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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-11-07
An Old Sad Story.

"This scenario" said the eager au,
thor, "is about a girl who waited for
moi ,hs for letter of forgiveness
from her lover and then married an
other man who"
'Wait a minute" exclaimed the
movie manager.
"Whats the matter? Too Old"
Too modern. We're not going
TO rsAst the government. The post
office has had criticism enough"
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-11-07
MilIionaires and Nickels.

Mr.. Tompkins meant well, but he
was not as happy as usual, when he
lauded the returned soldiers by say
ing they cared no more for their lives
when they went into battle than a mil
liOnaire cares for a nickel. This meta
phor does not measure the herOism of
our men. Once we knew millionaire
whose favorite expression was: Five
cents is the interest on dollar for a
whole year" We know others who feel
the same Baltimore Sun.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-11-07
"Key Money"

In many districts of England, and
particularly in Yorkshire, where the
dearth Of houses is acute, the practice
of paying key money" is growing. So
keen are prospective tenants to get
into a house directly it is vacant that
as much as $50 to 500 is offered to
the occupier for the key, this transac-
ton generally carrying with it the un-
Outstanding that the landlord win ac-
cept the succeeding tenant.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-11-07
ABusiiness Proposition

for you 10 consider. We believe we can save you
some real money on your Groceries Read these prices
and see if we right These prices not guaranteed
longer than November 18th
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01

full. The one between Wilma and
Dyinsk was nearest 10 succeeding. u
showed that strategieaI break.
thru only yields It's fUlI reward when
II u followed up By tactical en-
veIopment. II was left for the BuI-
garian army, In September. 1918. To
show 10 the world the tremendous
consequences u such nm operation.
These consequences. however. were
possible only because Of the utter
collapse Of that army.
The great anxiety 81 those Sep
TENDER days had once again resulted
only in n tactical success. We had
had an unusually critical situation 70
contend with. The action fought by
the First Cavalry division near
Smorgon on the enemy's line OF re-
treat was immensely tragic. Just be
fore the arrival OF the infantry they
were forced 20 retire with heavy
losses.
Tho situation on the south wing
Of tho Niemen army also continued
20 be precarious. and the rcar~ar
movement Of the Tenth army ex
trcmely dangerous. All this. how
ever. was nothing 20 the nerve'rack
ing suspense. could ~. infantry get
forward fast enough on the bad roads
20 complete the development whicr
had been 20 skilfuily begun by TN
cavalry diyision7 Such suspense car
only be UNDERWOOD by those who
have actually experienced H.
GRAND DUKE
FORCED OFT
We had brouL0t the final over
throw 81 Russia one step nearer. TIL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01

Ludendorff. at the end OF tho
summer campaign OF 1915. had a
chance TO show what he might have
done Ia tho way OF Thanking the
Russians had not Faikenhayn and
the kaiser In tho beginning vetoed
HE plans for great drive thru
Kovno and wilma 10 the fripet
marshes. Altho many troops had
been taken from the eastern front
for tho ,ampaisn In Serbia. and al
tho the Russians had gone back out
~ the Polish pocket. he launched an
attack from the north In an attempt
to outfiank them.
lie succeeded In putting the Rus
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01
RODE 100 MILES BEHIND Fleeing
ARMIES and CUT RAILROAD Lines

SLAMS IN a dangerous situation, BY
remarkable marching his northern
most army beat them TO Riga and
his cavalry. riding more than 100
miles across the rear of the retreat
ing armies. cut two of their prtn'
clpal railroads nut he had not the
forces 90 keep tho trap closed. He
could only mourn that he had been
deprived OF the chance 20 try the
game on a greater scale. when all
the advantages OF poaition were with
him.
A ~ was. the Germans brought
about tho downfall OF the Grand
Duke Nicholas and set the Russians
back far from their border,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01
DEVELOPMENT
~ HAtkED

