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THE BATTLE OF EUROPE,

Allied offENSIVES ON FOUR FRONTS.

A Clear Analysis of the War Situation.

strategic conception in full opers Hon in August, for the first time

in the war. Coincident with this

disclosure was the plain proof of

ro identical with that of the Verdun sitack.

The underlying purpose of the

THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1916.

Detall,

| Allied drive in the West for 1916, what, but weemed to be bald by up more immediate was the effect of side toward Bapaume, six miler - VOLUNTEER BESERVE

The first day of the Somme the floods of the Dolester. He this victory upon Bathmer's away. They have taken mev.ral attack established the truth of had just got the important rail-army standing along the west villages, Puxere the most im

ORDERS. all-that the Allied and neutral, road junction of Kolames and bank of the Suspa. Threatened portant, near the highest point in commentators had said about the cut the easternmost of the lines from the north by the troops the Albert Ridge, but they have Order N. 80, iwaed yesterday. r_s' sign'ficance of Verdan.” that from Lemberg cross the coming out of Brody and croesing not pierced the German lines, by Mejor Wakeman, Commanding

The Allied cnsive on the Carpathians fato Hungary, the Sereth, threatened from the and it is nec:ssary to remember HK V.R. states ?-- Somme in July plainly distracted Narth of the Pripat Marebes south by Enssian troops, omming that the clazos of piercing a Germain attention and crt the Russians under Evert and ut of Bacruz and already anion fortified frout in this war dimin. On duty till the morning of mywhat from the Eat. We Kuropatkin were attacking the both the Stryps and the Zotishes in direct ratio to the length Sunday October, 8, 1916, H.K, perceived, and I noted it in my Germans ande: Hindenburg, bat | Lips, bis position was too pre-of time you are de ayed in doing VC. Oa daty from the morning las article, no upward tendency apparently with the sole purpose carious to hold longer. it, because this delay enables of Sunday October 8, to Sunday in Russian effort so the month of preventing the despatch cf Sunday, August 13, then saw your enemy to prepare lices be-October, 15, 1918. "B" Oor. H.K, advanced. But ou the whole, troops from north to south, the official notice that Bothmer hind the imperilled frost.

V.R. Herly Officer, Lizat, B. [Below we give a most interest-able in the month of August to Rassis still seemed temporari'y This action continued through had quit the line of the Stryps This is the lesson of Verdun. So Branch. Tuese duties will parade- ing article written by Mr. Frak step out along the Isons, take to have slowed down and it was Angust, bat need not detain us and was going back upon the far the British have not advanced at Flake Fier at 510 pm. H. Simonds for the September Gorizia, and win their first great impossible to say whether, she now.

text possible position, that be farther in Picardy than the Gar-each evening instead of as formar- number of the American Review victory of the war and indeed of would presently have to accept & The first evere fighting came hind the Zota Lipa, but this was mans did in Lorraine in a simily. of Rwiews, which gives a most-f their recent and tragio,history. stata of deadlock again, on new between the Sokhod and the already turned to the south by lar period after their first thrust detailed analysis of the war Now it is wis to keep in mind lines and after grest triomphe. Styr; here the Rossions bad the Russiane who had crossed the at Verdun. Holling back the

Parades for the Week Ending situstion on practically all the the fact that the Allies, while This was the situation when I been held up by the counter-river near ite janetion with the Germans after the first thrust en-

October 14, 1916. Monday 9th instant :-Pablic battle-fronts.]

