New Britain herald., 1915-04-10
Battle Between Rivers en Western
 Front Develops Into Most Desperate Struggle.
AUSTRIA ABANDONS HER '. CAMPAIGN AGAINST SERBIA


 ing to Be Held Throughout Italy TO- morrow by Factions for and Against War Despite Police Prohibition Allies Fire on Turkish Positions. Russia is said to have made impor- tant captures of guns and war mu- nitions in the Carpathians. What is represented ] as information from tho 2 Austrian general staff is that in the hattle along ths Dukla-E -Epercs front the Austrians lost 26,000 men. The official war reports of today in- dicate that the fighting in France which started on Monday with 8 French attack between the Mouse and Moselle rivers, has developed into a desperate struggle along consider able portion of the western front. The statement from the German army headquarters mentions one after an- other, series of cnslaughts by the sllies. and says that the battle be- tween the rivers is proceeding with Indiminished violence. Although at times the French succeeded in gaining a foothold on German positions, it would appear from the Berlin state :nent that no advantage of importance has been obtained.
 The Paris staten1ent adds nothing to the previous claims or French vic tories. 1t speaks of desperate bayo- ret fighting st Les Eparges, capture .s ot which by the French was an .snounced yesterday. s .-
 No Changes Recorded. fE.9s In the east no changes are recorded. aerlin war office says that the Rus aians accomplished nothing by. attacks 1n the nortlfsrsse-spts seyssaa ts E Fl < Austria is reported to have aban- doned her campaign against Serbia, bringing to close the offensive opera tions which were the immediate cause of the general European conflict. Des- patches from Switzerland say that Austria has given up the plan for a new attack on Serbia for the sake of sending additional troops to the Ital- ian frontier. 1t is also reported from { the same source that the decision has been reached at Vienna to sound Rus sia as to peace terms. The official organ of the Vatican, however, den.as
 
 the assistance of the Pope in such negotiations.
 Mass Meetings for Italy.
 Popular agitation in Italy concern ing the attitude of that country has = increased to a point which has neces- s:tated energetic action by the author ities to prevent disorders. The fac tions for and against war have ar
 
 which the leaders say will be held in spite of 8 police prohibition.
 A French sailing vessel. from Lon don for New York, has been sunk by as German submarine off the Isle of Wight The Germans allowed the crew of 24 men ten minutes in which to quit their vessel, and all were saved. A wrecked British schooner has been sighted off the American coast, and is believed to have been at tackled by a German warship several s weeks ago.
 Not to Attack Serbia.
 Geneva, via Paris, April 10, 4:55 ,a. m.---Austria has abandoned the idea of launching a fresh offensive movement against Serbia, the Tr- buna says 1t has learned from an ab- solutely reliable source, and will re- main strictly on the defensive in or der to send additional army corps to ; the Italian frontier. The same au- thority Is quoted as asserting that it was decided at Vienna to sound Rus sia on the subject of peace terms but that 1t Is impossible to know what the result has been.
 The Russians made important cap- lures of artillery and munitions in the recent fighting in the Carpathians V according to dcspatchcs to Swiss newspapers. In the county of Saros alone they took two batteries oi twelve-inch mortars, four other bat tories of different calibres. twenty quick firers and TOO shells for the twe1ve-inch guns. 4- r&
 Figures received here purporting tc como from the Austrian general staff placo at 26,000 the losses in the bat tie on the Dukla- Epercs front. French Official Report.
 Paris, April 10, via London, 3:25 p m.-The Fronch war office thsa after. noon gave out m official announce. ment. reading Us follows:
 There is nothing to add today te the official communication of las night, other than the receipt last nigh pf supplementary reports relating tha the two attacks which yesterday madt ilp masters Of the last German posi-
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