The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
RUSSIANS CLAIM
SOME PROGRESS
Slavic Armies Keep Pounding
Away at the Defenders
of UZs0k Pass.
zEPPELINS FLY OVER ENGLAND
Bombs Dropped on Several Towns
Along East Coast Not Far From
London-One Woman Was
Injured.

London, April 16.-The Russians, al
though now faced by very much larg-
er forces than they were at the be
ginning of the battle three months
ago, are said to be continuing their
efforts to force the Austro-German
armies completely out of the Carpa-
thians and open the way to Hungary
Having successfully taken the western
passes they are bending their energies
on an attempt to capture the Uzsok
pass and the heights to the northeast
of that break in the mountains
Petrograd claims the Russians are
making steady progress despite the eff
forts of the Austro-Germans to out
flank them; but the Austrians insist
the recent fighting has been in their
favor and declare they have captured
another important height northwest of
Uzsok pass
In the Woevre, the French apparent
" have revived their offensive and at
several points claim to have added
materially to the ground previously
gained, which would bring them a step
nearer their main objective-the re-
moval of the German wedge, which
bends their line back to St. MihieI.
French Report Gains.
In the Argonne, in Alsace and in the
region of the Somme, the French de-
clare they also have made some prog
ress, but this is in direct contradiction
of the Berlin official report, which says
all the French attacks were repulsed
ZeppeIins Over England.
Two Zeppelin airships visited the east
coast of England shortly after mid
night, dropping bombs on several
towns, doing considerable damage to
property AS far as has been ascer-
tanned only one person, a woman, was
injured. 1t is said she was only slight
~ hurt.
The airships dropped four bombs on
Maldon, in Essex county, thirty miles
northeast of London, but no damage
resulted. Bombs also were dropped in
the Heybridge Basin, two miles across
the river. These set fire to some build
ings. The airships came up the Black
Water River and over the marshes and
circled.
PuSh Germans to Cover.
Paris, April 15.-The following off
cial communication was issued here
tonight:
Near Berry-au-Bac yesterday after
noon we carried a German trench
which the enemy recaptured. In the
night we were able to establish our
selves in the immediate neighborhood
in new trench.
In Champagne, in the region of
Perthes, a detachment of German in
fantry attempted to come out of their
trenches but were stopped short by our
fire.
AT Les Eparges a counter attack
debouched yesterday from Combres
but it was stopped Immediately by our
artillery.
In the Forest of ALLEY we have ex-
tended our front and repulsed a coun.
ter attack.
In the Forest of Montmare we have
made progress to the west of our lines
and repulsed two counter attacks.
Some prisoners and one 37-centimeter
gun, many rifles and a quantity of am.
munition remain in our hands"
carpathian Battle Continues.
Petrograd, April 15-An official
communication issued by the war Of
flee today says:
Fighting continues in the region OF
| the Uzsok pass.
The night of April Is our troops
made slight progress and repulsed
with success repeated counter attacks
Of the enemy in the heights south OF
the line of Observation-Disclosures We
captured about one thousand prisoners
and two machine guns. Attempts OF
the enemy to assume the offensive on
the heights south of Koziouwka and
| in Bukowina on the right bank OF the
River Pruth, in the region of Czerno
witt, failed
Complete calm reigns on the Other
sectors along our front
Everywhere the spring thaw is
making the roads very bad"
| No Battle in North Sea.
Copenhagen, April 15.-The German
| admiralty has denied officially report:
that the German fleet has been en-
gagged with British warships in the
North Sea, according to a Berlin mes
| sage today to the Svenska Dagbladet