winning a great victory in the closed my review last month, attacks of the Germans coming | Dainster. Hence the ultimate abled the French to prepare | Holiday; no maskotry. Allled Strategy Is Disclosed. enccuales of two strategic con- Augut, however, hea hrought east and south from Korel, destination of Bathmer seemed lines, which endured the critical Tuesday, 1th instant:-Mount- More interesting than any of ceptions in the past nine months, another striking change. This Renewing their off is the Rax to be the Gaila Lipa, which en-attack of April 9, and that toed Section on the Polo Ground at the partial victories won by the merely won the opportunity to time it is Ialy which has stepped sinne now eacceeded in reaching ters the Daiester at Haliez and save Verdad. It is not yet time 5.15 p.m. under Instructor Q. L Allies on all their fronts was the put their large purpose into cat and struck. Her blow fell the ears bank of the Sokbod wing south actually prolongs to say that the British have lost Sergt. Talbot. Dress: Drill disclosure of their complete operation. They were able to against Austria and was swiftly from the Pripel Marshes south the defensive line of the Bag. the chance to pierce the German order. "A" Coy. Pistoon 1 st preserve the power to take the in-and considerably acccessful. I ward and actually passed it in This is the last line of defence lines, but it is well to recogniss Blake Pier at 8.45 p.m. for itiative at the selected moment may get turn out to have decided the great bend where it ap for Lemberg; if it is lost Lem that their chances are diminish- Mosketry. Dress: Drill order. What we are now seeing is the the fate of Trieste, but it certsia-proaches the Str. At this point bergmust fall. And Bitbmer's ing as they fail to do it from wesk The following members of Nx1 putting of this plan into force.ly opecet a new line of danger they were less then twenty miles retreat gave over the last portion to week. the defest of all German plans The four great nations fighting for the Central Powers It, too, from Kovel, which again seemed of the front the Austro-Germsor

Platoon will parade on the Cricket The same is true of the French Ground at 130 p.m.-Ptas. J. made since the end of the Balkan the Central Powers have been made clear that the Austrian de-in droger. But after a few days had cocopied when the Russians who have been limiting their 8. Nobolson, H. T. Jhoson, F.

able to thwart the effort of the fensive-<ffensive in the Treatives the fighting in this sector died began their drive in Jane. campaign last winter,

Į activity to thrusting east on their I. Smith, P. B. G. Smith, J. R. Looking backward for the Central Powers to forestall libe + me to hit Italy a blow that, down and the attention of the

As the situation at od in mid-narrow frost north of the Somme, Greaves, W. G. Baker, P. Tester, moment it will be seen, at last, combinel and synchronized at the along song has it," Would world was directed toward Lem August the Russians were appro-seking to tarn the Germans out A. O. Lang, W. J. Pringle, G. A. how just was the French view, tack. They are making that at hold her for a while," failed as berg again.

sching Baliez from the south and of Paronne by outwking_them. Hastings, Forbes, J. Hooper, A. set forth by me here, on my tack and they have had many the German blow at Verdan had In Jane the Rassiane, having southeast." They were advancing As I write these lines the French Blythe, A. S. Smith. return from Verdun, as to the striking successes, but the de- failed..

taken Dobno, pushed down the down the Brody-Lemberg railroad bave succeeded in penstrating Wednesday, 11th instant- extent of the German def-at bee'sion has not been had and it is

Now, I am going to discuss Rowno-Dabao-Lemberg railroad from the Sareth oro sings, which the third German lios west sad "A" Cor. Platoon 2 at Blake fore the Lorraine.

