The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-26
Czar's Forces Claim Impor- tant Successes in Buk0- wina and in Carpathians. Report Unconfirmed
ALLIED EMPHASIZES REOPEN ATTACK ON
 THE DARDANELLES
Whole Western Front Is Scene of Active Fighting, But No Important En- agreements Take Place

London, March 2s.--Ce ?. m.)---sThe admiralty has good reason to believe the German submarine U-2a has been sunk with nn hands, This news. published tonight. fol- lowing reports thnt the ntfnck on the Dardaneiics hnd been resumed nnd
 that the Russians had won Important
 victories over the Austrians in iiul<o- pathians. gave the nliied countries l cause for cheerfuiness today. The admiralty gave no details of how the u-29 was sunk, but the report that she was disposed of was received in ship ping circles with relief
 It was this vessel which fortnight ago torpedoed six steamers in Bristol channel and off the Seilly Islands within two days. Her commander told one of the merchant captains who was taken aboard tho submarine that he commanded the submarine which torpedoed the Brit ish cruisers Abourkir. Greasy and Hoguc If this were true he was the man who was looked upon as Germany's most dar-
  This makes the sixth German submarine so far as the British admiralty has re- ported sunk, five of them. at least, by British warships since the outbreak of the war, and in only one case has the
 British report been denied by the Ger mans. Besides these. a French warshIp recently sank submarine off the French coast and three British merchant cap
 tains have put in claims for rewards of.
 fered for merchantmen ramming German underwater craft One of these claims that cf the captain nf the steamer Thor
 dis has been allowed and the reward paid.
 Victory Unconfirmed The news of the Russian victory and tho | renewal of the attack on the Dnrdanelles lacks official confirmation but comes from sources usually we'll informed. Russian victories are announced in private tele- grams received from Bucharest by way of Rome. These state that the Russians have won a great victory on the Aus trian extreme right in BuKowina and that with strong new forces they have driven the Austrians back In Uzsok pass of the carpathians
 It Is believed here that the Russians. by bringing np new forces, may have turned the Austrian right and reached the Sereth river. getting behind the Aus trlan army operating in the vicinity of Czernowitz.
 Big events at UzsolS pass were expect ed as both Russian and Austrian off eial reports spoke of heavy hghting there, and with the troops released by the fall of Przemysl the Russians might be able to dispatch strong endorsements quickly to thls point
 Resume Offensive The Russians also have resumed tho offensive in the region of the Pilica river, southern Poland. and, according to Petro- grad, have taken an important German position while in the north heavy fight ing again is in progress along the East Prussian frontier, despite the condition of the ground.
 On the western front, although a cer- tain liveliness is exhibited at some points. no important action has occurred Reports coming across from the Italian border tell of increasing preparation In that country for war, although. it is add ed. German diplomats have not given up the hope of inducing Austfia to make ter
 ritorial concessions that would satisfy both Italy and Roumania. King George today visited Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe's fleet.