The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31
LUDENDORFF Says THEY COULD
NOT AGREE ON DIVISION OF POLAND

hoped 20 entrap were 100 miles or
more back OF their original lines)
by the emu OF August tho Russian
general government OF Poland had
fallen completely into tho hands of
the allies. As before. Germany and
Austria.iiungtry shared the admin.
iatration. Tho frontier on tho west
OF tho vistula was formed by the
Pilica. and on tho east II more or less
followed the lower Wieprx. We form.
ed a German general government Of
Warsaw. under General Won Bcsclcr.
and the Austrians established a mill.
tary government at Lubiin. The
partition was Injurious 20 the com
mon interest OF the allies. many I'm
pcrativciy necessary measures were
wrecked on IL
The commander In chief In the
East had had the administration of
occupied Poland In his hands nince
tho autumn OF 1914. lie now made
way for Gcperai Won Besoicr. and
had moro than enough administra-
tive cares In the northeast instead
Novo Goorgievak win possibly
prove the last ring fortress to be
taken after Investment
Not that I believe la disarmament.
The world win very soon learn liz
lesson In regard 10 that d.lusion.
However much u may be regretted,
mankind viii never come 10 that. Hut
tho day Of the ring fortress Ii past.
They cannot stand against modern
artillery and Its scale Of munision
menI and must give way 10 some
thing else. Land Qualifications win
still be necessary. bat they will ~
sumo tho character Of long fortified
lines on the frontier.
FOUR GREAT
ARMIES ADVANCE
When. on August 10. the Twelfth
army received instructions Co march
with the right wing up the bug, on
the West. Il was In tho rear OF the
Eighth army, which was advancing
on either side OF the Narcw against
Lomzzl l endeavored TO maintain
this echcion as tho advan o
progressed in order to make use Of
the possibilities OF mutual co.opera.
ton on tho TANKS. But by degrees
the two armies came up level with
their inner wings on tho ontrolcnka.
f.apy railway. South of tn. lug
Field Marshal Prince Leopoid'n army
group bad moved forward To CORE
spond.
ON August . fsomxa was taken
from tho southwest. For some timo
past we had had a squadron of bomb
Ing aercplanes nj our disposal In East
Prussia The forts In which an en-
envy corps or army star had It's
quarters were often bombed. Spleen
did results had been reported. but
when I was abb. to have the damage
inspected II was impossible TO verify
H. In the interests Of tho troops
was glad OF this. as they were able TO
usc the forts as bliiets. II was only
later that our bombs became effective
when the aIrmcn took more inter.
eat In bombing work.
As the advance progressed u be-
camo evident that Macken.en's and
Prince Lcopold's army groups were
pushing north. and thus forcing the
Twelfth and Eighth armies 10 the
left.
This trouble and confusion OF the
armies was caused BY division OF
command after tho beginning OF the
battle due TO the dispute between Lu-
dendorr and Faikenhayn. Macken-
sen and Prince Leopold were made
independent OF Hindsnburg and Lu-
dendorfr and were evidently conduct.
lng their advance TO suit themselves.
thus hampering the other arrni.a.l
on August Is Field Marshal Won
Mackensen had arrived before Brcst.
Lltovsk: Prince Leopold was APP
preaching tho Biaiowiese forest. and
the Twelfth army Blalystok. the for.
mer seat OF the excellent Prusainn
administration Of New East Prussia
at tho end OF tho 18th and the begin
ming OF the 10Th centuries.
Tho Eighth army pressed forward
toward Grodno in tho narrow space
between Biaiystok and tho Narcw. 80
This fortress was invested on August
-. We had intended. earlier in tho
war. taking II from tho east and
north. yet wo took IL from tho south.
Such In war.
In the latter days Of August both
armies continued the advance in
more northeaatcriy direction beyond
tho Blaiystok. Osowicc line. the
Twelfth army marching north OF
wolkowysk. and the Eighth army on
Grodno.
Both these armies, therefore. were
gradually losing touch. tartically.
with the two southern army groups,
which. after the Investment OF Brest-
LJtovsk on August 1926 marched on
toward Pinsit and Baranvici.
by degrees they came within the
sphere of the operations which were
In preparation further north.
At the beginning OF September. the
Eighth and Twelfth armies reached
tho region of Grodno. southeast
thereof. In a fortnight's time or so
they were to be at Ida, north OF the
Niemen. About eight weeks would
then have elapsed since the offensive
started.
HE COULD HAVE
DONE BETTER
During this operation the Twelfth
army had had to make wide detour