Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-21
This Waterway Again APP
pears to Have Halted
Won Hindenburg.
STUBBORN BATTLE RACES
FOR PAST SEVERAL DAYS
Russian Forces Gain Victories
in Volhynia and Galicia
in New Offensive.
IvANoFF PROVES AGGRESSIVE
Teutons and BuIgarians Advancing
Slowly on Various Fronts
in Serbia.

| LONDON. October 2o-Rattles south
] of Riga. where the Germans have made
/ some progress in the new thrust AT the
/ Baltic province port and in Volhynia
and Galicia. whore the Russians have
gained victories. are now competing in
! interest with the Balkan operations.
The Germans have concentrated large
! forces, with a great amount of artil-
/ lery. south of Riga, and IL stubborn
/ battle has been in progress for several
/ days. Field Marshal Won Hindcnburg,
! who is in command in this region. re-
/ ported two days ago that his forces
! had reached the River Dvina but. MS
/ on previous occasions. this waterway
appears to have held him up for the
! time being.
! The situation. however is considered
! by the Russians to be more serious
| than for a long time. and there again
! Is talk of the evacuation OF Riga by
/ the military. who have been in sole
occupation Of the city since the civilian
! population left month ago:
AT the other end Of the eastern front
the position is just the reverse Gem
| eral Ivanon. who has proved himself
to be the most aggressive OF the Rus
/ sian commanders. has been striking
| hard at the Austro- German forces on
! the middle Styr. and all along the
, fringe of Galicia that is still in Rus
sian hands.
AUSFRIANS SAID TO HAVE
EVACUATED CZERNOWITZ
At several places lvanoT has driven
his opponents back, and there is n re-
port tonight that the Austrians have
evacuated C2ernowitz--a report which
nnds some confirmation in AN Odessa
dispatch. declaring the Russians have
abandoned their contemplated evacuu-
tion OF ;he northern districts of Bess!
arabia.
The progress of events in Serbia is
surrounded by considerable mystery.
The Austro-Gcrmans and Bulyarians
are advancing along the various fronts,
but slowly. The Austro-Ger,nans ap-
pHrentlN have spread their armies over
wider front. Berlin tonight re-
ports they are advancing on Shanats a
long distance west of Belgrade: while
for the iiulgarians il is claimed that
they have captured Sultan Tepe. south
west Of Egri Palanla. and that in ad-
NanclnS toward kumanovo they took
1000 prisoners. Both OF these places
are east of usllub
There is still some doubt as TO
whether they have cut the railway near
Nranya. The Serbian government de-
nlcs report that they have. but other
accounts say the Bulsarians reached
the city. and We're driven back
The general opinion is that the GER
mans, in the first place, aim at the Ser
bian grain country, of which posnrcvac.
which they already have reached. is the
center. while the BulGarians are max
ing Straigh; across the country for
Macedonia, where They will lind some
or the population friendly TO them
NO OFE'ICIAL REPORTS
OF FIGHT NEAR BORDEU
The Anglo French forces have been
in action near the Greco bulgarian
IT., frontier. but seemingly the battle was
NOT important. as Official reports
nave been issued with regard TO it,
Tn. Germans, according to British
ana French statements, attempted Of
tcnslNc movements near HulIuch and
Rheims yesterday. but again suffered
severe r"verses ON the other hand.
the Germans claim success near
frunay, in The Champagne district
Aiming operations have occupied the
attention of the Anglo French troops
and th" Turks in Gallipoli. while from
Ae*opo,amia il is unotiicially reported
that the British are within d few miles
Of Hai;dad
considerable Importance is attached
I" the arrival at Odessa of a military
mission en- route from Roumania to
i'aris. II" object Is not known. but il
Is thought here that such Il mission
h,tdiN would he undertaken unless
Roumanta contemplated action on the
side of the allies
The Germans are employing their
. Hcppclins against The British and Rus
/ sialt submarines in the Baltic where
/ German ships have been suffering
( heavily during the past fortnight