The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30

Armies of Kaiser on Offensive
Against The AngIo-FrenCh.
SerVia and Riga.
SALORIKE-HISH RAILWAY CUT
Rulgarians Succeed in Driving Wedge
Between SerVian and Allied Forces
Italians Progressing.

London, Oct. 22.-The German arm
les, which for almost fifteen months
/ have been continuously fighting on
one front or the other, are now on the
offensive at three widely separated
places against Riga and Dyinsk, in
Servia 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,
| delivered to the east of Rheims, met
with a complete repulse, as did those
! Of previous days.
Attack on Serbs Most Dangerous.
While it was expected that the Aus
! tro-German onslaught in the North
would be the most formidable, as a
matter Of fact the bulgarian attack
against the Servians through the val
legs from the east is proving the most
| dangerous. 1t is now definitely set
| tied that the Bulgars have cut the
Saloniki-Nish Railway to the north of
Vranya, thus driving a wedge between
the main Servian army and the Anglo
French forces which landed in Sa-
loniki.
Hindenburg Is In Olaf.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, In
his attack on Riga, has reached Olaf,
which is half way between Riga and
Mitau and only twelve miles south
west of the Baltic port. The German
offensive extends along a front of
about seventy miles and the German
fanking movement on the right has
reached the Dvina River, thirty miles
southeast of Riga, from which place
the Dvinsk-Riga Railway is being bonn
barded.
STavs Try No Advance.
According to Petrograd, the Rus
slams are attempting no advance, but
continue to thrust at the Austro-Ger-
mans, thus doing a lot of damage.
The Italian advance in Tyrol and
TrentinO is being carried out in con-
fOrmity with the plan to relieve the
pressure on Servia. New successes
are reported, and it is stated that a
general forward movement is about
to begin.
Offers Cyprus to Greece.
London, Oct. PA Rome dispatch
to the Daily Mail gives the report
that the entente allies Will send an
Ultimatum to Greece, insisting that
she define her position.
Great Britain has made a formal
offer of the Island of Cyprus to Greece
as soon as Greece undertakes to inter
vent in the war on the side of the
allies. The Daily Telegraph makes
this announcement this morning
Cyprus is the third largest island
in the Mediterranean, sixty miles from
the coast of Asia Minor 1t was ad-
ministered until November 5, 1914, by
Great Britain under convention con-
Guided with the sultan of Turkey at
Constantinople in 1873, but on the out
break of hostilities with Turkey on
the former date, the island was an
nexed. Cyprus has an area of 1854
square miles and population of near
ly 100000.
SerVia in Danger.
The progress of events in Servia is
surrounded by considerable mystery
The Austro-Germans and BuIgarians
are advancing all along the various
fronts, but not with the speed expect
ed The Austro-GermanS apparently
have spread their armies over a wild
er front
, At the Servian legation it was stat
ed that news received this evening
showed the Servians still were sue
| cessfulIy resisted the invaders on both
! fronts and that despite tremendous
: attacks the advance Of the Austro-
Germans and the Bulgarians was very
slight.
| Battles south OF Riga, where the
| Germans have made some progress
t | in the new thrust at the Baltic prov
| | ince port and in Volyhnia and Galicia
| ! where the Russians have gained rath
: er important victories, are now com
peting in interest with the operations
? in the Balkans.
: The Germans have concentrated
5 large forces, with a great amount OF
{ artillery, south of Riga and as a re
: / suit, a stubborn battle has been in
: progress for several days. Field Mar
? shall Won Hindenburg, who is in com
: mand in this region, reported two
= days ago that his forces had reached
: the river Dvina, but, as on previous
\ occasions, this broad and fast running
: waterway appears to have held him
up for the time being