New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-14
Berlin Claims KaiSer'S Forces Also
Took Hill No. ESQ and
/ Made 1851 Prisoners
PARIS SAYS GERMAN
ATTACKS WERE STOPPED
Italians Capture Two Miles OF AUS
! TRAN Trenches in the Carnic Alps
Almost Complete silence Wells Sit
nation in Eastern War Thcater-
Forty -threc Merchant vessels Sunk
BY Submarines During june.

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Forty -threc Merchant vessels Sunk
y BY Submarines During june.
The German thrust at verdun mas
resulted in an important gain of
ground, according to the current off,
cial statement from Berlin.
4 In the Argonne the Germans report
having captured French positions
along a front Of mile and four
fifths, the gain extending to 4 depth
of three fifths Of a mile. The hill
known as No. 285 also was taken, the
statement says:
Germans Take 1851 Prisoners.
The Germans took 1851 prisoners
and two field cannon and DESTROYED
the usefulness of eight other cannon
I they declare.
The latest French Official statement
the Argonne have been definitely
stopped.
B British Repulse Germans.
After 4 heavy bombardmept the
Germans attempted the recapture of
the trenches near Pilken, taken by the
British on July fifth, but were easily
fepulsed, according to the Paris-st tate
sment.
Reports Of an italian victory in the
Carnic Alps, with two miles of AUS
trianhkrenches captured. have been re
ceive by a Geneva newspaper. Fig
.ures given out in Berlin show the
sinking Of forty three merchant YES
sells by German submarines during
the month Of June. the tonnage Of
destroyed shipping, including fishing
craft. totalling 125, 900 tons
No Operations in East,
B Almost complete silence wells the
situation in theA,eastEflasswaFs -tfieater.
Petrograd reports no enga gements in
southern Poland or eastern Ga1icia,
and both Vienna and Berlin declare
conditions in this territory are un-l
changed
German engineers are strengthen
ing the defenses of Constantinople on
"a huge scale, according. to advices
through Mytilene received in London.
German Official Report.
Berlin, July Ia, Via London 4;16
~ mlThe German official statement
issued today announced the capture
Yesterday of French positions III the.
Forest Of the Argonne for. q width
OF three kilometres 1 3 nifes) and
for depth of one kilometre and also
that the Germans stormed Hill 2S5.
The Germans claim they made 2,5S1
prisoners, took two field cannon and
rendered eight cannon useless.
French OficiaI Report.
Paris, Julys IA, 2:26 81 The
French war department today gave
out the following statement:
TN Belgium, after the lombard
ment reported IN the official state
rnent last night the Germans attacked
the trenches captured by the British
troops on the east bank Of the canal
southwest Of Pilken. on the night of
July s. they were easily repulsed
Have Trench Combats.
..In the region north OF Arras and
Of the Chateau DeCarleul and at The
Labyrinth there occurred during the
night trench -to-trench combats with
hand grenades.
d. Arras and scissors were lombard
ed by shells Of large calibre. In the
region Of the Somnne at Frise land at
Fay fwest Of Peronne) as well as in
the Champagne district near Perthes.
I minor battles occurred.
German ATTACKS SJOppe0. III
s .In the Argonne German attacks
which were concentrated In the region
q included between Marie Therese ana
the Chevaucflee Heights have been
definitely stopped.
Between the Leuse and Moselle In
tbs Forest Of Apremont there was ar
tiEery cannonading but no infantry
action.
ION the rest OF the front there il
lothing to report"
Italians Capture Trenches.
Geneva, Switzerland. July IL, Via
Paris 3:45 p. m.-The Italians have
captured two miles OF Austrian tren-
ches in the Carnic Alps. according to
s. despatch received today by the Tri-
bune from Villach. an Austrian town
on the river Brave, hfty-two miles
northwest of Lafbach.
The Alpine troops, the advices say,
dragged their artillery to the heights
. near Roskofel, which is situated at
an altitude OF $500 feet.
The Italians also are said to have
captured two Important ports south
of Gorilla.
German Possessions Taken.
y London, July IA, 1925 RI n.--Four
hundred and fifty thousand square
miles Of German colonial possessions
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