The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-20
WILMA HAS FALLEN;
ADVANCE CONTINUES
Germans Keep Up Their Enveloping
Movement and are Making Simul-
taneous Attacks Along the
Whole Line.

Berlin, Sept. 20.-The Russian city OF
wilma at which the armies of Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg have been driving
and which was stubbornly defended un'
til nearly surrounded by hostile forces
has been occupied by the Germans, it
was officially announced by Germany
army headquarters yesterday.
Eastern theatre Of war; Army group
of Field Marshall Won Hindensburg. The
extensive attack by General Won Eich-
horn against Wilma has been crowned
with complete success. Our left wing has
reached MoIodechno, Smorgon and Wor-
I, iany. Attempts by the enemy to break
through our lines in the direction OF
Mischallschk with strong forces hurried
ly collected failed completely.
Because of the uninterrupted prog
ress of our encireling movement and
simultaneous strong attacks by the
troops of Generals Won Scholz and Won
Gsllwitz upon the enemy's front, the
forces opposing us have been forced since
Saturday TO retreat as quickly as possi-
BILE along the entire front The strong
ly fortified town of wilma fell into our
hands. The enemy is being pushed along
the entire line.
Army Group of Prince Leopold of Ba-
varia: This army group is also occu-
pied in pursuing the retreating army and
has reached the line running through
Nierdowicze, Derewnie and Dobromyal
Enemy rearguards were defeated"
Western theatre OF war. Southeast
OF Bray, on the Somme. a widespread
explosion effected in and behind enemy
positions was successful During the
battle Immediately following, and which
was successful 70 US, the French suffered
sanguinary losses. A few prisoners were
taken.
Directly 20 the west of the Argonne
enemy divisions engaged in constructing
trenches were dispersed BY our artillery |
with heavy losses 10 them.
Artillery eombats continue along
large part Of the front.
wilma. a city Of some 10000 inhabi-
tsnts, on the Warsaw Petrograd rail /
road line. has been the object Of a Ger 1
man offensive movement for weeks past 4
in the course Of the widespread oprea-
lions Of Field Marshal Hindonburg on
the northern end Of the extended battle |
line in the east.
After the fall Of Koyno. 10 the north.
west, no fortress barrier remained b..
fore the Germans moving on wilma. but
defensive measures were taken /
BY the Russians 70 bold back the Teu-
ionic advance. wilma being the northern
<ey position on the important strategic
-silroaa line running s0utheastward % K
Rorno which the Russiams are striving
% retain II vas On this line. running
through Ida. inst the defenders ~ MI I
- had apparently their sole opportunty
- retreat along railway routes which
he German offensive receutly developed
utensiFe force. the lines southwest of
ne city and fhose % tire north and
- east hafine been cut II.
The fan ef kflna has t.ern anticiraiad
oT several dsvs. the German eneircIiur /
ncremanf having deFelouef sumeiently {
- make i apuarenf that ne nhandou- /
nert sas Unlf = question of tifne. Ilasf
resk reiroeFad fisHsfrhes stated that ,
iinn - uaH e. uFinst afafhrr 81 Tirif 7.
AaNr eHA AHEEHeat IFT. UE'frf Haa.
80 hesn ezuffiai ~ sfures ard aiar- ]
llns1 hF eaEerumeut sud rritute fn- 4
fituti9ns. u Wns drflared ftrf uaIfhrr !
.ofut Has Regarded ts 81 furfhrr straf d
rie fuluaFtanaa. preff a. ssrffnn 81 :
- geufrai ffuat. sna that 81 rns NJ
~ uurluase 81 fhs Erssiar renrrnl stsr
. dsfenE KHfa at 81 ussts.
Fiina has tsaeH - fusfsartari irfnaf-isl =
ua tra8e aats b So msitat Ell Fs- =
9un ssuAHsH wfh fskes. farses nna 8
axssfea Hewf8 esf5nstsa hats stasaF :
lnf fEFifakf hsM tAs F.ufstiasiar uas q
~ - M8A ut ema matlsr Ems- +
iar slnnast i terR 40 tamt ~ ua- a
aFsaes atiuaHns Hn8 Few ns wf
#Mk esq aafe m ts N
saFs am kse - ftE t nar mrf ;.
sass f1ax# s. resE 80 afttu rnH- =
ar AHs ta E wwf sr tEf
~ nw a tE
s1as