Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-19
Rome Hears Plan TO Con
centrate Energies in
the East.
SIMPLY HOLD III WEST
Decision Reached at Coun
Gil Presided over by
Won Hindeuburg.

London. April 90 Abandonment
bv rhs German general stan of plans
far O Esa.ral offensive iu France 90
Inferred lH Rome from Information re-
rsir-i there. o. is said the decision iE
Indicated bg official camsauuicauour
f1 rH- italian cabinet. as V@l as ty
statements af German IH Official cir
cIes. and fErf hope Uf rruetrafIuE
fHslHer into Frruef territory has been
pgf aside
a dispatch from Geneva gives the
impression THr tgrEriaEa and Ger
taaHa have decided fp Concentrate
shTi~ FHrrFeH on flr eastern came
paiEr. ard if .s asserted that af
r1sueI os arr presided over hs Eirli
Marshal Eug uiutrub~rE it Uar de-
frruiEri t1 transfer Austrian heavy
srriIrrv raa before Nrrlgu f1 Poland.
esd Ea send bse. tr Crar1E. western
Gsfir.a. fer hungarian cavalry n1v
on thr western frHlr The situation
sFiIf ts fr br cleared ur
rGaftest assertions from Erriln
Jaes week fEaF fE- ggeslru advance
are offset bT claims Hf th~ prfrurrai
aar o3r~ chat ttr pr.Heipai chain of
es11nEsirs. e1rEps5 .rE s.-ullF err-
f.9e of 'ts front. uoW "a tn possession
~ tte Hgssians. and thaf 10000 Aus
fris1s-A@s@-hF~u captured lr ta- last
fFu weeks rt is said in rrfF1EraI
'fas ttr m19rn~ns toward ere iEfrT-
Tor o. HanEary viii h~ assumed after
TEr Austrian uaF once. h1srtrF.
taaiEs. 5as fh- Nurtro-Grrmar forces
have been gaining further vief1rtrs
CnaHf tlvaFu o. EowanDurs. t1rur ..
rF~@i~r ~ SpaiH. made a n1h!ir
statement that a solemn declaration
sHn4tt b. made bT Era.H F1 sh1w
aterr beg s7mpathY iirs lH th~ war
VifHogt violating her neutrality ti~
p1satrd ogf that sra'a.a relations
aith ttT tF pie vntrrfr have been more
aet more frirutiY ln recent years
Hsriin D~ni~s Aliies' Clnirs..
Ueriia. April ts. -omrlaia Lieu
t~aant Roland g. Garros. a famous
Preach aviator. Eas been made pr.H-
1aer bV th~ Germans 90 MTimuuafeF.
u~iziga. susth OF Ypr~s British vTrr
yesterday ~irctrd from minor German
positions Etiii occupied hy them iu this
locality British attacks along the
railroad between Nprcs and CumieE .
were broken down aith very heavy Z
l0asrs Co th~fu. HrtUera Mg~E- and .
Mosrj~ there have BEEN artillery dueis. .
Frrurh attacks against our positions /
a. Comhrrs and iu EosEeE failed on .
th~ eastern front ttT situation is uu- I
changed. Preach and British reports I
concerning victorirs on the western I
front are an Inventions. as 90 sumri- .
rufiv proved by regular reports from
German hradquarfrrs.-
Garr1s is weit Er1Wn lu the United 4
States. having rowu in many com
petitions DO this country. Since the
% th~ var be has been
among the most daring 81 French mil
itary aiTm~n. ~ uuuEirE three DAYS
aE1 De- shot dead iu thr air the aviator
observer % y German scropianc. lie
Eent out against this machine alone
and - his machine was faster he
gained an advantage He is a grad
uatr % Law % the Cuiv~ra!fy % Paris
and for a time praetiecd his profcs-
sion. AmouE aviation records broken
b. Garros Wrr~ fiEht Dee. n. 1919.
~hsu be assembled 1888 feet and cr-
.zbiishcd q woria'a altitude marx. and
d Eight across the Mediterranean
from -. Raphael 90 BizeFts
Paris Tells 81 Advances.
Paris. April is.-omelais British
yesterday captured iu Belgium. near
zc0 yards % German
renehes- We have be-u successful on
10th banks % the river F@cht. ia AL
ace and our advance is being pressed
.orWard oa the uoTth bank. We gain
-,i possession % The summit of Burg
gorpfeid. southwest of SchiiircksF-
sassrn. Whfeh directly commands the
ALLEY on the south hank- In the reg
oa % SesnsesaaFtsfh Vs made nota-
sfs progress iu direction % the F-cht
sad MstErroi. southwest % CoirnaF. !
n this district 80 occupied = series
e eisTztioas. the northsruost h-lEh;
q Whieh eomrzanas the cogFt of the
r-ckt ta frunt % BgrkSorpfeid. In
He course % Tits actiou ~s captured I
eiEissos % mountain artillery. Ger
rar ssropizuss dropped four bombs Z
"a Bsisort- DAMAGED t~o kanEzrs and I
- are 90 fssr chests of powder. Thsre |
ss-e 20 eAsszt,ies uos any serious
iz@zss--