ANXIETY
The Sth and 18th armies had, in the
course of the operations, become so
concentrated that it was possible to
withdraw divisions, in addition to those
already ear-marked for the west. They
were conveyed to Kovno, and from
thence they were assigned to the left
wing of the 10th or the right wing of
the Sth army.
Meanwhile the 10th army had been
heavily attacked from Wilma The
enemy had brought reinforcements
from Poland to the north. In, the hope
of turning the enemy's flank, the 10th
army, like the troops it confronted, had
been reinforced on the north in the
direction of Vilkomir. The fighting
was particularly heavy on the northern
bank of the Wilma (north OF vilna).
We passed once more through a
period of great anxiety. would have
gladly expedited the early stages of the
operations, but the capacity of the
WfrbalIen-Koyno railway was limited,
owing to its unfinished condition.
Everything took an endless time. and
in addition to this the roads We're bad
and the troops were no longer fresh.
AT last, on September 9, the advance
began. The Niemen army made good
progress toward Dvinsk-Jokobstadt.
Near Uziany their right wing advanced
along the Kovno-Dvinsk road and very
soon drove the enemy back beyond
Novo Alexandrovsk. The enemy made
a stand at both bridgeheads and the
fighting here was long and severe.
The left wing of the 10th army south
of Vilkomir (50 miles northwest OF
Vi1na), made good progress on the first
two days toward the Villa above wilma
Further on, however. they were only
| able to force the Russians back across
| this river by degrees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-24

Every druggist in townyour druggist and eveybodys drug
gsthas noticed great falling off in the sale Of caome They
ali give the Dodsons Liver Tone is taking its
place.
Caomel is dangerous and people know il, while Dodson's
Liver Tone perfectly safe and gives better results said
prominent local druggist
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hoped for. They adhered to their ORR
ginal plan of operations notwithstand-
ing.
(This is another bitter reference to
the Kaiser's action in overruling him
and accepting Falkenhayn's plans for
an attack north of Warsaw in July in
stead OF the sweeping flank movement
to the north that he had schemed.)
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disposal, they would exploit to the full
the possibilities of the operations north
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-18
I'm a bit late, but Miss o'Rourkell

TIN a bit late, but. Miss o'Rourkell
forgive that. just ye set another
place here, now, and don't We forget
my bottle. of Scotch and the seltzer."
Their lunch was brought promptly:
some cool fruit, and then the tried
chicken Of which MacAllister had
spoken. He had not praised Miss
chicken was delicious, the rice was
snowy, and the c%orn-pone, a new *
p%erience Ito; Mrs. Mendall, was very
good. w 81
How beautifully everything is pre-
pared" Mrs. Mendall remarked.
MacAllister knew perfectly we'll
what had been passing in her mind.
She was making the best Of what she
considered an unconventional .situa-'
ton. too completely fortified by her
own aloofness even to indulge in criti-
ctsn1.. It was women such as she who
made life difficult for Freda o'Rourke.
MacAllister liked Mrs. Mendall: she
had sterling qualities, and she was a
good little fighter, but it was his opin-
ion that Freda could teach this little
New Highlander the A B c Of real:
womanliness. Even Marie, girl
understanding. II. was perfectly plain.
that Mrs. Mendall had heard all. La
classe had to say about Freda and
himself, and that she sat with skirts
we'll drawn away from it all. Mac:
Allister was taking a certain sardonic,
satisfaction in his venture.
"Will We have a bit Of Scotch with
me, Mrs. Mendall?" he askedN grave
~, j
%cision. = Y
eye don't snaoke. aitl,ere" q
mo. thank you"
Yer right-it's an aborninable'
habit. But may. II"
Mrs. Mendall's well-marked b.ows
lifted. She did not like his family
teasing manner why, certainly. Z
have no objection to a%nybody's sn1ok-
or woman-if they wish to
do so."
That's your attitude to life in gen.
Ieral, isn't it, Mrs. ,Mendall? What
doesn't touch ye doesn't matter par
ticularly."
Mrs. Mendal was surprised. She,
had not supposed that MacAllister had
troubled to analyze her. "Perhaps."t
She dimpled into a smile. IT think
! I'M about as set in my ways as YOU,
are"
MacAllister surprised her again.
so ye think I'm hard, do ye?" he
asked shrewdly.
II didn't know I was" she returned
brightly She could not imagine Why
MacAllister had been 50 determined.
to secure her society, but, whatever
his reason. she intended that the
luncheon hour should pass smoothly.
He chose to be sardonically serious.
~ hope ye'll never have my reputa-
ton. Mrs. Mendall. AS We know, La
'classe has no very good opinion Of
me. I'll grant l have a nasty tenn
per, but they say a deal worse Of me:
that I'm hard as steel and as cold as
stone; that I. drive a-close bargain
with man or woman: that I've got no
morals to speak Of; that I'll even take
advantage Of a woman.
That's rt :, pretty reputation to have.
Mrs: M.ndall thought that in the
main Laclasse was right. But she had
seen a saving grace, and her tact In
stantly put it forward. They haves
never seen you with Marie, as I have.
or they could alter their yiew," She.
said prettily.
Continued TN Monday
! Fveminpsa un@.1N
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Continued tn Monday
EVENING" Herald,
DECIsIoN.

'H.Nga EF.tr" -EfT@ 0~O~S~S ars4EttytAgLT-
] would not. II I could, grow gre.t
And rob my children Of their nisy:
would not bid Them stand and wit
Fol laughter TIL some other day:
I would no leave them here alone
TO learn from strangers what is
true, -
The wealth OF all the world to own.
= greatest deed on earth to do.
] you'd not build my nsetins fame
Upon my children's bitter tsars.
And leave them fatheriess 10 claim
Great wealth Ia far.off distant
! you'd not spurn their pleas Is knoy
~ Joys OF childhood and baF risd.
Ana lot them lyattanded Hrov
For ail@fhe gold that could b had.
i While I rornp with them ID play
io.s tne crown that nj Int VEN.
4 thallsnctfbe . yslavS Go eSres.s
FOL better poverty ana sttifX
And little fausA. When an Az u
Jxhanst Y heye coined thsir low az IL.
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