The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-31
HUNGARIAN UNREST
WORRIES AUSTRIA
DISCLOSURES IN FOREIGN PRESS
UPSET CIVIL AND MILL
TARr HEADS.
london Correspondent Of hungarian
Paper Hears Of Troubles Of
Dual Empire

rapcf He4rx OF Troublc0 o.
Dual Empire.
LONDON. Dec 30-The following
Is letter from Budapest received by
the London correspondent OF a Hun
garian newspaper via Italy. under date
OF December 81:
Not the least interesting feature
OF this weeks events Is the desperate
state OF mind into which the Austrian
civil and military authorities were
thrown by the disclosure In the foreign
press OF discomfort In Hungary. The
Viennese press Explains this uneasi-
ness by pointing out that Italy Ia only
waiting for the moment when Austria's
difficulties seem overwhelming to ind
pretext for Intervention. Hungarian
disaffection would be the greatest AMI
most fnsuperable difficulty Austria
could have 20 face.
Count TIA was intrusted with the
duty OF denying. for the benefit OF
Italy and Rumania. the real state OF
things In Hungary. He says the Hun
garians received the news OF the re-
treat from Servia with courage and
confidence. and that II Is not true that
the feeling OF the hungarian people II
hostile to Germany. and that the state
ment that there is an Independence
movement in Budapest and other
parts OF Hungary is a pure invention.
Count TIA. of all men. Is the least
usuthed to deny the existence OF an
Independence movement and dissafis-
faction in Hungary. for. as he repre-
scented the Austrian-German military
junkerism In Hungary. all the hatred
and contempt OF this suffocating spirit
was concentrated against his person
Hs has bee nstoned and peited with
eggs whenever he has appeared on
the, streets anywhere In Hungary, He
has surrounded himself with dstec-
tfves even when asleep. and. all be-
cause he opposed the Hungarian ma
| tionaI aspirations and was a servant
of the Hapsburgs and Hohenzolierns.
General Gets Golden Sword. ~.
AS regards the loyalty of the. ma
tionalities he boasts of, may mention
one instance that seems characterize
tic The Servian papers give long ac-
counts OF golden sword presented 10
General Putnik. commander In chief
of the Servian army. by the Serbs OF
Hungary. a nice instance of loyalty.
They most probably were prompted by
the unheard OF atrocities which the
Austro- Hungarian. army was charged
with during its retreat in Servia-
There were Rumanians, Tyrolese.
Serbs and Italians among them. One
throws the blame on the other, but
m yown opinion is that not the sol
diers but the officers were TO blame.
and 80 per cent OF these were Aus
TRANS. Under such conditions IL
would be difficult to preserve the 10y
atty OF the Serb population OF Austria
Hungary. the more so that the Ser
VANS take great pains TO circulate
among them accounts OF these massa-
ores and OF pillaging.
II had an interview this morning
with an officer who returned wound
ed yesterday from Galicia and who
gave me an interesting account OF the
invested fortress OF Przemysl and en-
gagements in the Carpathians. He
says that no hopes are entertained as
to the fate OF the fortress unless the
relieving movement now being at
tempted succeeds, for the garrison L.
diminishing daily on account CT con-
tinuous sorties and the men are
already wholly exhausted. Every
night for a fortnight two regiments
have been called upon 20 deliver at
tacks on the besiegers at different
points and usually only half OF The
party returns. The garrison has lost
during these sorties more than $4,000
men in killed. wounded and prisoners.
Every available place in the city and
fortress is packed with wounded, ana
nevertheless these suicidal attempts
do not cease. as the garrison OF the
fortress itself has hopes that even n
the relieving attempt should fail II
would be able to hold out a few weeks
more; but In no circumstances can I
resist longer. for the food supply Is
coming to an end.
Terrible Conditions In carpathI ans
Regarding the campaign in the
I Carpathians. the officer said that the
most desperate fighting is going ON
there under terribly hard conditions
for both sides. The Russians havs
reinforced their troops all Along the
I front and they deliver fierce attacks
for the possession of the better post
lions in the Latoteza valley. The bat
tie has been raging for a week. Since
last Sunday the river has been frozen.
and the Russians broke up the ice for
+, seven kilometres to prevent the Aus.
/ trians from crossing. The next nfghs
| u was sufficiently frozen again to al
I low crossing In some parts. and in
certain places men we're fighting hand.
| to-hand battles on the top OF the thin
sheet Of ice. which broke under them.
/ IN some instances the Russian ann
/ Austrian soldiers were struggling TO-
! gether IN the icy water. and gave a
helping hand to each other to get on
I the top again.
The suffering of these poor men
through the severe weather in the
mountains surpasses all Imagination.
I Under such conditions the opposing
armies cannot come 20 any decision
whatever. and those who are the more
enduring and Injured 10 such bardships
will emerge victorious In that case
We shall again have 20 look forward
/ 70 an invasion on n more extensive
scale. for the Russian forces have now
I engaged number ten times a. many
a. 20 the time OF the last invasion.
: when they reached Fairfield and
Zcmpiin
The large number Of recruits who
have been under training since Octo-
bor are being sent to Bosnia and Her
zogovina. The east station has been
crowded with them for days n isa
p.tiful sight to see all these young
boys taking leave oi their mothers
and sisters. none Of them over 10
years old We saw General Potiorck.