The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Capture Summit of Hart manns-Weilerk0ff, North of Muelhausen, After Bit ter Engagement
AUSTRIANS REPORT ,sA
 RUSSIAN ATT.ssosa,e NJ HAVE BEEN Q, sna0ILED
Terrific Struggle Continues in the Carpathians, But No Decisive Result Ob- tained-Airmen Active

a London. March 27.-uo.s5 D. m.) While there has been some fighting along the east Prussian frontier and in BukOwina. the mountains of both the cast md the west now are the scenes of the most important engage ments.
 In the vosges the French, after a long flight, in which the position changed hands more than once. have finally established themselves on the summit of Hartmanns-W " Weilerkopf, a mountain peak, 50 miles northwest of Muelhausen. That is considered an im- portant success as it gives the French command of considerable country oo- cupied by the Germans The fight for the position has been bitter and has been under way for many days.
 In the east the Carpathians continue the scene of the most violent battles, the Russians attacking night and day. In their last official communication they claimed to be advancing success fully on the Bartfeld- Uzsok passes in spite of the fact that the Austrians have been strongly reinforced
 Attack Missionaries
 Tonight, however, the Austrian of fcial account says the Russian attack has miscarried and that the Russians have suffered heavy losses. The Aus trians also claim to have repelled the Russian offensive in Bulk owina and to have forced their opponents to the frontier.
 The struggle here has been carried on under terrible weather conditions, the men having to haul the guns and carry off their charges through deep snow.
 on the western front, beyond the French success in the Vosges. where the Germans abandoned much material and left numerous dead. there have been no events of importance, neither side apparently being ready as yet for the big effort which everybody has been expecting. There have been the usual bombardments of the positions and mine warfare and the ayiators have shown much activity.
 IdcH udy dllieu d1rmen ny over the German lines in Belgium and France gathering information. They vary this duty by dropping bombs on railway functions and doing as much damage as they can to military works. Zeppelins Active
 Zeppelin this afternoon passed over the island of SchlermonnilS- -Oog north of Holland, flying in a westerly direction, and an attack on some Eng fish town was expected, but if such were her intention her arrival along the English coast has not yet been re- ported.
 Official returns for the last week of effects of the German submarine block ade of England show three vessels were sunk and one torpedoed but reached port. while total sailings and arrivals were 1450.
 Hollands request for an explanation from Germany of the sinking of the Medea and the capture of two other Dutch steamers is creating much in- terest in diplomatic circles, where it is pointed out that vessels of other neutral countries have not been mo- tested
 Diplomacy continues it's activity in Italy and the Balkans the latest re- port being that Germany is making an offer of part of Turkish European ter ritory to Bulgaria in return for Bull garia's continued neutrality.