The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-30


time to permit their Allies to bring
up important if not decisive rein
forcements.
The Italians, who have most en-
thusiastic publicity department, an
nounce that they have begun agrand
offensive all along the line. Most of
the Italian fighting has been done by
the publicity bureau in the last five
months. Their losses have been in
considerable when compared with
the losses of their Allies. and they
have accomplished little in the way
of invading Austria. The inertness
of the Italians has led to suspicion
that the Italian government is mere
ly trying to do enough to keep the
entente powers from rejecting Italy
as an ally. When the Austrians
feared an attack from Italy before
war was declared Austria kept about
250, 900 men along the Italian from
tier. 1t is doubtful whether any
greater number of soldiers has been
distributed along the frontier since
war was declared. In other words,
| it it doubtful whether the Italian
operations have in any way inter-
fered with the plans of the Austro-
Germans in the other theaters of war.
If the present offensive should prove
to be a genuine offensive the Allies
will have better reason than hitherto
to be thankful for Italy's entrance
into the war.
The Russians are exerting some
thing like their old-time pres ure
against the Teutonic armies. While
Won Hindenburg was making new
drive toward Riga end was winning
some success, the t in Galicia
and as far north as the central sec
tors of their line were battering the
Teutonic defense powerfully. The
| Muscovites won several victories,
which brought them to the west bank
of the Styr river, where the Ger
mans and Austrians have been try
ing to build defense line, and fur
ther south, in Galicia, they have
forced back the Aus.rians. North
of the Pripet marshes. that is Q say,
in the central sector. the Russians
achieved victory which gave them
! | 900 prisoners, some guns and much
ammunition. The Russian opera
tions cannot be described as an Of
fensive. They are rather in the ma
ture of an active defensive, designed
to cause the enemy heavy losses and
to keep as many enemy units as pos
sible employed. Meantime Won Hin
denburg's drive toward Riga has
been checked.
In France and Flanders the Allies
have been content to beat back Ger
man attacks and in this they have
been fairly successful. There is no
evidence of new drive by the Allies
and probably none Is contemplated
in the immediate future. Although
the activity of the aerial squadrons
has somewhat slackened, the French
airmen bombarded Treves, the old
est town in Germany.
In Belgium the German conquerors
appear to be meeting with resistance.
At all events, they have adopted re-
pressive measures which show that
they fear an uprising of some kind.
To such an extent have they carried
these repressive measures that they
have been executing women for CIV
aid and comfort to French, English
and Belgians seeking to get out OF
the country to help the Allies. The
most notable case is that of Miss
Edith Cavell. an English woman, who
had frequently nursed German
wounded and sick. She was accused
of helping French, English and Bel
gian soldiers to make their way out
of Belgium and was sentenced to
death. Despite the appeals of the
American and Spanish ministers at
Brussels, the sentence Of death was
carriad ont Che xuont to her eye