Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-09-08

RUSSIAN RESISTANCE
BECOMES EFFECTIVE
For Thirteen Days French and
British Forces Have Sub
iected Germans 10 Intense
Fine of Artillery

los aosslNa JOURNAL oraoiAl le.a6o w,ecl
London, Sept tl0 D. ny The
news that Emperor Nicholas had
placed himself az the head Of his
armies. which he announced in tele-
gram to Raymond Poincare. president
Of France. ana the visit paid by the
French commandcr-u-chlef, General
Jofuo TO The Italian army foreshad-
owe. IL Is believed in military circles
here. stirring events ON both the east
orn and western fronts, In which the
armies Of am the allies win cooperate.
II 81 declared the Russians already
are nearly. if not quite, holding their
own against the Austrlans ana Ger
mans whose advance at most points
has stopped and IN places they are
ON the offensive
Riga Still In Danger.
Riga remains the danger point, but
the fact that the Russians continue To
occupy the town after the Germans
have advanced to the Dvna, south
east Of Riga leads military writer's
t. the conclusion that the Russians
feel reasonably sure of their ability
to defend the river and in time TO
push sufficiently far westward TO re-
licvc the pressure on their forces on
the shores vi the Gulf of Riga.
Westward OF Dvlnsk ana wilma the
Russian offensive has now held the
Germans for moro than q week and
to the military observers, Those two
towns seem fairly safe unless the in
Naders dre able to bring up strong
rciuforctmonts. East and southeast
Of Grodno, the Russians have taken
up new positions across the river St
Chara and its numerous tributaries
ana are protecting the network OF
railways which run eastward ana
uorthWard TO the interior OF the
country
Great Battle In Progress.
To The southeast again among the
forests and swamps TO the northeast
crn edge of the pripet marshes.
great battle is in progress between tho
army Of Prince Leopold of Bavaria
ana tho troops Of the Russian center,
the latter having finally elected 10
make a stand Amid the Pripet
marshes, the German field marshal
Mackongen Is working hard for de-
ciaipc result He reports that he has
taken two Russian positions
Sull another battle Is being fought
for the triangle OF Qualifications far
ther south Of Which Rovno and Dubno
remain lu the hands of the Russians
The Austriaus aud Russians are fac
ing oloh other across the Sereth river
I'm Gallcia where the fighting Is con-
tmuons The stands which the Rus
slams are making suggest that their
supply of munitions is ample a Pc
Uoerad correspondent says the ann
m1uiton shortage of the Russians has
been corrected and that while the
production is slow Il Is ncessaut and
growing in activity ana method
Bombnrdmcnt lncessnnt.
For the thirteenth successive day
the allies have bombardcd German
positions IN the west only varying
their artillery activity by occasional
air raids s1pplng and mining opern-
tona ana bomb throwing. In this
fighting the Germans are also taking
part ana success rests first on one
side and titcn the other
Similar activity is noticed on the
part Of the Austro- Hungarian army
along tho northern frontier Of Serbia,
where the Teutons are strengthening
their positions ON the rivers Save and
DIuuhe. presumably preparatory 10
new offensive movement