Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-14
MYSTERY Wells
WAR SITUATION
IN EAST ARENA
One Report Says Austrian-Hun-
garian Army Was Badly De-
feated at Krasnit and IL
Planning Retreat
GEN. Won MAcKENzEN QUIET
Persistent Silence May Be Due TO
Fact Big Coup is About TO. Be
Executed.
GERMANS THREATENING LILLE

LONDON, July 1s.-Contradictory
reports regarding the extent of the
Austro-Hungarian reverse at Kras-
mix. In southern Russian Poland.
continue, some even claiming that
the Austro-Hungarians are contem-
plating general retreat, but the
mystery OF the situation is the per-
sistent silence maintained by Eield
Marshal Won Mackenzen, who APP
parently is making no effort to re-
sumo the German advance on War
saw.
Petrograd regards this inactivity
Of the Germans as being due to fear
Of Field Marshal Won MaclEenseu
that his left flank would be exposed
while the Austrians were on the de-
fensive, but some fear is expressed
by London observers that the brill
liant German commander is planning
an unexpected coup.
Tho German attack on souchsz. where
tho French advances had threatened tho
town OF Lille, may indicate the arrival ON
the western front OF tho long expected
Teutontc reinforosmcnts. but svidenoe
stu is lacking OF any concerted offensive
on either side along the battiO front m
France and Belgium.
Pressure on Roumauia.
Germany and Austrla,-Rungary. sccord-
inE TO dispatches from the Balkan states.
/ apa uaipu axr,rx, At0ior,,aNNc .~ac,srn. -
induce Roumania TO join the military
forces with the central powara or, at
least. 70 preserve mn attitude OF per-
manent friendly neutrality. n u reported
that the Austro-Hungar4an minister AZ
Bucharest has offered the Roumanian
government liberal territorial compensa.
tion for armed assistance, countering
Russia's offer OF TrauayivanlA with THAI
OF Bessarabia- Its reward for friendly
neutrality 10 said 10 DO bukowtna an far
a. the river Pruth. 3.e3eas
\ From Austrian sources comes & report
that Ruasia Is giving substantial proof
OF the possibility OF Roumania accepting
one OF these Teutonio offers by building
trenches and entanslements along its
Roumanian frontier
Bulgaria and Turkey are said to have
reached deadlock in their negotiatiohs
on account OF the refslsal OF Sofia TO do
more than preserve a friendly neutrality
In return for territorial oompsnsations
from constantinople
French official Report.
PARIS. July 1s--The following official
communication regarding the program OF
the war was issued today;
Tn front OF our positions at the Laby-
rinth a German attack waa attempted
last night under the protection OF a vio-
lent curtain OF fire. This assailanta wers
deoimated and completely thrown back
upon their lines.
''Thsre was a combat with hand gren-
ades and oannonading In tho forest OF
Apremont In the region of RegievsIle and
In the forest of Iepretre.
"In the Vosges an attempted attack by
the Germans directed at bridgeheai
occupied by us on the east bank OF the
Fecht river at sondernach was repulsed
IAN aerial squadron Of thirty-five aviR-
tors assembled this morning In spite OF I
wind blowing forty miles an hour and
bombarded the railroad stations strate-
Gically occupied by the Germans at Wig
neulles lie Hattonchatel This station
served the region OF the caionne
trenches and at the forest OF Aprcmont
Very important stores of every kind. and
particularly ammunition. were concen-
trated there. Our aviator dropped upor
these detectives Ill bombs of ninety kilo.
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