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

losses, the Russians would soon resum,
their offensive and continue 1T for sOm'
time. They had plenty of men, bul
used them recLlessly, and such tactics
! thin lines. The staff of the army
group hoped to remain master Of tn.
situation.
In Kovel l also saw General vor
| Bernhard, who commanded the sector
along and between the railway connect
ing Kovel, Lutsk and Sarny. He was
a born soldiere inspired with an ardent
love for his country.
In the evening we were at Vladimir
Volynski, the headquarters of the
Austro- Hungarian 4th army, which was
in General Won Linsingens command.
This army Ind been thoroughly
stiffened with German troops. Its
coDimander-in-chief, acknowledgement
Won Tertsxczanski, an excitable officer
was obessed with the idea Of the
"Aust TRAN prestige" that he gave Gen.
eral Won Linsingen a good deal OF
trouble.
We dined with him. March battal
ions extra reserve troops), as a guard
of honor for the field marshal, lined
the route from the station to the mess.
The men made a very favorable i'm
preston upon us.
NOT A CHEERFUL PICTURE
On this occasion Colonel General
Terszczanski spoke of the behavior of
the Hungarian troops during
the recent battles with remarkable
frankness. The picture he gave us was
anything but cheerful.
Next morning we were in Lemberg,
the headquarters of the End Austro-
Hungarian army. l was surprised by
the beauty and German appearance OF
Lem berg In this respect it formed a
striking contrast from Cracow, which is
characteristic Polish.
In General Won Boehm- Ermolli and
his chief of staff, General Bardolph,
we found two very shrewd and clear
sighted sildiers, with whom it was
pleasure for our services to work. They
had no illusions about the low powers
of resistance of their troops
At the end of July after the Russian
attacks, the army had been Withdrawn
west of Brody and the upper Sereth.
Both officers were delighted to head
that a mixed German division could be
put at their disposals for use in the i'm
mediate future They regarded the
continuation of the enemy offensive as
a certainty.
We enjoyed the congenia1 company of
the officers of this staff for few hours
longer, and left them with the feeling
that they were full of confidence. But
positions, we anticipated critical stu
alton in view of the imminent Russian
offensive, as we could not possibly send
reserves up in time.
FEARED FOR THE ARCHDUkE
In Lemberg / also had few words
with General Won Seeckt, who took a
serious view of the position of the
Archduke Charles group, especially
south of the Dniester. The Russians
had thrust hard against the line west
of Tlumacz-Ottynia, and in places
reached the crest of the Carpathians
between the Tartar Pass and the from
tier of Rumania.
The fate Of the Archduixe Charles
group was a matter of life and death
to us. The grave position in which ii
stood was naturally Of the greatest
concern to us. II this group retired
any further south of the Dniester the
left wing and then the right Of the ex-
tended eastern front would be carried
back with 1T.
We had continually to allow for the
situation of this group. We gave all
the help we could, although it was not
under our command.
The 1st infantry division, which had
already fought in the Carpathians in
the winter of 1915, was now, by order
of our G. H O., on it's way through
Hungary to this sector. 1 should have