The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-05-28
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.

licia. where the Austro-Germans are
declared to be pushing still farther
their successes of several weeks past,
military operations are almost at
standstill
In the west, in Belgium and France,
bad weather and soggy ground have
prevented almost all troop operations
add virtually made artillery duels the
sole method of offense and defense. No
changes of any moment are recorded
by the war chancellories of any of the
ccmbatants along this line.
The fighting throughout Galicia is
increasing in intensity, according to
Petrograd, and the Austro-German
forces which have crossed the River
San are spreading over the vicinity OF
Jaroslau Radawa and Sieniawa. To
the south of Permysl the Teutons have
taken Russian advance trenches, but
at the cost of enormous sacrifice, &C
cording to an admission OF Petrograd
Friday, May 21.-A declaration of
war from Italy to Austria is expected
before the weeks end. Plenary war
powers have been conferred upon the
Italian government by the senate and
the lower house The Italian military
authorities are guarding with strictest
secrecy the movement of troops.
The weather having improved in
France ard Belgium heavy fighting
has been resumed. Paris reports the
French troops won ground north of
Ypres and east of the User. Progress
for the British troops north of La
Bassee is also claimed
Berlin reports the French attacked
German positions north of Ypres dur
ing the night and the battle continues.
Failure of a French attack in the
Fol- est of ALLY with considerable
lcsses to the attackers and of a Brit
ish attack south of Neuve Chapelle
is claimed.
Saturday, May 22.-It now seems
almost certainty that tomorrow's
dawn will hear the roar of guns along
the frontier of Italy. The king is said
to be preparing an address to the
people which will declare war on Aus
tria.
On the eastern front the Galician
campaign is at it's crisis, and the Rus
slams are making desperate resist
ance against further AustrO-German
between the confluence of the San and
Vistula and Permysl is the scene of
a struggle that may prove decisive.
While the Russians are more than
holding their own on the wings of the
battle front that stretches from the
Pilicia, in Poland, to the Pruth, in
Bukowina, they are on a perilous de-
fensive at the center above defined
From the western front the French
report complete success on the
heights of NOtre Dame de Lorette,
claiming the capture of the last of
the German positions
Monday, May 24.-Next in import
ance to the entrance of Italy into the
war is the success of the allies at
many points in France and Belgium.
Checks to the Germans north of
ATras, progress to the east of Festu-
bert and to the northeast of Notre
Dame De Lorette and the capture of
trenches near Melville st. WAIST are
chronicled by Paris. Heavy losses in
men killed and captured are indicated
in this report.
Berlin, on the other hand, asserts
that to the south of Melville the Ger
mans made gains, and that an attack
behind the Lorette height was re-
pulsed.
In the east in the vicinity of Jaro-
slau and along the Upper Dniester,
the Austrians. according to Vienna,
have repuised the Russians. Other
wise no change is recorded in the
general situation. In the northwest of
Russia, Berlin claims a defeat of the
Muscovites near Shawl and on the
Dubysa River, with the capture OF
some $500 prisoners and a number
of machine guns.