The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-09-10
SERBIA HAS ACCEPTED
PROPOSALS FOR land
GRANTS 10 BULGARIA
GERMANS CAPTURE RRIDGEHEAD
ON DVlNA NEAR RIGA.-cRl.
TlcAL POINT IN LINES.
MAY MARCH TO PETROGRAD
This Is Understood to be German OBJ
jective.-Russians Make Good Re-
treat in all P'aces.-AlIies May
Move Forward in West.

ATHENS, Sept. 4, IL, midnight
(via Paris, ITO p. m,)-It is an
nounced here that Serbia has accept
ed in principle the entente prnlo. 'als
for territorial concessions t. Bull.
garia, with the reservation that the
new Serbian frontier remain in con-
tact with Greco at some place.
The Greek Chamber Of deputies adj
journs tomorrow until October a.
LONDON, Sept. 4.-(1O p. nh
The Germans today claim to have
carried by assault the fortified bridge
head at Lennewada, on the Dvina
river between Fridrichstadt and Riga.
This is considered the most critical
point on the whole Russian front, for
should the Germans cross the Dvina
the Russians would be competed to
evacuate Riga and their position be-
:
tween the Dvina and Wilma and even
southwest of wilma would be jeo-
pardized.
However, the Germans do not yet
claim to have crossed the river, which
is defended by reinforced army IN
der General Ruzsky, who stopped the
previous German advance on the
Bzura river in front of Warsaw.
Military critics believe the Rus
SLAMS will make a stubborn defense
and say that should they fail here
the German feet probably would
gain command of the Gulf of Riga
and by landing troops at Pernau
would shorten considerably the pro-
tracted march to Fetrograd, which
is understood to be the ultimate Ger
man objective.
In view of the Importance of the
battle raging along the. lower Dvina,
the fighting elsewhere losses some Of
Its interest. Grodno. which the Rus
SLAMS evacuated apparently, proved
an empty shell to the Germans, as
they captured only 400 prisoners after
street fighting. Northwest Of wilma
the Russians are on the offensive
and while the Germans say the Rus
sian counter attacks have failed,
Petrograd claims, that thes counter
offensive seriously threatens tie Ger
man left flank and communications
with the army of Lieutenant General
Won Eichhorn.
The Russian center still is retiring
through the marshy districts. How
ever, every day the Russians are TAX
ing toll of their pursuers. The
Russians also are offering resistance |
to the Austro-German offensive in
and southeastward of Lutsk |
they hold front of some fifty miles.
There still is some doubt as to
what the Oustro-G German intentions
are in the southeast. Military critics |
are divided in opinion as to whether
there will be an advance on Kiev or
an attempt to project a wedge be-
tween the Russian armies and Rum
ania, which would make it a serious
matter for the Rumanians to refuse
longer the German demands for a
tree passage of munitions over Rum
anian railways for the Turks, who
are reported to be short of shells.
No official news has been received
Of the Dardanelles operations since
he report last Wednesday fsom Gen.
Sir Ian Hamilton, commander of the
British forces off the peninsula.
The continued successes of the
Austro- Germans in the east leads
many writer's to the conclusion that
he sustained bombardment of the
German lines in the west means an
,arly move by the entente allies. The
,ritics point to this, the thorough
of the British and
french armies, and the Smelling of
,eebrugge some days ago, as herald
ng something at least preliminary to
general offensive.