Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-26
Active Military and Naval Opera
tions Between Former Members
Of the Triple Alliance Are
in Progress.
TEUToN MOVE ON EAST CHECKED
Wedge Driven Into Russian Center
on the River San is Forced
Backward.
GERMANS USE GASES IN FRANCE
BULLETIN.

RUNE, May Sb.-NNla Parls. =
The Italian ministry of marine has
given out an announcement, which
reads
"A steamer arriving at Barletta
reports that while passing near the
Promontory OF Gargano at midnight
last night II sighted an Austrian war
ship with a heavy list. 1t was es-
corted by four torpedo boats.
This probably is the warship
which was driven off from Barletta
after having fired several shots.
LONDON, May 25.-Active mill
tary and naval operations are now
under way between Austria Hungary
and Italy, but land forces of any
great strength have not as yet come
into contact. Air and naval raids
of a minor character form the sum
total of the first twenty-four hours
OF warfare between the former allies
in the triple alliance.
II is generally understood that
Italy has arrived at an agreement
with its new allies under the terms
of which 1t will sign the existing
treaty not to conclude a separate
peace.
on the eastern frontier, the signs of
check to what at one time seemed an
overwhelming Austrs- s-German offensive
movement, ate becoming more and moro
apparent. The flying wedge, which was
driven into the Russian center along the
San river, has been compelled TO give
ground by the energetic counter attacks
of the Russians,
In the west General French reports
that the Germans by the use OF
asphyxiating gases, succeeded in pene-
trating the British lines at two points,
but he claims that some OF the trenches
lost as a result of these tactics were
regained In the subsequent fighting. Tho
contest "a still raging.
Domestic politics continue to absorb,
attention in England. but there IL delay
In attaining definite results and the
membership of the new cabinet has not
as yet been announced This delay, ac-
cording to the Manchester Guardian. a
ministerialist organ, is due to the in
sistence by the unionists on eight places
10 the cabinet as representing their
numerical strength in the House OF Com
mons.
clean sweep Is looked for In the adj
mlralty. where It is expected that Baron
Fisher. as well as Winston Spencer
Churchill. will go,
French official ReDort,
PARIS. May 5.-The French War
office this afternoon gave out a report
on the progress OF hostilities, which
reads:
1T was a night Of considerable activity
between the sea and Arras. In Belgium,
following a violent bombardment, a Ger
man attacking column endeavored 10
gain footing on the highway between
Langemarck and Ypres. It was definitely
checked.
Tho Germans delivered attacks yester-
day to the north OF Ablain. In each case
they were repulsed. To the north of
Neuville they delivered four attacks, each
of which was checked by the fire OF our
artillery.
In these various aggressive endeavors,
all Of which resulted in complete failure,
bho onoHiy SuiicTeu HedNy losses.
Nothing has been reported from the
remainder OF the front"
CONSERVATION In ConstnntinopIe.
ATHENS. May S.-Cvia London. )-Ad-
vices reaching here from Constantinople
by mail describe the arrival In the Turk
ish capital OF thousands of wounded
from the Dardanelles. where the first
Turkish army corps. composed of the
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