The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-10
HELP OF GERMANY
NOW ONLY HOPE
Of HUNGARY
Russia Claims Austria Can Not
Prevent Invasion
TALK OF SEpERATE PEACE
Petrogrsd Dispatch Says Emperor
Francis Joseph Has Appealed
to Pope.

London, April 1O--A dispatch frcm
Petrograd yesterday says
/ with the Russian forces in posses
sion of ALI the main SUBMITS and
slopes of the Beskid mountains, army
officers here assert that the Austrian
| operations in the Carpathians have
collapsed. The Russian general staff
is now considering the best approach
into Hungary.
"The operation centering about Ne
zolaborcz, including the important
points. of Bartfield Lupkow and Uzsok
appear virtually to have ended. witt;
the Austrians on the defensive along
the whole line and perceptibly weak
ened. The deep snow which still GOV
ers the Carpathian ridges stands in
the way of a rapid advance into
Hungary. Once this difficulty is over
come and the Russians reach the
southern slopes, where signs Of spring
are beginning to appear, the most
serious obstacle to a further advance
will be the artificial defenses which
+ it is assumed have been erected.
The country between the San and
I-aborcza rivers is considered to pro
vide the best route. The Russien
staff is of the opinion that the Ger
mans already have transferred al
available troops from other fronts TO
defend this region, and that therefore
they will be unable to offer any more
formidable opposition than hereto
fore. On the other hand, it is expect
ed that the German answer to the
Russian offensive will be the develop
ment of a new movement in Poland,
starting from Thorn or CracoW. But
the invasion of Hungary is regarded
in Petrograd as a foregone conclusion,
unless the Germans are able to trans
fer a formidable force of hrst-line
troops to stiffen the Austrian armies.
"In view of these conditions, talk
of separate peace for Austria-Hun-
gary has been revived. Such pos
sibility is discussed widely III the
Russian press and in diplomatic cir
cles. 1t is based largely on The re
ported attempt OF Emperor Francis
Joseph to enlist the influence OF the
pope in this direction. From the irst
II has been maintained here that the
only terms Russia would consider
would be the unqualified concession
of all Slavic demands. Russian Off
cials have never conceived the posi-
bility of such concessions unless de-
cisiye victory should be won by tho
Slavic nations now at war.
On the subject of separate peace
for Austria-Hungary, the Petrograd
Bourse Gazette says: "ln thS dual
monarchy the roles have changed. At
the out set the Hungarians were for
war and for solidarity with Germany.
Since the fall of Przemysl they have
been talking loudly of separate
peace. The Austrian party. on the
contrary, insists on the war being
continued, since they realize that
Austria IN any event VIII nave 10 pay
the price, Emperor Francis Joseph
has appealed to the pope or aid in Sc
curing peace When this is discover
ed by the Austrian party demand
will be made that second note be
sent annuling the first.
Austrian politicians showed EN-
peror Francis Joseph that the Hungar
ian desire for peace was brought about /
by Germany's failure to afford pro-
lection to Hungary Seeing disaster
approaching the agitators desire TO Sc
cure safety by strengthing Hungary
in the dual monarchy.
Among diplomats here it has he
come the theme of conversation.
From good sources it is known that |
the Servans are in full accord with |
Russia. In English political circles, !
the idea has been received with SYM
pathy, but with the understanding |
that the demands of Russia and the |
Slav world must be fully satisfied. |
Russia. France and Great Britain are
united in this conception of peace !
possibilities"