Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-21
Berlin Report Indicates
Retreat by Rail Com
pletely Cut Off.
MUST MAKE WAY
OUT BY FIELDS AND ROADS
Unofficial London Reports,
However, Indicate Rus
SLAMS Have Escaped.

BY the United Press.
BERLIN (via wireless to London),
Sept. 21.-General Won HindenburK
has cut the Wilma Baranovitshi rail-
road, over which the Russians hoped
to retreat from Wilma, according to an
official announcement from the war
office this afternoon.
The official announcement said that
Won Hindenburg has arrived east OF
Ida" Ida is in the junction point
of the Wilma -Baranovitshi railway and
another line running in northeastern
ly direction to Molodechno.
The war office report did not make
it clear whether the Wilma Molodechno
line has also been cut by the Ger
mans. II this is the case the Russian
retreat over railway lines from the
Wilma region Is absolutely cut off, and
the 300 900 Slavs threatened with cap
ture in the Wilma region must attempt
to make their way out of the German
trap over roads and fields.
Bayarians Push Forward.
German cavalry reached this rail-
way at Molodechno several days ago,
but Petrograd later claimed they were
driven off.
The Bavarians under Prince Leo-
pold are pushing forward rapidly in
an effort to complete the ring around
l41. y.
official statement reported that Leo
pold's left wing has crossed the Molt-
shad river at Dworzec, moving in . q
northwesterly direction.
General Won Eiehhorn, participate
ing in the same general plan. whose
, object is the capture of the Russian
| armies, is pressing the enemy hard
| southeast of Novogrodek.
| The czars troops are fighting des-
! perate rear guard actions all along
this line.
Dvinsk Under Attack.
The official statement this after
noon reported no important changes
in the fighting In the north. where
German armies have begun the as
sault on the outer defense of Dvinsk,
The review of operations on the
western front admits that the Ger
mans have been compelled to retire
from the blockhouses at Sapigneul.
near the Aisne-Marne canal after
several days struggle. French artil-
lery made the German positions no
longer tenable. The Germans, there
fore. blew up the blockhouses and re-
tired 10
The war office today was silent re-
garding the operations on the Serbian
front, where German batteries were
Yesterday reported in action for the
first time since the war began. ~
BY the United Press. IL
BERLIN, via wireless to Sayvillsa
Sept 21.-The success of General Won
Eichhorn's fianking movement, reports
ed in today's official dispatches, dis
vides the Russian army into three
parts, IL was stated here this alters
noon. The Russian army around
Dvinsk is cut off from the Wilma army,
which, in turn, Is cut off from the
armies fighting in southeast Galicia.
BY the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, Sept. Il, via Lon
don, 3:20 D. m.-The withdrawal Of
the Russians from Wilma eastward
instead of southwark is authoritative
ly interpreted here as proof that the
German cavalry has been unable Sc
riously to impede the Russian retreat.
Passing Oshmiany and Soly. the
Russians are now battling for cross-
ings over the Viliya river under con-
dtions regarded as favorable The
Germans. in their pursuit. have occu-
pied territory as far as the Mereshank
river.
The Russians have not only de-
stroyed the bridges, culverts and tun-
nels along the railroad line, but the
roadbed itself where 1t passed through
the marshes II is assumed the Ger
mans are now operating in three di-
rections, Dvinsk, Ida and ,Molodecir-
no, aiming at a general junction at
Mlnsk with forces from Slonim.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 21. 1916 p. m.--
Latest reports from the Wilma fight
ing zone indicate that the Russian
armv there has escaped tae coils
Continued on Page 2, Column ~.
I