Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-09-05
Though Retirement Continues in
Places and Russians Are Be-
ing Forced Back in Others,
TeutOnS Must Fight Hard.
EVACUATION OF
RIGA IS POSSIBLE
Series of Battles Being Fought
in Several Places; AuStrO-
Germans May Attack Ruma-
MIA Without Declaring War.

LONDON, Sept 4-Although they
continue the retirement in some sec
tors. and are being driven back in
others. the Russians. on the whole,
have sunened their opposition to the
Teuton advance and the Germanic all
lies will now have to fight and fight
hard for every yard of ground they
gain Away 20 the north, just below
the Gulf of Riga, a big battle is in
progress for the possession Of the riv-
er Dvina, the Germans now occupy
the western bank between Lennewada,
where they captured the bridgehead
yesterday. and Friedrichstadt where
another bridgehead was taken by
storm today These successes. if they
can be carried to conclusion by fore
Ing the crossing of the Dvina must re-
suit I'm the evacuation Of Riga. which
is already threatened by con Hinden-
burg'a army.
From Friedrichstadt south to the
Pupet Marshes the Russians, and Ger
mans are engaged i'm a series OF bat
Ties. while the Russians by g coW-
ter offensive along the wilma River
and counter attacking at other points
inhicting heavy losses on their pur-
suers They are being pressed back
at wilma. already evacuated by civil.
ians and will probably soon be left be
hind by the Russian army Heavy
snow is hindering the activities Of the
Austrians and Italians in the Alps
To the south of the Pripet Marshes
another series of battles is being
fought The Russians along the StyI
and Sereth Rivers are making a stub
born stand, and the Austrians, in
whose ranks there is a strong leaven
ing of Germans, are finding the way
eastward barred on most of the front
They have. however forced the cross
ing of the Sereth river at the junction
of the Dneister so now a very narrow
strip i'm Galicia remains in Russian
hands
Finding it impossible TO make head
way I'm the frontal attacks on the po
sitions covering the fortresses Of Du
bno and Rovno which we're bases fo
the Russian armies advance through
Galicia. The Austrians are making
an attempt TO turn those positions
from the south and claim General vol
Boehm-Ermolli has broken through
the Russian lines.
There is no indication Of where thu
new Russian lines viii be as from tn
strong defense it is evident they in
tend, if possible, to bring the AustrC
German offensive TO a standstill no
far east from where they are now oi
fering the most stubborn resistance
As far as the Russian armies are cor
cerned, il rs apparent they are fairl
safe from any encircling movement uT
less the Germans can quickly throw
strong force across the Dvina soutt
east of Riga. At present the Russian
have behind them a large number G
roads leading east and northeast an
as they have proved themselves mai
ters of retreat, military writer's her
are convinced they viii remain n,
where long enough to be caugh
Rear guards of course, OCCASIONAL.
fan into the hands of the pursuers
French, British and Belgian arti
lery continue an insistant bombar,
ment of the German trenches, an
cantonments / nthe west but thus fi
the expected offensive has not deve
oped and the designs of General JONI
the French commander in chief, al
not disclosed.
The invasion of Roumania by II
Austro-Germans with or without u
declaration Of war is being discuss'
as a probability in the Balkan capital
as no aid could be sent her I'm men
munitions until the Dardanelles
opened. It is expected efforts to for
the straits will be further increas'
by the armies and navies Of the allie