Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-04-07
NEW EFFORT
To FORCE The
DARDANELLES
Two Allied WarShipS Hit
by Forts, Says Turkish
Report.
ITALY AND SERBIA ABOUT
~ kUINlLUDE AukEEf0EsI
Compact Makes Italy's En-
trance Into War Imminent,
It's Declared.
90. 900 PRISONERS TAKEN
IN WEEK, SAY RUSSIANS
Both Sides Are Strengthening
in Struggle for Car
pathian Passes.
ITALY AND SERBIA ABOUT
TO CONCLUDE AGREEMENT
10000 PRISONERS TAKEN
IN WEEK, SAY RUSSIANS
Both Sides Are Strengthening
in Struggle for Car
pathian Passes.

Another attempt to force the Oar
danelles apparently is under way. An
official announcement from Constan-
tinople states that a cruiser and 4
torpedo boat were struck by sheIle
during a bombardment of the outer
forts on Monday. The bombardment
it is said, was without results ard
no serious attack was attempted yes
terday. No official information hsz
come from London or Paris Concern
ing this fighting. The Turkish war
Office also reports a resumption Of
hostilities in the Caucasian campaign.
1t announces that a Russian force
advanced on the Turks near the from
tier, but was driven back to Russian
territory and that the Turks, after
eighteen hours of hard fighting, oc
cupied several Russian towns.
The Rome correspondent of Paris
newspaper telegraphs that Italy an6
Serbia are at the point of concluding
an agreement under which Italy will
not object TO Serbia's acquisition OF
territory on the Adriatic, provided Il
concluded as is expected, the CORES
pondent says. Italy's participation L.
the war may be considered iminent
An official statement issued by the
Russian war office today declares
that the Russian armies pushing
their way down upon Hungary HAYS
captured more than SC, 600 Austrians
and Germans IN the last week ef
| fghEing ia the Ca1pafhiaus.
Both sides Reiafesce.
TINS Russians are bringing ~
/ heavy reinforcements in the expecta-
ton OF penetrating the Carpathians
through weight of numbers On the
other hand, the Austrian and Ger
man commanders also are making
strenuous efforts to strengthen their
/ forces.
Petrograd reports that the section
near Uszok Pass, where Vienna ad
| mits a retirement, extends for dis
/ tance of seventeen miles. To offset
this, Vienna claims q counter offen-
| sive movement near Lupkow Pass.
where the Austrians report the TAX
ing of several Russian positions and
the capture of 1000 prisoners.
A conservative Interpretation of
both the Russian and the Austrian
reports leads to the belief that the
Russian offensive at Eupkow has
been checked, while they have forced
| their way through the Rostoln Pass
capturing two villages on the south-
ern side of the range.
BY the Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPI4E (via wireless
to Berlin and London), April An
official statement issued today BY
the Turkish war Office says:
No serious attack was made yes
terday by the enemy on the Oar
| danelles. The day before the hos
tile cruisers bombarded our batter
| les at the entrance to the straits
but without result. One Of tbs
enemys cruisers and one torpedo
bot struck by our shells.
"On the Caucasian front the
enemy attacked our advance guards
north of Ishkan, near the frontier
but was repulsed across the fren
| tier. After eighteen hours Of haro
fighting we occupied the enemyss
villages near Rhosor and Pareezs
south of Tassakert-"
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, April Z, 5:15 a. m-lta1y
and Serbia are about TO conclude an
agreement, telegraphs the cOrre-
spondent of the Excelsior at Ren1f
upon the following basis:
Italy win not oppose Serbia's ecci
patton of territory giving her an out
let TO the Adriatic, on condition that
this territory be not fortified. AS .
the question of Triest and Istria, this
has not even been discussed. lhf
allies having recognized the Italian
character of these local cities. The
present visit of 7. Tittoni, the ltaha9
ambassador in Paris, to Rome is z
connection with these negotiations
III this Ttalo-Serbian agreement :
signed this week. as is expected. the
correspondent of Excelsior says the
entry of Italy into the European con-
f1ict may be considered imminent.
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS Cvia London, 2:14 p. nd
April THE French war office this
afternoon gave out a report on tnf
progress of hostilities, reading:
"A German detachment with three
machine guns succeeded in crossing
to the left bank of the User. south or
Diegrachten. 1t was attacked yes
terday and dislodged by Belgian
forces.
An attack maze Dy US III TIE NitLl4-
ity of Etain rendered US masters of
hills Nos. 219 and 221, in addition e.
the Haut Bois and the hospital farms
aIn Eparges we gained ground and
maintained our advances, at the same
time taking sixty prisoners, including
three officers.
I'm the Ban-De-Sapt we mined and
blew up a German position
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Six Eremen Injured In