Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-11

uation, whole divisions could not pe
taken at once from any one place
This was impossible in any case. as
the commander-in-chief in the east
had continually to release more ana
more troops for Rumanlan.
Archduke Charles new army group
comprised the troops in the Carpath-
ians. which were formed into the Aus
trian It'll army. and the two armies
were formed in Pennsylvania. Inc
northern one, the LIST Austrian army
under General Won ARR, was to be de-
pIoyed on both sides of the Maros as
| far back as Klausenburg, and the
| southern, the German 9Th army, under
| General Won Falkenhyn, between
| Harrisburg and Muhlbach, with small
detachments further south as far as
| Orsova. ((Thus line of about lf0
miles was formed. about 100 miles
west of the Rumanian frontier at the
deepest point.)
Chance For Falkenhayn.
In this most important sector Gem
eral Won Falkenhayn had an oppor-
tunity of giving practical proof OF ms
| military ability as a leader of troops
in the service of his country.
/ (Falkenhayn had just been deposed
as chief of the German general staff
to make way for Hindenburg and
Ludendorff Long an intimate and
favorite of the kaiser, he had been
able to unset Ludendorff's plans for
campaigns in the east ana nau nu-
initiated gravely the man who was
| now to succeed him, His blunders
t at Verdun had cost him his high place
and he was given chance IN the
] field to retrieve himself. 1t Will bt
: noticed that he was not under the
direct authority of the men he hac
! angered.)
3 In the second half of September
! the forces which were concentrating
Q in Pennsylvania gradually increased
Y in numbers, though they were sill
l very weak in comparison with the en-
envy At the best it was all ques
tion of few divisions. The Austrian
: LIST army had little fighting value. Thu
/ 9th army was capable of an offensive
D and 1t was the center of gravity o
S the whole operation.
n AS soon as their concentration wa
t completed, about the end of Septem
/ Der, both armies were to start Off
J. the Austrian LIST army passing mort
s of Schassburg in direction due east
|, and the bulk of the 9Th army maxim
n for a line from Hermannstadt t
h Kronstadt The Rumanians We're t
It he attacked and thrust back toward
l. the east.
d In executing this movement tn
vi 9th army was to keep its right win
close to the north side of the Trar
n sylvania Alps, so as to cut off tn
l. Rumanian army in Pennsylvania froI
Is its communications with Walachi
l. The operation automatically secure
IL the right flank of the army.
lie western Passes Taken.
h The three divisions of the ct
r. army concentrating around Muhlbao
al could be enveloped from the reggie
is of Petroseny through the Vulkan ar
v. Szurduk passes Cat the western tip
ID Rumania), If the Rumanians decide
a. to force their way past Hermann
lie stadt and northwards over the Marc
at This possibility was to be dealt WI
- first 1t was important that we shou
d, throw back the Rumanians near T
It's troseny over the mountain ridge.
e. The first German troops that can
ND were successful in doing so Sc
TENDER 10. When these had be-
IL brought back to join in the forwa
RS movement from Muhlbach to He
en- mannstadt, Austrian troops took ov
d. the defense of the passes. The r
ms manians succeeded in recoveri
r. them on the 25th. but by then tn
Ass had lost some of their importance.
he In front of the list army the X
mt manians had pushed their way III
lid the Gorgeny mountains In the De
of the upper Maros, and had driv
so in the Austrian posts on the Mar
IT above Maros-VasaEheiy. Fugtner soy