Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-09
Cabinet Fails to Agree Upon Pro-
gram for Curbing Traffic in
Liquors and Lawmakers
Must Decide.
MORE FIGHTING IN PASSES
Russian Hosts Appear to Be Forcing
Way Through Carpathians at
Four Points.
FRENCH ARMY ON AGGRESSIVE
The Days War NesDs|

RUSSIAN TROOPS are pushing for
ward rapidly IN the Carpsthians
and ~ H. reported from PetroRrad
that the road to the plains OF Hun-
gary now lies open before them.
FRENCH AND GERMAN official
stRtemepts show that the battle In !
the regions between the Meuse and I
the MoNelle has developed into a.
stru@EIe OF particular severity.
ITALY Is still endeavorfnR 60 ex-
haust every. means which may Iced
10 = peaceful settlement with Aus-l
tria OF the question of TERRITORIAL
concessions. rftrI
AUSTRIAN CoRREsPoNDENT OF n,
Turin newspaper telegrnpha that
ne has reliable informatiOn that
there is q basis for the reports that
Austria IL seeking peace with the
triple entente powers, the better
to deal with italy.
LOSSES OF MEN during ,he s,rst a..
months OF the war are estimated
by the military expert OF a Rome
newspaper at 5000, 900. The eost
of the war In that period ts placed
at $1,000, ,OOO, 900.
AUSTRIAN AvIAToRs dro,re6
seven bombs yesterday AZ Poa-
gorttHR, Montenegro. EIewe,
women aud children were Ix,,teN
and forty-eiEht other pers.n-
wounded.
LONDON, AprfI s.--The cabinet
having failed to come to a decision
on the drink question, no settlement
is expected until Parliament meets
next week. The impression IA grow
ing that the government will content
itself with bringing In a measure pro-
hibiting the sale OF spirits. Even
this step will not be a government
policy, since. nothing can be done
without consultation of other parties.
The conservative leaders, A. J. Bal
four and Andrew Bonar Law, are be-
iieved alread. to have given privately
their assent to whatever action NAV
be taken. provided no measure for
total prohibition be considered az
this time.
IN proposing the prohibition Of the saIs
'i spirits and possibly wine, and les.
"eninG the strength OF beer. Great hritain
would be following IN the footsteps OF
Russia, which before the adoption Of total
prohibition forbade the manufaeture or
use OF spirits.
Scotch May Block Movement.
Even the prohibition OF traffic in spir.
its is not likely to be adopted without
considerable opposition from the vested
Interests. The influence of the party Ia.
voring voluntary abstinence Is growing.
It's latest recruits include the heods oe
various churches, who have siened a
pledge to abstain from intoxicating LIQUORS
during the war
Opposition to the suppression Of the use
OF spirits Ia In some degree sectional.
since Scotland consumes per capita three
times as much spirits as England ana
haif again as much as Ireland. Scottish
opposition. IL solid. might easily cause
the defeat Of the measure
Fierce struggIes in Carpathfana.
The fight for the carpathian passes ia
proceeding bitterly. Both sides cIain
local successes. The Russians are fight
ing their way over four passes-DukIa.
Lupkow, uzsok and Postock--the lase
named OF which is in their possession.
Postock pass is not So important a. tha
otkers, but branch road from it leads
10 the rear OF Uzsok pass. which from
the desperate nature OF the struggle in
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