ily tho 18th tho infantry divisions
on the lcf, win. had beaten the Run.
SLAMS az Autx co miles east of the
windsu and 80 miles northwest 81
shaylD. bat owing TO The sixth re.
serve division they had to be brought
back south. In consequence OF this
the enyriopinE movement was not
effective. In tho course 81 continuous
lighting. which lasted until July 20.
thesn operations. which b.eam e
known an tho Battle OF shawl -
ended with the retreat OF the ftfth
Russian army beyond Shawl toward
ponicyicnh go miles south OF east %
Shawn. Portions 81 II got away. as
the German cavalry In their rrAr was
short ~ artillery.
ponlcvieah was occupied by US on
July -. ON the left wing the cav.
airy reached on, 10 the Ray o. Riga
and JONES, up with the infantry adj
vancinE on bfiiAu. which was taken
on August l. Further south the Du.
blssa was creased. and BY July 20 the
kovno.ronicvioah Tine had been oocu,
pied
Communication had now % Ne es.
tabiiahed once more. and tho troops
supplied with ammunition. supply
columns had been sent In great nun,
bers to the Twelfth and Eighth
armies tpurnuing the Russians fur
Their SOUTH and tho Nlcmru army
was corr.wpondlnEiy short. Their fur
Their advance now began 10 SLOW
down There was "A long halt. whilst
the left wing pushed forward toward
tho Dyina. To tho Houth OF Riga this
Russians were holding an important
bridgehcad. which was to be a thorn
in our flesh for n long time 20 come
on the ether hand. early In Sep'.rn
ber the Dvina was reached between
Uxhuli and f'riedrichsthdt "a aomiis
front beginning 10 miles southeast Of
Rigal. and the enemy thrown back
/ 10 the opposite hank.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01
FRESH RUSSIANS
STOP THEM

Meanwhile the Russians had been
reinforced The weak forces OF the
Sicmcn army were distributed over
very wide area. 20 that. for the
time being. they were unable 10 ad.
vance further without reinforcement.
They were in touch with the lief,
wing Of tho Tenth army. ha the lat.
ter. after the taking Of kovno. had
again encountered strong enemy
forces half way 20 wilma.
An attempt by the feet In the Bay
Of Riga on August had no iniiu.
enos on the operations on land.
The rapid advance Of the Nicmen
army showed that stiIl more could
be done " the forces had been
stronger and better equipped. espe-
eially In regard Ia supply columns.
another shot az the kaiser and
Falkenhayn for oycrruling his great
Thanking schemel
In the second half OF August the
idea OF continuing operations east OF
the Niemcn had assumed more
definite shape. The attack on the
flank OF the rctrcating army from
Poland could only be carried out. II
AZ all. I'm The direction OF kovno-
wilma Minsk (his original plan. now
long delayed. This attack was 20 be
carried out by the Tenth army
whilst the Eighth and Twelfth
armies and the southern army
groups were TO keep up the pressure
on the enemy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01

How the Germans treated
Poland II told by Iudsndorff
on Monday. lie endeayors 10
show that their rule was not 80
harsh rs the world has been
taught. yet has 10 admit That
the country was exploited and
efforts made To Germanike IL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01

The engagements on the Nicin'h
army Din Courland and Lithuanih. "p'
posite the eastern end OF t.aHt
Prusala) during July and Angus, mao
only been directly connected with the
main operations In 10 far as hvS
had driven enemy forces IN uhe''
direction, There was. OF course
tactical cooperation on tho Niomen
between the inner wings OF the
Tenth and the Siemen army WIN
IN. attack on kovno this ooopera'
lion became closer. and at the taking
Of the fortress led 90 their fighting
on tho same field Of battle u hen
relaxed again. From now EDWARDS
the connection OF thcsc armies was
to take a prominent part In the op
craiions.
General Otto won Below was hght
ing IN a distinct and separate AREA
and his actions therefore were more
lnaspendent than those OF the other
commanders. who were fghunE on
narrow sectors. We were abs 70
eonfine ourselves 10 giving general
Instructions for the conduct of the
campaign.
since the middle Of July the Me
men army had held the line OF the
Dublaaa 10 southwest of Shawl. and
on III. wcnta and windau down 20
the coast. A, the beginning Of The
operations General won below was
ordered To make an enveiopsnr at
tack on the strong enemy forces
near shawl. and. after securing his
left against attack from the dir~c.
ton Of Riga. to push east. north OF
the SIemen.
These operations were tn PAR
ticuiarly good hands. General Won
Below. who had already bcen re
garied in peace time as an un
Usually esfieicn, and s-f.reiians OF
ficsr. had led his troops with great
prudence and foreaigh, during the
battle OF TannenbrrE. and dis
,lnguished himself In the battle OF
the Maxurian Lakes by tho effective
disposition Of his forces.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01
STICKS TO HIS
BIG IDEA

