Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-01
Influx of Russians Into Hungary
May Stir Balkan Nations TO
Attack Constantinople
from the Rear.
MAY BEAT FLEET TO THE CITY
Every Effort Being Made by Teu-
tons to Stay Advance Of the
Cars Hosts.
AUSTRIAN LOSSES ENORMOUS
The Days War NeuOs|

DEFEAT OF GERMAN FORCES in
northern Poland, attended with
9nusuRIIy heavy losses. IL reported
unofficialIy from PetrOErad. This
information ~ 60 the effect that
the Gernans fell hack I'm the Me-
men river district expecting the
Russians would pursue them and
be crushed by a fIanking move
ment.
GERMAN SUBMARINE was sighted
and attacked by n French cruiser
off Dieppe.
BRITISH STEAMER FLAMTNIAN
was sunk I'm the English channel
by the German submarine U-2s.
The crew WINS permitted 60 to take
TO the small boats and was rescued.
GERMAN wARsHIPs have again,
bonibarded the Russian port OF
Libsu ON the Baltic. Three per-
sons were killed.
RUSSIANS HAVE BROUGHT mp re-
tnfOrcement- and resumed the at
tack on Dukln Pass. AZ vienna
II IL Aaid that the Russians have
not been able 60 gain their oh
Jecttve nj any point. Dispatches to
SwisH newspapers, however, say
the Austrians have suffered enor-
nous losses in northern Hungary.
REPORT Is BEING spread I'm HoI-
land that the Germans are con-
templating the abandonment OF
their present line I'm Belgium in
favor of n less extended front run
ming slightly west of Brussels, and
that the withdrawal of German
cavalry from the User has begun.
LONDON, March 31.-The battle
of the Carpathian passes now rivals
the bombardment Of the Dardanelles
in political possibilities. German ex-
perts assert that the efforts being
made by Russia are of such vital inl-
portance politically that the supreme
command of the Teutonlc allies is
justified in exerting every effort to
check the invader there.
According to this view OF the situation
sudden and dramatic influx OF Russians
through the carpathians into Hungary
might stir the Balkan nations to action
long before the tedious attack Of tho
fleet on the Dardanelles attains de-
finite result. Petrograd has officially
warned the Russian people not TO expect
an early capltulation of Constantinopie.
There are no signs. however, that the
allied fleet has given up the attack as
battleshirs are again shelllng the outer
defenses OF tho straits while the Russian
assault on the Bosphorus has merely
been interrupted by thick tog.
New German Isffort fn West.
On the western front the Germans are
reported TO be giving up their plans for
breaking through the defense OF the al
lies near the coast along the Yser. They
are making new effort along the fortl-
fled Franco-German border by bombard-
ing the fortress OF Verdun. The reported
Withdrawal of cavalry from the User
front, however, is OF no great Significance,
since the use of this arm of me service
N that vicinity Is greatly restricted ON
account Of the floods. At the same time
the continued bombardment Of Nieuport
indicates that the Germans are still op-
posing any extension OF the line along
tho Belgian coast.
Drink and Labor Bother BritOns.
Internally England is still concerned
with the labor and drink situation. The
Liverpool lockers show no indication OF
reeeding from their demands. CONNER
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