The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
Men From Belgium and Other Points Rushed to Carpathians in Effort to Check the Russians
RUSSIANS FIGHTING
 FIERCELY TO TAKE
 MOUNTAIN PASSES
Czar's Troops Gradually
 Forcing Austrians Back. French on Offensive in West, But Front Is Quiet

London, April 3.-(10:45 p. m.) The Germans are pouring reinforce ments into Hungary to support the Austrian armies, which are hard pressed by the Russians in the passes of the Carpathians and are also, ac- cording to dispatches from Holland, again sending men from Belgium to strengthen their eastern front, where the Russians have taken the offensive.
 The battle in the Carpathians cor tinues by night and day. The Rus sians, continually reinforced, are des- perately trying to force Uzsok and Lupkow passes and upon the success of those operations their army on the Hungarian side of Dukla is waiting before continuing it's advance
 Seemingly the Russians have had considerable success, for the official reports announce the repulse of Aus trian attacks near Mezolaborcz. due south of Lupkow pass and west of Tzsok pass and continued progress in the region of the latter pass de spite the stubborn resistance of the Austrians.
 On April 1 the Russians claim to have taken prisoner 100 officers and s0oo men, and to have captured 10 machine guns.
 View Misgiving
 Austrian correspondents view the on flaught with misgiving and in their Dispatches give it precedence over the battle in Bukowina where the Aus Arians 8 few days ago took the of fensive and penetrated into Bessarabia. but lave since, according to Russian reports, been defeated.
 There is no change in Poland but the movement of German troops from Belgium eastward indicates their gem sral staff are uneasy over the Rus sians' activity along the East Prus- Fian frontier and in the central DOT tion of the old kingdom. Having for tified the whole of Belgium and hav- ing recently opened the sluices ex- tending the floods In Flanders. it is possible they feel secure or do not am tieipate that the allies will make their effort for several weeks yet.
 At any rate, they have, say Dutch correspondents, depleted the garrison in Belgium and have actually with drawn men from the yser front.
 Beyond this there is little news from the western theatre of operations. The French, however continue their at tempt to dislodge the Germans from the forest of Ie Pretre in the hope that this will compel them to evacuate St. Mihiel.
 Not much importance is attached in London to the raid by Bulgarian ir- regulars into Servia. These raids are continually taking place, the only diff ference being that the latest one was carried out with greater force than usual and was aimed at the railway from uslxup to Saloniki. The arrival of Servian endorsements compelled tho Bu1garians to retire to their own from tier, not, however, before considerable losses were suffered on both sides.
 German submarines continue theIr activity, todays score being one Brit fish steamer. the Lockwood and a French fishing smack bound for New Foundland.
 With the return of calmer weather it is expected that the airmen will coon become more active and reports of proposed Zeppelin raids on England are being received.