The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-08-26
TEUTONS ARRIVE
At NEW BARRIER IN
RUSSIAN SWAMPS
The Further Pursuit of
Cars Armies Will
Be Harder.
RAINS INTERFERE
Russian Airships Cause Panic
In Constantinople By
Hurling Bombs.

Berlin, Gcrmany.-The Russian
advance positions to the southwest
of the fortress of Brest-Litovsk were
broken through yesterday by the Ger
mans, according to an official an
nounce:.ent issued today by the Ger
man arfy headquarters staff.
London, England.-The Balkan
states unquestionably are nearer a
determination of their future rela-
!icns with the warning powers, but
so far as has been announced official
ly no definite step. has been taken
in the direction of revival of the Bal
kan league or its adhesion to the
cause of the Entente Allies. There
is no confirmation of arious rumors
which excited London yesterday, the
chief of which were reports that Bull
saria had declared war against Tur-
key and would assist in the attempt
to force the Dardanelles.
The situation brought about by
the sinking of the Arabic is still ellie
iting comment from the English press
when characterizes the unofficial
German explanations as inadequate,
but interprets the efforts to explain
the disaster as evidence of Germany's
realization that her relations with the
United States have reached a serious
pnase.
Teutons Near Swamps
The furious efforts of the Austro-
German Armies along the eastern
front in the last twenty-four hours
have not been as fruitful as usual
in respect to the amount of ground
Gained, which is taken to mean that
they now have reached the dreaded
swamp region. German and Aus
TRAN reports state that further ad
vaEces have been achieved both north
and south of Brest- Litovsk AMI that
the PulNa river line has been passed.
AUSTRIAN cavalry Las entered lNove!
and is said to be advancing to the
from this quartei will be confronted
by The barrier formed by the river
oripet and adjacent marshes. The
German press recognizing this Difficult
tv, points out that the armies of the
central powers face serious obstacle
in the immense and roadless pripet
swamps, while leading Hungarian
newspapers describe the tactical posi-
tion of the Russians in this region as
extremely favorable. Anothe: ex-
planation of the pause in the Austro-
German advance against Brest-Lit-
ovsk is that the invaders are being
held up by continual rain. the mist of
which hampers reconnaissance and
artillery fire.
From the other fronts there have
been reported no actions visibly
changing the respective positions of
the combatants. The English public,
stirred by the large loss of life at the
Dardanelles and Turkish reports of
desperate fighting, awaits with keen
interest official details of the opera
tions there.
Airships BOmbard Constantinople
A bombardment of the outskirts of
Constantinople by a Russian aero
plane squadron. resulting in the
death or injury of forty-one persons i
death or injury of fortyone persons is
to the Central News According to
these, advices, the attack was made
on Monday on the Asiatic suburbs of
Constantinople. number of bombs
were dropped. throwing people into
a panic Thirty Turks, eight Greeks
and three Armenians were killed or
wounded.
Slowly Advance Against Turks.
Paris, France.-The French Off
cial report on the fighting in the Dar
danelles between August 20 and the
morning of August 25. relates that
the British left wing made progress
against the Turks occupying 500
yards of the Turkish trenches in the
northern zone of the fighting, and
that French aviator on August 90
was successful in sending to the bot
tom large Turkish transport.
Zcppelins on Way to England?
Amsterdam, Holland.-The Tele-
graf learned today from Vlieland
that Zeppelin diregible balloons pass
ed over the island of Netherlands,
travelling from an eastern to north
western direction. Vlieland is off
the entrance to the Zuider Zee. In
northwesternly direction from it
| lies the northeast coast of England.