The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-16
SIaVs Offer Obstinate Resistance to
GePmans-Petrosrad Says Twenty.
TWO Thousand prisoners Have
Been Taken Recently.

SCNH FNNSShhiyS
London, Sept. 13.-The Russians are
putting forth strong offensive on
either wing and are making an equal
ly stubborn defensive in the center,
where the Austro-G Germans, however,
are gaining ground daily and coming
closer to the Vilna-RoVno railway.
Each village, stream, and road is
proving the scene Of a sanguinary en-
gagement. For example, Skidel, a
town Immediately east of Grodno.
which at last has been captured by
the Germans, was the center Of bat
tie lasting several days with alternat-
ing success. The Germans attacked
the town again and again, massing
heavy artillery for the purpose, and,
according to the Berlin official state
ment, did not succeed in overcoming
the Russians until night. '3
Austrians Admit a Repuise.
Throughout the great marsh dis
trict, from Skidel southeastward to
Rovno, similar contests are taking
place. In the narrow strip of Galicia
between the Sereth river and the Bes-
sarabian frontier, the Russians have
been strongly REINFORCED and are APP
parently well supplied with guns and
ammunition. They report their third
victory here over the Austro- German
forces, bringing their total of prison,
ers captured during the week up to
$4,000, without mentioning the loss of
men and guns. ''''
The Austrians admit that they have
suffered a setback in this region in
the statement that they withdrew their
front on the Sereth to the heights
east OF the Stripa river before SUI
perior enemy forces"
On the northern end OF the line
southeast of Riga, the Russians also
are on the aggressive, with the result
that the Germans have made no fur
Their progress against the Dvina river
line.
German View OF Campaign.
| Berlin, Sept 13.-For the first time
since the great Austro-German ma.
chine began rolling the Russians out
of Galicia several months ago the enc
my is offering stubborn resistance all
along the line. Official dispatches
from every quarter of the eastern
front report fierce fighting"
The war Office frankly admitted
that General Won Beseler has made
no important progress toward Riga
this week. Certain military critics
limited tonight that the German cam.
paign in the east is drawing to close.
1t is admitted, too, that the Russians
now seem better supplied with am.
Runition.
Capture of Skidel and Lawna, an.
nounced in the afternoon, followed a
three days battle. Won Hindenburg
took 1900 prisoners, but it was ad-
mitted that the German losses, too,
were heavy. Prince Leopold's Bavar-
ians and the Austro-Hungarians in the
southeast report that the Slavs are
attacking with great energy, but that
all onslaughts have been repulsed.
Russ Flyers Shell Cruiser.
Berlin, via London, Sept. 13.-An
official statement issued at the war
Office said:
Several Russian seaplanes attacked
q small German cruiser off Windau.
They dropped eight bombs, all Of
which missed" .-: .- ~
The report states that 1900 Rus
SLAMS and FIVE machine guns were cap
tured between Duna and Merecz, on
the Nienlen, and 1916 MEN on the
Zelwianka. ~ I.
The Zelwianka has been crossed
by the Bayarians near Koszele and
nearly 5000 prisoners taken in this
region.
Russ ReIterate Victory.
Petrograd, Sept 13.-An official
statement issued here says, in part:
THE Austrians and Germans have
been dashing from one side to the
other in an effort to strike a decisive
blow. The German official statement
of September contradicts the state.
ment made in our communication of
September s, that we took numerous
prisoners and captured thirty guns
and machine guns.
The great general stan considers
1t its duty to explain that 1t always
has endeavored, within the limits of
humane force and the. rules OF mill.
tary art, to present each event in
its reality. avoiding any trace of par
TALLY"