Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11
Terrific Charge of Cars Sol
diers Reported to Have
Penetrated Teutons.
SUCCESS IS CLAIMED
Two Thousand Prisoners Are
Taken by Russians During
Retreat of Enemies.

London Nov II. 11:G5 a. m.)-Au
acute revival of the submarine issue,
chiefly in the Mediterranean. accom-
panied by a general offensive activity
hv the Russians on the eastern front,
makes the war news today read like a
repetition Of history six months old
Along the southern extremity Of the
Russian line west Of CzartoTysk. where
desperate battles have been under way
for several weeks, the Russians claim
a considerable success, which is said
to have resulted in breaking the Aus
uo-German lines and TO have culmin-
ated in q retreat during which numbers
of fleeing soldiers we're drowned, in
addition TO leaving 1900 Austro-Ger-
man troops as prisoners.
Russ Recapture Towns.
In the Riga area the Russians main
tain they are more than holding their
own. West Of Riga the Russians have
consolidated the positions they re-
Gently won and claim to be the occu-
pants Of several villages which had
been in the hands OF the invaders.
Less change is reported from the
Balkan front than at any time since
the new campaign began. 1t is now
definitely established that the French
are not in possession OF the Serbian
town of Veles. d daring cavalry raid
which apparently reached at least the
enviruns Of the place being responsible
for the erroneous report that the town
had been wrested from the hands Of
The Bulgars.
Bulgar Forces Menaced.
/, is unofHcialy reported that both
wings Of the Bulgarian forces invad-
Ing Macedonia are menaeed by the
AngIo-French advance, While the Serb
ians are said to have resumed the Of
fensiye in the region of Babuna pass,
where they recently won an important
success. The SerbiaHs are making a
stand there and it is also reported
that they have established complete
communication with the French. This
report, if true, insures the temporary
safety OF Monastir, where condition
approaching panic, has been predom-
mating
Threatened by IrTagulars.
Monsstir has a large Bulgarian pop
ulaton and it was feared some Of the
Inhabitants might join the bands Of
Bulgarian irregulars which on several
occasions lately have threatened the
city
London newspapers continue to de-
vote much space to the sinking OF the
Italian steamship Ancona.
Many OF them editorially express the
opinion that the attacking boat was a
German submarine, and they arrive at
the usual conclusion that the United
States is more concerned in exacting
reparation than any other nation.
News Is Vague.
News from the Serbian front is
vague, says a Reuter- dispatch from
Athens hut it is declared to be untrue
that the Germans occupy the entire
line from kralieyo to Kraguyevatz and
Petroyac. Important Serbian forces
arriving from Mitrovitza have reached
the kutchanik defile, where they oc-
cupied The railway where The Bulgari-
ans bound from uskup to Prisrend, had
advanced.
Operations extending to the north
western front now are becoming the
key to the situation as Serbian troops
sent from the north to Krusevo and
Aouastir will pass there.
The Serbian government has been
removed to krusevo east OF Perlipe-
Say They Lett Because OF Rain.
Berlin, Nov II, Thy wireless to Say
Vile. y, Yl--German troops have
Systematically evacuated the forest dis
trlct to the west and southwest OF
Shiok, west of Riga. because 1t has
been transformed into swamps by the
rains, says the official announcement
made today at German army headquar-
tiers. AT point to the west OF Riga.
the statement adds, Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg yesterday repulsed Rus
sian attacks which were supported by
three ships To the southeast of Riga
l00 Russians were made prisoners.
General Won Linsingen's Austro-
Hungarian troops, assisted by German
artillery. according to the announce
ment. have thrown the Russians from
hoseeushnovi5a,
In the western theatre the Ger
mans forced an English aeroplane to
land az a point northwest OF Bapaume,
IN Pas-de-Calais. The occupants OF the
machine were made prisoners.