The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-07
Driving Back Russians,
British. French and
Belgians.
10000 PRISONERS
THUS FAR TAKEN
Attempting to Smash Rus
SLAMS and Drive Latter
From Carpathians.


london. May 6 TIE Germans and
AustFiana aFe putting larth an eRorl.
She extent of wrgeh has never been ap-
preached IN fhe history az war
Throughout virtually ere entire length
81 the western front tileg are engaged
Wth TIE Russians end 81 addition o.
their attacks around Nrrcs. the Ger
mans are 81 the offensive az many
points They arr heInE attacked a.
other polHts ST the FreneN British and
BelEians
m Baasian Baltic provinces. hereto
fore untouched bF tm var. the Ger
mana Rre attempting ae advances. while
ln Western GaHei8 they are attempt
ina sits al q ghelF irruatn. to smash
. lis RaaF.au aank aas enaaRel thf Etan-
slams 90 abandon the Carpathi8n
Tasae which they ssiuea At such cost
during the winter
Tie Ueimans claim - have taken
forty Thousand Russian prisoners since
enc offensive uas undertaken last sat-
urdaY The Austr.ans pGt the mum
her "a more than afts thousand ana
express the belief that ths wHoie Rus
NsHAt NAttaHf tAe .aA# ffsaa wy fsaHtAtt w ~
For the dral time since the British
forced the Germans from H1 no ca
ncar HNfea. Emperor Williams SOL
alers have been partly sucGesaful in
counter ATTACKS there SO adVlcaa e.
The contrary having been recaved. "a
s assumed the Germans atill are hold
iug today the positions they obtained
"a the BIN by the use 81 asphyXiatins
gases
Meanwhile ne German lire east n
fures Il within three miles az the
town The British press does not
seoN o. deny 0r minimize the persis-
teney 30 this German offensive. but
there Is DO disposition GO lament the
aiawiaN Id 81 the British front 30 the
eastward and the nartheastwafd of
Npres which was che only aiterna =
tive So 9 successful counter attack.
Conndcu g. expressed that the new
British alignment Huu prove beneficial
"a tiow az TIE hard agat.ug expected
Nearly en- lhe special news dis
patches frum Flanders say the Ger
maus are massluE men Ter q new as-
aaa't toward the French ports
British observers now admit that tire
Gcrmautl allies have inflicted several
considerable local defeats On the RUS
SLAMS uu the West Galaclan front. but
taev point out that the entire mont
has nat been crushed IS Waa 81 FIRST
claimed. and that the stubborn fight
ing continues
rs view 81 the complexities ~ enc
situation there la comparatively little
editorial comment iu the London pa
pers ou the Chinese apancae situa-
ttau Nevertheless there are lnalca-
lions that the pahIIe Il acotoly inter-
ested in TIE pFogresa 81 ms negotia-
uous between raAio and Peking AR
tlnery doomed in London toiay In
honor ~ the 3fth anniversary II ths
accession GO King George q The
throne
TIE suggestion thar Great Britain
ADOPT measures in retaliation Tor ne
German use 81 Easea % battle took
concrete form TODAY Joseph king
rerrnannfing the norm aietrfct 81
Somerset gn the house ~ commons
announced hss intent8on 81 INTRODUCING
a resolution cn the subject Tuesday
setting forth that this house agrees
a. sBch measure 80 retaliation a. q.
essential 90 prevent success attachina
A. such Froas and unparalleled viola
iian OF TIE ralea o. war; subject. Bow
eveE. to the condition that in to
rrsaanafion of any sac used ~ Ill,
AatessYs military forces The utnos'
sexasd s. paid 2 TIE dictates e ~.