The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
RUSSIANS REPORT
ADVANCE; AUSTR|AAS.
SAY THEY'RE HALTED
Flat Contradiction In
Versions Of Conflict
in Carpathians.
UsZOK IS HOLDING
London Is Satisfied That Rus
slams Have Not Carried
This Important Pass.
UsZOK is HOLDING

Lemberg, Galicia In a desperate
attack by the Russians on the right
flank of the Austrian position at
Mezolaborcz. on the Hungarian side
east OF the Besllid mountains, about
fifty miles south of Przemysl, the
Austrians We're forced, after twelve
hour battle to make precipitate re-
treat The whole main crest in this
district, which the Austrians CON
sidered impregnable, is now in Rus
sian hands.
The main body of the Austrian
army then moved to Rostoka, where
it found the Russians We're prepared
in a strong defensive position and
they We're again repulsed. Another
the southern district of Uzsoll and
check. the Russians occupying a posi-
ton three miles from Uzsok.
The left flank of this Austrian
army, under command of Archduke
Joseph Ferdiand. is being gradually
exposed by the Russian advances to-
ward Bartfeld, and Gummino.
Russians Dispute Austrian Report
London. England. THE Austrian
announcement that the Russians
have been checked in the Carpathians
is disputed al Petrograd, where ii is
said that further advances have been
made. On account of strong forces
of Austrians and Germans, massed at
UsZok pass, the Russians have been
unable to force their way through.
The last Russian official report an
nouneed the capture OF thIe viii
lagos and twenty-seven hundred
prisoners in the fighting near Uszok
The British parliament meets today
for consideration OF some important
collateral issues presented by the
war 1t is expected that the liquor
problem will be. discussed.
In the western arena of the war
the Allies have done little in the
last two or three days beyond the
consolidation of positions now in
their hands, preparatory for another
effort to oust the Germans from their
entrenched position at st. Mihiel
Three Airships Lost BY Germans.
Paris, France.-lt is officially
stated:
"A Zeppelin airship threw bombs
on Baileul, Ga town in France. de
partment of Nord. near the Belgian
frontier). Its objective was our av-
iation ground. but this was not hit
Three civilians We're killed.
1.-TWO German aeroplares were
forced TO come TO ground within our
lines, one near Braine and the other
at Lunevile In both cases the
aviators were taken prisoners. A
third German flying machine, winged
by the fire of our advance posts, {ll
near Ornes One of the aviators was
hit by bullet"
Outer DardanelIcs Bombardcd
Constantinople, Turkey. (via wire
less to Berlin and London) An Of
fetal statement issued by the Turk
ish war Office last night says that
some enemy patrol ships Today
(Tuesday) bombarded unsuccessfuily
the batteries at the exit of the Dar-
danellcs. A cruiser and destroyer
were both struck by Shells
Austria Wants Italy as Ally?
Rome, ltaly.-tVia Paris) "A
dispatch from Trent. telegraphed
from the frontier to the Idea Naz-
ionale, quotes an official who had
just returned from Vienna as au-
thority fer the statement that state
of siege probably will be proclaimed
soCn in Austria because of the unrest
resulting from the Russian advance
across the Carpathians. Wealthy
Hupgarians are said to be making
hasty preparations for fight.
1t further says it learned from the
same source that Emperor Franc!
Joseph has decided to cede to ltali
the so called Italian provinces, in
Guiding Fiume, but only on conditio,
that Italy join the Austrians anC
Germany in the prosecution of the
war This report is considered il
Rome TO be entirely without founda
ton.