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THE WARSAW CAMPAIGN
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CONTINUED DESPERATE FIGHTING ON NAREW
GERMAN ADVANCE STILL CHECKED
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MR. BARRETT'S REPORT FROM GABA TEPE
j . GEN. HAMILTON'S HONOURS LIST
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} The struggle for Warsaw is being attended with dreadful cm nage and at present it is a trial of fortitude
1 Which side will the longer bear the wholesale massacre of its men? The Russians appear not to be fighting at I
p a disadvantage in a fallen as they are attacking the Germans on crossing the liver and before they have been
I able to get the heavy guns across According to the cablegrams the Germans here and there between Roshan
j and Sovogoiocl have made some progress in a southeasterly direction i rather thin towards Warsaw, in order to
reach the Warsaw Petrograd railway V Petrograd message says the military critics are of opinion that the to
a sistance to the occupation of Warsaw by the enemy is nearly at an end if the bo so the Russian armies will
be in great peril the moment the order for letters is given unless, indeed thoGormins uo previously fought
* to exhaustion as the British fought them repeatedly on the retreat from Mons Die Germans are staking the
a whole campaign on the threat from the Nile to the main line of railway If the Russians can hold out on that
one for another week, they might still save Avaisnw
The French have had several engagements along the front and the Italians have made progress both in
) the li engine and on the Isonzo Run
Y Ah Ashmead! Bartlett gives a fine account of the operations of the Australians and New Zealanders and i
v shrewd appreciation of their merits as soldiers The list of those mentioned in Sir I in Hamilton s latest despatch
is published
The second year of the war begins with the western front practically the mine as it was early in September,
when both armies dug themselves underground There have been gains and losses here and there with desperate
battles when either side has tried to break through the other s defences Hit Anglo- French ninnes how to 01 are
immeasurably stronger than they were when the Germans were tin neil back from the Maine On the 1 asset in front
there have been many battles with advances and letters in which the Russians have had by no means the work!
% of it. The Germans are striking now as they did 111 December to capture Warsaw and are not yet quite sure of
, victory The difference between the opponents in the equation is that the Germans supply of guns and munitions
appears to be inexhaustible thanks to their command of the metal markets while the Itiissim supplies no failing |
* On the sea the Germans have been apt away As to the future The angle 11 at 11 offensive movement Ins act to
begin when the Germans will meat famine is well tempted in even way themselves and when the number will
not be in then favour Then Itali 1 IHIIMIIE on a vigorous campaign the Allies it hammering away at the ,
Turks and should soon get over Aehi Jiibi while there is a prospect of Balkan States coming to the assistance of
Servia The outlook is by no means unsatisfactory I
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