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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY London hears that two gateways into Hun ¬ gary remain barred despite the tremendous ham ¬ mering by the Russian forces and as the Reskid pass is the less important of the two strategically a further advance into Hungary hangs on the possession of the lTzsok pass where the invaders are meeting with the most stublxirn resistance Several days ago tiie Russians captured a posi ¬ tion which gave them command of a road loading to the roar of Czsok pass but since then the Teutonic allies have checked the movement in this direction Petrograd asserts that after desperate encounters the heights near the villages of Buko vitz Beneff and Vyssnkonizy were captured by the Muscovites Vienna takes issue with this state ¬ ment by declaring that tin Russian attacks in the vicinity of Izsok pass which is considered to be of the greatest strategic importance as an outlet o the plains of Hungary were repulsed with leavy losses Likewise In Vienna at variance with Petrograds claim that advances have been made by the Russians on both banks of the Ondawa river and on several of the heights east of Telo mtch for Vienna asserts that elsewhere in the Carpathian region than the ITzsok pass sector the situation is unchanged The reports that collisions letween reeomioitcriiig detachments In Poland are iccoming more frequent would indicate seemingly that another great battle in this territory is not far distant distantConferences Conferences between the representatives of China and Japan were resumed but there was no break n the deadlock which has arisen The Chinese government declines to recede from the position t has assumed notwithstanding the fact that the apanese minister Eki Hioki threatened today to discontinue the negotiations The Chinese foreign minister LyChonIIsiing refused to discuss group V of the Japanese demands This group relates o a number of the most important demands made by Japan including the employment of Japanese political financial and military advisers and Japan ¬ ese police Japanese supervision of the manufacture or purchase of Chinas war munitions and rights for railway and mining operations M Illokl endeavored to draw the Chinese representative into a discussion of article V of this group which ins to do with the concession to Japan or rights or the construction of railroads lie intimated that China had favored Great Britain with rail ¬ way concessions and hud not given similar rights to Japan lie again urged China to grant the concession demanded and permit Japan to lake up subsequently with Great Britain any question which might arise in respect of encroachment m British railway interests Great Britain France and Russia are unwilling to end the war unless Germany and Aiistria Himgary definitely and ollicially sue for peace This is the answer of the allies to the statement of the peace terms Germany will consider which was made known unofficially to the United States government last week The price of peace which the allies contemplate demanding of Germany and Austria comprises Evacuation of Belgium and restoration thereto of complete saverignty Pay ¬ ment to Belgium of an indemnity to compensate that nation for the havoc wrought by the German invasion Cession by Germany of Alsace and Lor ¬ raine to France and the payment of an indemnity for the invasion of French territory Cession to Russia of German Poland Galicia and possibly additional Austrian territory Cession to Serbia of Bosnia and Herzegovina Division of the Ger ¬ man colonies in Africa among the allies alliesTwo Two allied warships were severely damaged by lire trom the Turkish forts in the bombardment of the Dardanelles on Monday according to dis ¬ patches from Constantinople A British cruiser the Turkish war oHice announced was hit by several shells and a torpedo boat was damaged The admiralty has issued no statement regarding the bombardment The official statement from Con ¬ stantinople and unofficial reports from Sofia and the Island of Tenedos indicate that the attack was resumed on a larger scale than has been de ¬ veloped since the sinking of three allied battle ¬ ships on March IS The Turkish war ollice an ¬ nounced that several enemy ships entered the strait and participated in the bombardment The at ¬ tack was entirely unsuccessful according to the Turks the land batteries forcing the retirement of the fieet early in the evening eveningTension Tension between Austria and Italy was increased by receipt of a dispatch from Milan announcing that the Italian ship Irene has been sunk by an Austrian destroyer in the Adriatic while carrying i cargo of fond to the Montenegrins The Italian foreign office has ordered an investigation of the incident If this determines that the Anstriaiis were unjustified a demand for reparation and an explanation will be made at Vienna The Milan dispatch states that the Irene a sailing vessel was attacked and sunk at the mouth of the Boyana river the navigable outlet of the