The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-04-08
RUMORS OF PEACE
ARE CREDITED BY
ROME AUTHORITIES
Rome Declares That Germany's
Allies Are Ignoring Kaiser
In Negotiations For
Separate Pact.
RUSSIANS SWEEP PASSES
Muscovites Drive Austrians
Back In Beskid Mountains
Hold Position South
of Dukla.
RUSSIANS SWEEP PASSES

chiasso. Switzerland, April s,
(via P~aris.)-The assembling OF
italian troops on the Austrian from
tier is continuing with the greatest
activity. All houses in the districte
bordering the confines. affected
have been occupied by soldiers.
This information reaches Chias-
so from Italian sources. " is
learned from the same sources that
still more important military ac-
tivity is under way. Information
on this point is refused transmits
sion by the Italian censors.
Rome, April A, via Paris, April
Sin spite of various OFFICIAL de.
nations preliminary steps have
been taken to conclude peace, es-
pecially by Austria and Turkey
without consulting Germany, tho
report that david Pasha, Turkish
minister of finance, who is now IN
Switzerland, is on a mission OF
peace, finds credence here.
It is pointed u that david
Pasha was one of the first Turk
ish ENJOYS to undertake at Ouchy,
Switzerland, the conclusion OF an
ltalo- Turkish peace and that nc
conducted his preliminary nego-
tiations by roundabout rnethosN
IfltOQSn ncdSTdI alPlotlus
he has denied emphatically that no
is at present engaged in a similar
mission it is considered here hat
this denial should not be taken too
seriously because he scarcely could
admit at this time that his govern
ment seeks a cessation of hostili-
ties. Similar denials wore made
by him when no first undertook tho
task of bringing about an agree
ment between italy and Turkey.
London, April 6.-Beyond the bare
admission that the Austrian forces In
the Beskids have been compelled to re-
treat, Vienna has given no indication
of the status Of affairs along that Sec
ton Of the Hungarian frontier. There
is as yet no induction whether Hun
gary is threatened seriously with In
yasion. The Russian war office not
only claims a great success in the Bes-
kids. but asserts definite advantages
have been gained over the Germans In
north Poland.
The Russian army, which for months
besieged the Austrian fortress OF
Przemysl and finally forced it to capt.
ulate, has achieved another victory.
Starting westward from the Galician
stronghold Immediately after its fall,
the Muscovites now have entered the
Beskid mountains-a range which con-
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Austrian Carpthians and forms the
boundary between Galicia and Hungary
and driven out the Austrians, who,
for some time past. had ~stubbornly held
the passes and heights.
Brief. indeed, Is Vienna's acknowl-
edgement that this vantage point, the
gateway to the plains of northern
merely that the Austrians We're com
PEELED to make the move because OF
the presence of large Russian rein
forcements from Przemysl.
The battle in the Carpathians contin-
ues by night and day. The Russians,
who are being continually reinforced,
are making desperate efforts to force
the success OF the operations their
army, which is on the Hungarian side
of the Dukla. Is awaiting before on
tinuing its advance.
Seemingly the Russians have had
considerable success, for the official re-
ports the repulse of the Aus
trian attacks lear Memzolaboroz,
west of Uzsok pass, and continues
in the region of the latter pass
and west of UZsok pass. despite the
desperate resistance of the Austrians.
ARMIES ARE STRUGGLING
UNDER GREAT DIFFICULTIES
Berlin. April ga description of
the conditions under which desperate
fighting is being carried on in the
Carpathians is contained in q dispatch
the National Zeitung from its cor
respondent, who says that not only is
the terrain tremendously difficult, but
that it is SO broken by mountains and
forests that the conflict resembles
guerilla warfare on a colossal scale.
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involved, combatants often find it nee
essary to abandon n position gained al
heavy loss, because it's view is cut off
from observations of the battle line.
Although the Russians are constant
~ bringing up fresh troops and max
ing terrible sacrifices, the correspond
ent says the onslaught has been
checked at Dukla, where the Austrian
line runs southwark to the crest OF
the Carpathians.
The Russians have beer devotine
their attention for several days in an
effort to force back the Austro-Hun-
garians in the middle pass between
Lupkow and Uzsok passes. The leu
tonic allies there. the National lei
tung says, have long been contendine
against greatly superior numbers. but
nevertheless accomplishing wonders.
London, April 6.-tThe Germans are
r~elnIofcefne1tS into
to support the armies which are being
pressed by the Russians in the
passes of the Carpathian mountains,
and are also. according to dispatches
from Holland, again sending men from
Belgium to strengthen their eastern
front, where the Russians have taken
the offensive.
INVESTIGATE PAY OF
PULLMAN CAR EMPLOYEES
Chicago. April 5.-Wages paid Pull
man car porters and conductors, hours
thew are ~renuired to work and mhn1