New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
GERMAN ARMIES
AT STANDSTILL
ON EAST FRONT
london Believes Teutons
Exhausted or Prepar-
ing for Winter.
pI1SSIANS CHECK
ADVANCE ON RIGA
offer Fresh Resistance in the
Southern Triangle and
Around Wilma.

ro-so-. Sept. r Either che driv
.- -,ao~ o. the Austro-Gcrman Of
,.-,.,e arsirs. Russia is nearly OK
,.-..cr ar tho German generals have
..~3es that thcir armies have pene-
.-.,es che Russian Emperor's domin-
.... ss fa- rs is considered safe and
20 ,re7ar.nr 90 dig themselves in FOR
-. v.-tc~. This IS the opinion ex-
--essed by military writers here.
certainly very little progress is now
10 made. and az many points the
-.--.-s are contenting themselves
...A rerr'sirg the counter-attaoks OF
-. pysVars. From the Gulf Of Riga
80 Crodro Field Marshal Won linden
,r-g,s armies are az s. standstill. hav-
= srpare..ly made no attempt to
.-,,, tte Dvina after carrying the
s-seebesls az Lennewada and Fried
richstsdt.
rotlc north, southwest and south OF
v,,a tho fan Of which has been pre-
s..s3 for some days, the Germans are
,.,s3 by very strong Russian forces
30 bv trc.r offensive. make II Gan
-,-oys for che Germans 20 push thelr
~ y.es.,y.~a. north or south OF them'
The Germans are massed between
c-.5ro and Kobrin on the Brest-
Pipsk Railway, but their lmmeu'a ave
-. he M. obvious. unless they are
iookirg for 81 good defensive position
IN which 60 hold the Russians
throughout t-e winter
Trr.ber south the Russians are oher-
nc fresh yes stance, as they are hrmIy
..,sbGsbed .u fortified area OF
rl,cb Royro and Dubno are. centres
mile in Galcia they still hoId the
Inc OF the Sereth River.
web the rainy season a Few weeks
~ the opposing armies, especially IN
10 rsrsfv region Of the centre can
-. hone 70 carry on the operations
-.r.b io-rer. and some reports state
gs. the Germans and Austrians are
I-ss5v moving troops 10 the Serbian,
prroariar and western fronts.
"a further victories Of Importance
IN .ba RIGA region are reported IN the
vel statement issued az Berlin to-
5sv Additional progress with the
,er.urs Of some prisoners IS claimed
tovsver AZ various other points along
he bs-tie lire The text OF the state
nent follows.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
Army group Of Field Marshal Won
Hinderbrrc: The situation between
Friedrish stadt and Merecz, on the
Nisren. is unchanged. East OF
Gro9ro the enemy retreated behind
the Kotrap. tributary OF the Me-
men. south Of Jesiory. The number
Of prisoners taken IN the battles
around Grodno has increased 10
more than $500 The enemy was
again defeated south OF Mzcibowo,
southwest Of Wolkowysk. by troops
under General Won Gallwitz, and 5OO
prisoners were captured.
Army group Of Prince Leopold OF
Bavaria: Our troops gained their
way out o. the marsh district al and
southeast of Nowydwor and north OF
Pruzana. Further north progress was
made. more than 400 prisoners and
three machine guns being captured.
Army froln Of Field Marshal Won
Nackenser. The bridgehead at
Bluems KaFtuska was evacuated by
the enemy uvder pressure OF our al,
tack. I'm The region OF Drohlczyn and
south Of that point the enemy again
offered re- stance yesterday.
IN the southeastern theatre the
army Of General Won Bothmer
stormei q row Of advanced positions
on the western bank Of the Sereth.