Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-08
Indications Are that Riga is Now
the Objective Point of the
Teuton Campaign in
Russia.
MAY SPEND THE WINTER THERE
swamps and Rivers Make it Diff
cult to Bring Supplies Forward
as Army Advances.
NO IMPORTANT CHANGE IN WEST
BULLETIN.

"A defeat OF the Russians over a
front of about twenty-five miles in
the vicinity of Brody, eastern Ca
licia, is reported officially by the
Vienna war office tonight. The Rus
slams everywhere evacuated the po-
sltions they held, according to the
report, and are being pursued by
the Austro-H -Hungarians.
LONDON, Sept. THE imme-
diate objective of the Austro-German
compaign In Russia becomes clearer
with the growing indications that the
invaders need the Baltic port of Riga,
not only as base for present opera
tions in the direction of Petrograd,
but as winter quarters In case the at
tempt to reach the Russian capital
should be postponed until next
spring.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg is
experiencing great difficulty In bridg-
ing the portions of the Dvina held by
the Germans. The current OF the
river 10 too swift for the construction
OF pontoon bridges under the Rus.
sian artillery fire. As the rainy sea.
son comes on II will be more diff.
cult for the invaders to bring up sup
plies for their advancing forces, and
consequently Riga as base becomes
more vital to the success Of Won Hin
denburg's plans.
Paris Paper Publishes order.
The urgent necessity OF capturing Riga
Is indicated in an army order which a
Paris newspaper credits TO General Won
Buelow. The general exhorts his troops
to one more great effort.to capture the
port, making II their winter hume pre-
paratory 20 marching on Petrograd next
spring.
Along the other sectors OF the eastern
front the impetus OF the Austro-Gernan
rush has been considerable checked.
Vienna admits that fierce counter attacks
by the Russians have brought the ad-
vance along the Galician border almost
10 q standstiil. Tho right wing OF the
AuBtro German forces Is said 10 be con
templating an attack on Kiev. with Field
Marshal Won Mackensen in command.
:. No exceptional actions have occurred
on any Of the minor fronts The great
artillery bombardment Of the French con-
tinues along the western line.
No official report has yet been made on
the circumstances attending the sinking
OF the Allan line steamship Hesperian'
There has been no change I'm the figures
given out yesterday by the Allan line.
indicating the loss of twelve passengers
and thirteen members OF the crew.
Near Panic in PetrOErad.
BERLIN, Sept. 7-(By Wireless TO Say
willie. .)-The Overseas News Agency re-
ports that panic was caused in Petrc-
grad yesterday by rumors that the Rus
sian Baltic port Of Riga had been cap
tured.
"The Loltal Anzeiger publishes private
kilograms from Stockholm" says the
news agency. stating that the Russian
capitol was thrown into confusion by re-
ports that the positions on the Dvina line
had been captured. that Russian armies
had been destroyed, that Riga had been
taken and that the GermaS advance upon
| the capital would be no longer hampered.
Immense crowds gathered In front Of the
newspaper offices. There was great ex-
element and many arrests were made.
Toward evening papers published extra
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