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Show Big Guns Blaze Way for Drive Renewal of Allies' Offensive In the West Is Foreshadowed by Heavy Firing London, Oct. C. There is little change in tho military situation on any of the war fronts. Reports, which remain unconfirmed, unconfirm-ed, aro to the effect that Austro-German Austro-German forces, variously estimated nt from 100,000 to f.00,000 men with 2000 guns nro proceeding through southern Hungary to attack Serbia. Military .obsorvers hero, however, assert as-sert that It is probalo that a flguro between theso estimates would be nearer tho truth declaring that thero Is no evidence of any heavy withdrawal with-drawal of Teutonic troops from the Russian front and thnt tho westorn front every day is domandlng now drntts. Tim observers sav that tho Ger mans nro not In a position to withdraw with-draw many troops from tho Russian Eldo, ns tho armies of Emperor Nicholas Nich-olas are making a desperate effort to assume tho initiative in tho fighting. Hlndenburg's Drive Checked On somo sectors, Potrograd reports tho Russians already havo succeeded succeed-ed In doing this. Resides, It Is assorted, as-sorted, thoy havo now hold up Field Marshal von Hlndenburg's drive ngalnBt Dvlnsk for several weeks and Inflicted very sorlous losses on him. Von Hlndenburg Is now reported to bo receiving reinforcements with a view to making nnother attempt to forco his way through tho outer do-fonso do-fonso of tho city. In tho west tho big guns nro booming, boom-ing, seemingly preparing a way for 1I1H. Hui'illlllhiy inujjuwiih a ituy lut n continuation of tho offensive of tho allies, which tho Germans doubtless will try to forestall by nn nttack from tholr sldo. In Champagno tho French have captured tho vlllago of Tahuro nnd tho summit of tho hill of Tahuro which Is situated at n point in tho German second lino of defenses. de-fenses. Tho Italians record another ad-vance- toward Rovcrto, which has so many times been reported ns evacuated evacu-ated by tho Austrlans. More Men Called For IVI V IIIVH WHIIHU U Tho heavy losses sustained by the British and French In their attempts to penetrate tho German linos In Franco nnd tho largo number of mon required for tho operations along tho Euphrates river and In tho Dardanelles Darda-nelles nnd tho nalknns have made-rocoBsnry made-rocoBsnry another appeal for tho enlistment en-listment of men throughout the coun-try. coun-try. Tho Earl of Derby who Is directing di-recting recruiting nnd who Is receiving re-ceiving tho asslstiinco of tho labor organlzatlonb In his work has taken chnrgo of a campaign tho object of which Is to obtain nt least 30,000 mon weekly. Should It fall It seems fairly cortoln thnt parliament will dopt a natlonnl sorvlco bill |