The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-15

The hope is everywhere expressed that the United States will not be drawn into this war as it is considered by observers of the situation that she is of greater assistance to the allies as neutral than she would be as a beligerent.
 The Italian situation is badly con fused. The resignation of Premier Salandra's cabinet. it is believed, must delay ltaly's action with regard to the war, and it is thought that nothing in this respect will be decided n. on until the chamber of deputies meets next week unless in the mean time King Victor Emmanuel induces the government to retain office, which step the premier might take as assur- ance of the peoples confidence in his policy.
 Meanwhile the belligerents on both the east and west battle fronts are en. gagged in most momentous battles. The French, who already have gained pos. session of what was thought to be i'm pregnable German positions to the  north of Paris, are reported to be con- tinuing their victorious advance. while the British are asserted to be holding a large force of Germans in their front and repulsing all German at tempts to reach Ypres, the territory which has proved the graveyard of so many thousands of men since the op- posing lines were established there last autumn.
 The Germans claim to have made a slight advance but with the battle ebbing and flowing this is not con sidered serious in military circles here, Toward the coast the Belgian army has repulsed an attempt of the Germans 10 regain the position which the forces of King Albert established on the right bank of the Yser canal while down in the Woeyre another French army is pushing it's offens ve and claims to have gained possession of the whole of the forest of Lepre- tre, which would be a step nearer in the allies aim to force the Germans to evacuate St Mimile.
 The Austro-Germans after Ntheif lightning-like rush through western Galicia have now reached line rfn ming due north and south to the west of Przemysl, while the other armies emerging from the Carpathians are pressing the Russian flank. Even up in Poland it is asserted that the vic- tory of the Teutonic allies in the south has had the effect of forcing the Rus sians to fall back.
 Petrograd, however, continues to take the situation calmly and al though admitting that the Russian army has been forced back by over wAelming numbers and has lost heav- fly in the retirement, says the Rus sians are now concentrating on a new line and preparing for another big battle
 Until this battle is decided the Brit ish military critics are withholding their comment It is pointed out by some of them, however. that more than once the Russians have been driven back but they always recoy- cred and made the victors regret their penetration into Russian territory
 In southeastern Galicia and in Blu kowina, according to Russian accounts the Austrian army which here has not the assistance of the Germans, is in full retreat harried by Russian cav airy The Russians claim the adyan- tage over the German raiders in the Baltic province of COurland and to have taken a thousand prisoners near Shayl
 There are no official reports from the Dardanelles but unofficial news asserts that the allies are slowly ad- vancng despite the obstinate resist ance of the Turks against the heights commanding Krhhia on the one hand and Kilid Bahr and Maidos on the other.
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