South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-05
Government May DiSavOW Re-
sponSibiIity for ForayS of
''IrreguIarS"-May Be First
Step in War Against Greece.
RUSSIANS HAMMERING
AT GATES OF HUNGARY
hurI Huge Force Against De-
fenSeS of USzak Pass to
Clear Last Obstacle to Ad-
vance on Budapest.

LONDON. April 5.-Diplomatic in
serest in London centered today upon
the situation in the Balkans as results
Df the fOrays OF the Bulgarian comit-
Bdjis OTregulars) upon Servian and
Greek soil Following the receipt of
Bdvices from Nish that the Servian
government had asked for an eXplana-
tfon, belief was expressed that the
Bulgarian government would disaVOW
all responsibility for the results On
the other hand Balkan politics are so
fangled that some profess the belief
that the raids Saturday are the first
step toward war between Bulgaria on
one side and Greece and Servia ON the
other. Il was pointed out that the
15ulgarian-Greek war was ushered in
1y a series of fights between Bulgarian
Eomitadiis and Greek troops.
Carry on SerVian Captives.
Tn Bulgars that were driven from
the river near VlandOvO, Servia, are
reported to have carried eff mum ber
Of Servian captives and a great guam
fity OF war booty, including much live
stock. The raid upon Greek soil was
evidently made by the same band for
81 took place I'm the same region, the
Bulgars advancing upon Doiran (35
,niIes north of Salonika) from the
EtrumnitZa district.
Bulgaria is being watched closely
1y an the powers, especially by
Ereece and Italy, whose future policy
will undoubtedly be influenced by the
action taken by King Ferdinand 5
government.
Late dispatches indicate that nearly
400 men were killed in the fighting be-
tween the Bulgarians and Serbs. About
1900 men were engaged.
HAMMER At HUNGARN'S GATES.
PETROGRAD. April with Rus
sian forces holding the BeSkid and
the Austrian forces in retreat south
ward, the mighty forces OF the car
IRE being hurled at the defenses OF
1TszOk pass today TO clear away the
last obstacle to a general advance into
the plains Of Hungary.
Night and day the Russian troops
are assailing the UsZOk positions OF
their foes No rest Is given the
Austro-German forces at this point
With its great resources in men, Rus
sia is able TO replace wearied troops
with fresh men.
The Russian steam roller was
never operating with greater forces
than in the great battle raging just
north Of UsZok pass. Otncers assert
that it is not within the power OF the
gTeutonic troops 10 withstand the at
aacks they are undergoing In the corps
luassed along their front.
Ion to Budapest" will be the battle
crv of the Russian legions when
I-Szok pas is captured. Though III
alOssessiOn Of DuSla pass and the Bes-
btd heights their general advance into
hungary cannot be undertaken while
she Russian left wing on the Carpa-
fhian front is still held back. rms
WAS attempted once before and result
I'd IN disastrous failure
Avoid Mistake Twice.
This has been a marked feature OF
all the Russian campaigns. Grave
mistakes have been made, but the
same error has not been made twice
m is safe Il say that former mistakes
In the Carpathian campaign will not
lie repeated.
BERLIN. April 5.-Attempts by
9lelgian troops 10 drive the Germans
from positions which they occupied
IN the west side Of the User canal
,recipitated a violent battle Easter
Sunday. but the Belgian attacks were
,epuIsed. according 20 today's oihcla
report from the German general star
'This states that all of the village ol
1Drei Grachten. with the exception OF
some houses to the north. is now II
a,ossessiOn of the Germans.
The official report also announces
the repulsc OF French attacks IN the
.ArConue forest. south of \arennes
md west OF Pont-A-Mousson. me
Germans gained some ground IN FFles
NVald Gle Pretre forest)
3epulsing Russian attack OF
-rariampol. west OF the Niemen river
~,ortSern Poland. the Germans infict-
nH