The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-09-16
RIGA THREATENED
BY FLANK ATTACK
Of GERMAN FORCE
Won Hindenburg's Ad
vance ON petrograd
Railroad a Menacv
NEW WAR LOAN
Commons Asked bv Asquith
to approve credit Of
1,25o, 900, 900.
Londan Eneland Mrhila

London, While Field
! Marshal Ncl 41ndenburg.s cavalry is
astrlde the Petrograd railroad and
the Germans have made large cam
lures OF prisoners and guns in Cour-
land, the Russians are again counter
ing their efforts, not only by check
ing the attempt of the Austrians to
resume the offensive in Galicia, but
also by lnfiicting another reverse on
| the Austro-German forces in the
same vicinity.
Syientisiany, where the German
cavalry holds the railroad, is half
way between Wilma and Dvinsk and
about 400 miles from Petrograd. The
Russlans assert that this raid by the
Germans has formed dangerous
salient in their line, of which their
opponents are likely to take ad-
vantage. 1t is clear whatever strate-
slc move may be involved in this
advance, that recent events indicate
the near approach of an important
engagement in the Wilma region
which was predicted a fortnight ago
by General Policanofr, minister of
var Further along the line, the
German armies operating on both
banks of the Niemen river have not
yet formed a junction and the Rus
sian read guards are still withdraw
ing to the eastward.
The Russian military writer's are
warning people not to expect too
great developments from the Galician
onelslve movement.
Discussion in the house of COM
mons has turned from the absorbing
topic Of conscription to the voting of
another huge war credit.
Eillion and Quarter Asked.
1t is announced in London that
Premier Asquith would ask the house
OF commons to vote war credit Of
S1,250,o00,000.
Copenhagen reports the blowing
up by German submarine of the
motor schooner Notre. owned in
Christiana, Norway. The crew was
saved.
Count Won Reventlow. German ma
val writer, declares in the Berlin
Tages zeitung that the Zeppelin at
tacks on London are legal and of
a military character. as London is a
fortress. He argues that the British
government has been remiss In not
serving military purl oses, he as
serted. Developments in the vicinity
OF wilma lead foreign military observ-
ers to expect decisive battle there
soon to determine whether the STRAIT
egic railway lines OF that region
shall be controlled by the Germans or
by the Russians.
German War Statement.
Berlin, Germany The following
statement on military onerations was
issued today by the German army
headGuartcr
"In the western tAeater OF war. A
French attempt to mako an attack
on the Hartmans -Weilerk OPT was pre-
vened bv our fire.
I'm the eastern theater OF war:
Under the army group OF Field
Marshal Won fighting
continues at the bridgehead west of
the Dvinsk. At Soloki, southwest of
Dvinsk, enemy cavalry was defeated.
itions north of the Viliya we're re-
pulsed. East of Olita and Grodno our
attack is making further progress. i
South of the Niemen we have reach
ed the Szcara river at few points.
About 900 prisoners were taken.
Under the army group of Prince
Leopold, Of Bavaria the enemy has
been driven across the Szcara.
under army group of Field Mar :
shal Won Mackensen-Ou pursuit in
the direction of Pinsk is continuing.
The number OF prisoners has been in
creased to more than 500. 4
Southeastern theatre of war, en-
emy attacks have been repulsed with
sanpilinarY Losses -