Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-07
SETTLING
WITH Discomfort
BEFORE BIG DRIVE
Indications Point to Renewal
by Won Amin of His Often
Sive Against Barriers to the
Channel Ports

NEW YORK. May 4.-(Summary of
European Cables to Associated Press.)-
Austria-Hungary supplies some of the
most important items Of the current
news with a critical economic and po-
litical situation officially conceded to be
developing at home just as her armies
at the front are apparently about to be
launched in a new attack on Italy.
The crisis in Vienna is marked by the
dismissal OF the Austrian parliament
by the emperor's order and the declara-
ton that forcible measures would be
taken TO make a resumption of its ses-
sions impossible. A statement issued
makes il clear that the government was
embarrassed by the divisions in the leg
islative body over the grave food sit
uation and the various racial griev-
ances in the Austrian body-politic and
desired a free hand in the next few
months.
Such drastic action, taken in the race
of the unrest throughout Austria-Hun-
gary as the result of the wars priva-
tions and the overcoming racial diff
ferences, will cause the development of
the situation in the dual monarchy to
be followed with the keenest interest.
Meanwhile, Vienna dispatches have
reported Emperor Charles leaving for
the front and have announced greatly
increased activity along the Austro-
italian lines, where a renewal of the
Teutonic offensive has long been threat
ened. The Role official statement does
not give a like picture of the front line
activities, but records intensive aerial
operations with the entente airmen evil
IDENTIFY having thu better of the en-
counters and bringing down fourteen
energy machines.
New Offensive Expected
The German offensive in Flanders
has been held up now for virtually
five days since the enemy waves last
dashed against the rock-ribbed defense
of the British and French early last
week and the Ypres line stood firm IN
der the attack. General Won Arnim
evidently has been forced into this &C
tivity by the severity of his losses and
the time necessary to marshal new
forces for a fresh blow.
Concededly, however. the enemy has
fresh troops for a thrust of even
greater power, IL he thinks it advisable
to employ them here, and there have
been indications for the last few days
that he was preparing to do so.
One such hint of an impending thrust
developed Saturday morning, when the
German artillery began violently 70
pound the Franco-British line from
Locre to the south of Ypres, where his
main effort Of April 90 was made. The
bombardment was not speedily follow
ed up by an attack, however, as was
the case last Monday.
Meanwhile, there has been a strength
ening Of the allied defense at important
points along both the northern and the
southern sides of the Lys salient. The
French have thus operated successfully
in the Locre region, which is one of
the main objective points of the Ger
mans as an approach to Mont Roug'
and the British Friday night strength
ened their lines in the vicinity of
Hinges, northwest of Bethune.
Gun Duels on Somms
The Somme front has been threat
ening to break out into it's former flu
rious activity for several days past,
but aside from the recent thrust by
the French, which gained them COM
handing ground in the Avre sector.
southeast Of Amiens, and similar OPP
erations by the British around Villers-
Bretcnneux, IL st to the north, the fight
ing has been left almost entirely to
the artillery. The big guns are still
booming threateningly in the Avre re-
gfoR and elsewhere around the great
Mont Didier salient, however.
In Palestine. the British have again
met and defeated the Turks in engage
ments in the vicinity of the river Jor-
dan. Attacks by the Ottoman troops
on two successive days were beaten off
with heavy losses to the enemy, and
in the fighting the British took NOR
than three hundred prisoners.
dispatches from Paris announce that
another of the German long-range guns
erFaged in bombarding the French cap
itaI has been put out of action through
a direct hit by the French artillery.