fortress now wiser to examine what has these operations in detail in until they approached the old they had forced, and they were southwest of Combles, but it is Pier at 345 p.m. for Musketry. Similarly fati'e was the Austrian been done and indicate what the moment, but the detail is not of frontier east of Biody. Here they coming due west from Tarnopol, no longer certain that this third D.es: Drill crder. The follow offensive in the Trentino, which Allies are trying to accomplish equal importance. We are at were halted. But in late July ful'owing the Austro German line in the last German line. On ing members will "parade on the followed the lives and had a par. We most remember that Ger- campaign of the war and 1 want Siye Valley from Lutsk defeated Eng back directly upon Lemberg to believe that the Germans have instead of at Blake Pier. Dress: than to indulge in any forecast. the beginning of the greatest fresh troops coming south up the forces of Bothmer, who was fall. the contrary there is every reason Cricket Ground at 430 p.m. msay, in ber tara, may have an my readers to see, not the detail, and routed an Auerian force, The problem was this: Could several lines behind this now, and Drill order :-Poen. A. E Gibbs, answer must bave an answer, if but the main fact. This main which had taken position behind the Austro-Germans rally their there is no suggestion that the E. E. Abeer A. O. Brawn, German attack upon Verdan was the real issue of the war is not to fact is the allied plan to strike the Lipe, a small stream, which fores behind the Beg, the Gails French are yet nearing the point Grant, D. J.ffe, B. E. Hayward, to indict each losser, create such be decided in the next few the Central Powers on all fronts enters Styr from the west. Pa-Lips, and some position from where they will be through the W. H, Bell, E. J. Chapman, disorder and diaorganization in month, boxerer long the Allies at the same time, to exet equal ruing this force the Russians Belicz south to the Carpathians? German trenches and in the T.B. de Lancaster. Sgoalling the Allied beadquartere, compel may be in enforcing a decision pressure on all fronte until the came in on the northern fi nk of If they could they would be able open.

Section at Volunteer Head Quar sach premature cluster offensives once achieved.

weakest breaks. To-day the plan the Austro-German standing beave Lemberg and bring the Remember that we may any ters at 5:15 pm. under Instructor on the part of the British and Still Looking Backward. is in fall swing and when the fore Body and these in turn were war in the Exet back to a station day read that the British and Sargt Mitchelmore. Dress: Olsan French, that there could ba nơ The issues and the operatins Belkac blow falls, there will be driven west upon the upper ery condition.

French have got through. "It is fatigue. combined Angk-French attack in become so big and so complex this grinding pressure on four Sereh, behind which they rallied. But if they were unable to do un'ikely, but it is not impossible, Tharaday, 12th instant:--" A" the West this summer. The that I desire again to aek my fronts. It will make least pro- Brody fell and everal villages this, if the Russians were able to and if they do get through then Coy. Platoon 3 at Blake Pier at Allied attack upon the Summe is readere to lock back a few monthe greas where the Central Powers about it, and the hu sians pushed set Balies and thus cross the the Western field will become the 3.45 pm. for Musketry. Dreas: Gnal proof that the German par- and see the development of the are stroogeet, which is in the award, aiming at the flank cf Gui'a Lipa before Bathmer could most interesting and important. Drill order. The following men rose failed. We see clearly, now, Allied campaign, which is now Wear, it will make met where Bothmer's army, mostly German, get behind it, then it seemed in Bat short of this it is well to bers will rerade on the Cricket that the French, once the danger approaching a climax. You may they are we kest, which is where which was standing along the evitable that Austrian retreat recall that what the French and Ground at 4.30 p.m. instead of of an actual piercing of their line safely reckon that Joffre scd those Austrian armies elsad, but it Strypa line from the Dniester to woo'd have to pass beyond Lem. British are accomplishing is not et Blake Pier. Dress: Drill had been abolished, were prepared who confer with him as the re-will succeed or fail, not as it wine the front of E ods.

berg and the whole of Eatern the reconquent for vast areas, but order: Pies. T. J. Maricki, J. M. to sacrifice Verdun itself, if presentatives of the other nations ground an oas front, but as its necessary, to keep their reserves al'led with France, but accept hie totel pressure may or may not aimed at the Lemberg-Krasne the Russian..

