Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-18
OPTIMISM Is
 WATCHWORD. FOR ALLIES
 IN GENERAL
Sir Edward Grey'S Reply to the American Notes of Protest Cause Little Surprise in Great Britain.
GREAT SACRIFICES ARE
 ATTENDING ALL BATTLES
It Wold Seem That Russians Are Again on the Offensive and That Impending Battle Has Been Called off.

LONDON, Mar IT, - Sir edward Grey's replies to the American notes on the use of neutral flags on British merchant vessels and the prohibition imposed on foodsuns destined for Germany. in which for the first time Great Britain definitely announces her intention to establish a blockade" again brought the diplomatic question. Co the front The replies. which were published here with the American notes, contained no surprises, for be- yond the use of the word blockade which heretofore was avoided. their terms have been for the most part known
 Assurances that neutral shipping will be interfered with as little as possible and that neither ships nor cargoes win be confiscated it is felt here. should 20 a long way toward meeting the American objections. However. another protest is expected. Even these diplomatic questions on which SO much depends. only momen- tarily distract the attention from the battles On the eastern and western fronts. he operations against the Dar- danellCs and the activity of the Ger man suhmarinesr which secured addi- tional victims
 The armies In the west are fighting for the hills and other points of van. tage. both sides claiming progress. The Russians also claim progress, the Austrians stating there Is little change
 While Earl Kitchener secretary of war, and other cabinet ministers and leaders. are bending their energies toward increasing the output of wal material and encouraging recruiting complete optimism prevails Thai the victories of last week were gained only after heavy sacrifices, and tha the casualties list must increase ir length as the war progresses, is fully realized. But everybody in England believes when the time comes for al offensive there will be no turning back
 According to the French, the Bel eians continue to improve their DO sitions in Flanders The French, t' the north of Arras in Champagne have added eminences to their gain which are of some importance. Tn French and German officials, howeN CT. are SO contradictory that it is dii ficult to decide whether any chang is being made generally in the dispC sitiOus of the two armies
 Optimism which pervades the wes ern Allies is shared by the Russian All Petrograd correspondents to Lol don papers lead the public to beliey that big events are impending lt apparent the Russians again, and nc the Austrians. are on the move, pa ticularly at Smolnik, on the River Sa where it emerges from the Carpath ans. while In Bukowina, according unofficial dispatches from Buchares the Austrians have been defeated battle which has been raging aior the entire front
 In northern Poland isolated actioI are being fought from the Meme river to Przasnysz The expected b battle has apparently been called q or postponed by Field Marshal NC Hindenberg. who is thought to ha' attained his object when he eXtnca ed his forces from the forest mel Augustown The Russians Caucasi' army Is working along the coast the Black Sea and has taken q Turkish port of Archaya and repuls attacks of the Turks who are SC operating on the fringe of Russii territory.