Evening star., 1915-04-15
OFFENSIVE is CHECKED
IN UZSOK PASS REGION
Reverses for Cars Arms at Several
Other Points Are Claimed
by Berlin.
FRENCH MAKE GAINS IN WEST
German Trenches Said to Have Been
Wrecked and Taken, While
Counter Attacks
Fail.

LONDON, April Russian
armies have lost 10000 killed and
10000 prisoners i'll the desperate
fighting which has been raging
since Easter in the Carpathian
mountains. according to advices
which have been received indi-
rectly from Budapest. The main
Russian offensive in the region OF
Uzsok pass has been brought to a
halt by reinforced Austrian and
German armies, it is declared.
Further reverses for the forces
OF the car are claimed in spe-
cial dispatches from Berlin, one
of which says:
The Russian attempt with the
army that was before Peremysl
ito force the invasion of Hungary
has resulted in failure. The en-
deavors to get through the Lup-
kow and East Dukla passes were
not successful, and the Russian
attacks at Scztropko and Felsor-
zebeurz have definitely come to
an end. The Russians. conse-
quently. are attacking further t.
the east, but here also they were
repulsed near koziowa with
heavy losses.
The attacking strength OF the
Russians has visibly lessened."
French Report Cams.
Successes at various points along the
battle line in the western arena OF
war are claimed by the French in their
official statement issued today.
Near La Boiselle, German shelters
and trenches have been completely
wrecked by heavy artillery fire, it is
declared
French ascendancy over the Germans
near Fontaine-auX-Ch is becoming
more pronounced. In a local engage
ment At this point, which was fought
from trench to trench. the advantage
fell to the soldiers battling under the
tri-celor.
The extension of the French front Oh
the ALLY wood has been maintained
against German counter attack. while
the French are now masters of the
principal German trench Paris de
clares that part of the German lines
won by the French in the forest of lie
Pretre has been maintained and an at
tack by German machine guns failed
Berlin says that French attacks-near
Marchville in and around the forests
of lie Pretre northeast OF Manorvills
and south of Hartmans-Weilerkop
have resulted in failure. Berlin also
declares that only isolated engage
the Meuse and the Moselle.
British Forces Confident
The mild weather OF spring prevails
along the battle line. and the British
private the man from Canada and th.
fighter from India. all feel very much
like foot ball team. confident of its
ability to score against the other side
when the ground is a little dri@r
Cheerful. generally in excellent health.
although little 'orerfed on jam, as
one of the men put ii. the British pr;-
vate has stuck to his trenches through
the long winter and now is coming to
his own.
Officers of the general staff freely
express the opinion that the indivdual
soldiers and regimental officers arc li.-
real heroes of this winter campaign
Weather conditions and the natur" o.
the ground made stubborn sticking
to the trenches the only thiie that
could be done. Conditions generals.
were such that the general staff could
be of little service.
Grit and Gasoline Factors.
Thus it might be said that grit ami
gasoline" have been the dominant fac
tors along the front. grit in The
numbering lorry with food supplies
trenches. and gasoline wherever the
made it's cumbersome way. Up in the
air. also. gasoline has played an in
creasingly important part. for il is Ia.
essential fuel of the aircraft
Ascendency i'll the air. which the
British claimed some time ago. now
seems to be fairly well established.
German machines over the British lines
are becoming fewer and fewer When
ever a German craft does appear. il Is
invariably pursued by British airmen.
drive off a British fler only by means
of their anti-aircraft guns.
German Shots Go Wild.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press saw a good illustration of this
condition. 4 British monoplane. flying
high over the German positions. pro-
ceeded serenely homeward pursued by
no machines from the German lines.
although shells from anti-aircraft guns
left white puffs of smoke trailing in
the wake of the f1ier.
The machine was so high that these
went wide of the mark. could he
seen by the smoke, which seemed Ia
hold intact for a moment against the
blue sky and then to disappear as sud
denly as it CAME.
The Germans in some instances are
now using American-made shells. Sew
era, fragments of shells have been
picked up within the British lines
marked "R. Stock Co., L. S. A
whether these are recent acquisitions
or old shells sent to Germany from
America long ago cannot be determined