The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-13
ZEPPELIN RAIDERS
APPEAR WITHIN 40
MILES OF LONDON
From Two to Four Air Craft
Sighted Along Essex Coast
Extent of Damage BY
Bombs Not Known.
BIG BATTLES UNDECIDED
Both Sides Claim Gains In West
While Russians Refuse to
Concede Claims of leu
tons In East.
BIG BATTLES UNDECIDED

London, May 1.-THE Exchange
Telegraph company publishes Q
aispatch from its Copenhagen cor
respondent declaring that the Ger
mans have met a severe check to
the westward OF Mitau, capital OF
Me Russian province OF Courland
.jumerous forces Of Russians in
strong positions compelled them to
retreat.
London, May 1O.-Since the battle or
Neuve Chapelle, France, and h Ger
man reply to 1t on the Ypres canal.
there has been no such important move
ment' by the British n French ar
mics In the western arena Of the war
rs now is In progress and, according to
the official communications OF both
General Joffre and Field Marshal Sir
John French, the allies are meeting
with success.
Obviously the British have been able
10 throw great achievements into tho
field since the time, when, with the uso
OF a~sphyxiating gas, the Germans
forced them to reColl a fortnight ago.
The substantial advance already re-
corded by h British Is taken by mill
tary experts here as promising that the
present operations will be pushed nome.
The British and French are attacking
along a front of 20 miles and h fight
ing. which commenced Sunday morn
ing. continues, according to today's Of
NiCial communication issued in Paris,
In favor OF the allies.
London, May 11.-An aerial raid
within 40 miles Of London was made
ports were received from the Essex
coast, one OF which said serious dam
age of property and some loss of life
had been caused by bombs from the
raiders. 1t was reported also that four
Zeppelins took part in the raid. An
other dispatch, however. said that
while several aircraft took part, 1t has
not been established whether they were
Zeppelins or aeroplanes.
The towns Of South End. Westcliff-
On-Sea and Leigh appear to have been
attacked.
The situation in Flanders and the
Carpathians. where the critical battles
Of the pTusent phases of the war are
being fought is still obscure. On the
western front, both the Germans and
their opponents claim considerable
gains. In the Carpathians q similaT
situation exists. For though the Rus
slams admit reverses at the hands or
the Austrians n Germans they con-
Cede no such serious defeats as are
indicated by the statements from Ber-
lin and Vienna. and assert that the
TeutOniC allies are now being checked.
A further victory for the Austro-
German forces in Galicia was reported
today in a dispatch from the Austrian
press headquarters. Having completed
the first stage OF the battle by break
ing the Russian lines in western Ga
licia, the TeutoniC allies We're said to
have begun an attack along the Car
pathians further to the east, driving
back the Russians between Lupkow
and LTZSOk passes. 1t was
that the number Of Russian prisoners
taken in western Galicia would be in
creased to 100000.
Galicia will be increased, II is esti-
mated here, by 8 0 1000.
Between so and 70 guns have been
captured. but as was the case in the
battle of the Mazurian lakes In Feb
ruary, it Is believed. 1t IL only a small
part Of the guns left behind in con-
Cealed places.
The second stage OF the operations
is beginning further to the east, the
second Austro- Hungarian army having
stormed the crest of the Carpathlans
and the northern slopes between Lup-
kow n Uzsok passes and driven be
fore It with the bayOnet the Eighth
Russian army under General Brusst-
loft.
Every advance OF the Austro-Ger-
man troops shortens the battle ront.
thus liberating troops for elsewhere
and at the same time increasing tho
confusion along the Russian line OF re-
treat.