Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-29

THE WAR TODAY

Marked successes for the arms
Of the entente allies. those in
France evidently in continuation
ot their vigorous offensive started
last Saturday, are recorded in the
official statements issued in b3th
London and Paris today.
In the western front the offensive
movement is being vigorously
pressed and further advances have
been scored.
Far off in Asia an important mill
ilary movement against the Turks
has resulted in a brilliant victory
for the British In Mesopotamia.
On the other hand, the Germans
declare they have succeeded in
recapturlng a part Of the terri
tory the British had won north Of
Joos in northern France
The beginning Of the predicted
drive by 10000 Austrian and Ger
man troops into Serbia is also re-
ported by the Athens correspond.
emit Of a London news agency, who
says the advance has begun in the
direction of 0rsova-
According to reports through
Amsterdam two German generals
whose names are not given have
been dismissed from their COM
mands on the western front i'm con-
BeCti0n with the recent reEerses
for the Germans there, and it is
declared to be probable, the re-
ports add. that a new German C0m-
mander-in-chief of the western
armies, possibly Field Marshal YQn
Hindenburg, viii be appointed.
The British victory in Mesopo-
tamia resulted in the retreat OF the
Turks with the Britains i'm pur-
suit. There have been recent indi-
cations that large additional forces
we're being sent by the British
military authorities to campaign
against the Turks.
German losses in the recent
battles incident 80 the opening Of
the general offensive Of the entente
allies on the western front are
officially estimated by the French
war office as eQuaiIing the
strength Of three army corps, or
more than 100000 men killed,
wounded or captured,
The allied forces are continuing
their progress against the Ger
man lines. their commanders re-
port. Paris today announces fur-
ther advances in the Artois re-
gion, while north of Nassiges. IN
the Champagne district, 1000 Ger
mans surrendered to the French.
The lesseuing for q time Of the
Gerfnan pressure on the northern
half of the Russian front is he
lievcd in Petrograd military cir
cIes to have been dUe in part to
the withdrawal Of large bodies If
troops to reinforce the German
lines in the west.
The latest statement Of the
Russian war office says the situ-
alton around DTinsk is unChaHg-
ed. but that the heavy fighting is
continuing. The encirCIing opera
tions against the Wilma region.
however, are represented as max.
ing little headway.
in the south the Austro- German
forces apparently have been
strengthened and Vienna declares
that the recent successes for the
Teut0ns north Of the Galieian
border have resulted I'm the break
ing Of the Russian offensive in the
Eolhynian fortress region and
caused a retreat Of their armies
along this entire front. The Rus
SLAMS still appear 90 have the up-
per hand in Galici8.
Satisfaction is expressed in
England at the success af the loan
negotiations 10 adjust the ex-
change situation with this coun-
try. The opinion is voiced, how
ever, that in view of the impend-
ing large shipments from Ameri-
ca to Europe further operations
for adjustment will be necessary.