The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-18
ALLIES REPORT
FURTHER GAINS
Three Lines of Trenches Cap
tured by French Troops
North of Arras. ~
BRITISH RETAkE 4 VILLAGE
Official Report from Paris, Claims
Fresh Progress in Champagne
Italy May Get in Soon-The
Cruiser Dresden sunk.

Paris, March 16.-The following com.
munication was issued by the French
war office tonight:
The day has been marked by mum.
erous actions favorable for us.
"In the region of Lombaertzyde our
artillery very effectively bombarded
the enemy's works. The Germans at
tempted to recapture a small fort
which we took from them through the
night of March 11-12. They were re-
pulsed, leaving about fifty dead on the
ground. Our losses were insignificant.
British Took Village.
ITO the south of Ypres the British
army, which German attack yester-
day had compelled to fall back beyond
st. ElOi, recaptured that village and
almost all of the neighboring trenches,
in spite of several counter attacks.
ITO the north of Arras, very brill
liant attack by our infantry enabled US
to capture by a single effort three lines
Of trenches on the spur Of Notre Dame
de Lorette, and-to reach the edge Of
the plateau. We captured one hun
dred prisoners, including several Off
GERS and some non-commissioned Off
GERS, destroyed two machine guns and
blew up an ammunition store.
Allies Gain in Champagne.
"In the valley of the Aisne near
Vassens, northwest of Nouvron,' two
German companies We're caught by our
fire and suffered very heavy losses.
IN Champagne we made fresh prog
ress. We gained ground in the woods
northeast of Souain and to the north
west of Perthes. We repulsed two
counter attacks in front of Bridge No.
1856, northeast of lie Mesnil, and eX-
tended our position in that section. We
mortar"
Italy Is Closer to War.
Rome, March 1G.--The Italian min
lister of posts and telegraphs today is.
sued orders suspending the exchange
OF Geographic money orders with Aus
ia-Hungary. Orders also were is
sued suppressing the travelling post
Offices on trains bound for the Aus
trian frontier. According to dis
patch from Vienna to the Messaggero,
Emperor Francis Joseph today had an
extended conversation with Gen. Rit-
ter Won Krobatin. the AustroHungar-
ian minister of war. on the subject OF
the defense of the dual monarchy on
the Italian frontier.
British Sank the Dresden.
London, March 1.-THE British ad-
miralty announced tonight the Ger
man cruiser Dresden had been sunk
near Juan Fernandez Island. The crew
was saved. Fifteen badly wounded
Germans are being landed at Valpar
Also There were no British casualties
and no damage TO the ships.
German Attacks RepuIsed.
Paris, March 1.-THE following Off
cial statement was issued by the war
office last night
The British air squadron has effec-
lively bombarded Westende.
"The success gained by the British
armies at Neuve Chappelle proves to
have been absolutely complete. They
advanced on front of about three
kilometers (about two miles) with a
depth of from 1900 to 1900 meters,
successfully three lines OF
trenches and a fortified work to the
south of Neuve Chappelle. Counter at
tacks delivered by the Germans with
great violence were repulsed.
I'm Champagne we have consolidat-
ed our new front by advances at diff
ferent points and have firmly estab-
lished ourselves on the lines of crests
captured from the enemy.
On the heights of the Meuse, at Les
Eparges the Germans attempted an at
tack which was Immediately stopped
by our fire. The same thing happened
at lie Chamois, north OF Badonviller."
SIavs RepuIse Teutons.
Petrograd, March 1.-THE official
statement from general headquarters
issued last night follows:
Between the Niemen and Vistula
rivers there has been fighting only in
he valleys of the Omulew and Orzyo
md in the direction Of Przasnycz,
llong a total front of sixty versts
about sixty miles,. The enemy's at |
empts to advance have been repulsed. |
March 13 our troops opened coun-
er attack and seized several villages.
I'm other regions on the right bank
# the Bobr and Narew rivers and on