The operations of the Tenth army
required that It's flank should be pro
tected on the north from attack from
the railway from Riga to Dvinsk.
which Is n junction for several lines
from the northeast and east. The
Niemen army was 10 continue It's ad.
vance with Dvinsk rs the objective.
whilst strong contingent OF cavalry
advanced toward the two railway
lines TO the south.
According to this plan the Russian
front faong the Tenth and Niemen
armies. which, altho unbroken. was
weak To the northeast OF Kovno.
would be pierced: that IL. II would
be forced back thru wilma to Dvinsk
whilst. the cavalry divisions advanced
on Poltzk .Minsk.
The question remained whether
tho operations would stlll be profit
able now that the Russians had re-
treated so far to the east. There was
no doubt that every days delay
made the prospects less promising.
considered whether we should not
content ourselves with thrust on
Ida t65 miles east OF Grodno and
about $50 miles north of the DvinslS
linej. ! rejected this idea. because
all similar endeavors during the pre-
ccding summer campaigns to accom-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01

oppose our attempt 90 break thru.
80 had go prepare our winter quar-
tcrH md found good positions on
tho Vishnlev Narotch ana Dryaylaiy
lakes line.
whilst fresh relnforccments Joined
tho Niemen army. the north wing OF
tho Tenth army wheeled back into
tho positions mentioned above. The
Tenth army intended 90 check the al
vancinR enemy. aa had been done In
a similar movement near Grodno, bat
they delayed overionR, and IN the end
they were severely handled cas-. Of
Lake Nafoteh.
The Russian flood surged against
our new front. but the tempest grad.
unily died down.
Meanwhile the Austrian army had
attempted 10 execute an envelopinR
movement BY breaking thru north.
east Of Lutss. but had been repulscd
by counter attack. Near Dyinsk
the fighting continued for long
time. Tho Nlemen army stiii hoped
% take the hridgchead, But the
communications were 20 bad that an
offensive was out Of the question.
and therefore. at my desire. the op-
Grafton WAS stopped.
Quiet reiRned along the front M
far as the carpathians.
Tho summer campaign against
Russia was at an end. The Russians
had been defeated ana their front
forced back. Tho operations round
koyno had not met with any great
SUCCESS. as they started too late
That WAS the principal reason. The
&c smy had been able % thwart the
enveloplng movement with which
they were threatened on the wilma
II they had been n few days march
further west they would not have
been In position 10 do 30.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01
HAS TO QUIT
FOR THE WINTER

During the gradual advance from
wilma ON Smorgon saw clearly that
the operations would have TO be
broken OF. A continuation Of the
movement was out Of the question.
In the long run II was impossible TO
keep the left wing of the Tenth army
so far forward in face OF tho hostile
cavalry, which was pressing in In.
crcasng strength upon all sides to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01
LUDENDORFF'S CAVALRY TRAPPED RUSSIANS

grand duke. with Ills strong person.
aiity. resigned. and the tsar placed
himself at the head Of the army.
Our troops and their leaders had
done their duty everywhere. ana tbs
German soldier was Justly convinced
Of his unqucstionabie superiority
over tho Russian. Numbers no
longer had any terrors for him.
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ton Of Miiau. and pressing forward
from the southeast with the First
reserve corps. Tho weak center was
10 hold it, ground Tho RICH; wing
of the army on the DublHa was TO
stand by for the time being. and
only TO join in the operations after
some progress had been made.
Apparently the Russians had not
expected an attack. nor had they dis.
covered this extension OF the line 10
the north. In the direction OF OK.
MANY ,acrosa the Windau. IS miles
northwc-, OF ShaviD they attacked
the Sixth reserve division. advRne'
Ing in the center. and forced II TO
withdraw 20 the west. Hut their
right flank was threatened 10 such
an extent that they were unable 10
follow up this Hnccrnn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01
RUSSIANS OFF
THEIR GUARD