Lake of Scutari Her crew was rescued and landed on the Albanian coast coastAn An important step toward the solution of the problem for a national output of munitions of war has been taken by the British government according to the London Times in the apimint ment of a strong committee of which David LloydGeorge chancellor of the exchequer is chair ¬ man The committee will represent the treasury the admiralty the war ollice and the board of trade in organizing the entire resources of the nation in the desired direction directionThe The British Official Gazette announces a de ¬ parture on the part of the treasury for financing the war Instead of treasury bills being issued from time to time by tender as previously was the case there will Ins an unlimited issue of such bills In the opinion of bankers the new o era tiou will provide the government with all neces ¬ sary resources for 1 considerable period and obvi ¬ ate the necessity for another war loan for some time timeIemlierg Iemlierg sends news that in a desperate attack by tin Russians on the right Hank of the Mts trian position at Mezo Laborcz on the Hungarian side of the east Beskid mountains a part of the Carpathians about fifty miles south of Przemysl the Anstriaiis were forced after a twelve hour bat ¬ tle to make precipitate retreat The whole main crest in tills district which the Austrians considered impregnable is in Russian hands it is claimed claimedThe The Russian right wing in the Carpathians has advanced ten miles in the last few days of fight ¬ ing and is now in positon to strike at the rail ¬ way leading south through the Lupkow pass Petro ¬ grad claims In the north the Germans are press ¬ ing nearer the Russian positions in Poland par ticularlv north of the Vistula t nearly every sector of the SOOmile battle front the arinie are in conflict conflictThe The government war risk insurance bureau at Washington has just paid its first claim for losses due to the European war A treasury warrant lor 101000 was drawn in favor of HarrissIrby Vose of New York owners of the American steamer Evelyn sunk off the coast of Holland supposedly by a mine on February 20 The Evelyn wis the first American ship lost during the war Spain has suspended until further notice the im ¬ port duty and transportation tax on coal which in case of American coal amounted to 10 n ton according o a cablegram from Ambassador Willard Mr Willard reported that the director general of the Spanish customs department had requested quo tatious for coal shipped from the 1nitcd States to Spain The London Evening Chronicle which is in close touch with the British cabinet says the govern ¬ ment is considering a plan for complete state control of the wholesale and retail trade in the domestic supply of alcohol The plan the news ¬ paper adds involves a state monopoly in the manu ¬ facture and sale of alcoholic liquors The following statement was issued at Vienna yesterday lu general the situation is unchanged rtillery duels were common in the Carpathians Northwest of Izsok pass the entire position oc ¬ cupied by the Rnssiins was attacked and conquered by the Nineteenth and Twentysixth Hungarian in ¬ fantry regiments regimentsRegulations Regulations have been adopted by the Ger ¬ man federal council to insure a supply of potatoes for the spring and summer An imperial com ¬ mittee under control of the chancellor has been appointed to conserve the supply and see that it is equalized in various parts of the empire empireThe The French government has removed the extra tax of per cent levied on thcitrical receipts at the beginning of the war When the theaters are allowed to reopen the tax will he replaced by a charity matinee to bo given bv each theater each month monthThe The losses to the French armies in the present war up to February l estimated unofficially are Killed in action lOOOO wounded 245010 Pris ¬ oners 3000IM disabled 25000 permanently dis ¬ abled 30000 30000A A dispatch to the London Post from Amsterdam says The Germans are moving up considerable numbers of reenforcements In the region of Thiou ville and Mctz as they fear a French advance on Melz MelzAfter After prolonged negotiations says the Lon ¬ don Daily Mails Rome correspondent Italy has agreed with the entente powers to support Serbias claims to un outlet on the Adriatic coast coastIt It lias been decided by the master bukeru of London to advance the price of bread beginning next Monday to 17 cents a quartern loaf A quartern loaf is about four pounds poundsAustrian Austrian artillery again has lionihardcd Bel ¬ grade it was unnoifticed at Nlsh A gunboat in lite Danube cooperated with the Austrian shore batteries batteriesA A fatal accident in a coal mine near Shimonoseki in Japan has resulted iii tl e loss of 23G lives according to information recei ed in Tokio TokioIn In an interview with a Ne York reporter Vic ¬ torian Huerta former presiden of Mexico is quoted as saying he will return to Me ico icoThe The Britisli government as decided against placing cotton on the eoutral ml list
