, 1915-09-25

front from BlnlnkOn 10 LldA, ana AIS" Vi
the eastern bank of the Stchara, the sltua-
ton is unchanged
A German official statement says: In
the vicinity Of q btidgehead IN the region Of
pwjnsk tie eremy was forced TO re'eat
foui Novo AlexaudroYsk - 2 position fur
ther to the rest Rud We took $50 prisoners
The attack GU the opposing fo1ee~ rrtreHt'n@
from Wilma ie proceeding and further south
our troops are following the retre"tlng enc
my and have renched the line of the Niemen,
the enemy having offered temporary resist
ance at Il few points only. Prince Leopold
has reached the GOlozadz district at DWOr-
zee ana the region south-east, while his lett
wing is approaching the Myschlaka district.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen has fotc d
the enemy further back everywhere. In
the South-eastern theatre engagements of
minor importance have taken plnc9 and We
have made 100 prisoners"
An Austrian official bulletin announces:
"Our positions in the region east of Lutsk
we're again attacked on Sunday by strong
Russian forces, but we repulSed the enemy
everywhere, hand to hand fighting taking
place at many points. Against the Ikwa front
the Russians also directed strong columns
against the sector near Krzmieylo aud
in some places they succeeded III renchln8
the western bank of the Ikwa, but our re-
serves intervening, we repnlsed the enemy
everywhere and he suffered heavily, our
prisoners numbering 1000. In Eastern Gn-
lcia calm prevails. The Austrian forces
fighting III LlthuHniA have reached the east
ern banA oI he Buchozwn.'
The first German official despatch received
from the Serbinu front states "On the
northern bank of the Danube our artillery
engaged in battle the Serbian positions
south of he river near Semendrin, the enemy
being driven off and his artillery siIenced."
A Paris official communiqus reports that
cannonnding is proceeding on most OF the
Western front.
A Berlin official bulletin announces That
the recent British naval bombardment Of
Westende and MIddIpkerke had no result,
while some of the attacking ships were struck.
Dispatches from Sofia state TINT the lead
ers Of the Opposition obtnined from Gar
Ferdinand assurances that Bulgarln was alb
solutely free from obligations to either OF
the belligelept groups, md that the fullest
attention would be given to the proposals
of the Entente and the Central Powers alike,
and be assured them that the Government
had absolutely no Intention Of causing u
rupture in the pourparIers which were StIIl
proceeding with both group, AMI would not
undertake anything without consulting Par
lament. At Il propitlous moment " national
condition Cabinet would be formed. The
"Narodni Pruva," the Government orSan,says
the lenders of the Opposition dld not behave
properly IN the presence Of the Car, while
the Opposition organ snya it IS unable to
give any comforting report regarding the
audience, adding the Government is gong
It's own way, instead of the national way.
Dispatches from Athens state that ndvIces
through diplomatic sources say thot freight
traffic has been suspended on he Bulgarian
railways since Saturday, and that $4,000
Bulgarian4 in Macedonia and ThrNce have
been called to the colours. The leader OF
the Agrarian Party in Bulgaria is reported to
hive threutened Gar Ferdinand with Il reyo-
luton if his Germnnophile policy was con
tinurd, to which the Gar is stated to have
replied that the Government is pursuing a
policy which would best serve Bul9ariu's in
tereSts.
With respect to the German denial of res
possibility for the sinking of the "Hesperi-
an, the Official Press Bureau says that un-
doubted proof exists that II German subma-
rine was actually in the locality where the
"Hesperian'' was attacked, ships having been
sunk both uorth and south of this spot on
September 4th aud stu. The explosion was