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Show Austrians Take Many Prisoners in Bitter Fight With Russians ' RUSSIANS SUFFER FEARFUL LOSS IN IRVING TO REACH PLAINS v I Casualties Particularly Heavy Among Noble-born Officers of Crack Regiments Austrian Offensive Checked on Hungarian Hun-garian Side of Lupkow Germans Allege Czar's Forces Lost in Killed, Wounded, Sick and Pris-( Pris-( oners Five Hundred Thousand Men 1 Flood Streams and Impassable Roads AUSTRIA MAY OPEN FIGHT WITH ITALY Greece May Change Attitude Toward War British Indian Force Wins Victory Over Turks in Mesopotamia I French Cruiser Bombards Turkish Fortified Town in Egypt Germans Lose Point of Support, Sixty i Yards Long and Fifty Deep Aviators of Hostile Armies Active in Many Directions. r Amsterdam, Holland, April 1 7, via London, 3:27 p. m. A hostile airship at half part one o'clock this morning dropped twelve bombs on the city of Strassburg, capital of Alsace-Lorraine. Alsace-Lorraine. Searchlights showed it disappearing in a northerly (direction, under bombardment of anti-aircraft guns Two persons per-sons in Strassburg were slightly wounded; otherwise no damage dam-age was done by the bombs from the airship. ! London. April 17, 5:15 p. m. Ludwig Paul Selbach, r In i m i n ? to be an American citizen, was remanded to custody in London today pn the charge of being an alien enemy, who failed to register himself in accordance with the British regulations. regu-lations. Selbach admitted that he was born in Hamburg, but he produced hi'spre!iminary declaration of American citizen-, citizen-, ship dated in July of 1 900. I !f Paris. Vpril 17. 11 40 a DO. The U ministry of marine today gave out an j. official communication reading id "During the day of April l a French cruiser, supporting a recou-il recou-il natssance made by aeroplanes, effec- n tlvel bombarded the fortifications of IJ Bl-Arisb. a fortified lown In Egypt near the boundary of Egypt and Palestine, Pal-estine, ae well ascertain detachments of Turkish troops which are concentrate) concen-trate) near El Arish " Paris April 17, via Txmdon. 2;oo p. m The report on the progress of hostilities issued this afternoon by the FTenrh war office contains nothing thai was not set forth in the communication com-munication given out last night Berhn War Statement. Berlin. April 17. by wireless lo Sayulle N V The statement, today Irom annv headquarters is as follows- 'French attacks near Fllrey were repulsed East of Ypres the British yesterday yester-day used grenades and bombs which developed an asphyxiating gas. German Point LosC "On the soulh Oope of Ixnette height8 northwest of Arras, a small German point of support sixty yards Ions and fifty yards deep, was lost "In Champagne, northwest of Pcr- I thes a group of French fortifications ' v. a stormed A French counter-at tack failed U French Position Conquered. pi "The fiermans onniirod a French position northwest of Crbels In the Vo6ges Thev iaptured French chas-Mnrs chas-Mnrs and then evacuated the position )C because of its disad vantageoua situa ttftn "A French airship destroyed win-it win-it dow glass at Strassburg and wound- ed Chilians A Herman aviator shelled shel-led Greenwich, near iondon. "On the eastern front the situatiou if unchanged " Vi Ten Battleships Near Enos. London. April 17. 2:55 a m. Cabling Ca-bling from Mytilene. Island of Lea-bos Lea-bos under date of Thursday. April 15 a correspondent of the Times says that on Wednesday and Thursday the weather in the Dardanelles was fa- vorablc for operations It Is reported here from the Island of Imbros that ten battleships recently recent-ly approached the port of Enos on tin? north bide of the Cull of Saros Two of them entered the bay and id" lied and destroyed a Turkish camp. The long talked of occupation DJ the allien of the Mvtilene Island wa- said to be imminent Spotted typhus hs reached lure, two cases already ba ing hi en reported. Zeppelins Do Serious Damage Berlin, April 17. by wireless to Bay-rtlle, Bay-rtlle, N. Y. Included in the Items given out today bj the overseas News Agen j a the following. "Private telegrams received here from England bj way of Holland say Sfrious damage was done by the ZeP-PMins ZeP-PMins which recently flew over England Eng-land Bombs from the airships killed 01 wounded the officers and crew of t'iurul luat- priii"! tin;.' ship yards. I fact which indicates that the bona 09 I fell laar t' e dorks' Th i Br tlsh cen- "or nrevented transmission of further details." Flyers Are Active. Berlin, pril 17. By wireless to Sayville, N Y. Included among the news items given out by the Oversea? gehc) today is the following Three Zeppelin airships have been encaged in the recent raids by night Over Kngland One German naval aeroplane flew over towns in Kent yesterday dropping bombs. It was fired at but escaped unhurt. "A French flyer appeared yesterday over Rottweil, Wuerttemberg and dropped bombs near the powder fap. tory. He did little damage and the factory was not hit The flyer was bombarded but made his escape " Review of War Situation. London. April 17. 