The Outlook 1915-06-09

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The Outlook JUNE 9, 1915 Offices, 381 Fourth Avenue, New York Address all mail communications to The Outlook Company, Box 37, Madison Square Branch P. O., New York City THE GERMAN NOTE By far the most important news matter of the week ending on June 2 was the receipt of Germany’s reply to the American protest against the sinking of the Lusitania and the destruction of the life of hundreds of non- combatants, many of whom were American. The subject is treated in this issue of The Outlook in an editorial entitled “‘ The German Note and America’s Duty,” and in a group of articles under the general head “ The Crisis with Germany,” in which are considered the contents of the German note, its irrele- vancy, and public opinion as shown by the American press. . THE FOUR EUROPEAN CAMPAIGNS The war in Europe may now be said to comprise four campaigns, of which the fight- ing in France and Belgium constitutes one, the proceedings along the entire Russian front another, the Italian-Austrian conflict a third, and the operations in the Dardanelles a fourth. The two offensives which last week were attracting more attention than any other movements in the whole war area—the Russian drive through Galicia and the ad- vance of the Italians against their hereditary foes—are both continuing as The Outlook goes to press, despite rumors and predictions according to which they should have spent their force several days ago. Along the Isonzo the Italians have been successful at most of the points which they have assailed. Grado, which faces the city of Trieste across the Gulf of Trieste, is now in Italian hands, and the Latins are stub- bornly assailing Monfalcone, a railway town two miles back from salt water, which is a stepping-stone to Trieste, some sixteen miles away. By bombarding Monfalcone from,the sea, destroyers have been aiding the attack- ing force ashore. The herculean task of invading the Trentino is being blithely undertaken by King Victor Emmanuel’s subjects. Fierce fighting has been going on in the valley of the Adige—the front door of the city of Trent—and an Italian force has also been aiming at the city from behind through the valleys of the southern Dolomites, while still another army has been advancing on the capital of the Trentino from the west over the Tonale Pass. ‘The Italians claim that they have captured some forty villages in the Ampezzo Valley, including the largest of all, the well-known Cortina, sixty miles northeast of Trent. The Italians have yet to meet the full strength of Aus- trian resistance, yet they can well be proud of any advance in the Tyrol, where they are under tremendous geographical and strate- gical handicaps. The principal news from the eastern front deals with the desperate efforts of the Teutons to recapture Peremysl. They claim to have successfully stormed three of the outer forts of the city. ‘The Russians admit that one fort fell, but aver that they promptly retook it. At any rate, it is plain that this strong Galician citadel is in grave danger, while the fact that the Austro-Germans have captured Stryi, a strategic point in East Galicia, indi- cates that not all their strength is turned on Peremysl. ANOTHER DEADLOCK Reports from the Dardanelles are frag- mentary and very confusing. Apparently the situation there, on a small scale, is comparable to the deadlock in France. Having got a foothold on the Gallipoli Peninsula, the Allies are apparently forced to be content with defending themselves against attempts to dis- lodge them as often as they are able to try further progress. It is another seesaw en- durance contest, the reinforcements of one side being matched by the reinforcements of the other. On the western front the week has brought the Allies a slight margin of advantage. In 287