Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-22
ALL bELL|GERENTS
WORKING HARD TO
WIN BIC VICTORY
Realize This Is Best Way to
Influence Neutral
States.
ALLIES NEGOTIATE With
GREECE AND ROUMANIA
German Armies Now on OFen-
sive at Three Widely Sepa-
rated Points.
BULGARS GAIN IN SERBIA
Cut Railway. Driving Wedge Between
Main Forces and Anglo
French Troops.
BCLGARS GAIN IN SERBIA
Cut Railway. Driving Wedge Between
Main Forces and Anglo
French Troops.

LONDON. October 2i.-Thc German
armies. which for nearly fifteen months
have been continuously lighting on one
front or the other. now on the
offensive at three widely separated
points-aEainst Riga and Dvnsl<. in
Serbia and in the Champagne district
of France
In the two former places they con
tinue TO make progress. but against
the French their attacks OF Yesterday
to the east of Rheims met with II com.
plete repulsc. as did those OF previous
days
While it was expected that the Aus
tro o-German onslaught in the north
would he the NEST formidable as
matter OF fact. the Bulgarian attacks
against the Scrbians through the wall
leys from the east are proving the most
dangerous. 1t is now definitely settled
that the BulgarS have cut the Saloniki-
Nish railway to the north of Nranva
thus driving wedge between the main
Serbian army ANA the Anglo French
forces which landed at Saloniki.
There is another railway which
branching off at uskup. runs up the
western side OF Serbia but II is n
considerable way around. and. besides,
another bulgarian army. which Is APP
preaching Numanova. is threatening
! the Junction 1T Cskup.
ALLIES OFFER Is NOW
BEFORE GREEK CABINET
With the rapid sweep westward OF
the iiulgarians. the peoples Of the allied
countries are watching with keenest in
! tcrcSt negotiations proceeding between
their governments and the King and
government OF Greece. These negot.a-
tions are being carried Oh by the Brit
! ish Foreign Otcc in behalf OF the allies
| Having failed TO convince Greece that
! il was her duty to abide by the Scri,o-
Greek treaty and help Serbia when she
was attacked. the allies have made q
fresh offer TO that country. including
the ccSsion by Great Britain of the
| Island of Cyprus. This offer and ar
outline OF possible financial helm is,
being considered by the Zaimis Cabi.
net.
! Should the negotiations fail. it is ex.
! pectcd that Greece will he asked to
demob!lize or clearly define her atti.
| tude
Conversat tions also are proceeding
with koumania, which. it is under
| stood. are IN charge of the French
! Foreign Office
Meanwhile, all the belligerents real
| i2e that the best way TO influence the
neutral states is 10 win Il big victory
| Austria Germany and Bulgaria are
trying tor this in Serbia: Germany in
| Courland and France: Italy in Tyrol and
Trcntino. and Russia near Slontm
which. roughly, is the center of the
eastern front, Nolhynia and Cialicla
| Except for the German attack ir
France. all these are meeting with
more or less success
Field Marshal Won HindenburE, in mis-
attack on Riga, has reached OLAF. which
Is halfway between Riga and MitaL
ana only dozen miles southwest of
, the Baltic port. The German offensive
extends along a front of about seventy
miles. and the German banking move
ment on the right has reached the
DHina River. thirty miles southeast OF
| Riga. from which point the Dvinsk-
! Riga railway is being bombarded
RUSSIANS TAKE MORE
THAN 5.5nO PRISONERS
! AS an onset 10 this. the Russians, by
/ GaShinE attack. have carried the
German positions southeast OF Eararo
/ virhi. an important railway junction
east of Slonim. on the Ida -Rovnc
railway. taking more than $500 pr!s-
oncrs, and. according to Il German of.
! fetal admission, have continued theiI
success on the middle Styr south Of
the rripet marshes, in volhynia ano
Ga!icia.
! According to Pctrograd. the Russians
are attempting no advance hut con.
tinue To thrust AT the Austru- Germans
! thus doing lot OF damage
The Italian advance in Tyrol and
Trentino is being carried out In con
! torinity with the plan to relieve The
pressure on Serbia New successes are
reported. and II is stated that a general
! forward movement is about to begin
With the exception OF few German
steamers which have escaped the sub
marines in the Baltic. the German flag
! II is declared here, has now virtually
been driven from the seas even the
: fishing fleet in the North Sea having
been forced to retire to the harbors as
/ result OF the activity of British
! cruisers, which recently captured
! large number OF them In retaliation
! for the sinking OF British trawlers by
German submarines.
! MO MEMj NhM tn AlIIEo