This new Russian menace was Galicia would be reconquered by the holding of big German forcés Gordon, J. H. Barr, Mair. P. on the Western front and the Patts, H. H. Taylor, V. O. Parr, intact and to permit the British sopreme direction, estimated that induce a collapse of the Central Tarnopol railroad, which was one So far as one could see the Galio consequent sterration of the 0.8 art. Machi e Gun Section to complete their preparations for France, Britain, Russia, and Italy Powers-and this will take of the main lines of communicaian campaign was now working Austrian and German lines in the at Wellington Barracks at 515 attack. Wo see, now, that the i would not be ready to more be months to determine.

tion of Bothmer and was fall of Verdun, discouraging as it fore Jons 1. Rassis and Britain, All through this war we have but a few miles behind the Aus- Austro-German cfnsive of the acting heavy losses-not larger Bowles, Dres: Clean fatigue.

now out preci.ely az had the great East and the S.ab. They are in p.m. ande: Instructor Sergt. might have proved, would have for different reasons, would nece heard most about the western trian front west of Brody. Several previoue eommer. Then the than they are suffering, probably Friday, 13th instant.-"A" been of little importance if it had sarily be lite and the Austrian front. And this has been true, times during the month is Germans had won a terrific battle materially loss, just as Grant's Cay. Platoon 4 at Blake Pier at ́come in May or Jans,

altack upon Italy also retarded whether decisive actions like the was announced that Ilussian at the Dunajec. They had lowes were far greater than Lee's 3 45 p.m. for Ma ketry. Dress. You get here one of the bat the Italian readiness.

Marne and Verdan were going cavalry had cat this line, bat ap- pierced the Raseisn lines and but these losses, borne mainly by Drill order. The following mem examples of the clash of two We may onjecture that the on, or minor afsira like the parently there were only raiding destroyed a Russian army. After the British, the British can better bers will parade on the Cricket strategic concaptions that it is success of the Austrian attack countless little local attacks and parties. Onos more the Russians ward, the problem was whether sfford then can the Garment Ground at 4 30 p.m.-Ptos. A. B. possible to bare. Germ a high upon Italy and the recemed pro counter-attacks from the Vosges em to has been checked. or not the Russians could resford what is costing them to Gubbay, D. S. Gabbay, J. J. commard esid: "We will attack greas of the Germans at Verdun to the sea. This is bound to coa. Their advance slowed down and group their armies and stand in hold cn. Above all, it is the Jadab, T. Clax oo, H. E. Gold- Verdan; we may break through may hero led J. fire to decide to linne, but there is every indic there was long fighting on the oms the French lines and achieve a strike a little earlier than he had tion now that the decision in the banks of the Sereth. Bothmer dislocation of the Galician army Germin stocks of munition, by Sutcliff, 8. M. May. Signalling new position, before the strain the Allies are putting upon smith, J. Martin, A. Nissim, J. saccess like oar triumph at the expected. Conosirably Rasia war will come not in the West here just managed to save his afficted the armies on the whole their western attack, which is Section at Volunteer Head Q 182- Dansj c last year. But if we fail was in better shape than bad but in the East.

fiuk. And despite this menace front from the Ourpathians to the helping the Russians and the tera at 515 p.m. nader Instructor to do this we will grind up French boon expected. But at all events Russla Quickens Her Pacz. he slee held on to the line of the Baltic. This question could not | Italiane at this juncture. Sergt. E V. Mitchelmore. Dress reserves, provoke the British to it was agreed by all the Allies Turning now to the Russian Straps, the one portion of the be answered for weeks. There ·E-ad Lee's comments in the Clown fatigue. "B" Cor. on the strike before they are ready, and that about the Best of Jane field, I desire to repeat what I Austro-German front which so were moments when it seemed as last days of his defense of Peters- Cricket Ground at 5.15 having provoked this unprepared Rausis should strike the lines have already said, that up to the far endured, after two months of if the Russians would be able to burg, when the North was di Drew: "Drill order. offensive, we will pass to the de- that Germany and Austria bad present moment this is the inter the Russisa offensive. fensive and preserve our map of thinned to serumulate the men esting field. It is here that we

stand behind the Sin and again couraged and the South frankly Europe intact for another year."and guns necessary to attack in have so far eren all the eigne that

behind the Grodek Lake line west, exultant in the belief that Grant Pie. P. L. Koight having joined Then you have Joffre's answer : | Lorraine and the Tyrol.

