New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-15
Hope of Taking Army
Gone, Kaiser Decides
to Turn to West.
PUSHES
ON TOWARD DVINSK
Cars Forces Drive Foe Back
Over Ooryn-Claim 10000
Prisoners.
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Of one gigantic encircling movement
after another, compelling the retire
ment Of the Russian centre. The belet
that the Germans are nearing their I'M
mediate objective is strengthened by
the fact that they now threaten no
large encircling movement, but only a
series Of smaller movements.
Experts are Of the opinion that the
enemy is giving up hope Of surround
ine or destroying the Russian armies
and is now merely seeking positions
which will allow it TO dig in and turn
tie attention 70 the western front. The
Germans cannot stop exactly where
they are and send their forces west
ward without exposing the armies that
remain to extreme danger They must
either retire a considerable distance
an operation so hazardous that 1t Is
very unlikely-or obtain firm hold on
the Dvinsk- Naturalization railway
They must also secure this line from
being outAanked in the south and must
seize and hold the River Dvina and the
railway on the eastern side, running
from Dvinsk TO Riga.
Germans Move on Dvinsk.
As result of these new movements
the Germans have already reached the
Dvinsk-Rovno line at several points
and their present efforts are directed
10 compelling a Russian retirement be-
tween these points. The most important
Of the operations are concerned with
Dvinsk and Wilma. The German oceu-
nation Of Svyentsyany cuts the line De-
tween these places and gives the Ter
mans a means of quick transport ny
railway from Ponewltz south TO wilma
The German drive toward Dvlnsk
goes forward unchecked. according TO
the Berlin official statement issued TO-
6ay. Field Marshal Won Hindenburgs
army has taken FIVE thousand prisoners
in the encounters of the last twenty
four hours and forged ahead to within
about thirty miles of the Dvinsk fort
ress.
Riga for the time being is left un-
threatened by direct attack, but should
Won Hindenburg succeed in getting ef-
1 fectively astride the Petrograd railway
/ further south il would expose the BAL
tic port to a serious enveloplng move
ment.
Drive Forces at Slonim.
The Germans at Orany, on the Bielo-
stok-Vilna line, are slowly approaching
mostly, the junction Of the Grodno and
Volkovvsk-Lida lines. Southeast OF
Mostly they are gradually forcing their
way to Slonim and Baronovlchl, the
junction of the lines from Wilma to
Rovno and Brest-Litovsk TO Moscow.
The attempt on Dvinsk will be even
more expensive. North and south the
Germans command the railway, but not
near the Russian communications 10
the east. The Russians at points south
west and west Of Dvinsk have fortihed
themselves between and behind the
lakes, which makes an outhanking
movement impossible and across
ground swept by the fire of Russian
guns.
Nowhere on the whole front are the
I Germans making a step unpaid for. In
a single day an altogether insignificant
rear guard action at Skidel cost them
I several thousands, from which the gi-
gantic daily cost of the increasingly
! Slow advance may be judged. Never
since .he war began has Russia had a
larger share Of allied collaboration.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
German Army Headquarters gave out
this statement:
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: On the front between
the Dvino and the Niliya, northwest
Of Wilma, we are making further
progress, fighting continuously. We
took $500 prisoners, one cannon,
seventeen ammunition carts, thirteen
machine guns and much baggage.
South of Olita our attack made
progress.
In the bend of the Niemen, north.
east Of Grodno, the pursuit has ad-
vanced as far as half way 20 Ida.
Further south we are approaching
the Szczara tributary. The railway
to Ida was bombarded during the
night.
Army group Of Prince Leopold Of
Bavaria: The pursuit in the direc-
ton Of Szczara is proceeding and
enemy rear guards were defeated.
Army group Of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen: The enemy could not
stop our pursuit A few hundred
prisoners were captured.
Southeastern theatre of the war:
The situation with the German
troops is unchanged
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
The following official statement from
general headquarters was issued in
Vienna Tonight;
In East Galicia the situation is
unchanged. Early Tuesday morning
the enemy attacked our Stripa 'front.'
but was repulsed.
In Volhynia, after receiving rein
forcements, the Russians attacked at
numerous points. while near Novo
Alexinieo the fighting continues. The
enemy has been repulsed with great
losses near the Dubno and Stubel
sectors.
Our troops fighting in Lithuania
crossed the Grinds Plain. south Of
Slonim, in pursuit Of the enemy.
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL.
A communication issued by the
Russian War Office to-day says:
The German pressure in the
regions Of Lake Pikstern and Sanken
and the village Of Rakiszk, west Of
the line OF Jacobstadt-Dvin con-
tinues
In the region Of the railway sta
tion AT Podbrodze repeated enemy
attacks have been repulsed. West Of
Podbrodze German attacks in the
region OF Misehogola are character
lied by great intensity.
On the front from the region Of
Orany 10 the region Of the village
! of Kosovo the enemy continues his
prudent advance in an easterly
direction.
More serious engagements have
occurred in the region of the villages