Show GERMANS HAMMER AWAY AT RUSSIANS muscovites FALLING BACK TO NEW POSITIONS AND GERMANS IN HOT PURSUIT speculation R rife ife as aa to whether tt teu ua tons intend to continue following enemy or and turn attention to the allies london londom there are no signs yet ol of any slackening of the german pursuit ot of the retiring russians and according to the official report issued in berlin progress has been beau made in all sectors of the eastern battle line ex capt that in northern courland where the armies of grand duke nicholas are arc offering tui an effective resistance from the southeast of koeno where th the e germans claim to have broken the russian resistance and must th therefore be approaching vilna along the to goodno and thence southeastward through the forest of and along the borders ol of the pripet river marches the russians are falling back to new positions speculation again Is being indulged in as to whether the germans intend to follow the russians further or pro pre pare positions from which they can hold the muscovites while the teu tau tons attempt an offensive in the dal bal kans or on the western line in france and belgium military observers here hen are of the opinion that this question or must be settled before many days daya have elapsed arguing that with the aun summer truer coming to an end ventures venture proposed for the fall must soon develop celop the artillery has been the chiel chief mode of warfare in the western line the most activity has been displayed here by the guns of the allies wibb have been shelling virtually the entire german line in addition the alliet allies have been using their air craft in ill large squadrons to bombard germar positions dong it is being vaguely hinted here that mid october has been chosen as the time for the long postponed big push of the allies but the general public does not expect a strong offen offensive movement as yet there has been more heavy fighting on the gallipoli peninsula according to the turkish official report thle this claims that the allies suffered beav ily fly in a series of attacks last friday |