. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. y and England. During 1915 great campaigns also were waged on the eastern front, acontinuation of the operations of the previous year. The balance of victory wasnow with the Russians and now with the Austrians and Germans. Against theRussian forces the Austrian armies were never able to prevail. The Russiansduring the spring of 1915 captured the fortress of Przemysl and Austria seemedon the verge of collapse. A new German ar
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. y and England. During 1915 great campaigns also were waged on the eastern front, acontinuation of the operations of the previous year. The balance of victory wasnow with the Russians and now with the Austrians and Germans. Against theRussian forces the Austrian armies were never able to prevail. The Russiansduring the spring of 1915 captured the fortress of Przemysl and Austria seemedon the verge of collapse. A new German army, however, under the command ofGeneral von Mackensen, numbering nearly two million men, with unlimitedartillery and supplies, came to the assistance of Austria and in a short timehad routed the Russian armies and sent them back in retreat. Lemberg andWarsaw fell to the German arms. During 1916 there occurred two events which brought the war closer toAmerica. The first was the arrival at Baltimore on July 9 of the Deutsch-land, a large German merchant submarine, and the second was the appear-ance on October 7 of a German armed submarine, the U-53, in the harbor of. © International Film Servica THE DEUTSCHLAND, FIRST MERCHANT SUBMARINE As it appeared in the harbor of Baltimore. 26 ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR Newport. On the following day this sub-marine sank a number of British and neutralvessels just outside of the three-mile line onthe Atlantic coast. This event aroused greatindignation in the United States, but it wasdecided by the government that the Germansin these operations were acting within theirrights. The decision, however, did not soothepublic opinion. This was one of the mani-fold foolish acts performed by Germany,which, without gaining military advantage,stirred up against that country the sentimentof the world. It was probably intended as awarning to the United States of what wouldbe done along its coasts if America shouldbecome openly hostile. On May 31, 1916, o
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