Show GERMANS HAMMER AWA Y AT RUSSIANS muscovites FALLING BACK TO TC NEW POSITIONS AND GERMANS IN HOT PURSUIT speculation rife as to whether teu tons intend to ta continue following enemy or and turn attention to the allies london there are no signs yet ol 01 any slackening rt of the german pursuit of the retiring russians and accord ing to the official report issued in ber lin progress has been made mado la in all sectors of the eastern battle line ex capt that in northern courland where the armies of grand duke Nic nicholas holat are offering an effective resistance from the southeast of koeno where the germans claim to have broken the russian resistance and must therefore be approaching vilna alons along the to goodno and thence southeastward through ahe he forest ol 01 and along the borders ol 01 the pripet river marches the russian russians are falling failing back to new positions speculation again Is being indulged in as to whether the germans intent to follow the russians further or pre pare positions from which they can hold the muscovites while the teu tons attempt an offensive in the bal dal kans or on the western line in franc and belgium military observers her are of the opinion that this question quest loc or must be tie settled before many days have elapsed arguing that with the eummer summer coming to an end ven venture proposed for the fall must soon de celop the artill has been the ahlet mode of warfare in the stern line the most aLtI activity vity has been ec here by the guns of the allies which have been shelling virtually the entin german line in addition the allie have been using their air craft ir 11 large squadrons to bombard germar positions it Is being vaguely hinted here that thal mid october has been chosen as time tor for the long postponed big push of the allies but the general public does not expert a strong offensive movement as yet yel there has been more heavy fig fighting litins on the gallipoli peninsula accor according dins to the turkish official report thit this claims that the allies suffered beav lly ily in a series of attacks last friday |