Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-11
DRIVE IN ALSAGE
SEEMS NEAR
German Troops Renewing
Activity on Western Bat
tie Front
FRENCH LOSE GROUND
London Military Crillcs Expect leu
tons to Rest When Riga-Rovno Line
is Captured.

London, Sept. 1.-THE Germans
have repeated in the Vosge Mountain
and in Artois the attempts which
hey made to break through the
French lines in the Argonne forest,
which, seemingly, indicates that the
.ong-expected offensive in the west
! will not much longer he delayed. III
,hcse attacks the Germans claim that
.hey were enabled to occupy some
French trenches.
The French report, issued later. adj
mits this, but says the German pro
rrcss was accomplished by the use
If asphyxiating gases and that II
,ounter-attacks the French rega!ncd
the greater part of their lost ground
# Weilerkopf, and later
repulsed another violent attack
against that position.
Hartmans-W Weilerkopf, which was
aiken by the French dnring thcli
rring and summer operations. pro
oahly has been the scene Of as mucl
nard fighting as any place on the
whole front. 1t has changed hands {,
loZcn times. On Thul sday the Ger
mans, by assault. again got Footing
OIL the summit, but, according 10 tho
French report, were driven dowi
lgain during the night. Outside these
events the armies in the west have
Jcc. cnaagcd IL ;,snog. continuous
artillery dueIs. bomb throwing &nC
!ir raids.
In the east there is little change
n the situation. The two Russian sue
;esScs on the Screth river. Galcia.
have not intcIrcrcd with :hc Austro-
German advance. Farther north tnc
hustrians have taken Dubno, the sec
nnd Of the triangle of fortrcsscs 10
fall into their hands and with the
,cIp of the Germans are advancing
10 Rovno. the third of these fortified
centres.
Meanwhile the Germans from the
;outh of The Pripet marshes to the
region southwest of Wilma are fight
:ng hard, and with some success, fol
he strategic railway system Of the
Rrest-ViIna area.
Most of this railway system is al
cady in the possession Of the inva-
dcrs, but they are now aiming practl-
rally at the main trunk line. which,
starting at Riga, runs through Dvln-
sk. Wilma, Lida and the east Prlpet
marshes to Rovno and onward to
Lcmberg. Galcia.
Military critics express the opinion
that once this line is in the hands
! of the Austro-G German forces they Will
go into winter quarters. for the more
important military purpose Of bring
| ing any large part of the ARuSsian
! forces to Il decisive battle under dis
advantageous conditions now seems
cut of the question, as the autumn
rains have set in The three nam
! Russian armies. under Generals RuZS-
XIV. Evcrt and 1vanof, although re-
,:uccd and outnumbcrcd, still are
full Of fight. as is shown by their Of
fcnsive on the Screth river. The Aus
tro- Germans must look to their OwI
Gcfcnsc before rcinforcements reach
their opponent.
There is still d dcarth of ncws from
the DardanelIcs. 49,
On the Austro-Italian frontier the
Italians continue their attacks in the
mountain regions, where their pro
gress is slow.
D! Il is disclosed by thcSolia GORE
spondent OF the Associated Press tha
Serbia has offered to rede Macedonia
!. as far as the Vardar river. 20 Bul
yaria, but that the latter wants tht
whole of Macedonia. This is wher'
the negotiations, it was feared, wOulc
reach deadlock, for, above all thing
Serbia desired to maintain common
border with Greece, while Bulgaria
always demanded the cesson Mona
stir, which, being near the southwest
ern border, would make commo,
border impossible.