But the late of the Strypa line of Lemberg.

could never break through sad is allotted Corps No. 621 and might give promise of the ap was decided by the great BLS. "Since there are political reasons Now the Russian blow was more pro ching defeat of the Central cesser of the Rossians to the sans failed to establish a

In the end, however, the Ras- you will have the pic'are as the posted to "B" Coy. Platoon 6.

Allies see it and you will have S clion 5 дея to be considered we will hold or successful than anyone ould have Powers. This is not to say that ath, which placed Lemberg in line and after weeks of obscurity exactly the idea of what the

*Notice. to Verdun as long as we can. We foreseen. It resulted in accomp the action of the French and graver danger than st any time, the situation was fically revealed, British and French are doing io

Mesars. Donnelly and Whyte will straightway abolish the lishing what the Germans had British in the West, if it succeeds la Jals, the Rassises ander when all the Ra sin armies were the West, or trying to do. If the have kindly offered to present a danger of a piercing. (The dec.sitempted and failed to accomp in holding so many troops that L chiteky, had taken Kolomes, compelled to begin the retreat parallel is a good one, we may Cap to the members, either of gor was abolished by early April) lish at Verdon. The lines of the armsay cannot find the men to coming ap from Bakovins, from that carried them to Rigs, Pinek, bare many months before there is the . K. V. O. or . E. V. B. Then we will let the Germane Central Powers were pierced. stop Rusis, il not play an Cz raewits, with the bad and Tarnopol. Now we cannot any break in the West, but the making the bigbeat score in pound themselves 13 pieces at Thore was the beginning of a Verdan, while the British and new Austrian debacle and the equally useful role. Perbs & fur taken in late Jane, following the yet see whether the Austriaze ot of the western operations practice 9, (8 rounde rapid fire ourselves continue to prepare whole Austro German live from the British and French will be Sending Oseaack forces ap the rd limit the off et of their Jane and so far it has been unmistak-dering the year.

a long time this is the only cole Cznowitz Lemberg railicad. wil be able to stand somewhere will be unmistakable in the Eut at 200 yards) of the Standard Test our own attack in conjunction the Pripet Marchs to the Car-able to play. Bat it is Russia Carpathian valleye toward Hon defeats to Galicis and Valbyne, able. with the Russians, and at the pathians or rather to the that ie just now making the gary; the main Russian forces but we can see that they have so appointed time we shall all strike Ramssian boundary was put in strili gand impressive campaign, turned northwest, together."

for failed to do this, that they are you may conclude that the 'Allies which has for its main element deadly peril, a peril from which an under her blowa Austria ie Now no one can question the it has not been able to eave itself paten ly weakening.

At first they made bat little approaching the last line on brve agreed to make their main the elimination of Austria by-de- progress because of Dniester which they can do it, and the frt this semper strategic victory of Jcfire. Ile as yet.

When I closed my last review ods. Bat in the second week loss of the Goils Lips line may gains!" Austria.

and fall feat and exhanation. If this be won a tactical victory also. Tast To meet this danger Austria the Russians were fighting fari- of August they suddenly fel cost, not merely Lemberg, but I aly are to attack Austria; the sive work will be done by Russia Rassis and the case the striking and impres is to say he not merely kept bis drew ber masses out of the only along the Styr and west of upon an Austrian army standing the whole of Germen conquests French and British in due course with Italian contributions. If large purpose of an offensive by Treating and Germany drew the Styr close to the Stokhod, in is front of the important railroad east of the Niemen and the Bag of time will endeavor to resoh the Austria is put out, then the Ger

some of her soldiers from the whst seemed to be a determined junction of Branislav, one fink western front and many of her effort to get Korel and cat the on the Daiester and the other

04 the Somme.

