Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-04
5000 Men Taken as
Riga'S Main Defense
Is Captured.
SLAVS DRIVEN BACK
ACROSS DWlNA RIVER
-
Attack on Baltic Seaport 10
Follow Fall Of key
TO City.
BY the .Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept 4, via London. The
German army engaged in tile battle
for possession of the Russian port of
Riga has won another important VIC
tory. Army headquarters announced
today the capture of the bridgebead at
triedrichstadt, on the Dvina, about
| forty miles below Riga The Ger
mans captured thirty-seven officers
and 1926 men.
The victory was achieved by the
Germans after a ten days battle.
BY the United Press
PETROGRAD, Sept "A decisive
nattie that will settle the fate of Riga
has begun. The war office admitted
early today that the Russians have
been thrown back across the Dwina
| about thirty miles southwest of Riga
and that the Germans are attempting
to cross the river under cover Of a
heavy artillery fire.
Guns are being brought up to sun
port the enemy forces, and the Slsvs
on the right bank of the river are
receiving artillery reinforcements II
is admitted here that should the Ger
mans throw large body across the
river the evacuation of Riga and a
retirement toward Petroerad would
be necessary
| siavs' Guns Effective.
Bombardment of the Russian
hridgehead at Friedrichstadt. under
direction of the German General Won
Beseler, has continued without ces,
sation for three days. The Slav
artillery is making effective reply.
, There are eviderces that the Teutons.
, held-up at Friedrichstadt. win hurl
their greatest forces into the attack
twelve miles northwest of Friedrich
stadt, where the Russians were forced
TO retire early yesterday.
1t was officially admitted today
that the city of Grodno, which was
held for several hours after the
fortress had been surrendered. is now
In the hands of the Germans The
enemy crossed the Niemen and COM
day night.
800 Germans Captured.
:! German troops have reached tbe
Vilna-Grodno railway. but have been
unable to make any important gains
In the direction of Wilma. Between
the Wilma and Niemen rivers Rus
sian troops have ceptured 300 pris-
oners. and thirteen machine guns in
the past forty-eight hours.
Between Grodno and the region
north of Brest Litovsk the Russian
retirement continues. but without
loss in men or artillery. In Galicia
General lvanoff's troops have taken
up positions along the zereth river,
and have stopped several enemy at
tempts to rush their positions
BY the Associated Press.
/ PARIS, Sept. (2.35 p. mD.-Par-
ticularly violent artillery engage
ments took place yesterday to the
northeast and the south of Arras
and at other points between the Disc
and the Aisne. according to am
nounoement made today by thu
French war office.
The text of the communication fol-
lows:
Yesterday we saw artillery en-
gagements of particular violence TO
the northeast and to the south of
Arras; in the sectors of Rollncourt.
Wailly and Bretencourt, as well as
between the Ose and the Aisne in
the region of Quennevieres and near
Nouvron.
I'm the environs of Vanquois we
exploded several mines, which se-
riously damaged the works of tho
enemy.
There is nothing to report from
the remainder of the front"
| LONDON, Sept. 4.-The greatest ar
tillery battle is the history of ths
war is raging on the Western front
from the North Sea to the Vosges.
Daily the French reports tell of ar
tillery lighting. but they do not record
the extent of the havoc that is being
wrought by the great French aud
British guns. For more than q Week
the allies have kept up an almost con-
: tinuous rain of fire on the German
: positions. When this preliminary
work is completed the great and long
expected drive of the allies will be-
gin, it is believed here
BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept. 4. Cby wireless to
} Sayville, N. Y)-"Rumors that the
French and British have succeeded IN
breaking through the German lines
at Arras are absolutely untrue" SAYS
the Overseas News Agency. ITO the
contrary, the German positions in
the West are more secure and favor
able than was the case several months
ago. 1t is evident that rumors OF
Z this nature are being spread BY
agents of Germany's enemies in an
attempt to influence public senti-
! ment."
; Rumors of Attempt to
Blow Up Powder Plant
of Do Don't comnusu