The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-11
GERMANS AND AUSTRIANs CLAIM
TO HAVE TAKEN TWO FoRlo
NORTH OF THE CITY,
ITALIANS WELL into AUSTRIA
ItaIy's Forces Have Penetrated Far
Into Austrian Territory and Have
Taken Many Small Townsville
eon Confers With Bernstortt.
News of Moment From War Fronts

nr0eress. Victories for the IeuIonlC
allies in all these sections are claimed
nv Vienna. Two additional fortltlca-
tions north of Przemysl are reported
stormed, and in the Stry region Tue
allied attacks against the Russians
are declared to be progressing inc
Russians took the offensive on the
eastern bank of the San and IN SCUM
Galicia, but in both regions, according
70 Vienna, the Muscovites met defeat
with heavy casualties.
On the western line the British
near Zonnebeke have taken at the
point of the bayoret the Chateau
Hooge. while the French, according
to Paris, have repulsed counter at
tacks and made new progress against
the Germans southwest Of Melville
st. WAIST.
Bulgaria and Roumania have ar
rived at a complete understanding
according to reports, Roumania haV-
ing agreed to cede territory in Dro'
budja.
The two countries will enter the
war simultaneously Roumanla against
Austria and Bulgaria against Turkey.
The army stats of the two powers
are said to be busy co-ordinating mill
tary plans.
Negotiations between Roumania and
Russia over the lines of the Pruth and
of Banat are said to be virtually com
plete. If Russia accepts Roumania's
proposals the latter country is de
clared to be ready to begin hostilities
without delay.
Dobrudja is a part Of Roumanla
bounded on the east by the Black sea
and on the north and west by the
Danube river. As a consequence Of
the second Balkan war between Bull
garia and Serbia and Greece, Rou
mania took from Bulgaria a large
slice of territory and added 1t to Do
brudja province on the south.
President Wilson emphasized in ar
informal talk Wednesday with Coun
Won Bernstorff, the German ambassa
dor, the feeling of the American PEG
pie over the sinking of the Lusitani;
and other violations of American
rights on the high seas and impress
ed upon him that the United State
must insist on an adherence by Ger
many to the accepted principles o
international law as it affects neu
trails.
No announcement was made afte
the conference, which had been al
ranged at the ambassadors request
but it was stated authoritatively Their
would be no change in the plan of tn
president and his cabinet to send i
response TO the German reply to tn
last American note an inquiry to az
certain definitely whether the in
perial government will abide by il
ternational law or follow it's own rule
of maritime warfare. The note wi
be dispatched before the end of tn
week..
The heavy reinforcements whic
have been coming to the support {
the closely pressed Russians in Nil
die Galicia this week apparently al
making themselves felt, as the lates
reports from the Russian war offie
declare that the battle on the Sa
river is developing in favor of tn
Russian troops The fortress {
) Przemysl, now held by the Russian
: has been the object of an Austro-Ge
man enveloping movement for son
, weeks past, and against the compl
ton of the circle the Russian COZ
manders have been striving.
A strong offensive has been unde
taken by the Russians en- vario,
fronts, and il the Dniester regic
: they report the capture of 1000 pri
oners and nearly nineteen thousaI
: between the River Pilica and the u
Per Vistula in the period from MI
2 IL to May "a.
Fierce fighting continues in Gallo
, and at some points along the weste
line, while engagements betwe,
Austrians and Italians are becomil
more spirited as indication that Il
J. Italian troops are coming within stri
+ ing distance of the prepared Austri;
d defence in the mountains.
y The Italian invasion of Trent is pi
e ceeding steadily and reports from Il
t frontier say that the group of forti
r cations commanding the passes lea
) ing to the vast intrenched camp viii
: has its center at Trent has been {
cupied by Italian troops.
An Italian dirigible has dropp
bombs on the Austrian naval base
# Pola, the arsenal, according to he
r port of the Italian ministry of marin
J. being set on fire.
y A Zeppelin raid over London, t
l. Germans announce, was IN the way
o reprisal for the recent bombardme
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