The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-04-15
PLAN DESCENT TO
HUNGARY'S PLAINS
RUSSIANS NOW CONTROL ALL I'M
PORTANT PASSES IN THE
cARPATHIANS.
MAY SEEK SEPARATE PEACE
Dual Monarchy Is Ready to Stop Flight
ing, Say ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Requests Pope to Intervene,
According to Reports.

London, April 12.-The Russian sue
cesses in the CarPathian mountains,
where the Muscovites are now said to
control virtually all the important
passes and are preparing for a descent
on the southern slopes TO the plains OF
Hungary, have revived unofficial talk
OF separate peace for Austro-Hungary.
At the same time there appears to
be increasing anxiety on the part Of
the interventionists II Italy, for their
country to take up arms on the side
of the allies and secure territory which
they have failed TO get in the negotia-
tions through Germany with Austria.
Hungary Ready for Peace?
The Russian newspapers seem con-
vinced that Hungary, If not the whole
OF the dual monarchy, is ready TO seek
peace. and it is said that Emperor
Francis Joseph has requested Pope
Benedict to intervene in his behalf.
Except in Italy, the neutral country
most directly interested in this ques.
ton, little credence is given this re-
port, although the opiaion Is expressed
In military circles here that IL Russia
succeeds in overcoming the Joint re-
sistance OF the Austro-German troops
in the Carpathians. as she apparently
has that of the Austro-Hungarian arm
les, Hungary, at least, will be ready to
bring the var to an end as far as she
Is concerned.
However, the Russians have some
way TO go as yet before they reach the
plains of Hungary, and the Austro-
German forces are placing every OBJ
stacle in their way.
Troops Are Pouring In.
The whole southern slopes OF the
mountains have been strongly fortified
n troops are being poured into the
region. IL is said there ere now
twenty-four Austrian and six German
army corps facing the Russians and
that more are on the way. On the
other hand. the Russians are still
bringing up reserves. and, according to
the Austrian report, they are attack
ing without any regard for the loss
Of human life.
The British military critics express
the greatest admiration for the man
ner IN which the Russians have handL
ed the C~arpathian campaign. Their
advance between Polianki and Bart
field, they say, squeezed the Austrians
out of the Dukla pass, that from Dukla
squeezed them out from Mezolaborz,
aud from west to east this process has
continued until all the passes are in
the hands OF the Russian emperor's
troops.
Fierce Battle In West.
The critics contend that the Austro-
Germans must now return from East
Galicia and Bmkowina, or they will
find themselves cut off.
Just as fierce a battle, but on a
smaller scale. is going on in the west
between the Meuse and the rMoselle.
There the French are persisting In
their offensive against the Germans,
and, according TO the Paris reports,
continue TO make progress. The
French report. however. is at direct
variance with the reports from Berlin,
which that all the French
attacks have been repulsed with heavy
losses.
The French are necessarily bonn.
harding st. Mihiel, the point of the
wedge they are trying to force out,
and at the same time they are attack
ing the two sides of the wedge with
infantry and artillery in an endeavor
to reach the roads which lead from st.
Mihlel to Metz.
Ii the progress already is as great
as the French claim 1t to be these
roads should now be almost within
reach of the French guns.