Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-29
FRENCH WIN HOLD
ON MOUNTAIN TOP
Peak in the ArgOnnes Now in Pos
session of Gauls After Changing
Hands Several Times.
BATHING IN THE CARPATH1ANs

LONDON. March 2S. While there
has been some fighting along the
East Prussian frontier and in Buko-
wilma. the mountains of both the east
and the west are the scenes Of the
most important engagements at pres
ent.
In the Vosges the French, after a
long fight, in which the position
changed hands more than once. have
finally established themselves on the
summit of Hartmanns-Weilerkopf. a
mountain peak fifteen miles north
west of Muelhadsen and few miles
north OF Thanh. This is considered
an important success. as It gives the
French command OF considerable
amount of country occupied by the
Germans The fight for the position
has been a bitter one and has been
going on for many days
Russians Attacking.
In ,he east the Csrpathians are still
the scene of tho most violent battles the
Russians attacking night and day. In
their last official communication they
claimed to be advercinp steadily on the
Bagtfeld- Cssicl, front, In spite of the fact
that the Austrians have been strongly
reinforced
Tonight however. tho Austrian official
announcement says that the Russian at
tack has mlscarried and that the Rus
SLAMS have suffered heavy losses. The
Austrians uiso claim to have repelled the
Russian offensive in Bukowina and "a
have forced their opponents back to the
frontier.
The struggle here has been carried on
under the most terrible weather oondi-
tions, the men having to haul the guns
and carry their charges through deep
snow
On the western front. beyond the French
success in the Vosges. where the Ger
mans abandoned large quantity OF
stores and left many dead on the field,
there have been no events OF Importance.
neither side apparently being ready as
yet for the big effort which everybody
has been expecting
There have been the usual bombard-
meiits OF the position and mine warfare
and the aviatore OF both sides have
shown much activity.
Fly over German Lines.
Each day allied airmen fly over the
German lines in Belgium and France
gathering information They vary this
duty by dropping bombs on railway juno
tlons and doing as much damage as they
can to military works. a Zeppelin this
afternoon passed the island OF schiermon-
nik-oog. north OF Holland, flying in a
westerly directiop, and en- attack on
some English town .waa exnoctsd. but n
ispeh We're its intention It's arrival along
the English coast has not been reported
so far.
The official returns for the fast week
OF the effects OF the German submarine
blockade OF England show that three ves-
sells were sunk and one was torpedoed.
but reached pert, while the total sallings
and arrivals numbered l,l5O vessels.
Hollands request for an explanation
from Germany Of the sinking OF the
AIedea and tine capture OF two other
Dutch steamers In creating a lot OF in
terest in diplomatic circles. where II Is
pointed out that the vessels Of other neu-
trail countries have not been molested
Diplomacy continues It's activity In
Italy and the Balkans. the latest report
being that Germany Is making an offer OF
part OF Turkish European territory to
Bulgaria In return for Bulgarias contin-
ued neutrality