11 5t a m The allies on one side and Germany on the other are today taking Inventories of the injuries inflicted by the recent aerial operations and with the usual contradictory results. The attackers claim that their assaults from the air have rosulted In the destruction of military transport and equipment, while the defenders report that the ony tangible effects of these opcrr tions have been casualties to civilians and slight damage to property. The people of England, under the influence or their recent experiences, are today looking for a repitition of an aerial attack from German Zeppelin Zeppe-lin or Taube machines I p lo noon no fresh occurrence had been report ed. Halt In Carpathians. Weather conditions seem to be the cause of the present halt in the operations op-erations In the Carpathian mountains A correspondent of The Associated Press with the Austrian forces re viewing the situation declares that the Austrian defensive was checked after debouching on the plains on the Hungarian Hun-garian side of Lupkow pass and straightening out the Austrian wedge which had been driven into the Pus sian line near UlSOk pass. The claim is made that the Russians suffered fearful losses in making their supreme su-preme effort to gain the Hungarian plain the casualties being particular!) particu-lar!) beavj anions the noble-born officers of-ficers of crack regiments In anv event it is the opinion of their observers ob-servers that whatever else may be retarding re-tarding the Rusians flooded streams nd impassable roods in the Carpathians Carpath-ians are ample proof for the presont delay. , With news of the resumption of ac tlvlty bv the allied fleet off the Dardanelles Dar-danelles comes a report that the Grecian press Is giving the impression impres-sion Ol a iossible modification of the present policy of Greece Germans May Take Offensive. The British colonial office has issued is-sued an official report claiming victory vic-tory for an Invading British Indian torce over the Turks In Mesopotamia. On the western front signs are grow ing that the Germans may anticipate H. lone predicted general allied of-tensive of-tensive but actual operations Beem to have relapsed Into the status of midwinter mid-winter quiet Greatest Battle of War. From such scattering reports as an permitted from the eastern fronl It Is becoming graduallj apparent that the rreatest battle of the war -at leats. : o far a concerns the uumber ot 'men 'vusagcd-ls being fought in the 'arpalhians along the 115-mile frnl from Bartfeld in northern Hungary, to Stry In cistern Galicia This line rough! parallels the boundary between be-tween Hungary and Galicia running through a difficult mountain region through which the Russians hope to break a way Into the heart of Hun gary According to the German reports the Russian advance, which a week ano seemed to be threatening the integrity integ-rity of Hungary, now has been checked check-ed definitely It Is said that the Russian losses in killed, wounded, sick and prisoners are five hundred thousand Russian reports throw little light on the situation. The official statements state-ments of late have mentioned detached de-tached engagements, in which some local successes have been claimed. Newspaper dispatcher from Petrograd are similarly restricted Austria May Attack Italy. A Paris dispatch from Rome says the belief is general In the Itallau capital that Austria will attack Italy should that country's determination to enter the war become evident. It Is ?dded that this possibility Is viewed complacently, on account of the strong concentration of Italian troops along the border. Vienna War Statement. Vienna, April 17, via London. 7 o' p m. The war office made the fol lowing statement today: "Russian Poland and western Gali cla were quiet yesterday, j "On the Carpathian front the situa-! situa-! tion is unchanged In the wooded j mountains where the Russians made i several severe attacks we captured 1,200 prisoners During these attacks I and those of the following night the Russians suffered severe losses. "In Southeastern Galicia and Bu-, Bu-, kowlna there were artillery engage : ments " i Nish, Serbia. April 17. via London. ! 1 37 p. m The Serbian government .submitted to parliament todav th new army credit of 200,0004)00 fram is. Milan, via Paris. April 17. 5:35 a m. Drastic steps are being taken by the Italian government to prevent trade In contraband being carried on with Austria, according to the ncv. s-paper s-paper Secolo which asserts that 500 persons were arrested on Friday while ai tempting lo smugulc flour, rice and spaghetti across the frontier |