Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20

London, Sept. 19, 9.40 D. m.-The Germans have occupied Wilma and by a wide sweeping movement north of that city have succeeded in almost, if not entirely surrounding a portion of the Russian army which is fighting in the railway triangle between Wilma, Lida and Vileika..
 At any rate the Russian forces in this district either must fight their way out eastward or retire to the southeast, to the only railway left entirely in the hands is that which runs from Wilma to Lida and thence to Baranovitchi
 The army of Field Marshal Von Hin derburg which took Wilma and has reached Vileika, east of Wilma, is work ing in close cooperation with that of Archduke Leopold of Bavaria in an effort to catch a part of the Russian army, an operation which has been often tried without success since the Austro- Germans commenced their drive in western Galicia in early May.
 Russians Express Confidence.
 The Russians express confidence in the outcome of the battle which must be decided before complete success falls to one side or the other but with their northern armies closely held along the Dvina and the German flank well protected by theizr cavalrymen
 
 the Wilma -Petrograd railway, it seems impossible that any aid can come to theem from that direction.
 The battle seemingly must be fought out between the troops now in the district between Wilma, Iida and Slo- nim with the assistance of any rein forcements that ean-be spared to Sold the German force which has reached Veiika
 At the southern end of the line Gen eral Ivanoff is still keeping Field Mar shal Won IMackensen at arms length from the fortress of Royno. the key to the route to Kiey. and in counter attacks has retaken a number of vil- lages both in Volhynia and in Galicia.
 It seems apparent from the inabil- ity of the Austro-Germans to hold their positions in the southern area that they have sent reinforeements 7I from that front to Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's northern army, which, as heretofore, is expected to score the biggest success.
 Both the Germans and the French claim minor victories on the western front, but neither there, in the Italian theatre, nor in the DardanelleS have any events of great moment been re- ported.
 Political Situation in the Balkans.
 The political situation in the Balkans Is still Shrouded with considerable mystery. The Bulgarians, having se- cured what they wanted from Turkey in the cessioh of a railway line, ap- pear to be well satisfied for the pres ent. But there is now talk in Ber1ir of the Bu1garians taking by force, i they cannot get it otherwise, the DOT tions of Macedonia taken from then by the Serbians and Greeks during thu last Balkan war. It is asserted tha the Bulgarians have called to the col ors all the Macedonian recruits nov in Bulgaria and that generally war like feeling exists among the Bulgars
 With, Bulgaria surrounded by Serbia Greece and Rumania and her coast open to attack by Anglo-F'rench. Ital ian and Russian fleets, however. it i believed here that Bulgaria will tes itate before throwing in her lot witt the central powers and Turkey.
 Turkey is declared to be having he own troubles over the cessiOn of tn Dedeaghatch railway. The Mussulma population in this strip of land is sai to be in revolt against being place under the Bulgarian government.