The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-04-23
MILLIONS BATTLE
IN THE MOUNTAINS
CARPATHlANS NOW SCENE OF
MOST DESPERATE FIGHTING
IN THE PRESENT WAR.
forward MOVE IN France
Allies Are Throwing Weight Against
Germans and Forward Movement
Indicates "Push" Is On-The
Situation in Turkey.
Latest News From the Front.

Fecht river, as announced IN the
French official statement, is an indi-
cation that the allied forces are push
ing their campaign in AIsace, for this
river runs past Colmar, capital Of Up
per Alsace, which is one Of the
French objective points.
This is one of the movements by
which, in conjunction with the opera
ton along various sections Of the bat
tie front from the sea to the Vosges
mountains, the allies hope to put pres
sure on the Germans to force them
gradually to withdraw.
The military authorities at Paris
say that the offensive operations are
developing all along the line, and that
the pressure thus applied may simply
grow in intensity until the grand Of
fensive," long longed for, has been in
augurated by a gradual process and
not by a sudden onslaught on some
fixed date.
For the time being Russians and
Germans and Austrians appear to be
deadlocked around that pivotal point
of the Carpathian mountains in Uzsok
pass. Several millions of men are
fighting there for supremacy, but al
though the Russians have ceased to
advance, they have not been driven
back
Unfavorable weather conditions,
swollen streams and impossible roads
are having a great influence on these
operations, in which no decisive adj
vantage may be gained by either the
one or the other of the opposing forces
for weeks to come.
The most striking incident in the
naval warfare is an attack made by
Turkish torpedo boat on British
transport, the Manitou, in the Aegean
sea. Seemingly the Turkish Warship
did damage, for the British official
statement, although stating that three
torpedoes fired at the Manitou failed
to hit her, reported that 100 men on
the transport lost their lives through
drowning.
The British cruiser Minerva and
several destroyers pursued the Turk
ish craft and drove her aground.
From unofficial sources it is learn
ed that warships have been attacking
the forts at Bulair, on the Gallipol
peninsula while Turkish reports stated
that attacks have been made on the
Dardanelles from the outer entrance
and that the Majestic and Swiftsure
have bombarded the forts near Gaba
Tepeh.
A frontier incident which during or
- binary times would pass unnoticed has
occurred on the Italian.Austrian Dor
der. 1t is said that an Austrial patrol
recently passed through Italian terri
n tory, ignoring the protests Of the Gus
toms officers.
Probably the greatest interest at
taches to the spectacular flights o.
German airmen over portions O.
County Kent, England, and the cit!
Of Amiens, France, and bomb-drop
ping raid by allied ayiators on town!
in West Germany While it is saiC
that little material damage and onl!
slight casualties resulted from the at
tack on several Kentish towns and vii
lagos, more than a dozen persons arr
reported to have been killed or wound
ed by bombs dropped from a German
taube in the vicinity Of the cathedra
In Amiens.
Two Zeppelin airships visited tn,
east coast Of England shortly afte
midnight Thursday, dropping bomb
on several towns and doing consider
able damage to property.
The airships dropped four bombs OF
Maiden, in Essex county, thirty mile
northeast of London, but no damage
resulted. Bombs also were dropped ii
the Heybridge basin, two miles across
the river. These set fire to som,
buildings. The airships came up tn,
Black Water river and over tn,
marshes and circIed.
At Lowestoft, on the North sea, Il
Suffolk county, three bombs wer,
dropped, considerable damage result
ing to house property. A lumber yarC
was also set on fire. Three horses
belonging to the railroad compan.
were killed.
In the naval warfare two steamer
have been added to a long list o
those that have gone to the bottom
as a result of torpedoes or mines
the Dutch steamer Katwyk, loadel
with grain for The Netherlands gov
eminent, and the British steame
Ptarmigan, Four Dutch trawlers ais
were said to have been seized by tn
Germans and taken into Cuxhaven.
On the political side of the war, on
of the questions that has long bee
in dispute between the United State
and Great Britain has been settled
The British government has agreed t
purchase the cargo of foodstuffs DIES
tined for Germany on board the Amer
lean steamer Wilhelmina. The owT