Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-09-05
Russians St.tten Their 0ppOsi-
ton on 0yiua River to Great
Advance of Germans To-
ward CzaIS Capital.
BIG BATTLE STILL
FlERCELY CONTESTED
AUstdans Are Attempting to
Iun Flank of Muscoyites
Where Frontal Attacks Have
Been Successfully RepuIsed,

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though thpy continue their retirement
I'M some sectors and are being driven
back 100 others, the tussiaus ON the
whole have stiftened their opposition
to Dhe Austro- German advance and
the Gcrmanic allies now have to fight
land fight hard for every yard of
ground which they gain
Away 70 the north. just below the
gult ol riga, d hig battle IS i'm pro-
erpss for possession of the river DNi-
ma ana the Germans now occupy the
western bank between Lennewada.
whore they captured a bridge head
yesterday ana Friedriehstadt, where
another bridge head was taken by
storm, today
May Force Evacuation OF Riga.
These successes, If they can be car
ricd TO conclusion by forcing
/ Ierussing Of the Dvina. must result in
I the evacuation OF the town OF Riga,
which already rs being threatened
/ from the west and south By Field
4 Marshal Won HindenhurPs army
From Friedrichstadt south to the
i prpet Marshes the Russians and Ger
mans are engaged la a series of bat
Ties and while the Russians by "A
counter offensive along the wilma riy-
en- ana counter-attaCks at other points
are nthctmg heavy losses on their
,pursuers, they are being pressed back,
fo-ttl ht t1rf OF llna. which has al
ready been evacuated by the civilians.
/ probably will soon be left behind by
/ The Russian army.
SERIES of Battles Rhg,ng
To the south Of Pripet marshes, an
other series Of battles is being fought
/ The Iussians along the Stry and
Seroth rivers are making a stubborn
stand, and the Austro-I -Iiungarians in
/ whose ranks there is strong leaven-
/ ing of Germans, are finding their way
eastward barred ON most of the front
/ They have, however forced a cross
4 ing of the Sereth river at it's junction
/ with the Dniester. $50 that now very
marrow strip of Garcia remains IN
! Russian hands
! Finding il impossible TO make
/ heodWay In their frontal attacks ON
4 the positions covering the positions
Iof Duhno aud Rovno, which were
bases of the Russian armies for their
/ IudNanCc thruush Galicla the Austri
| ans are making am attempt to turn
( those positions from the south, and
claim that General Boehm Ermollb
/ hUs broken through the Russian lines.
Russinn Defense Strong
! There is no indication where the
new Russian lines are but from their
strong defense, 1t Is evident that they
intend n possible to bring the Austro-
/ German offensive to standstHl not
FAR east of whcre they are now Of
ferng most stubborn resistance, So
far ass the Russian armies are con
ccHed 10 is apparent that they are
IfarIy sule from any epclrcling move
Imcnt unless the Germans can quickly
throw strong force across the DViua,
southeast Of Riga
At present the Russians have be
hind thcm large number of roads
leading cast and northeast, ana as
they have proved themselves To be
masters of retreat military writer's
here are convinced that they Will re
main nowhere long enough 10 be-
caught rhc rear guards, OF course
occasionally fW into the hands OF
The puruers
No offensive in West,
The French, British ana Belgian
artillery continue an insislent bonn
hurdmput of the German trenches
and cautouments In the west. but thus
Idr tine expected offensive mas not
developed. and the designs Of Gen
eral Joflre, tho French commander
u-chiet are not disclosed
heavy ran of snow has added to-
thc difficulties OF The Italians and
Austians la the Alps But they con-
tinue tho homhnrdment Of the OPP
posing positions ANA both claim sue
tossCa
The invasion of Rumania by tho
AusJro-Germuns, with or without
declaration of war, Is being discussed
as probability i'm the Balkan capl-
tails ana as uo aid could be sent TO
her in men and munitions until the
pordaucllcs arc opened. il is expected
that the efforts 10 fierce the straits
viii be further Increased bv the
armies ana navies ot the allies