Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-09-10
GERMAN GENERALS
REST THEIR ARMIES
THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST RUSSIA
HALTS FOR WINTERS
PREPARATIONS
FAIL TO FOLLOW UP VICTORY
Being Moved to Western Fronts
British Steamship Hit by Sub
marine; Passengers Saved.

London-Either the driving power
of the Austro-German offensive against
Russia is nearly exhausted or the Ger
man generals have decided that their
armies have penetrated the Russian
emperors dominions as far as is con-
sidered SAFE and are preparing to dig
themselves in for the winter. This is
the opinion expressed by military wri-
ters here.
Victories Not Pressed as Yet.
Certainly very little progress now
is being made, and at many points the
Germans and Austrians are contenting
themselves with repulsing the counter
attacks of the Russians. From the
Gulf of Riga to Grodno Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg's armies are at a
standstill, having apparently made no
attempt to cross the Dvina after car
rying the bridgeheads at Lennewada
and Friedrichstadt.
To the north, southwest and south
of Wilma, the fall of which has been
predicted for some days, the Germans
are faced by very strong Russian
forces, who by their offensive make it
dangerous for the Germans to push
their way westward, north or south Of
them.
Germans Mass Near Railway.
The Germans, on the other hand,
are massed between Grodno and Ko-
brin on the railway, but their imme-
date object is not obvious, unless
they are looking for a good defensive
position on which to hold the Russians
throughout the winter.
Further south the Russians are offer
ing fresh resistance as they are firmly
established in a fortified area of
which Fovno and Dubno are centers,
while in Galicia they still hold the line
of the Sereth river.
With the rainy season a few weeks
off, the opposing armies, especially in
the marshy region of the center, can
not hope to carry on the operations
much longer and some reports state
that the Germans and Austrians are
already moving troops to the Serbian
Rumanian and western fronts
Offensive Work in West.
In the western zone the heavy ar
tillery of the allies is still lombard
ing the German lines doing all the
damage possible and trying to break
the morale of the German troops, but
thus far there is no indications of 9
general offensive.
Passenger Steamer Torpedoed.
The Allan line steamer Hesperian
with $50 passengers and a crew Of
300 aboard, bound from Liverpool tc
Montreal, was attacked without warn
ing by a German submarine off the
Irish coast just as darkness was fall
ing Saturday evening. Although the
torpedo found it's mark the vessel re
manned afloat, and, according to g
statement issued by the company, al
aboard were saved.
Later Report Shows Big Loss.
Queenstown.-Six second-cabin pas
sengers, six third-class passengers anc
10 of the crew of the steamer Hespe
rian, torpedoed $50 miles off Queens
town Saturday evening, were unac
counted for Monday night, according
to the revised official figures ISSUED
by the Allan line. This brings the
probable death list, including Miss
Carberry of st. Johns, N. F., whose
body is here, up to 26.
The captain of the stricken liner re
manned by his ship until it sank. He
declaned to comment on the disaster
for publication.