Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-08
VIENNA ADMITS
VARIED SUCCESS
IN NCARPATH|ANS
Russian Victories Are Said
to About Offset Their
Recent Reverses
FINAL OUTCOME OF
BATTLE is IN DOUBT
French Continue Offensive
Movement on Right End
Of Entrenched Line
Vienna. April THE ofacial cores
nondence bureau has circulated the ioi-

Vienna, April .. AAo .. 81
pondence bureau has clrculaseo 'ne Ao'-
lowing:
srhe increased violence to be oD-
served In the fighting In the Carpatn.
ians is coincident with the advent OF
Anc weather. From both slopes OF the
Ondowa valley to q point near the
T1.ank nass. tremendous fighting ls go
mo an AGAINST the local successes
achieved by us must be reckoneo tne
local successes of the enemy, ana the
former must be az little over estma1ed
as the latter.
The Austro German successes on
the haishts to; the east OF Laboroza
valley have not weighed 80 heavlly IN
the scale g to justify any expectation
of general decision. Final results IN
modern fighting mature very slowly.
Prohibition, Is Topic.
London, April THE military situa-
ton IN the Carpathians IL composing
with the prohibition question IN the IN
terest Of tho British public.
Tho cabinet meets today. ls e4-
nected that announcement WILL pc
made OF measures to provide drastic
restrictions on the consumption OF LID
uors but total prohibition Is not ex'
4 Attention is concentrated on the Car.
athian passes, where the Russians
are bringing up heavy refnforcements
to nush their attack, the success Of
which is expected only through weight
Of numbers. German and Austrian com
manders also are making strenuous ef-
forts to strengthen their forces.
Petrograd reports that the section
near the Uzsok pass, where Vienna ad-
mitx : retirement, extends, for dis
tance OF seventeen miles. To onset
this Vienna claims q counter offensive
movement near Lupkow pass, where
the Austrians report the taking OF sew
eral Russian positions with the capture
of Z. 900 prisoners. A conservative IN
terpretation Of both the Russian and
the Austrian reports leads to the belief
that the Russian offensive at Lupkow
has been checked, while they have
forced their way through the Rostok
pass. capturing two villages On the
southern side Of the range.
French On Offensive.
IN the western arena OF the war the
French continue their offensive move
ment between the Meuse and the Lor'
raine frontier. Their reported gains
in the ALLY forest indicate the POSSIBLE
ity Of new danger for the Germans
holding St. Mihiel, while the advance
to the east of verdun is regarded in
London as threatening St. Mihiel from
the north.
The belief that operations in the Oar
danelles have been resumed is general
in London today.
German official Report.
Berlin, April THE German Off
cial statement follows:
.The village of Drei Grachten, which
was occupied by our troops tho day
before yesterday, and which the
enemy has bombarded with his
heaviest artillery and mine throwers,
was for this reason again abandoned
by us last night.
can attack in the Argonne broke
down under the fire Of our chasseurs.
northeast Of verdun French ad-
vance approached only as far as our
outer positions. /.
.aTo the east and southeast Of
Verdun series Of attacks made by
+he enemy failed with extraordinarily
heavy losses.
',In the Combres hills two French
battalions were destroyed by our
fire.
cat ALLY our troops commenced a
counter attack and threw the enemy
hack into his old position.
cat Apremont tha enemy had no!
success.
"The other French attacks at Flirey
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