Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-22
RUSSIAN ARMY
ESCAPES NET OF
Won HINOENBURC
Cavalry Screen Thrown Arou. j.
wilma Apparently is Too Wea
to Check Veterans of
General Ruzsky.
MARSHES HINDER ADvAN,
Simultaneous Movement Of WI
Maokensen and Prince Leo
pold is Delayed.
GERMANS ACTIVE ON DAuv.. i,


LONDON, Sept. 21.--Latest re-
ports from the wilma fighting zone
Indicate that the Russian army there
has escaped the coils which Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg threw
about It. BY cavalry raids, as brill
liant as the famous coups OF Stuart
and Sheridan in the American civil
war, a screen of German horseman
swarmed about both flanks OF the
retreating Russians and stood
astride their main lines of communi-
cation. II now appears to be prob.
aole' however. that these enclrclinr
torces are too weak to impede Ger
eral Ruzsky's veterans.
Marshes Delay Prince Leopoi6.
Inc simultaneous movement by Pri zoe
Leopold and Field Marshal Won Macken
sen nave not resulted In the expected
ADVANCE, especially by the latter. VINO
mas not been able to link his shattered
troops after their march through tn
Pripet marshes.
| II II be true that the defenders Of
\ NFN'tfNat
draw deep breath OF relief. for it il
apparent that the cautious strategy of
Grand Duke Nicholas was abandoned for
the moment and that General Ruxakv's
troops remained In wilma so long that
Field Marshal Won HindenberR's plans
Tor junction of his wings seemed for a
time certain of success. North of Ida
the railway Ia In German hands. but the
main forces OF the Russians are south
Of that point.
Tho domestic situation in Ruasia. oUine
to the strict censorship, IL stili a matter
or mystery. When the Duma was pro
rosued numerous strikes we're declared
IN many cases the men are still out
Others returned to work. and MS the
spoppage was In the nature of a protest
no iong-continued trouble is expected
The Hemstvo conferences at Moscow this
week VIII express agreement IN the mn -
tional crisis with the Duma majority
ana VIII likely urge upon the h g>os
authorities the necessity of appoin'inv d
ministry trusted by the people.
Germans Attack scribe.
The iong-expected offensive ep,tn. ,
Serbia is said to have begun with r.
storm OF artillery fire designed to cove,
crossings of tn Danube and save. The
Teutons evidently expect TO push a wa,
toward Constantinople along the roa
opened by the crusaders
Along the other fronts nothin~ no..
has developed except the growinr
tensity OF the German reply TO the allie,
artillery on the western line.
Art'Herv BOmbardmen In NVet,
PARIS, Sept. Alan artillery bombard
nent in which both sides took part. o
continued violence. to the north of ARA
and to the east OF Nouiette and OF Lor
ette, is recited in the French official com
| munication on the progress of hostilitie
given out in Paris thas afternoon.
Further activity. in which artillery an,
infantry took part. has taken place a
other points on the front IN France.
The text of the communication follows
There was a bombardment yesterda
IN which both sides took part and o
continued violence TO the north of ARA
; and east of Noulette. In the sector O
Neuvills French batteries directed an ei
ficacious fire on the positions OF the en-
emy TO the east of the highway to Be
thune. A accommodating party brough
back some prisoners.
I'm front OF Beuvraignes, TO the sout
OF Roye. there has been spirited riff
Z firing, artillery exchanges and fightin
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