The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-20
AUSTRIA PREPARING
tcosta.usd Prom FIRST rage,

majority agree that the Italian gov
eminent has definitely decided on the
side OF war. that the German and Aus
trian ambassadors are preparing TO
leave Rome. and that the consul gen.
erals OF those two countries either
have already left their posts or will
soon do so.
On the other hand. a message COM
ing through Paris says that Austria
mas submitted new proposals which
she hopes Will induce Italy to remain
neutral A definite announcement is
expected from the Italian foreign Of
nee before the Chamber of Deputies
meets tomorrow.
Meanwhile. the Austrian armies. in
conjunction with those of Germany.
continue massed attacks against the
Russians who are attempting to form
a new line behind the river San, both
north and south Of Przemysl and west
OF the Nistula river. i'm Southern Po-
land. These attacks. according to the
Ausuiai ana German reports. have
met with their greatest successes
north OF Przemysl. where the Ger
manic allies have succeeded in cross
ing the river and have occupied Sien-
lava on the eastern bank.
Captured Positions.
They also claim to have captured
some positions southeast OF the form.
er Austrian fortress. while their heavy
guns are keeping up a bombardment
from the west
In Southern Poland their progress
Is not so marked. the Russians having
had strong forces concentrated al
lVangorod, which they were able TO
bring into the field and check the ad-
vance.
II is stated from PetrOgrad that the
Germans and Austrians are using be-
tween 80 and 40 army CORDS on the
zoe mile front from Opatow. in 70
land, to Kolomea, i'm eastern GaIicia
East of the latter city. i'm Bukowina,
the Russians have broken the Austrian
extreme right and are reported 10
have again occupied Czernowitz. the
capitol
The sudden break i'm the weather
in France, which had been bright and
dry. stopped the fighting on Monday.
put ~ mas since been resumed at
several points. Between Arras and
the coast and In the Woevre IL ap-
pears as though the attacks when
the allies were delivering have ended
and that the allied troops are consoli-
dating the ground gained and await
ing German counter attacks.
They are not likely to be idle long.
however. as the action must be con-
tinued for the purpose OF relieving the
pressure on the Russians.
Progress in Turkey.
STEADY progress by the allied
troops on the Gallipoli peninsula is re-
ported, although they apparently have
not Yet captured the Turkish positions
which bar their way 10 the Narrows
OF the Dardanelles. An unofficial de.
spatch reports the landing OF fresh
troops on the Asiatic side of the
Straits-a move designed. doubtless TO
prevent the Turks from sending any
more reinforcements from the eastern
TO the western side.
German submarines. which have
not yet done much execution since
the sinking OF the Lusitania. have
claimed another victim In the British
steamer Drumcree. which has been
sunk on the Cornish coast. Such Incl.
dents. however. do not greatly trouble
the shipping men. Norman I'LL. sec.
rotary OF the Liverpool Steamship
owners Association. today pointed
out that during the month OF April
cargoes 10 the value OF $4,000 600
pounds, sterling. were carried i'm and
out OF ports of the United Kingdom
while the value OF the cargoes destroy,
ed by submarines was 10000 bounds
or one shilling in 100 pounds.