Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-16
Decisive Conflict is Expected Soon
Unless Directions of Teutonic
Offensive Undergoes Rad
ical Change.
SITUATION MYsTrFTEs EXPERTS
Central Poland May Again Become
Scene Of Movement Aimed
at Warsaw.
RUSS ADVANCE IN cARPATHIANs
The Days Wdr NetDs'


BRITISH GOVERNMENTS plan, in
cooperation with It's nlIies, OF cut
tina off trade 20 aud from GER
many has becn announced ia
London. u contains drastic pro-
visions, not only for hoIdIus mn
ships Co aud FROM German ports,
but Tor cOnfiscation of goodH of
German origin or destinatiou
Which arc shipped from neutral
ports. Under this decree the ety.
Titan population OF Germany rs
welI as the army will nc cut off
from any form Of overseas traffic,
80 far as IL lies within the power
Of the allies 40 bring this ahout.
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS show
that fighting OF increasinR rIo-
lencc IL in progress In the west.
The Berlin statement indicates
thnt the Russians are making
strong efforts 20 repulsc the new
German advance ON PrEnsnyeE.
AUsTRO-GERMAN forces fn GaIiein
are attempting 80 relieve IsrEc-
mysl.
PARIS NEWSPAPER publishes a re-
port that before his resisHation
Premier veaiseIos Of Greece Of
fered 5000 men to the entente
powers for the Dardanellen expe-
ditiOn. Bulgaria ~ represented as
constderins the expedieney OF EN-
tertng the war, but NJ being nh
decided whether I'm such event it
would assist Turkey mr. itu or
ponents.
YOUNG TURKS, under whose Ecad-
ernhip Turkey went Into the war.
are said to fiud their present post
tton In ConstautinopSe q diffscust
one, ana one report from Greek
sources says they may flee FROM
the capital.
BRITISH ADMIRALTY Announces
that the steamers FIoranan, Head
lands and liartdale, previously re-
ported torpedecd, have all gone 20
the bOttona. tNA r.
IN FRANCE ANN BEEGrUM offen.
sive operations ne present rest,
chiefly with the allies, ysho.a
activities are interpreted In Eon-
don as preliminary 90 E~neraI
stack I'm the sPfins'
LONDON, March 15.--Mystsry en-.
velopes the progress Of Field Mar.
shall Won Hindenburs latest advance
into Poland, but It is the opinion OF
British observers that the vast forces
along the line from the Niemen TO
the Vistula cannot much. longer be
kept from decisive contact unless the
direction Of the German offensive
undergoes a radical change.
At present the meager information
coming through of the operations in
the eastern arena Indicates that the
Germans have beeen successful IA the
forest of Augustowo, whence the
Russians have fallen back under the
guns OF Grodno.
Further to the south In the MIavs re-
gicn. the German advance has been
stayed and the Russians are inittatinw
an advance on the northern bank OF thr
Vistuia In the direction Of Plock. So far
a. the Germans are CONCERNED. however
az OF these movements may be Abandoned
snd central Poland again become the
scane OF a determined attack on WARSAW.
Il is recalled that Field Marshal Won
Hindsnburg never has been fond OF .nov-
tng far from his tines Of rail communica-
tion.
In the Carpathians the Russians appar-
emily are abandoning their defenslve stti.
tude, for they are making desperate coun-
ter attacks on the Austrians with the
greatest success. according to official an
nounoements from PetFograa. The region
OF the principal Russian offensive Is near
Lupkow pass Here the Russians claim
heavy captures In prisoners and guns.
On the other hand. Vienna reports the
failure Of Russian counter attacks and
the taking Of many Russian prisoners ss
result of bitter night fighting IN the
Csrpathians.
Last nishts Paris official annennesmsns
said the British success At Neuve cha
Delle was more substantial than had been
reported; that tho French were making
themselves secure IN new trenches ir the
Champagne country and that the aerial
oombArdment Of westends had been ef-
fsctive,