The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . inside and notfrom out. Others, staggering, falling,lurching on, and in their ignorance keep-ing pace with the gas, went back. A hail ofrifle fire and shrapnel mowed them downand the line was broken. The summer was not far advanced be-fore both French and British realized thatbefore they could strike successfully at theintrenchments of the Germans, they musthave more and bigger guns, and ammuni-tion in amounts never before dreamed , therefore, the great offensivewas tacitly abandoned for the year,
The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . inside and notfrom out. Others, staggering, falling,lurching on, and in their ignorance keep-ing pace with the gas, went back. A hail ofrifle fire and shrapnel mowed them downand the line was broken. The summer was not far advanced be-fore both French and British realized thatbefore they could strike successfully at theintrenchments of the Germans, they musthave more and bigger guns, and ammuni-tion in amounts never before dreamed , therefore, the great offensivewas tacitly abandoned for the year, andboth in Great Britain and in France acampaign was begun behind the lines forenough munitions to give the allies thelialance of power in amiament. Li Eng-land, the ministry of munitions was cre-ated and Lloyd-George given the plaeAHe led an intense drive among Britishworkers. How. successfully this campaign devel-oped may be judged by the fact that be-tween the spring of 1915 and the springof 1917, Great Britain increased her sup-plv of high explosive shells A striking glimpse of Russias army of women, 2,500 in number, drilling behind the trenches at the central eastern front. History of the War CHAPTER IV WAR IN RUSSIA—QUICK MOBILIZATION DECEIVES GERMANY — AUS-TRIA STRIKES FIRST IN POLAND —RUSSIANS OVERRUN GALICIA—AUSTRIANS DRIVEN BACK —EAST PRUSSIA INVADED — HINDENBURGANNIHILATES RUSS ARMY —THE CAMPAIGNS FOR WARSAW — BRUSI-LOFP SWINGS THROUGH BUKOWINA — COLLAPSE OP THE CAMPAIGN —RUSSIA OUT OF THE WAR Wholly unlike the stubborn trench war-fare that marked all but the first phase ofthe western front fighting, was the con-duct of the war on the Russian campaign after campaign wasfought, with manoeuvering of giganticarmies on a vast stage. Smashing blowswere delivered by both sides, but mainlyby the Germans. The Russians dependedlargel} on movements of great masses ofmen that found weak spots in the enemyslines. Austria figure
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