| Show CAPTURE GERMAN HMAN TRENCHES ADVANCES MADE BY ALLIES IN PAST FEW DAYS ACCORD ING TO REPORTS REPORT 8 jn heastern nE astern zone the russians Ru eilan are building railroads in order to facilitate quick move ment of troops an important success for the french is chronicled in tho latest official com munica issued at paris parts which an bounces the capture of nearly two miles of german trenches in the chain region near dorthes Por thes from the nature of the hole state ment it would seem that activity in i the tho western war ar zone has increased greatly during the last few days the further announcement ie Is made that houth of ypres the british troops con arol trenches around which a two days engagement has been waged in the eastern zone particularly in east prussia the germans are carrying on successful offensive operations the Hus aret are working on several lines of railways radiating from war saw to eastern and western mallela Oal Gall lela chi by means of which it is hoped to give more mobility to their troops in forestalling the quick changes ot of the aus trian and german forces while the russians report the alatua von on the Carpathia ns as virtually virtu all unchanged unofficial reports by way of budapest and vienna declare that the austrians lans have been everywhere successful in their offensive movement in pass according to this state ment went the total losses of the russians in this particular section in the past few day days number men admiral behncke of the german ma rine rive department in a statement to the naval ot of the american em bassy at berlin announces that in car crying out the provisions of the declaration relating to the war zone in brit ish waters germany does not desire to harm barm american or other neutral ships hut but explains that germany is in a position 1 where here her life depends upon her putting into effect the only means she has of saving saying herself and de dares clares that she must and will use this means proposal of the tho german go government to recede from its announced intention to employ submarines in the recently declared war zone on condition that great britain permit food supplies to reach germany has been transmitted to the british go by the american ambassador at londen who has charge of german interests there great britain Is coincidentally pre paring strong retaliatory measures against the threatened german rine blockade and it if is expected that the prohibition against foodstuffs destined for germany will be proclaimed immediately |
