Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-05-26
--latest War News
Germans Halted at the River San by
stiong Force OF Russians.

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strong Force OF Russians.
London, May 21.-A state Of
war now exists between Italy and
her former allies. Austria and
Germany although there has been
no formal declaratlcn.
The Austrian troops have been
withdrawn from some of the
frontier posts and all navigation
services in the Adrlatic have been
suspended, indications that the
clash is not far off. The Italian
Senate today endorsed the Chamb.
er's action in granting the govern.
ment extraordinary powers IN the
event of war, for which the whole
cuntry appears to be enthusiastic.
Simultaneously with the en-
trance of Italy, serbia's recon
stituted amy has fully recovered
from the campaigns being driven
back from Serbia, and we'll armed
and equipped, it is announced,
has commenced a march toward
the Austrian border bent Oh
another invasion Of Austrian
territory.k Thus Austria is being
attacked from all sides and he's
still another en*;av, Roumania,
in prospects, for 1t has been all
open secret fer long time that
Italy and Ronmanis have al
agreement to act in concert Rou.
ma4la, however, is awaiting the
conclusion of al agreement with
Greece and Bulgaria, which also
a:e expected to join the allies be.
fc1e she takes up arms.
-. These ansiolpations explain
she tremendous efforts that Aus
tria aud Germany are making to
complete ths defeat of the Rus
SLAMS, who forced out of western
~~licia and the Carpathians, are
In ring stubborn resistance be-
u the San River and around
7tsmysl. The Germans who
have crossed the San north of
IPtzemysl and the Austrians who
have advanced to the southeast
of that town, appear to have been
halted, as today's report from
Berlin does not claim any further
progress.
Just to the north, in Poland,
the Russians are carrying on a
strong offensive aud, driving she
mans back, have partly ex-
hausted the German fankin Ca
llcla. However, after che way
they have been driven back and
the heavy artillery bombardment
they have had to undergo tho
Russians must take time to regain
the initiative.
Since foggy weather has stopped
battles in the west the allies have
confined themselves to attempts
to improve and organize the posi-.
tions gained, aud in this they
claim to have been snccessfni,
although the Germans state thai
all the allies attacks have been
repulsed.
Un> fioial Athens dispatches
continue to report successes for
the allies in the Dardanelles, but
official quarters remain silent, an
attitude which meets with some
criticism.
London, May 3.-London to-
day awaited with deepest interest
the outbreak of actual hostilities
between Italy and Austria. Com
munication across the Austro-
Italian border has ended, italian
mobilization has begun and in
Rome today decrees were issued
respecting measures of an econo-
mic nature, establishing a CEN
sorship and providing for public
safety.
The Russians, with strong reip-
forcementt have crossed the San
confluence with the Vistula and
are advancing southwark in an
effort to outf1ank the Germans
who crossed the San in the vici.
nifty Of Jaroslau They also are
striking hard at the Austrians in
Bukowina, but apparently have
made no further headway there
nor with their offensive in the
Opatow region. The latter often.
awe. however, was movement
to uncover the German flank in
Galicia, which it succeeded partly
il doing.