The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-13
MILLION MEN ARE ENGAGED
British Are Thrusting at the German
 Line on the Western Border in Hope
 Of Preventing Further Reinforce ments of Germans Against Russia.

London. March l2-l0.50 D. m Just as the French attacked the Ger. mans in the western campaign when. Field Marshal Von Hindenbure made. his big rush from East Prussia last month. SO the British army operating in Flanders has undertaken the task of relieving the pressure on its Rus sian ally now that the Rus ians again are being attacked in north Poland.
 This is part of the general plan of the allied generals. When one is at- tackled the other attacks, so as to compel the Germans and Austrians to keep strong forces at every point and endeavor to present them from sending new troops where they could do the most good
 At present the Germans are occu- pied in an attempt to crush the Rus sians. For this purpose they are re. ported 10 have an army estimated at nearly a half million marching along the roads towards Przasnysz. To pre- vent this army from being further strengthened the British are thrusting at the German line north of "a Bas- see, and besides reporting the cap, ture of the village of Neuye Chapeile it is asserted that they have advanced beyond that town
 The battle taking place on the east ern front, expert say, is the biggest pitched battle of the war, no less than million men being engaged in 1t. The Germans in their official re- port claim to have made some ad- vance while Petrograd consideirs it likely that the Russians will have to fall back beyond Przasnysz, as they did last month before making therI stand 1t probably will be days be tore q result is attained in this battle as with the frozen roads the Russians can push forward endorsements and choose their battle-ground.
 Meanwhile another German army has appeared on the Pnica river front, south of the Vistula, probably, military observers say with the idea of inducing Grand Duke Nicholas to withdraw men from the north, where the real blow is being struck.
 Further south. along the foothills of the Carpathians, fighting between the Austrians and Russians continues amid wintry conditions
 Strangely enough each side claims that the other is doing the attacking but it is believed here that as the Aus trians initiated this battle they prob ably are still the aggressors.
 From the other battlefields, includ. ing the Dardanelles no news had been received at late hour tonight.
 Interesting developments are prom ised in the political field Prince Von Buelow, the German ambassador to| italy according to dispatches re. ceiYed from Rome and Berlin at last has officially raised the question oil territorial concessions to Italy as the| price of Italy's friendship. Germany, it is declared, is doing the negotiating on behalf oi her ally, Austria, whose territory is involved
 It is said that Germany is trying to induce Austria to cede to Italy both Trent and Trieste Baron Non Bu- IldHs bub 3HlSIldu lDIelSH UlllllSlcI, according to report, does not oppose the cesslon of Trent but strongly oD- jects 10 parting with Trieste while the aged Austrian emperor refuses to consent to the loss of any part of his dominiOns.
 It is reported that Germany desires to have the matter settled now in tle| fear that should the Dardanelles be- forced Italy would be more than ever inclined to throw in her lot with the| allies so as to insure the safety of her interests i1 the eastern Mediterran- can depending upon her army to rel cover her lost provinces nearer home.
 German emissarie. according 10 dis patches to the British newspapers, are busy in Bucharest and Sofia, en- deavoring to point out to Rumanid and Bulgaria why these countries should remain neutral. Steamers continue to announce the sighting of German submarines around the coast of England.