The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-02
Russians Active in Central Poland, But Nothing
 Important Reported
HEAVY ARTILLERY
 DUELS IN THE WEST
Russians Score Victory in Skirmish With Turks-Belgrade Again : Bombarded by Austrians.
 Airmen Busy

London, April 2.-(3:42 a. m.) The Union of South Africa troops have occupied Aus, an important trad fng station in German West Africa, according to Reuters Garaub, South west Africa, correspondent.
 Aus is in Luderitzland, 49 miles east of Angra Pequena bay.
 London, April 1-uO,25 p. m.)-Be- yond submarine attacks war reports contain little news today. In the west the proportions of battle.
 In the east the armies stand about ms they were. Fighting in northern Poland has been of . desuItory char acter, both sides apparently having given up any idea of an immediate ad- vance. In central Poland. however, the ness.
 German official reports for the last two days have noted Russian attempts to re- sume the offensive on the Rawka river, while Vienna tonight reports Russian attack near the Pilica river, which they claim to have repulsed.
 These movements doubtless have been undertaken to prevent the Austrians and Germans from reinforcing the armies try ing to hold the Carpathian passes against the onslaught of the Russians, who daily report the capture of a large number of prisoners, but who apparently are mak- ing slow headway in the operations against Lupkow and Uzsol1 passes. The Russians also are slowly pushing the Turks back in the Caucasus
 Belgrade again has been bombarded by Austrian guns. while Austrian airmen have dropped bombs on Cettinge, the Mon tenegrin capital.
 Operations in tho Dardanelles are still in state of aheyance.
 Hostilities Renewed
 Tabriz, Persia. Wednesday, March a.. (via Petrograd, April 1, 11:20 a. m., and London, 2:25 p. m.)--Hostilties between Russian and Turkish forces in Persia have been resumed on March 20, the Russians defeating the Turks. It was sanguinary battle at Atutur. north of Dilman, in Northwestern Persia.
 The Turks lost 1200O in killed, wounded and prisoners, as well as many guns.
 Occupy Tsira
 Petrograd, April 1.-(via London, s;35 p. m.)--An official report issued today by the Russian headquarters in the Cau- casius said:
 ..In the region of Artvin (4o miles south of Batum) our troops have occupied Tsira. During the fighting at Atrvin we captured two guns from the Turks. Elsewhere there is no change in the situation
 Artillery Duels
 Paris April 1.--(Via London, 25 D. m. ) The official war office statement tonight said:
 There have been artillery duels at diff ferent places along the front in the Woevre district. To the west of the for est of Le Pretre we have occupied the village of Fey-en-Haye and have main tained our positions there despite several Tn Lorraine and in the yosges there is nothing to report.
 ITO the south of Dixmude Aviation Lieutenant Garros brought down an aero plane by machine gun fife In the region of the Aisne another German aviator was brought to the ground by the French Airman Navarro"
 Russians Repulsed
 Vienna, April 1.--(Via London, 1o4o D. m. )-The Austrian war office state ment tonight said:
 In the East Beskids the enemy dur ing the night attempted several attacks in the I.aboraza valley. which were re- pulsed Between Lupkow ridge and Uzsok pass the fighting continues.
 Near Inowlodz, on the Pilica river strong Russian forces this morning at tackled our troops. After they had reached the entanglements the Russians were driven back with considerable losses.
 'In the southern war theatre there has been no change
 The open town of Orsova having been bombarded. we replied by bombard- ing Belgrade"