Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-08

chief is said to be thrusting again AZ
the center of the Teutonic allies in
Poland.
\ few days aku the Russ ans We're said
to have gained little ground on the
Bzura and RaNka rivers Yesterday the
reports mcudoncd Russian attack near
Shierniewicz and today Vienna SAYS the
Muscovites made partial attacks east OF
Piectrokow.
where Armtcs IinLcd.
This is about the point where the Ger
man and Austrian armies are linked and
successful thrust here would. accord
ing TO military observers. compel gem
eral retirement in central Poland and en-
able the Russian gcncraltssimo, to re-
sumo his offensive against Cracow. which
always has been foremost in his plan OF
campaign.
From 1ll accounts received from Petro-
grad, which at present Is the only source
of Information, the Austrians have suf-
fered a very severe defeat In eastern
Galicia and now are In run retreat to-
ward the Carpathian mountains.
In the mountains to the westward. the
fighting. which has been continuous and
Z llN'nSf l'I "fthS, sun is III progress.
The two armies are contcndng desper-
ately for the ridges The losses in these
battles are declared to have been az
serious as any IN the war. but neither
side has conceded more than a few yards
of the rocky slopes at time.
Attack Along River.
Tho Russians also have been attacking
alcng the Dunaiec in western Galicia,
but apparently without making any i'm
pressions on the Austrian defenses, which
arc very strong on this river
In northern Poland the Russians are
stu striving hard to drive tho Germans
back to East Prussia and prevent them
from cntrenching in Russian territory
as they have done south of the lower Wis.,
tula, 1t is said at some points this
drive Is meeting with considerable sue
cess and that at places the Germans ac-
tually are on their frontier; but at other
points the Germans arc declared to have
succeeded In checking the lmpetuous Rus
sian offensive
little more liveliness is evident along
the western front where the French con-
tinue their attacks against the Germans
and where, according to Parts, the French
have made progrcss in the Champagne
and the Argonne regions. Tho Germans
have, however delivered some sharp
counter attacks which th,- Berlin report
says have been successful
To BrIng About Battle.
ON the whole these tactics seemineIy
have not succeeded in materially chang
ing the positions of the two armies. IL
the. French have made progress In the
Champagne region with which they credit
themselves, military observers believe II
viii doubtless bring about big battle,
such as similar advance did at Sois-
sons, on readiustmcnt of the German
front In this region.
As tine allied fleet slowly progresses in
It's attack on the Dardanelles the effect
Is being reflected in tho grain markets
Of England whore prices steadily are
faiiing In some markets today wheat
dropped fifty shillings a quarter but the
price averaged from 81 to IS shIDinRs
per quarter.
A Turkish official statement refers 10
Yesterdays Oriday) failure" in re-
porting the situation and david Bey,
the Turkish minister Of finance, who il
in Berlin, stated that up 10 Saturday
the attack by the allied fleet had met
with no success lie ADDED that Turkey
had $4,000 troops on tho Gallipol penin-
sula.
Continue Their Attacks
cruisers from the allied fleet are CON
tinufng their attacks along the coast of
Asia Minor from Besika to smyrna. and
Vice Admiral Sir Richsrd Peirse, has
brought up his East India fleet and un-
nelf alsRn no ha -
fications at Smyrna.
In the west the French claim TO have
inflicted serious check upon the Ger
mans to the north Of Arras. in the reg
ion Of NotTe Dame De Loretts.
In Champagne northwest of Beause-
jour, German counter attack has been
repulscd. The French war office claims
that the progress made by the allies I'm
the. Nosges at the Hartsmanns- Weller
kopf, extends over S2j yards OF German
trenches,
The latest official statement from the
German general staff reports the CAP
ture OF an English trench south .1f Ypres
on March 6. In the Champagne adistrict
the French continued their attacks near
Perthes and lie Mesnil but were re
pulsed. The Germans made a counter at
tack and occupied the small wood north
of Perthes and the PRO trench OF the
French position near lie Mesnil.
Eliutherios Venizelos, the Grecian pre-
mier, announced In the Chamber Of De-
puties Sunday that as the king did not
approve OF the policy OF the government
the cabinet had rendered it's resignation.
according to a dispatch from Athens An
earlier dispatch has .he statement that
II was the general opinion that Il The
crown council decided 20 remain neutral
In the war the cabinet would resign
Thousands Wait to