The line OF the Dubissa. as far as
Kielmy. was not very strongly held.
The First reserve corps was conccn.
trated for attack between Kielmy
and Shawl. The line of the Windau
was also lightly held to the point
where It joined n strong sector north
OF the Libau railway. Hero there
we're two or three infantry and az
many cavalry divisions.
on July IA. when. In North Po-
land, Prasnysz had just fallen. and
further south the Russians were still
west OF the Vistula and south OF
Lublin-Cholm, Gen. Won Below
crossed the Wlndau with the inten.
ton Of enveloping the strong Rus.
sian forces near Shawl by an ad-
yanca from the north In the direc-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01
GREAT SWEEP
IN CAVALRY

Between the inner wings ~ tho
two armies. from pvinnk 20 tho Vllua
the cavalry divisions had more room
To manruvcr. In the first place They
had 10 nEht their way thru tho lake
country between vilkomir and svent.
eiany. which was taken on tho 18th.
From hero the divisions werr 81.
vcr;ed toward Moiodcichno co miles
southeast Of vIlnnl and the Moio.
dctehno roiotxk railway. half way be
tween ~. two places.
~ was now ponribi. 10 bring up
the cavalry divisions Of tho Eighth
army. Tho Wilma Aoiodrtcano. Polofzk
railway near srnorEon 60 miles east
of vlina) and eastward had bee n
reached by tho fsth. and the Russian
right wing on tho wilma. northeast Of
wilma. seriously threatened. The
Orscha Mlnak railway was also cut in
tho nclRhborhood OF Borissor.
Here. m had NO often occurred In
the east. the cavalry found new
field for their activities. The German
cavalry have cverywhcrc given proof
Of their brilliant dash and courage.
cribs movement had Gu, the two
principal railways In the rear Of the
RusHlana. The cavalry forces which
made the raids were operating on n
front % moro than 90 miles and the
caatcrnrnost force had ridden about
100 miles thru the Russian rear area }
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01
Won BELOW WINS
PROMOTION

Field Marshal Won HindcnburE hello
his manly and upright character In
high esteem. and in November suE.
gested 10 his majesty that he should
take over command OF the Eighth
army, aifho he was among the mos,
Junior generals in the service 20
hold such a command. General Won
Below had fully justified the conf
dence placed In him by his com
mander In chief.
His chief OF staff. General Won
nockmann. had long been on tho
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 together In com.
plete harmony. At headquarters at
f.otxen we could feel confident that.
with the forces az their disposal they
would cxpiol, TO the fun the
possibilities OF the operations north
Of the Siemen.
The communications % tho Me
men army were a difficult problem.
The standard gauge railway ceased
Mt I.augzargen. northeast OF Tilsit.
and Memei. The Nlemen. altho
navigabie, could only be used 10
bring troops and supplies for the
right wing OF the army and the traf.
fic control was 10 poor that IL could
not be relied upon. An attempt 10
tow the troops. 30 urgently required
TO reinforce the right wing. in
barges up the river. proved a failure
The string OF bargcs ran aground on
aandbanks on the Russian side OF the
river.
Llbau could be used with the
greatest caution. as n base OF sup
plies. AZ that time the Russian
fleet and English submarines dom.
mated the eastern part OF the Baltic.
Nevertheless, with the material we
had found there. we managed TO
maintain an inadequate service on
the railway running east from Libau.
When our plans for n large oper'
alton began 20 mature We had 10 de-
yelop n more complete network OF
railways,
About the middle OF July. after
tho arrival OF the reinforcemcnts
which had been dispatched In June,
the grouping OF the Niemen army
was completed. Army headquarters
were bitterly disappointed because,
owing TO the attack on the Narew
they did not receive the quota Of
troops they had hoped for. They nd
hered TO their original plan Of opcr.
alton notwithstanding.
fThis In another bitter reference 10
the kaiser's action I'm overruling him
and accepting Falkenhayn's plans
for an attack north OF Warsaw In
July instead OF the sweeping flanl,
movement to the north that he had
schemed)
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NEVER GOT
FULL RESULTS

