South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-01
FEAR OF RAID ON COAST
OF BALTIC DISPELLED
Activity of German Ships Fails
to Arouse Terror Among
RuSSianS-Sniping by Peas
ants Leads to RepriSaIS.
BY FRANCIS IAVELLE MURRAY.
stan Correspondent.


FETROGRAD, Oct 1.@COntinued
successes of the Russian attacks on
the German invaders of Russian PO-
land is announced in a dispatch from
Grand Duke Nicholas, commander in
chief of all the Russian armies. This
is the seventh day of the conflict pre-
cipitated by the Germans attempt to
cross the Niemen and take the fortress
of Ossowiec. II IS stated at the war
Office that they have failed in both
efforts and that large reiufOrcements|
are being sent from the west TO as
Eist them.
The dispatch from Grand Duke
Nicholas follows:
"On Tuesday our troops occupied
the lake passages in the direction Of
SimnC, Sereje. and Punsk. The enemy
has been repulsed in the Suwalki-
Marjampol-Lega district. The Rus
sian offensive is being continued"
Attempt Wedge Movement
Ihis announcement. together with
one Of last night that the Russians
had captured positions Of the Germans
on the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. line, in
diCates that the Russians are attempt
ing a movement that viii drive a
wedge between the Germans corps
and split them into two bodies whose
strength VIII be greatly lessened.
The battle line Of the RuSsian-Ger-
man conflict extends from Ossowiec
on the BObr river north to Mariampol
q distance Of as miles Fighting is
continuous on practically all Of the
line, though a heavy rain has been
falling for two days. The ground west
OF the Niemen river is practically a
German frontier. Military operations
there would be difficult under any
circumstances but conditions have
been made worse because of the storm.
The losses on both sides have been
no a.. 80
Va Nreyma states that in the fighting
at Drusskenid two entire German di-
visions, $4,000, were destroyed. The
war Office has not confirmed this re-
port
Russians Press On.
The correspondent SAYS:
Desplt the inclement weather the
Russians are pushing on determined
ly. Fhe recent lighting has been
Eanguinary two German divisions hav-
ing been destroyed in the battle Of
Drusskenikt In western Russian PO-
land the Germans are apparently re-
Ceiving heavy reinfOrcements
They continue their efforts to cross
the Niemen and lighting is severe"
Reports have been current here that
the Germans were sending troops by
sea TO raid the Russian coast. Dis
CuSsing these reports Col Shumsky,
militory expert of the Bourse Gazette
says today:
THE Germans are hardly to attempt
any descent on the Baltic coast be-
tweeI Memel. and Windau, which is
the only stretch OF Russian coast line
that offers q chance for such opera
tions. German ships showed consid-
cradle activity at this point last week.
ON two occasions floullas Of small
gun boats, transports and cruisers ap-
preached the coast.
FOr Theatrical Effect.
1T is possible that these movements
were intended merely for theatrical
effect. IL is not known whether there
were any troops aboard the transports.
which, after taking soundings return
cd peacefully home again"
"Sniping by Russian civilians and
quick reprisals by the Germans is re-
ported by the Russkoe SlOvO.
The Polish peasants are extremely
bitter against the Germans. says the
newspaper and this feeling has been
increased by contact with the German
humor. For Instance the Germans
everywhere pretended 10 pay for sup
plies with documents written in Ger
man. which the peasants do not un-
derstand. When translated the peas
ants found that tho writing on the
documents read:
Who ever presents this NJ the end
of the war viii be hanged
Sniping by Civilians.
There has probably been sniping
lay the civilians population as the
bodies of six peasants were found
hanging 20 a tree iu a Polish town.
There fellow townsmcn vowed 10 take
revenge and two DAYS later q German
scouting party found the bodies of %
German soldiers hanging from the
same tree"
10 was stated AT the war office today
that the Russian advance toward Cra-
cow. and into Hungary continues
without any effective opposition by
the demoralized Austrians. Among
the war trophies brought here are an
Austrian flag which "a private OF the
fortv-frst infantry captured after ne
had killed three color bearers and two
German aeroplaues captured ut Lub-
In and Gumbinnen
MISS DUNE IMPROVES.