The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-16
Plain Man WelKnown Something Like Twenty Million People

SerDlanS are SO Tar lOlullS out, DuL
need help from the advancing allies.
On the front toward Hungary there
are grave fears that the advancing
Teutonic host cannot be stopped but
the Serbians are delaying the ad-
| vance at every point and will make
the cost in life a serious matter to
their enemies
Word from Petrograd states that
the Austrians have been again defeat
ed by the Russians west of Tarnapol
in eastern Galicia and that the Aus
trian attempt to resume the offensive
has been decisiyely checked.
Paris, Oct. 16.-French forces are
today attempting to retake the tren-
ches east of Andorm which they lost
Thursday and the fighting there has
been sereve over a ten kilometer
front A decision has not yet been
reached.
London, Oct. 15.-From all the
main battlefronts comes news OF con
tinued fighting, but from none of
them has been received any indica-
tion of victories or reverses which
would make marked change in the
general situation.
The Austrians, Germans and Bul-
garians are proceeding methodically
with their invasion of Serbia, which,
according neutral reports. is costing
them a very heavy price in the lives
of their soldiers. as the hardened vet
erans of Serbia are taking every ad-
vantage of the difficult country to in
flict the greatest possible loss on the
invaders.
The Germans, however, have been
able to occupy Pozarevac. southeast
of Semendria and claim their cam
paign is proceeding according to
their plans. The quadruple entente
Allies are perfecting their prepara-
fions to assist the Serbians, ana every
day sees additional troops landed at
Saloniki, where the French General
Sarrail has arrived TO take command
of the allied forces What steps Rus
sia and italy have taken to render as
sistance have not yet developed.
The political situation remains un-
changed, Greece having formally an
nounced it would moi intervene in be-
hale OF Serbia "at present" and Ru-
mania, although it is being urged by
Germany definitely to define its posi-
tion, not having made any move
London, Oct. 15.-The Russians
have turned to the offensive in the
region of Dyinsk, and although the
Germans say that they have repulsed
most of the Muscovife attacks, they
admit that the Russians penetrated
their line at one point,
Except for the hostilities in this
region things are somewhat calmer
in the East, Lieutenant General Ivan
off, the Russian Commander. after
his victory in Galicia and the subse-
quent check by the Germans. having
for the moment shown himself satisfl-
ed with what he achieved.
Berlin Oct 15.-(via London -
Today's announcement from the
army headquarters on the Russian
front follows:
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg; Southwest and south
OF Dyinsk the Russians made repeat
ed attacks yesterday. South of the
Observation-Disclosures line they
We're repused with unusually heavy
losses Two attacks northeast of
Wessolowo also broke down At
third attack the Russians succeeded
in penetrating our positions over
width of one battalion. A counter
attack is now in progress.
One of our airships dropped bombs
freely on the station at Minsk, where
large numbers of troops were entrain
ing, Five loud explosions were
heard and one large fire was observ-
ed
There is nothing to report concern
ing the army group of Prince Leo
pold.
London, Oct. 15-The Germans
have inflicted defeats upon the
French in Champagne and in the
Vosges, according to their own and
the Paris official reports.
Near Auberive, on the French left
wing in Champagne, they retook
threatening salient and captured COO
men.
In the Vosges, as the result of an
attack on three-mile front they car
ried the trenches on the summit of
Hartmannsweilerkopf and took two
French observation posts
AS some compensation for their
losses elsewhere, the French report
the recapture of trenches in Lor-
raine, near ReillOn.
SOUTH SAAFTSBURY