Austrian frontier coming up from man problem can be tackled next He might have lost Verdun, sa reserves, marked for westera ser-important railroad lines centering toward the Carpathians: The very brief space to discuss the of the French and the British is are bending all their energies to There remains to me now only Salonica. But now the mission year. Meantime France and Britain Napoleon lost Gonos in his estly vice, to the East. Her western there. Tois was the army of Austrians were routed and lost operations along the Somme, to cosppy Germany so completely holding as many Germin Italian campaign, and yet buvo line was not thus immediately General Kaledine, who was him- above 20,000 in prisoners. Free. They have been interesting, but that she will be unable to go to possible on the West front. In retrieved all as Napoleon retrieved thinned, but it was weakened for sell subordinate all at Marengo, but he was able the future, when losses suffered Brusiloff, the supreme commander lan and the crossings of the reaala se yet. They have held been able to do this in the spring and expel the Germans from to General ing went they abandoned Stanie- have had no locally conclusive the aid of her ally. Had they doing this they may get through ehold Verdas until he was ready would require fresh reserve and is the southeast. It was not then rivers, opening the road for a German troops to a number sti- of 1915, Austris would have col- France and even from Belgium, Lo strike elsewhers and this makes these reserves would be lacking, clear whether the Harsians were Russian advance to Halies, which mated at from 600,000 to 800, lapsed in the Carpathian fighting but this pre-appposes a German his success the more complete. because they had been sent east. bending their main energies for stands in the angle between the 030 stationary, They have so sd they bien able to do this weaknasu that is not disclosed or

This was in Jane, By Jaly the Koval or not. eastern situation had temporarily Farther to the south, from the seventy miles southest of Lem-gress in the Eat and to Iulian Austria would have collapsed in Allied anocets now must be had Guila Lips and the Daisster, far contributed to Russian pro- after the Marne and Lemberg, to be expected. The measure of improved from the German out- Lice of Latak to the Daiester, berg, and is regarded as the key victory in the south. This was the first six months of the war, in the East, not the West, by the prevent Linly from taking the look, but on July 1 there bad brasilcff was attacking the to the Galician capital.

ve on the Isonzo frost, coms the Anglo-French attack on Austrians and the

what Grut: did in Virginia in Ev.rything now depends upon | Austrian situation, not the Ger Germans, Quincident with this success 1864 which is the true operative froot the Bomme. It was less success along the headwaters of the Styr south of the Daisator, Russian

the amount of help Germany on man, and the most important of the Italian osmpsigo, miscare fal than the. Enarian attack. Ist of Brody, west of Tarnopol, forbes on the norit bank praned faar wecka marad, above a mile The amount of aid the din give can accomplish, the immobi'ising Actually the British have in give that ally she has twios saved, thing that the Somma fighting ried, because before it bad did not pierce the German lines and so on down to the notion of west, got soos the Zota Lipa, north on a front of six or seven, is conditioned on the amount of of German masses when Austrian becomentira the Bassin and it has not yet pisroed them. the Strype and the Daiester. blow compelled the Austriana to Bat it did inflict heavy losses, it

and came up toward Halicz from They have come up over the crent pressure she has to meet. id the necessity is dire, is a thing that recall their troops from the did raise a new menace and it General Lechitsky, having taken was coming up from the catheist, obitsole in their pathway, the

Still farther to the south, the east, as Lechitsky's main force of the are considerable natural West.

will not be disclosed in any *Trentino and, having repaired did abolish the German belief, if Czarnowits, swept Bakovins, This pat Halies donbly in dan Albert Ridge, Tay now hold patting in to operation a thorough- or lost, villigen stormed or des The Allies are now engaged in official reporte of trancher taken the local damage the Austrians it still existed, that the Verdan and meet his Constroke over the gor and as these lines are written the entire arest ; they are hed wrought, the Italians were oper had prevented an Carpathians, was turning morsh

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