| Show vol OJ ill HI NO tO o. o 45 29 GERMAN THREAT ON RIGA RICA GAINING A Armies mies of Von Hindenburg Gain Footing on West Bank of Ovina Crossing of Which Would Mean Evacuation of Russia's Seaport and Arsenal CZARS CZAR'S SOLDIERS ALSO HARASS D AT SOUTH SOUT Austrians Claim to Have Penetrated Penetrated Pene Pene- Lines and Only r War Nar Warrow Narrow arrow ar- ar row Strip of Galicia Remains to Russians Invasion of Roumania by Feared SNOW HINDERS ITALIANS LO LONDON T DON Sept 4 Although h they continue their retirement in in somo some sectors and arc bem bein being driven en back in iu others the file Russians on tho the whole have ha-e stiffened their opposition to the Austro Gennan advance and md the Germanic Germanic Germanic Ger Ger- manic manic allies now hi- hi havo layo to fight and fight hard hanl for every yard ard of ground they gain ain Away tw y to o th the north ju just t below lelow the Gulf of Riga a n big battle is in ip progress progress for of the River Ui inn D ress Tess p possession mL and thc I Germans tow now occupy the tho western bank J between where they ther captured a bridgehead yes ye's erdi Hull and Jrie rich hero thero another bridgehead d was t taken ken by storm Coda today oday These successes I they can be carried to a conclusion h by forcing a crossing crossin of ot the Dylan must re result in the tho evacuation evacuation evac evac- of or the tho town of ot HI Riga Hitra a which al already already al- al rend ready Is IR being threatened from tho hG west and south b by Field Marshal von on army Fr From m Friedrichstadt Friedrich- Friedrich stadt south to the tho Pripet marshes tho the nUM Russians and Germans ar are aro engaged ed In Inn Ina n a series of or battles battJes and while the Bus Rus Russians by br a n counter offensive alon along the tho Vilna river ilver and counterattacks at other points are aro inflicting hea heavy losses on their pursuers rs they are arc being pressed back hack and tho town of ot Vilna which hh has he been heen evacuated evacuate by the civilians cl probably will soon bo be left by the Russian army Almost Out ot or To the tho south of the tho Pripet marshes another series sc-Ies of at battles buttles Is being fought The Russians aon along the and eth rivers are ari r making a stubborn stubborn stub tub born stand and Iho he Austro In whose ranks there la Is a strong leavening leav leav- ening of Germans are arc finding their Wn way eastward stward barred on most of the front ThC They have however cr forced a crossing crossing- a of the tho Sereth river at Its Junction Junction Junc june tion with the thc so that now no nowa a er very narrow strip of ot Galicia remains In iii Russian hands Finding It Impossible to make headway headway head head- n way in their frontal attacks on the positions po covering co the tho fortresses of ot DubnO Dubno Dubno Dub- Dub no and no which were bases bes of ot thenUs the tho nUs Russian lan armies a for tor their advance through Galicia tine the J are arc making an on attempt to tu turn tho those e po positions po- po f from the tho south anti and claim th that General you von has broken through h tIne the nus Russian lan lire lines Soot to T. T There Thel-c Is no Indication where the nenus new ne nus Russian lan lines hues are arc hut but from their strong strong- defense It Is la o that they Intend If possible to bring tho the Austro man offensive t to a 1 standstill far east past e. e 01 on Li nl un v nu u. u stubborn resistance So far Car is lS thu tho Bussian Russian Rus Bus sian sinn armies arc are concerned It Il H is apparent apparent ent eat that tho they art are fairly safe ste from any encircling movement 1110 unless the Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans can quickly throw a i strong strong- force across cros the tho lna Dylan southeast of or Riga Biga At present th the tho Russians havo behind them a large number of ot roads rands leading east at and anti northeast and as the they have havo proved po themselves s to to be masters maHers of ot retreat military writers here are convinced convinced con con- vinced that they titer will wilt remain nowhere 1011 long enough to bo be call caught ht Tho TIme rear rearguards rearguards guards of or COUI course coin e oc occasionally fall tall Into tho the hands of ot tIme tho pur pursuers Suo v Mio lit Iii the hi he Mp Alps The Tho French and Belgian n artillery ar nT- tillery y continue continua an nn Insistent t. bombardment bombard bombard- ment of or the tho German Gorman trenches and cantonments cantonments can can- In the west but thus far tar tho the expected offensive nn tins nas not developed dt and the designs of ot General Joffre JoHre the tho French commander In chief are arc not dis clo closed e A hea heavy rail fall of ot snow one has added to w tho ino difficulties of the Italians and and Austrian Aus I trian In the lie Alps T But ut they tho continue continuo the bombardment nt o of the tho opposing positions poal- poal lIons and both claim t successes es The a Invasion lon of ot n b by the with or 01 without a declaration of oC oCar war ar t is discussed d as a a. probability In the lie Balkan capitals andas and an as no aid could coul be sent to her In men anti and munitions until the Dardanelles are arc opened It Is expected that the ef efforts ef- ef efforts forts to force toree the straits strait will will willbe abe furI further fur fur- they ther increased ased by th the tho armies and navies I of the allies s J |
