New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-18
GERMANS STRIKE
SOUTH OF RIGA
IN NEW DRIVE
Throw Back Russians East
Of Mitau - Halted
at DvinSk.
CZAR'S ARMY FLUNG
ACROSS STYR RIVER
Won Hindenburg Prepares Triple
Line of Defences West OF
the DVina.

the Dyina.
RS Cable 20 Tho Tribune
London. oct. H. Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg, thrown back from Dyinsk
inter his artillery was within range OF
the city. has begun an offensive fur
Their north, and is once more driving at
Riga.
Berlin reports tonight that the Ger
mana have driven the Russians from
positions east Of Mitau, southwest OF
Dvirsk. and are now attacking them
north and northeast Of Gross E"au'
living across the Dvina twenty miles 70
the south.
Around Dyinsk all the attacking IS
being done by the Cars forces, ana
the Germans are hard pressed on the
defensive. The invaders have strength
ened their Notifications in the Jacob
stadt district, on the Dvina, half way
between Riga and Dvinsk.
Annarentlv these moves are attempts
70 divert attention from the DvinsA
district and from the southern war
theatre. where the recent Russian OF
fensive threatened 20 have great III
auence on the Balkan situation. Ber-
lin reports tonight, however. that Won
Linsinger's army has beaten the Rus
slams back across the Styr
All Efforts Are Costly.
n, the whole. it appears to observers
80 "a - the Germans were satlsheu
merely to hold their present me; eA,
@e,. /, the north. where they nav
,,ade repeated attempts to take pVlhsS;
This would mean the fall OF Riga anu
you'd compel the Russians 10 WIN
draw, behind the Dvina River.
This ambition has already cost tne
corrars many Thousands OF men. on'
tbev keen on trying. first IN the norm
tbop in the south and then on the
Dvirsk front. At present their ht'acHs
arc developing the greatest force IN
the north. -. "rba
"Tho Germans have begun their
nreparations for acting on the deIeh-
sive throughout the winter. Dut they
still hope to take Dvlnsk. Inc prepa-
ration Of triple lines OF tortihcations
in various places west OF the DVihsH
meridian do not indicate much eon,
fdence in the attempts that are stu
heinz made. The boast that the moi
stcr 16-inch guns soon will be brought
70 bear on Dvinsk is an empty BLUM.
Move Big Guns to Rear.
az hear that the Germans have re-
moved to the rear even those S-lnch
guns which fortnight ago were sup
posed to be about 10 bring success. II
the present attack which has been pre-
pared BY weeks Of steady c-nnonadlng
day and night also fails it is probable
that the Germans may reconcile them
selves TO leaving the capture OF Dvinsk
for the spring.
an the mean time concrete works,
with underground tunnels provided
with field railways to the rear. are
being systematically constructed, with
com fortable underground quarters
which are evidently intended FOR winter
occupation. These already have been
completed 10 the west and south OF
Riga. and i'm the neighborhood OF Mitau
similar defences have also been con-
structed.
"To the west and southwest OF Dyinsk
there are signs that another last effort
will be made before winter to reach
the coast of the Gulf of Riga. as well
as TO take Dvinsk. The Russians. how
ever. continue to sweep westward from
the line Of the lakes south Of Dvinsk.
thereby threatening the German forces
with a deadly enveloping move in the
near future"
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
/ The statement issued by the Berlin
War Office says:
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's
army has thrown the Russians from
positions east of Mitau and across
the MIssa River north and northeast
OF Gross Ekau.
Russian attacks were repulsed west
OF Dunaburg (Dvinsk) and south Of
Smorgon Field Marshal Won linden
burg's troops made prisoners Of 9
officers and !, 440 Russians.
General Won Linsingen's army near
Mulczyze threw the Russians across
the Styr
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL.
The following official communicate
was issued at Petrograd tonight:
South Of Riga. after artillery prep
arations. the enemy attacked and
captured the GarrosZen railway sta
ton. Our counter attacks followed
Immediately, and we recaptured and
Z reoccupied the station.
In the region of Gross Ekau the
Germans made several attacks and
pressed our troops back in the region
of the Janeb River. Fighting oc-
Cured around the Neugut station.
southeast Of Riga.
Our aeroplanes yesterday threw
dozens Of bombs on trains and the
railway works behind the enemy's
lines.
+ In the region of Jacobstadt there
has been artillery and rifle fire. In
front Of Dvinsk the enemy continues
his stubborn attacks. We repulsed
four attacks in the course Of the day
/ in the Schlossberg region, west Of
/ Illouskt Hostile attacks near the
village Of Pochilina were also re-
pulsed.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning
the enemy developed an intense fire
and attacked IN the Chchkovo dis
/ trict, north Of Lake Syenten. The
movement Of our troops was directed
against the flank and rear Of the
/ Germans. who were cut Off. and we
captured part Of their forces All at
/ tacks were repulsed By our fire. The
commanders of the various units en-
| gagged report that the field OF battle
before their intrenchments was COW
cred with German bodies.
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