Evening journal., 1915-09-21
GERMANS ATTACK
DVINSK Defense
IN Fresh DRIVE
Enveloping Move Agains
Russians Near Wilma
Strongly Resisted
MACKENSEN'S Advance
IN PINSK delayed
Nv The United Press.

BY The United Press
BERLIN. Via The Hague. Sept. 2L
The outer defenses OF Dvinsks
blocking the road to Petrograd, have
been under heavy attack by German
artillery for more than thirty-siS
hours. The civil population haz
evacuated the city The battle for
the Dvinsk bridge head is about 10
begin.
only meager dispatches have beer
received here regarding the hgntha
southeast OF Wilma Reports that Won
Hindenburg and the Bavarians are
closing in and about to capture pig
Russian army have aroused great en-
thusiasm. but the war Office reports
do not indicate how near the enyel-
oping movement is approaching sue
cess.
Reports reached here last night
that Bavarian troops have arrived "a
r. the railway leading south THROUGH
r Ida. cutting the last line Of Russian
retreat. but there was no conhrma-
ton. Military critics generally took
the view that while large numbers OF
T. prisoners will be taken in the next
few days fighting In the wilma re-
a gion, the main Russian army probably
a will make its escape.
The Russians in the region east Of
Pinsk are attempting TO check
e Mackensen's advance. IL is admitted
d that the German progress has been
n somewhat delayed by repeated Rus
r sian counter attacks, delivered with
y great vigor.
Ir The official announcement said that
r Won Hindenburg has arrived east O
Ida" Ida is the junction point Of tn
la wilma -Baranovitschi railway and an
er other line running in a northeasterly di
s. rection TO Molodechno.
'i- The war Office report did not max
he it clear whether the Wilma .Molodechn
en- line has also been cut by the German
OF II this Is the case the Russian retrea
he over railway lines from the wilma II
i'm gion is absolutely cut OIL and the 800
400 Slavs threatened with capture
the Wilma region must attempt 70 nal
IS their way out Of the German trap ovl
roads and fields.
are j German cavalry reached this railwa
ne a. Molodechno several days ago. bi
of petrograd later claimed they were drive
ne of.
In The Bavarians under Prince Leo
pold are pushing forward rapidly Il
dM fUoil 70 toHliltit lHt ilhE dAOuii
the retreating Slavs This after
moons official statement reportei
that Leopold's left wing has crossed
m the Moltschad river at Dworzec. NAV
III ing In a northwesterly direction
w General Won Eichhorn participat
ing in the same geenral plan. who's
To- object is the capture Of the Russian
,b- armies. is pressing the enemy hare
IN ! southeast of Novogrodek.
,or The Cars troops are lghtin'
Al desperate rear guard actions all alonl
~ this line
.ao The official statement this afternoel
he reported no important changes In tn
ne fighting in the north. where Germa
on armies have begun the assault on tn
~. outer defenses OF Dvinsk.
80 The review Of operations on IN
"a western front admits that the Gei
ne mans have been compelled to retii
from the blockhouses at Sapisnel
-, near the Aisne-Marne canal after
nm several days struggle French arti
inr lery made the German positions 7
In longer tenable The Germans. ther
had fore blew up the blockhouses and r
and tired
Ace The war office today was silent r
he garding the operations on the Sc
on bian front where Germans we're ye
tContinued on rage %