The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-02

1ne, and nave been c0mpeileu 10
e~vacuate Wilma. This base has been
sought by the Germans because of its
railroad facilities and because it has
the only bridge which can bear the
weight of the heaviest Teutonic
artillery. Undoubtedly this bridge
has been blown up by the Russians.
but the Germans will make tremen-
dous efforts to rebuild it. The
Muscovites appeared to be almost sur
rounded at Wilma. and yet they have
escaped the trap in much the same
manner as a German general, Mac
kensen, escaped a Russian trap in
western Poland. Two Russian arm
les faced toward each other and
fought their way through the
German encircling column.
Along the soutern line the Rus
| slams have had a series of remarkable
successes. Beginning about amonth
ago. when the world thought the
Cars armies incapable of a re-
newed offensive, the Russians
attacked the Austrians in Galicia
and inflicted several severe defeats
upon their surprised foemen.
Meantime, however. the Austro-
German armies, just north of Galicia,
had taken Lutsk and Dubno, in the
Russian triangle of forts formed by
Lutsk. Dubno and Rovno. AS Gen.
eral Mackensen moved on toward
Rovno he met with increasing re-
sistance. The Russians kept getting
stronger all the time, and about ten
days ago the Austro-German armies
in this region were compelled to fall
back to a prepared line" Since
then they have been moved back
still further, and the Russians are
said to be in possession of Lutsk and
Dubno again.
While the Russian offensive is not
of sufficient weight to threaten the
Austro-Germa forces with disaster,
it certainly does not make the path
of Austria and Germany to CONSTANT
nople any easier. If the Austro-Ger-
man must keep their present strength
in Russia and keep fighting even in
the Winter, their drive to the aid of
the Turks is apt to be less powerful
than it should be if success is to be
attained.
The most spectacular affair in the
west was the bombardment of the
beautiful city of Stuttgart, Germany.
by a French squadron of aviators.
Bombs were hurled at the royal
palace, at the railway station and at
other points. One of the bombs ex-
ploded near the United States consul
late, slightly damaging it. The
palace is said to have been hit sew
eral times, and the loss in other parts
of the city was important. The Ger
mans say only four persons lost
their lives, and deny that the palace
was hit. The French described the
raid as a reprisal for the recent Ger
mar air attacks on London and on
towns in France.
A British b~attleship squadron again
bombarded the Belgian port of Zee
brugge. where the Germans have es-
tablished a submarine base. Ger
nan submarines have been active
during the week. and have sunk four
or five liners, among them a vessel
, carrying 900 cavalry horses from
America to England.
1t is clear that a movement of
great Importance has begun on the
western front. Whether it is a gen.
eral advance or merely a demonstra-
ton along the whole line to cover a
drive at some particular point or
points is not obvious. If it is an at
tempt at a general advance the Eng
lish must have concentrated a gigan-
tic army to help their Ally, and there
must be a practically unlimited sup
ply of ammunition. A few days
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