The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-22
WHAT VAR MOVES MEAN
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Written For The United Prese

written FOR me United Press
New York, April 21.-Q1 a. M
The Russians are attempting to de-
velop new Offensive In Bukow.na,
despite the fact that their campaign
in the Carpathians is still in a criti-
cal stiige and even il wen must be
followed by the concentration of ad-
ditional men for an advance through
Hungary The first intimation that
the siavs hare returned 70 the Austria
Hungarian crown land is contained in
an official Vienna statement today
that heavy artillery engagements are
proceeding in Bukowina and south
eastern Galicia as we'll
This circumstance contains ele-
ments Of mystery. The only certain
deduction is that the initiative in the
new movement must have been taken
by the sIays. They were recently
driven out Of Bukowina and south
eastern Galicia and forced to retire
into the Russian province Of Bessar-
abba. Now they have returned and
are trying to recover their lost ground
in the extreme southeastern district
of the battle line.
There are three possible reasons
to account for this sudden military
activity:
First--The Austro-Germans In Buk-
owina may have been compelled to
weaken their Bukowina line in order
to send re-inforcements TO the central
Carpathians. In this case. the Rus
SLAMS may have concluded an excel
lent opportunity existed for regain
ing foot hold in Bukowina at small
cost
Second--Ine Russian general staff
may have determined that the CEN
trai carpathian passes were invul-
nerable and may have ordered a new
effort to break through the mountains
in southern Bukowina. This was the
line of advance OF the second Russian
effort to reach Buda Pest which
failed during the winter.
The third possible cause OF the
Bukowina fighting is the inability Of
the slavs to concentrate for any
length of time on q single objective.
This is the most probable reason Of
all The fighting in the central Car
pathians has been proceeding for
about a month. The Austrians and
Germans have been forced to aban-
don their advance lines on the Cali
clan side OF the mountains. but they
have not been driven clear OF the
passes. None OF the passes through
which railways run is yet In the full
possession Of the Russians.
Under the circumstances the lack
Of persistence. which is grave. a mill
tary fault with the slavs. can almost
inevitably be counted upon to make
itself felt There was much encour-
agement to Russia's western allies
when the Przemysl army was sent to
the carpathians instead OF being
used for an isolated adventure to-
ward Cracow. 1t must have been felt
at London and Paris that the Rus
SLAMS at least were learning how to
concentrate their forces for a main
offensive instead OF dividing their
masses into impotent units.
Now. however. the news from Buko-
wilma will probably cast gloom over
the British and French governments.
1t seems to suggest even under the
most favorable criticism that the Rus
slams either are firing Of the attack
in the Carpathians. or are once more
beginning to tremble. II this should
prove to be untrue. and II the slavs
were to move through the central
Carpathians and At the same time re-
re-establish themselves In Bukowina,
none would be more agreeably sur.
prised than Russia's allies in the west.