The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-17
ALLIES INCREASE
ACTIVITY
HEAVY FIGHTING HAS BEEN RE
SUhED IN NORTH FRANCE
And Russia is Again on Offensive al
Several Points In the
East.

LONDON. March 1s. 1880 p. NJ
With the increasing activities OF the
British. French and Belgian armies.
the temperance on the coast OF Bel
sium OF British and French warships.
and the time drawing near for a big
effort in the west. the public h fol-
lowing with renewed interest the
daily reports OF the operations.
The Belgians. who are being sup
ported by the warships OF the allfes
have consolidated the ground which
they have won in the last few DAYS.
while the British have done likewise
with the strip OF territory which they
took from the Germans near Neuve
Chapelle. and have recovered most. II
not all. OF the trenches which they
lost in the region OF st. EloL.
simultaneously there has been
heavy fighting north OF Arras. in
Champagne, In the Argonne, and in
the Nosges. In which both French and
Germans claim to have been success
full.
All these operations are believed
heer to have been preliminary 10 the
general offensive which the allies viii
undertake when the ground dries, en-
abling a more rapid movement Of
troops and guns and the use OF caval-
~ which has been out OF action all
winter. except when the troopers left
their horses and took to the trenches
Russians Active.
The Russians on their front are
more active than their western allies.
The German offensive against PR
asnysz having failed to materialize.
probably owing to the thaw which set
In. the Russians have themselves un-
dertaken the offensive. and according
TO their own account. are advancing
successfully along both banks OF Orr
yc river and have occupied the village
OF Stegna. which is on one OF the main
roads leading TO PrZasnysz from the
northeast At this point. they repuls-
ed a determined counter attack.
The Germans. however, say that
the Russian attacks have been re-
PEELED and that they captured 1000
Russians
Along the ridges OF the Carpathians
and in eastern Galicia, the Russians
report a series OF successes against
the Austro-German armies, which,
despite the deep snow. have kept up
almost continuous attacks in the Bali
grod region and in some OF the cen
trail passes, in the hope OF relieving
Przemysl The Russians are closing
around the fortress and their infantry
men are within rife shot of the north
ern forts
From unofficial sources Il Is learned
, that the Russians have resumed the
offensive in Bukowina, and a battle
Ia In
frontier along the Stanislau-Koelomea
railway.
IN the Caucasus.
In the Caucasus. too, the Russians
are again on the move, and according
TO all accounts from Petrograd. are
pushing the Turks back along the
coast Of the Black set and are threat.
ening the safety Of the Turkish army
at Olu, on the Russo-Turkish border.
The allied fleet continues its opera
tons IN the Dardenelles and OF
Smyrna. but no official report of the
progress OF the warships has been
made for some days. The public il
depending on reports from Athens for
information. One OF these reports
says that the British cruiser Amethyst
has penetrated the straits as far as
Niagara. The cruiser Is said to nave
been hit by three shells. there being
a number Of casualties among the
crew
There Is a belief in some quarters
there that the Turks will oapitulate. II
the feet gets through the straits. in
order 70 save Constantinople from
bombardment
The interesting statement was made
tonight by Lord Southwark. at a
meeting OF the Associated Chambers OF
Commerce. that since the outbreak OF
the war Great Britain's output OF war
material has increased three hundred.
fold.