Arizona republican., 1915-05-14
HOLDING OWN
NOT ADVANCING
Heavy Fighting in Fland-
ers Shows That More
Troops Will Be Required
if a Victory is Ultimately
to Be Attained
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPATcHl


| LONDON. May 13.-Viscount Hal
dane, lord high chancellor, in the house
of lords, intimated that the govern
ment is considering the necessity OF
departing from the voluntary system of
military enlistment and restoring the
universal service throughout the king
dom for the present and said, the hands
of the war office are fully with the men
| they possessed but it might be neces-
| sary to reconsider the situation in the
| light of the tremendous necessities
with which the nation is confronted.
! The Austro- German offensive con-
| tinues in western Galicia, where it has
| driven the Russians back forty miles,
to within twenty five miles of Pre-
mysl. The Russians claim they art
now in position to prevent further ad-
vance by the Teutons. The Russian7
claim success in eastern Galicia. In
| the west the French have made some
gains near Arras and the British claim
to be withstanding the German on
slaughts.
The intiUation given by Haldane ap-
pears to confirm the idea prevalent
here that while the recruiting has been
satisfactory, the very heavy fighting
taking place in Flanders, where the
Germans for almost q week have been
attacking with greatest violence the
| British lines, shows that many more
men viii be required if a victory is to
be attained. Thus far the British
troops. according to Field Marshal Sir
Jchn French have Withstood the Ger
man attacks and while at times they
have been compelled to give some
ground their counter attacks have
Al,
which they started However, this is
most costly business for the German
artillery bombardment has been very
severe and the counter attacks are al
ways followed by heavy casualty lists.
In the attempt of October and Novem
ber to reach Calais, the Germans con-
tinued the attacks for six weeks. but
the allied force was much weaker then.
and the Germans were not in position.
having to meet a counter offensive as
now in North Arras, in Woevre and al
other places along the western front.
OF these tire most important is that
the French are carrying out from Ar
ras to the point where their line joins
the British and in which they continue
to meet unvarrying success. They re-
port again the capture, which the Ger
mans admit of very strongly fortified
positions and one road at least which
the Germans had been using to bring
up reinforcements to their positions
near Labassee.
In Eastern Galicia the Russians as
sert as result of their new offensive
the Austrians have commenced a dis
orderly retreat. Fighting continues in
Courtland and in the neighborhood Of
the Niemen river. Another battleship.
the Goliath. the third that the British
have lost III the attack on the Darda-
nelles was torpedoed by the Turks and
of her crew of 700 or more only $50.
including % officers, were saved. There
was some consolation TO the British
that in the daring dash through the
straits into the Sea of AIarmora they
torpedoed two Turkish gunboats and a
large transport.
A telegram from Reuters at Amster-
dam, says Turkish headquarters have
made the following announcement: "A
portion OF the Turkish fleet in the
forenoon attacked an English ironclad
near Morto harbor at the entrance to
the Dardanelles. She was struck by
projectiles IN three places, namely the
commanders bridge. amidship and
astern and sank immediately
The above dispatch probably refers
to the British Battleship Goliath, which
the British admiralty announced was
torpedoed in the Dardanelles.
Many Russians Taken
BERLIN, May 13.-The German war
office announced in the recent fighting