The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-09-03
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.


ators bombarded the envlrOns of Con-
stantinop1e, while the battle-ships
opened fire on the BospOrOus forts.
The forces landed at Suvia have taken
an additional 800 yards of Turkish
trenches and their comrades in the
Krithia and Avi Burnu sectors are
said to be making Roadway.
Russia is holding the invader on her
extreme right flank, where the danger
threatens Riga, Wilma and Dvinsk.
Bialystok has been abandoned, but
GrUdno continues to resist and will
serve for time to delay the Teuton
advance, while the Russian retirement
and realignment is carried out.
Large bodies of German troops are
reported massing near Innsbruck. II
this be true it indicates purpose to
press the fighting on the Italian front.
Artillery actions are reported from
many points on the western front
Friday, Aug. 27.-Developments on
the war fronts are lacking in start
ling features today. The evacuation
OF Grodno has begun, and this last of
the important Notifications on the
Russian second line may be occupied
by the Germans before the day is
over.
The Slav army has eluded capture
Or decisive engagement. It remains in
tact. At Novo Gergievsk, at Kovno,
81 of T In
loss in guns and munitions was prob
ably enormous. PetrOgrad asserts
shells are now being made in vast
quantities and a constant stream is
supplying the front.
News from France, from Italy and
from the Gallipoli Peninsula is scarce
and featureless.
Saturday, Aug. 28.-The evacuation
of Poland is complete. The Russian
frCnt Strengthened between Riga and
the frontier of Bukowina, rests with
it's center protected by the great
marshes Of Pinsk to the east of Brest
Lotovsk. Through these dangerous
swamps it is thought the Teutons will
not attempt to force their way.
AS yet there is no definite news
concerning the result of the negotia-
tons now pending among the Balkan
countries, but reports from Serbia in
dictate that a conclusion satisfactory
to the allies is nearer than at any
time hitherto.
The allies have reached an agree
ment with Greece whereby she is to
be allowed imports based upon sta
tistics indicating her need for domes-
tic consumption In return she agrees
to permit no commerce to cross her
territory for Germany, Austria or
Turkey, and promises to facilitate
such commerce as may be of impor-
lance to the allies.
The munitions campaign in Great
Britain is again seriously hindered
by strikes in the Welsh coal mines.
Monday, Aug. 31.-The advances
Brest Litovsk and Koyal, and in the
eastern corner of Galicia are claimed
The first threatens Wilma, the atan-
donement of which is momentarily
expected the second is said to have
driven a wedce between the northern
and southern halves of the Russian
forces, and the third is menacing the
fortified cities of LUX and Dutn0
that guard the road to Kieve and
southern Russia.
In Courland, on the Riga-Dvinsk
front. the Slavs are still checking the
invaders. Fierce fighting is IN prog
ress to hold out as Iona as possible.
A report that a German submarine
had sunk a British transport with
1000 Canadians on board is denied
at Ottawa.
The French maintain a heavy ar
tillery fire along the western front.
On the Italian front the Latins
claim successes on the upper Isonzo,
while Vienna, admitting intense as
saults by the enemy, claims all at
tacks were repulsed
Constantinople reports the repulse
| of attacks by the allies on the Gal
lipoli Peninsula.