Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
AIR OPERATIONS
BECOME CENTER
OF WAR INTEREST
Each Side Insists that 1t Inflicted
Real Damage On Other and that
It Was Punished but Lit
tie in Return.
BRIToNs EXPECTING zEPPELINs
Weather Conditions Seem to Have
Halted Operations in the Car
pathian Mountains.
ACTIVITY IN THE DARDANE1LEs

PRUssIAN NEWSPAPER says Grand
Duke Nicholas, Russian cOnA-
mauder-in-chief, has been shot IN
the abdomen ny General Barou
Stevers, commander of the Rus
sian Tenth army, which was de-
feated and driven from east Prus-
sin last February. The general r.
said 60 have committed suicide.
OFFICIAL GERMAN statement OF
today, evidently referring to yes
terdny'a raid over England by
German aerOpIanes, says shells
were dropped on Greenwich, In the
metropolitan district of London.
Dispatches from London yesterday
said the aerOpIRne approached NO
nearer than thirty miles from the
city.
FRENCH MINISTRY OF MARINE
announces further naval opera
ttons against the Turkish forces
which proceeded against Egypt.
GREATEST BATTLE of the vvar-at
least so far as concerns the num-
her of men enEaged--is being
fought in the CaPpathians along
the 11b-miIe trout from BartseId,
I'm northern Hungary, 90 stry. In
eastern GaliciR. German war cor
respondents estimate that s,bOO,-
900 men are enRaMed. According
to the GeFmRR fep1rts the Rus
alan Rdvanee has been checked
definitelS, n Il said that the Rus
sian IOaseH IN killed wounded, sick
and priseners ske 100000. Rus
stan repofta throw IittIe Hight ON
the aiyaatloh.
PARIS nIsl,ATCm from Rome say.
the belief ~ Renera1 in the italian
capita7 shnk Auntraa will attack
Italy sheNtd that country's deter
mtnation e enter the war become
evident.
ENGLAND IL EXPECTING ano,h..
raid by German airships folIovvtm1
three attacks In. rapid success. The
German aerial attack yesterday ON
iens, France, resulted in the
suing OF seven persons and the
woandinE of eiRht.
LONDON. april 1.-THE allies ON
cne side and Germany on the other.
are today taking Inventories of the
injuries inflicted by the recent aerial
operations, and with the usual con-
tradictory results. The statements
claim that their assanltv from the air
have resulted In the destruction OF
military transport and equipment.
while the defenders report that the
only tangible effects OF these opera
tons have been casualties to civil
ians and slight damage to property.
The people OF England, under the
influence of their recent experiences.
are today looking for repetition of an
aerial attack from German Zeppelin
or Taube machines. Up to noon no
fresh occurrence had been reported.
Halt in Carpathimns.
weather conditions seem to be the
cause OF the present halt in the operations
In the Carpathlan mountains. A corre
spondent OF The Associated Press with
the Austrian forces reviewing the sdtIa..
ton, declares that the Russian offensive
was checked after debouchinE on the
plains on the Hungarian side OF I.upkow
pass and Strengthening out the Austrian
wedge which had been driven into the
Russian line near Uxsok pass. The claim
is made that the Russians suffered fear
full losses In making their supreme ef-
fort to gain the Hungarian plains the
casualties being particularly heavy among
the noble born officers of crack rexi-
ments. In any event Il is the opinion OF
British observers that whatever else may
be retarding the Russians, flooded
streams and impossible roads in the Car
pathians are ample proof for the present
delay.
Activity I'm DardaneIIes.
With news of the resumption Of ao-
tivity by the allied fleet off the Dar-
daneiles comes a report that tho Grecian
press is giving the impression Of a pos
sible modification OF the present policy
( of Greece.
The British colonial office has issued
an official report claiming victory for
an invading British Indian force over the
Turkish Is Mesopotamia. On the western
front signs are growing that the Germans
may anticipate the long predicted allied
general offensive. but actual operations
seem to have relapsed into the status of
midwinter quiet.
seven EIiIIed in Amiens.
AMIENS, France. April n.-Seven per
sons were killed and eight wounded BY
bombs dropped by two German aero
planes which flew over this city yestsr-
day. one In the morning and one IN the
evening Tho cathedral. apparently. was
the target Of the missiles. but IL was not
damaged.
The first aircraft appeared at 6:45 a. m.
ana dropped five bombs, The explosions
or the projectiles were fatal TO four
women and two men. while seven other
persons were wounded. including two sol
diers guarding the railroad station. The
property value was trivial.
The second aerOpiane appeared over
the city at D. m. One. OF the bomb.
dropped from Il demolished a house. d.
capitating woman seated In the parlor.
and inturing another woman.