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Show 'DRY' ENGLAND IS POSSIBILITY London April 13, 10 12 p. m. Two gateways Into Hungary still remain barred despite the tremendous hammering ham-mering by the Russian forces, and as the Beskld pass Is the less Important Import-ant of the two strategically, a further advance into Hungary hangs upon the possession of Uzsok pass, where the Invaders are meeting with the most stubborn opposition Several days ago the Russians captured a position which gave them command of a road leading to the rear of Uzsok pass, but since then the Teutonic allies have checked the movement in this direction direc-tion The Importance of the Carpathian operations 1b indicated by the half hearted actions reported from the other sections on the long eastern front, where even the counter offensive offen-sive in East Gallcla, which evidently was planned to divert the Russian efforts ef-forts from the passes, seems to have been prosecuted with little energy-German energy-German Forces Arriving. The people of tho dual monarchy are said to be greatly cheered by the number of German reinforcements passing through Budapest on the way to me ia.rpat.nian rront 10 uih.e part ln the operations which are now believed be-lieved to be in charge of the German general staff. The whole campaign in the east pivots on Uzsok pass, where the Austro-German forces are In such great strength that the efforts of the Russians to reach the Hungarian Hungari-an plains are likely to be prolonged In the west the French apparently are satisfied with their recent successes suc-cesses between the Mouse and the Lorraine frontier, and claim only to have com In contact with the Gorman Gor-man entanglements ln this region. Official Of-ficial German reportp assert that determined de-termined attacks by the French have been repulsed along this sector. "Dry" England Possible. Probably no session of the English parliament since the opening of the war has been awaited with keener interest in-terest than the sitting which will begin be-gin tomorrow A "dry" England, unknown un-known except for a period of two years, 150 years ago, is not beyond the possibilities, but the government has given not the slightest official hint as to what action may be expected expect-ed in Its undoubted determination to attack the problem restricting the consumption con-sumption of alcoholic liquors Several Sev-eral days ago an opposition paper published pub-lished a forecast of the government plan, which it asserted contemplated the prohibition of all liquors, except light beer, which would be manufactured manufac-tured by the government. This prediction received some confirmation con-firmation tonight from a government organ, which declared that the entire business of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors Is to become a government gov-ernment monopoly. |