Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-09-08
Late War News
What Is 0aIng Across The Sea in III. Way
OF DESTROYING Men aad Property

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fensive against Russia is nearly
exhausted or the Teutonic generals
have decided they have penetrated
thu Russian dominians as far as
is safe and ate preparing to dig
themselres in for the winter, &C.
cording to British m litary writ
ers.
At many points the Germans
aud Austrians are n>w Ltenting
Themselves with repulsing counter,
attacks From the Gulf of Riga
to Grodno, Won Hlndenburg's
armies are at a standstill, having
apparently made no ATTEMPT to
'cross the Dvina after carrying the
bridgeheads at Lennowada and
Friedrichstads.
To the north, southwest and
south cf TINA, the fall of which
has been predicted for some days
the Germans face very strong
forces, who make it dangerous for
the Germans to push their wsy
westward, north CT south of them.
The Germans, OIL the other hand
are massed between Grodno and
Kobrln, on the Brest- Piusk Rail
way, but their immediate object
10 no. obiyious, unless they are
looking for a good defensive posi-
tion to hold throug ghout the win
ter.
Further south the Russians are
Offering fresh resistance, as they
are firmly established in fortified
area of Rovno and Dubno are cen
ters, while in Galicia they still
hold the line If Ssreth River.
With the rainy seasons few
weeks off the opposing armies, es-
pecisllv in the marshy region Of
the center cannot hope to carry
on operations much longer, and
some reports say the Germans and
Austrians already are moving
troops to the Serbian, Ronmanian
and Westerns fronts
The Allies heavy artillery still
is bombarding the German lines
in the west, but thus far there is
no indication of q general offen-
sive.
Paris reports that the Turks
have delivered an unsuccessful
night attack against the British
positions near the Anzac region,
but beyond that no news has been
received here of the operations in
the Lear east.
There has been renewal of re-
ports from Athens of discussions
between the Turks aud Germans
at Constantinople and of depres-
sion among the Turks as rusult
of heavy losses. The Turkish
troops, nevertheless, are reported
to be fighting with all their old
stubbornness.
Arthur J. Balfour, first lord of
the British Admiralty, in a let.
ter to the press gives Official rec"
ognition to the belief here that
the German promises to America
not TO sink any more passenger
ships without warning were
brought about by realization shat
thk submarine warefare against
merchantmen had proved a fail
ure. He again intimated that
many German submarines have
been accounted for, and adds that
British merchant tonnage now is
greater than before the war, de.
spite the damage done by the sub
marines.
Warrington, Sept 5-Ameri. 5
can Consul Frost at Queenstown
cabled tonight that probably eight
or ten lives were lost in the tor.
pedoing of the Hesperian. He
said the liner carried mounted
and visible on her stern At inch
rifls.
Sept. 6 -Twenty.six lives is
the probab able toll of the attack on
the Allan Line steamer Hesperian,
which, officers, Grew aud passen.
gsrs say, was the victim o. tor
pedo. One woman died from
shock and 25 persons are missing.
The Hfsperlan li-s at the bottom
of the ocean only a few miles
from the spot where she was
stricken.
Official information regarding
the cause of the explosion which
sunk the steamer is lacking. The
ind1mant of Waahinptnn ia in