The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-28

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Visions ooe raen--have been sent
by the Germans to the Riga front since
the nrst week of August. The arrival
Of two OF these has been reported dur
ing the last few days.
Intense massins, of German electives
has been observed by Russian scouts
and flyers In the region Of BsuSke
ttwenty-hve miles southeast OF Mitau
aud thirty-eight miles due south OF
Riga) and further TO the north near
the station OF Gross Ekkau twenty
four miles south OF Riga
This leads one Of the leading Rus
sian military critics, Colonel Anqog-
sky. TO conclude that the main Ger
man blow at Riga will be struck from
the direction ~ the .UNkuN hridgehe9d
,ffteen miles below Riea. on the p~Ina
river. which was recently abandoned
BY the Russians for strategtcal reasons.
The stubborn cor1hats resulting from
the Teutou thrust in the Cltutz valley
tRumansn frontA have eliminated In
a decisive Russo Rumanian victory
For two weeks the Austro-Gierman
forces launched series az the most
violent attacks as result of whltA
they merely captured. al n" cost OF
enormous losses an insignificant por-
ton Of terrain In the sector 20 the
west Of Okno tCcGno) snd 20 the
north Of the SGchita r4ver, between
the villages OF eanttu and Mer@esci
The Teuton dtheuch III the T~otus
valley ana the subsequent march on
raksy. undertaken with the object II
driving the RUSSIANS cut ~ NoldaNia,
scross tte rrush. failed completely
Use considerable checks hlsa iFe
Teutons have suffered On IRE Eumanisn
front have greats oESrava'ed he
strategic situation = the Aastro-Gor-
mar forces an al tror.a Fsr - order
to suppo.t Their operation" Il. PaIn&nta.
tie central powers wsve OBLIGED 70
weaken cors'deratt* their electives
or the western and 1talIan fronts.
Mt,l;arv articles N the ?etroCrad
press agree in attacking great 'mror-
lance n the rcG:5s operations en- the
Rumanian ard Riga fronts.
Can't Overcome Rnx~- Rpmnnian Armies
Rstcf asserts that the Austro-Ger-
man t-oops cEnuot overcome the tenac-
ity Of the Armies under General Tehcr-
hatcher who together with their Ru-
Tnanian comrades it-arms are rem
terlrE almost supe~human resistance
10 the TeatNn onslaughts. At the same
time trntrtinr enormous losses upon
TIRE artaekir forces
Rirtevra Weldon ositv raised the ques-
ton as 70 which Of the two operations
Riga or Rumania-5eeerve greater
attention and Il reaches the conclus-
ion that the drive on RIGA offers to the
Teuton certain moral preference while
the Offer stve in the south promises
great material resources because Of tht
richness Of the country
The resumption OF Field Marshal vor
Mackensen's attacks is taken to prove
that the Teutons are determined t.
attain ~ ALI costs the benefits promised
By success IN the south, since tho har
vests and raw materials Of these re
siors would 60 = long way towarC
enabling them TO hold out econ omica}ly
The press emphasizes the constan
reciprocity in the allied efforts. Tn
papers poi-t out that Russia, despit
the acute troubles ~ her internal crisl
continues nevertheless 10 present &
the Teutons a lighting front whic
compells them not only 20 keep thei
main eastern armies IN the east bu
evan TO augment them by reserve
from other fronts.
The military observer Of the Russ
koye Slovo in 3 thorough analyst
shows that the Germans have not a
all changed the general strateefcal sit
uation with their progress on the Rig
front which he deems Of little signl
hcance.