, 1915-09-29

require rest, but this may be obtnineI ONLY
at kleV, therefore strenuously endeayour 10
rench it,"
A German official statement says: "Wcst
of LtnntwaGa the bntIle has not been con
clnded. During our countey-attacks on
Wednesday $50 prisoners we've taken. West
of Dvinsk We hive penetrated the Russian
advanced positions and cnptnreA II officers,
2,1O5 men and 4 machint-euns. Counter
attncka against the lines we captured south
west Of Dvinsk have been rtpulse Tie
resistance Of the enemy in the district be-
tween The positions north of Oschmjany and
east of Snho iuiki, on the Gawia, has been
broken, ana our troops in following The re-
trenting enemy took 1000 prisoners. The
right wing is fighting sin and making pro
gless north of Novo9rodek. Al the Russian
position west Of Walowka 3 officers, $50 men
and two machine-4uns were cnp' ured. In
the region further south The situqlion remains
unchanged. Field Marshal Won Mackensen
continues fighting northeast Of LagiSchiu.
The southwestern situation rema,ns I'm.
changed".
An Austrian official statement SAYS; "OD
the lkwo and Sryr rivers violent fighting
has taken place ut .eyernl points. South
enst of Novo Poczajew Two Russian attacks
have been sangulnaIly repuIsed. The enemy
infantry which advanced during HE night
over the Styr, near the estuary of tile Ikwa.
was obliged Ivy The counter attack Of our
troops to return to the eastern bunk and
suffered henvy losses. Our detnchmpnts
east of Lutsk have retired from their nosi-
tions on the western bank Of the S w."
An Itanau otficial bulletin states: "On
the night of the 2Ist. one Of our detnchmeprs
pushing forward on Monte Meliuo Ieacbed
the positions the enemy was engaged in
strengthening md succeeded in tpaIinp m
the bNrDed wire system and demolishiuo
the entertainments On Tie 22nI our troons
repuIsed m enemy attack against our advanced
positions ut MaImea, Predil and BertoIdD,
northwest Of Monte Coston, near Sasso IL
Istri" in the FnIzurego zone and on tine
Santa Maria heights in the Toimino section"
An Austrian official announcement saws:
"Our brave garrison on Monte Coston, which
for months had maintained tie border of the
mountain Tar III advance of our lines AGAINST
superior enemy forces, enrIy on Thursday
morning evacuated the position, having been
attacked by II force over ten times st,onuer.
Artillery bnttIes in the region of the
Dolomites continue with great intensity"
On The Western front artillery dues ana
aeroplane bombardments are reported.
The riddle Of the Balkans, the term mn.
piled by the London Press to the latest dtvrl-
opmenls arising out of BuIgaia's order for
mobilization, stIIl remains unsolyed, ana the
greatest uncertainty yet exists in official err
cles regarding the intentions Of Gar Ferdi-
nand. 1t is not yet certain that the obiga-
ton has begun, or that n date has been sci.
one report from Athens snying that it
has been postponed. 1t is known that
the representatives, of the Entente Pow
ers at Sofia and the other Balknn
capitals are still busy trying to reconstruct
the Balkan League and to prevent human -,
Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia from fighting
among themselves.
A despatch from Athens state TINT I'D to
midnight on "Wednesday tweuty-eisht
classes Of troops were included in the Bull
8arinn mobilization order. The news has
cnused much excitement IN Athens and deye-
lopments are anXiousIy awaited,
Dispatches from Sofia state that the Bud
garlan Government has announced that no
more passports will be issued to persons
departing Tor foreign countries owing to tie
present uncertain conditions. The military
authorities have announced that youths Of
the class of 1916 must appear for physical
examination betor October Goth. The Gov
ernmeut has prohibited the expectation of
all foodstuff~, fuel, Illuminating oils, metals
c