The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-01
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.


fortified Russian City Of Dvinsk, on
the Dvina, 10 miles southeast of
Riga. has become the new German OBJ
jective now that the Russian armies
apparently have escaped from the Vii
ma net. The German forces east and
southeast of Ida are now making
more rapid progress, but the safe re-
treat of the greater part of the Rus
The Germans have made progress
along the Dvina 'front.' which bars the
way to Petrograd. Southwest of
Dvinsk the invaders captured Russian
trenches on front of nearly two
miles, taking 1000 prisoners and eight
machine guns.
A London newspaper dispatch from
Sofia says that Premier RadOslavOff
of Bulgaria has announced to his fol-
lowers the signing of convention
with Turkey for the future mainten-
ance of armed neutrality on the part
of Bulgaria.
Friday, Sept. 24.-Southeast of Riga
General Russkys forces beat back
the German troops attempting to ap-
proach the Dvina River In the south
ern end of the battle line the Russians
captured four villages from the Aus
TRANS. taking 1900 prisoners and
even the German official statement ad-
mits that Won Mackensen's advance
in the general direction of Minsk has
been repulsed and his forces thrown
back with the loss of many men cap
tured, and many casualties.
Elsewhere the Cars troops have
gained further minor victories. Ber-
lin admits the loss of several cannon
and a repulse of the forces advancing
at Vileik after the capture of Wilma.
Saturday, Sept. 25.-The British,
French and Belgian forces have begun
their long awaited. offensive move
ment in the west Reports received
from Paris and Berlin agree that the
allies have pressed the attack along
the whole front, from the seacoast to
the extreme eastern side of the Ar
come.
The main object of the allies is to
drive the Germans from the trenches
which they have occupied with but
few changes since the retreat follow
ing the great battle of the Marine, a
year ago last month.
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seems to be swinging more with the
Russians, except in the north, where
Dvinsk is under heavy attack, with
the Germans making Roadway in their
drive on this fortified city on the
DVina.
Sunday, Sept. 26.-The tremendous
struggle on the battle front in the
west has been inaugurated by attacks
by allies on the coast and along the
$50 mile line. The artillery has been
for a week clearing the way for the
offensive.
The offensive of Won Hindenburg
ported would indicate that the strug-
gle has settled down to the character
of a siege rather than drive
In the Balkans the attitude of Bull
garia is still the unsolved riddle The
Roumanian cabinet has been modified
by the king. Greece has called 20
classes of reservists to the colors
Monday, Sept. 2s.-In the tremen-
dous battle struggle in the west inaug-
urated Saturday the allies have gain
ed greater results than in the twelve
months of fighting since the battle of
the Marine. Paris and London claim
20 miles of trenches to a depth of one
to five miles were taken, and over co.
900 prisoners captured.
Petrogre 1 states that the army, of
General Ivanoff has won a striking vic
tory over the Germans and Austrians
in the southeastern theater, where
1000 prisoners are said to have been
taken
Twenty merchant vessels have been
requisitioned by the Greek government
for the transportation of troops, of
whom 100000 only are announced to
have been cabled to the colors by the
mobilization order.