The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-04-14
MORE PRESSURE
ON west FRONT
Movement Against the Germans I,
France and Belgium Is Develop.
ing on Large Scale.
CONTINUE ADVANCE
Rumor That Emperor William 10 Di-
recting Operations in the carpa
thians Not Credited.

Efforts of the allies to drive back
the German wedge in the Mause,Mo-
selle region continues unremittingly.
both the official communications from
both Paris and Berlin indicate that
the German lines are holding.
French battleship, with the aid of
sea planes, attacked Turkish camp
in the vicinity OF GAIA, in southern
Palestine, near the Egyptian border.
German attack on the Russian
forces in the north, near the Prussian
frontier, was resumed yesterday and
another battle is in progress for the
possession OF the important Russian
fortress of OssOwetz.
Five independent Austrian armies
are operating along the Carpathian
front. Petrograd newspapers publish
semi -ofiicial details concerning this
campaign to the effect that the vari.
GUS Austrian armies are under direc-
ton OF the German staff.
Heavy fighting is in progress in Bnk
Owina, according to a Bucharest dis.
patch to Paris.
Highest German Authority in
Rome has denied reports that Germany
is considering peace negotiations.
Italian military authorities have or
dered army officers to dull the metal
ON their uniforms and scabbards.
London, April 13-Field Marshal Sir
John French's message to his country
men at home that IL know when the
time comes for us to make our great
move; we can break through the Ger
mans" and the British eye witness
statement of yesterday that there are
plain signs of the gradual weakening
OF tile German resistance" are accept
ed here as an mtimation that the pres
ent steady pressure on the western
front shortly will develop into events
OF vaster scope. 1t is thus expected
that the next three months will be
especially memorable In this war.
Military writer's are OF the opinion
that the reported French successes be-
tween the Meuse and the Moselle--
an important rgion stretching between
the rival fortresses OF Verdsn and
Metz-have given a promising opening
for the spring campaign. They regard
1t as the signal for the general offens
i've movement which has been await
ing the arrival OF adequate accumula-
lions of men, equipment and supplies.
Russians Advance in Mountains.
The Russian offensive in the Car
-pathians continues to meet q strenu-
Olis defense on the part of the COM
bined Teutonic armies and although 1t
appears to be slowly winning It's way
forward toward the plains OF Hungary,
1t has encountered enormous difficul-
ties. The Austrians have been pre-
pairing their defensive positions during
the period which has interviewed since
the Russians first railed this same
territory. ~
To relieve the pressure on the Rus
slams is an additional reason for the
activity OF their allies in the west. The
report that Emperor William person.
ally is directing the operations in the
Carpathians Is doubted, as is also the
rumor from Cologne that Field Marsh
al Won Hindenberg has asked for rein
forcements to the extent of 100000
men to undertake another campaign
against Warsaw. 1t is thought to be
far more likely that he will attempt to
divert the attention Of the Russians
by thrust from the direction Of era.
COW.
An attempted division OF this char.
acter is revealed by the Russian com.
munication which reported futile
Austrian attack in the direction Of
Stry. Apparently this is designed to
turn the left flank Of the Russian army
and SO threaten all lines of commune
cation north and south which supply
the Russians lighting in the Beskld
range of the Carpathians.
Wooster, o., has just erected two
large signs at the entrances of the Lin
coin highway into the city. The signs
are red, white and blue and carry the
words: Wooster, The City of Pro
gress," in addition to the population
and the mileages both from New York
and San Francisco.