Throughout the whole war we
never Succeeded, either ON the East
crn or Western front, In exploiting
big strategieal break thru 10 the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01

plish an outfiankinE movement had
been unsuccessful.
Accordingly I still pinned my faith
60 the bigger scheme. because It's
success would bring more subAinn-
iial reward In this case also we
ver. compelled to take n leap In the
dark. IL was clear that thr Tenth
army needed rripforcemcntn. and the
troops which had been Investing
Ndyo Grorgievsk were employed for
this purpose.
A PERIOD or
GREAT ANXIETY
Tho Eighth and Twelfth armies
had. IN tho course 81 the Opera tons.
become 30 concentrated that II was
possible 20 withdraw divisions. IN
addition % those already ear'marked
for the west. They were conveyed
20 koyno. and from thence they were
assigned 10 the right wing Of the
Eighth army.
Meanwhile the Tenth army had
been heavily attacked from wilma.
Tho enemy had brought reinforce.
mcntH from Poland TO the north. In
the hope of turning the enemy's
flank. the Tenth army. like the
troop. u confronted. had been rein,
, forced on tho north In the direction
Of Nilkomlr. Tho fighting was par.
1 ticuiariy heavy on the northern bank
OF tho wilma tnorih OF Niinal
We passed once more thru . period
Of great anxiety. would have glad
~ expedited the early stages u the
/ operations. but the capacity Of the
Wirbailen koyno railway was limit
I'd. owing 10 it, unfinished condition
Everything took nm endless time, and
In addition To this the roads were
bad and the troops were no longer
I fresh.
a. last. on September =. the al
vance began. The Siernen army made
good progress toward DvinHk ,Jokob
rtndt Near uxiany their RICH, winr
advanced along this Koyno Dvinsh
Rad and very aoon drove the enemy
hack beyond Novo AicxRndrovHS
The enemy made n stand az both
bridgchcada and the nEhtng here
was long and severe
Tho lcff wing Of tho Tenth army
south OF viikomir 60 miles north
west Of viinal. made good progress,
on tho first two days toward the Wins
above wilma. Further on. however
they were only able TO force the Rus
SLAMS back across this river by de
/ grrra.
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RUSSIANS
DEFEAT SCHEME

Tho roth Army made repeated cf.
forts to transfer troops from their
front TO the left wing The move
monts were difficult 90 carry out and
took up n great deal OF time: they
imposed n tremendous strain on the
troops. for tho roads and weather
were bad and hlnderod progress. The
infantry divisions were not able to
relieve the cavalry divisions quickly
enough In their foremost positions.
with their weak artillery they were
unable permanently To hold smorgon
go miles east of viina). Tho latter
place was rccapturcd on the 18th by
forces from Wilma after "a plucky re-
sistance on the part OF tho first cav.
airy division.
The Russians had realized the dan
ger which threatened them and had
brought up rcinforcemcnts by rail 20
the region east Of Dvinsk: these re-
Endorsements very soon made their
appearance to the south Of that town.
They were able 10 wheel and effect
wholesale withdrawal in the dlrec
ton OF Molodetchno with their in.
fantry and toward Dokschitzy with
their cavalry. The great retreat along
the Russian front from Poland into
West Russia had. unfortunately.
progressed no far that their troops
which had been brought up north
were able 10 reach wilma in time. The
German cnveloping movement came
20 a stnndstill. It's strength was in.
sufficient to overcome the enemy re.
slstancc.
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"MY THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS"
By Gen. Eric Won Ludendorff


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