The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-04-02
LATEST WAR NEWS.

LATEST WAR NEWS.
The Bear is stirring from his Win
ter's Information, and Russia is ready
to attempt to crush Austria with the
fall of Przemysl and the taking of
100000 prisoners that were starved
into submission. This great fort
cost Austria 100000 men, according
to Russian dispatches, disease and
bullets taking what were not includ-
ed in the prisoners of war. The num-
Der of men it cost Russia is profile
matte. The siege lasted 1877 days.
This capture opens the doors of Aus
tria to Russia, and already the Bear is
reaching for Cracow, the next STRAIT
egic point. Military men claim this
is the most important capture of the
war, not excluding Antwerp, as it re-
leases considerable Russian forces
and opens the doors to Cracow and
the plains of Hungary. The Rus
slams lacked the great siege guns that
the Germans used in the western
zone, and they also wished to keep
down the loss of life to the minimum,
so the siege was allowed to drag along
until it reached the starvation stage.
The Notifications were destroyed, the
guns broken up, and the ammunition
and stores burned before the garri-
son broke out the white flag.
The spy systems of the various
countries involved in the war are the
cause of considerable news last week.
Another German spy is said to have
been discovered and executed III the
Tower of London. Germans execu-
ted seventeen Belgiaus az spies in
the Client barracks, according to Lon
don dispatches. Most Of these were
young peasants and we're fol1'es
espionage for the Allies. With Italy
weeks, it is claimed that the Italian
police found spies had tapped the tel
|ephone wires running into the Wan
office.
Peace talk is more insistent than
since the war started, but those who
know how well Germany is prepared
to withstand a starvation siege be-
lieve that unless Austria is annihila
ted, there will be no peace for an
other year or two yet, unless Ger
many dictates the terms. Sir Ed
ward Grey says that the complete
crushing of Germany, the restoration
| of Belgium, and the working out o.
each nations government to suit thu
people of the nations are essential
! of peace that will suit the Allies
1t is understood that President Viii
son is getting ready to attempt t.
get the warning nations together t.
talk peace, and has sent an emissarr!
abroad to visit in turn each of thu
governments to learn what demand
and concessions each must have. HI
believes, according to these reports
some action toward peace if the wa
is to be stopped before the rest o
Europe becomes involved. The Pres
ident has been hampered by man.
self-boosters who wished to get SOM
advertising as the one to set on foo
the move that stopped the war ant
made peace for the greatest war o
all time.
Action in the Dardanelles is heavil
in favor of the Turks to date. 1t
believed now that several other ship
than those admitted by Britain wer
sunk and so badly damaged that the
will be out of commission for som
time. The Afric is one believed t
be sunk, and the Amethyst was S
badly crippled that she will be out o
service for some time, according t
Berlin cables, which also state tina
the Allied vessels were unable t
really get into the Straits at all, an
that when they did attempt it, the
were driven back with terrific loss
Seven warships, besides those sunk
were laid up at Lemnos Island, &C
cording to these reports, and tn
"forcing" of the Dardanelles
checked for the time being. PROT
ably no serious effort will be mad
to force the position until Ian
forces in sufficient number are lande
to take the forts from behind, e2
perts believe.
i Vienna was the scene of a brea
riot recently, the police being Gale
out to put down the mobs. A clot
scandal has been unearthed in Hur
gary also, it is said, firms supplyin
the army with uniforms substitutin
shoddy goods and cutting them shor
| Whether Italy is merely bluffin
anu attempting W get pcdSC Witice
entering the war is a question ths
is puzzling some of the keenest wa
!. students. For weeks the Italian go'
eminent has been on the brink c
going to war, according to Rome di
patches. Italy has been buying mi
lions of bushels of u. S. wheat, b'
sides coal, arms and other war SUI
. piles. Mobilization and calls for n
. serves have been sent out, but sti
|. lno war! The wheat market has n
acted strongly for the past week
! anticipation of Italy's entering tt
, war and ending it.
The parcel post shipments of foe
Ito foreign nations has caused SON
activity on the part of our Post o
: fee Department. A general confe
ence of postal officials was recent
held in Washington at which it WI
II planned to do everything possible
I hold down the neutrality of tn
country. New regulations are e
> lpected within q few days regaroir
. parcel post shipments to foreil