Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-09-01
Late War News
what is Doing Across The Sea in the Way
of Destroying Men and Property

III Russia, except in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the city, of Riga,
further progress for the Austrians
against the Russians IN Eastern
Galica, the only sector whe.e the
Muscovites still retain a foothold
on Aastrian tsrritory and repulse
of the Allies by the Turks on the
GallIpoll Peninsula. are the high
points ontained in the latest of
fcial accounts of the fighting on
ths vario us battle fronts.
Of probably less moment have
been the artillery engagements III
the West, interspersed with hand
to, hand fighting a. sevarai points
another French air raid Oh GeI-
man barracks in the Ardennes and
the Argonne and the breaking up
by the SerbiaLs of Austrian oper.
ations against positions along the
Danube and Save rivers
A Berlin wireless dispatch gives
a report received from passengers
of a steamer arriving at Amsser
dam that Brltis.. transport wish
1000 Canadian troops has beer
torpedoed eff the sciiiy Islands
with the loss Of about 1 900 men
Canadian military autho rites
deny this ryport Canadians al
sea August 15 the date the disas.
ter is said to have occurred, has
arrived safely at i g destiEatio
Fro m the east of V adimis VOL
ynsky, in Russia near the GaIaci-
an frontier, down to Z3lota ~Lipa
River in Eastern Galicia Vienna
asserts that the Aussrians have
broken the resistance of the Rus
slams over q fornt of 124 miles and
that the Russians are 10 retreat
and apply the torch to the villages
as they fall back.
Berlin credits to von Hienden.
burg victory over the Russians
southeast Of Kovno afser overcom-
ing their stuborn resistance and
says the Germans farther south
have reached Dombravo and Gro
dek near the town of Nayew, while
Prince Leopold of Bavaria is ad
yanoing through the Bieloviezh for
est pursuing the Russians. In ad
dition von Macksnsen's troops
have almost reached Kobrin Ola
the railway between Bress.Litoysk
and Piusk in quest of their retreat,
ing foe.
On the Austro- Italian trout
fighting of the same character
that has been in progress fer weeks
continues.
Ou the political side of the war,
a Berlin report says that Bulgaria
has not yet ratified the recently
arranged treaty with Turkey 8
the quadrupIe powers have uotifi-
ed Bulgaria they would regard as
wilfu'ly unfrlerdiy such action by
her.
Aug. 30.-With Won Beseler,
captor of Antwerp aud Novcgeor-
gievsk in command, the Germans
have resumed strong offensive in
the Baltic region of Riga ard have
begun attacks near the Dvina
Rridgehead south of Friedrich.
stadt and along the railroad from
Mltau TO Friedrichstadt. The
Russians Petrograd says are offer
ing strong resistance.
Elsewhere on the long front
southward from Courland to south
east Galicia the Teutons accord
ing to Berlin and Vienna, are con.
tinuing with success their drives
against tho Russians. Lipsk. west
of of the fortress of Grodno, has
been taken by storm. A further
advance east of Blalystok has been
made and the Austrians and Ger.
mans continue their chase of the
Muscovites through the Prepet
marshes east of Brsst-Litovsk.
Vienna says the Russians along
the Strlpa River, lii southeaatern
Galicla have tried ineffsc ualiy to
stem the Austrian advance, but
despite their stubborn resistance,
especially III the Horopice district,
have been defeated.
Farther northeast of Zloezow
which lies between Lemberg and
Tganopol, the Russians attacked
from strong positions, but were
1epulsed. Over the border in
Russia gains of terrian near
Lutsk aud continuation of the
pursuit of the Russians near Bielo.
viezy are reported by Vienna.
On the wertern front and along
&ha Anatro- Italian linaa artillaru