New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-27
Germans Send More Men
TO North in Move to Split
Russian Armies.
100000 TEUTONS
FIGHTING IN EAST
Lose Heavily in Fight on Dvina
Kaiser Shifts Staff for
Failure at Wilma.
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expert of the "Russky Invalid estl-
mates that there are 1870 Austro-Ger-
man divisions, comprising 100000
men. over the l,OO0-mile front from
Riga to the Rumanan frontier. The
distribution is as follows:
The sector Riga Dvnsk-Svyensany,
- divisions, infantry, 3 cavalry; the
sector Svyensyany-Vilna Orany, 10 dl-
visions, II infantry, 3 cavalry; the
sector Orany- Slonim- Pinsk, 40 divi-
sions, As infantry, cavalry; the sector
Pinsk ,Dubno- Prody- Tarnopol-Novo Sell
Ivy, "a divisions, A infantry and 10
cavalry.
There is a marked ascendancy in the
cavalry in Bellows and Eichhorn's
armies, which are used to break
through and cut off the railway, and
get to the rear. The cavalry succeeded
oh the Vilna-Dvinsk and Lida-Polozk
lines, but the infantry failed in it's
task, causing the general operations to
be frustrated.
The fighting in the Dvinsk region is
growing hercer and more stubborn.
With every step forward the enemy is
losing heavily. Experts on staff say
that latterly they have noticed that
the enemy is greatly reinforcing al
Dvinsk, and evidently accommodating
considerable forces with the object of
breaking the Russian front and
separating the Dvinsk from the Molo-
dechno group.
Such plau nacaccita+ac Widaninc
the scope of the main operations. The
experts DO not believe that the enemy
is aiming at Petrograd or Kiev, but
that his task is to endeavor 70 separate
and annihlate the Russian armies. All
his operations tend to this purpose.
London, Sept 26.-Some of the fiercest
fighting of the campaign is in progress
on the Russian front. The Germans
continue their furious attacks in an
effort to drive the Russians out of
Dyinsk. while in Volhynia and Galicia
the Russians continue to harass the
Austro- Germans who had designs on
Kew. from which town they are now
further away than they were few
weeks ago.
General Ivanoff apparently is deter
mined TO hold back the Austro-Ger-
mans. and his efforts are meeting with
a considerable measure of success. The
fortress triangle, which includes
Dubno, Rovno and Lutsk, is almost en-
tirely in the possession of the Rus
SLAMS.
In Galicia the Austrans have been
driven back across the rivers which
run parallel to the border.
Owing to the failure of the Teutonic
forces to surround the Russian army
at Wilma there have been many changes
in the German commands, says Petro-
grad dispatch to Reuters Telegram
Company. Even General Won Eich-
horns name is mentioned as being
among those in disfavor according TO
statements made by German prisoners.
Captured Germans also say, the mes
sage adds, that an appeal has been is
sued 70 the German armies before the
Russian town of Dvinsk calling atten-
ton 70 the Importance of the capture
of this point in order 10 protect their
comrades on the Svientsyany front.
Vienna issued this statement:
The Russians yesterday continued
with a great display of forces their
attempt to break our front near Nov0
Alexiniec. The battle, which lasted
several days. has ended in complete
defeat for the Rus slams. Where the
enemy succeeded temporarily in en-
tering one of our trenches he was
repulsed and suffered heavy losses.
Yesterday afternoon and evening
Russian attacks, repeated ten times.
south of Novo Alexiniec failed. East
of Zalosce (Galician frontier), an
enemy detachment, which broke its
way through our damaged entangle-
ments OF our positions, was made
prisoner.
On the Ikwa-Styr front the ac-
tivity of the enemy was slackened.
Quiet prevails In East Galicia. The
forces fighting Luthuania have re-
pulsed the enemy near, Kraszyn, on
the eastern bank of the Upper
Szczarl.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
Berlin issued this statement:
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: East of Vileika fresh
Russian attacks were repulsed West
OF Vileschneif we broke through the
enemy's positions at several points.
The battle continues.
Northwest of SGbresin our attack
repulsed the Russians over the
Beresin River Further south, near
Djeljatitschi and Liubtscha, we have
reached the Niemen. Nine hundred
prisoners and two machine guns were
captured.
Army group of Prince Leopold Of
Bavaria: Five hundred prisoners
were captured.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen: The situation is UNI
changed.