Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-10
INVASION OF HUNGARY
IS NEXT RUSSIAN MOVE
Cars Forces in Possession of All
Main SUBMITS and Slopes Of
Beskid Mountains.
AUsTRIANs MUCH WEAKENED
Expected in Petrograd That German
Answer to Muscovite Offensive
Will Be New Movement in Poland.
Possibility Of Separate Peace.

| PETROGRAD, April (via Londom.
Twin russian forces In possession
OF All the main SUBMITS and slopes of
the beskid Mountains. army officers
mere say the Austrian operations In
the Carpathians have collapsed. The
RUSSIAN general staff now Is consid
erins the best approach into Hungary.
ihe operations about Mczolaborcz,
bartteld, Lupkow and Uzsok appear
virtually to have ended, with tho Aus
TRANS OH the defensive along the
"hoie line, and perceptibly weakened.
Deep snow bars any rapid advance
INTO hungary, but once that difficulty
iH overcome. and the Russians reach
inc southern slopes. where signs of
spring are appearing, the most serious
obstacle to further advance will be
| the artificial defenses which, it Is as
sumed, have been erected.
Tho country between the San and
the 1Iaborcza is believed to provide the
best route, but the Russian staff thinks
the Germans already have transferred
all available troops from other fronts
to defend that region.
IT Is expected the German answer to
the Russian offensive Will be new
movement in Poland. starting from
Thorn or Cracow. But invasion of
Hungary is regarded here as a fore
gone conclusion. unless the Germans
are able to transfer a formidable force
or hrst-line troops to stiffen the Aus
trian armies.
POSSIBILITY OF SEPARATE
PEACE DISCUSSED
Under these conditions the posi- :
bility OF separate peace for Austria
hungary is discussed widely In the
russian press and in diplomatic circles.
particularly the reported attempt of
Emperor Francis Joseph 10 enlist the
influence of the Pope in that direction.
From the first 1t has been main
tanned here that the only terms Russia
would consider would be unqualified
concessions OF all Slavic demands.
Regarding separate peace for
Austria iiunGary, the Bourse Gazette
says:
In the dual monarchy the roles
have changed AT the outset the Hun
garians were for war and for solid :
arity with Germany. Since the fall of
Pizemysl they have been talking loud
ly of n separate peace
me Austrian party, on the con-
| trary. insists on the war being con-
tinued. since they realize Austria in
any event will have to pay the price.
Emperor Francis Joseph has appealed
TO the Pope for aid in securing peace.
When this is discovered by the Aus
trian party. demand will be made
that second note be sent, annulling
the first.
Austrian politicians showed EN-
peror Francis Joseph that the Hun
garian desire for peace was brought
about by Germany's failure to afford
protection to hungary. Seeing dis
aster approaching, the agitators de-
sire TO secure safety by strengthening
hungary In the dual monarchy
Among diplomats here it has be-
come the theme OF conversation. From
good sources II Is known that the Ser
htans are in fun accord with Russia.
In English political circles the Idea
has been received with sympathy, but
with the understanding that the de-
inands of Russia and the Slav world
must be fully satisfied. Russia, France
and Great Britain are united in this
conception OF peace possibilities"