The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-11
GERMANS AND AUsTRIANS CLAIM
TO HAVE TAKEN TWO FORTS
NORTH OF THE CITY.
ITALIANS WELL into AUSTRIA
Italy's Forces Have Penetrated Far
Into Austrian Territory and Have
Taken Many Small Townsville
son confers With Bernstorft.
News of Moment From War Fronts

progress, Victories for the Teutohc
allies in all these sections are claimed
nv Vienna. Two additional tortltlca-
tions north of Przemysl are reported
stormed and in the Stry region the
allied attacks against the Russians
are declared to be progressing Inc
Russians took the offensive on the
eastern bank of the San and in South
Galicia, but in both regions, according
to Vienna, the Muscovites met de1eat
with heavy casualties.
On the western line the British
near Zonnebeke have taken at the
point of the bayonet the Chateau
Hooge, while the French, according
to Paris, have repulsed counter at
tacks and made new progress against
the Germans southwest OF Melville
st. WAIST.
Bulgaria and Roumania have ar
rived at complete understanding,
according to reports, Roumania haV'
ing agreed to cede territory In Dro'
budja.
The two countries will enter the
war simultaneously, Roumania against
Austria and Bulgaria against Turkey
The army stats of the two powers
are said to be busy co-ordinating mill
tary plans.
Negotiations between Roumania and
Russia over the lines of the Pruth and
of Banat are said to be virtually COM
plete. If Russia accepts Roumania s
proposals the latter country is de-
clared to be ready to begin hostilities
without delay.
Dobrudja is a part of Roumania
bounded on the east by the Black sea
and on the north and west by the
Danube river. AS consequence OF
the second Balkan war between Bull
garia and Serbia and Greece, Rou
mania took from Bulgaria large
slice of territory and added 1t to Do
brudja province on the south.
President Wilson emphasized in ar
informal talk Wednesday with Coun
Won Bernstorff, the German ambassa
dor, the feeling of the American PEG
pie over the sinking of the Lusitanis
and other violations of American
rights on the high seas and impress
ed upon him that the United States
must insist on an adherence by Ger
many to the accepted principles o
international law as it affects neu
trails.
No announcement was made afte
the conference, which had been al
ranged at the ambassadors request
but it was stated authoritatively Their
would be no change in the plan of tn
president and his cabinet to send il
response TO the German reply to tn
last American note an inquiry to as
certain definitely whether the in
| perial government will abide by il
ternational law or follow it's own rule
of maritime warfare The note wi
be dispatched before the end of tn
week..
The heavy reinforcements Whic
have been coming to the support c
the closely pressed Russians in Mic
die Galicia this week apparently ar
making themselves felt, as the lates
reports from the Russian war offic
declare that the battle on the Sa
river is developing in favor of tn
Russian troops. The fortress {
Przemysl, now held by the Russians
has been the object Of an Austro-Ge
man enveloping movement for som
weeks past, and against the compl
ton of the circle the Russian con
manders have been striving.
| A strong offensive has been unde
taken by the Russians en- warrior
fronts, and il the Dniester regio
they report the capture of 1000 pri
oners and nearly nineteen thousan
between the River Pilica and the u
per Vistula in the period from Ma
IL to May "a.
Fierce fighting continues In Gallo
and at some points along the westel
line, while engagements betwee
Austrians and Italians are becomir
more spirited as indication that tt
Italian troops are coming within stri
ing distance of the prepared Austria
defence in the mountains.
The Italian invasion of Trent is pr
ceeding steadily and reports from IL
frontier say that the group of forti
cations commanding the passes lea
ing to the vast intrenched camp whit
has its center at Trent has been @
cupied by Italian troops.
An Italian dirigible has drops
bombs on the Austrian naval base
Pola, the arsenal, according to The I
: port of the Italian ministry of marin
: being set on fire.
A Zeppelin raid over London, Il
: Germans announce, was in the way
reprisal for the recent bombardme