New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
IVOTABLE SUCCESS CLAIMED BY FRENCH
 IN VOSGES REGION.

TEUTONS RETREAT
 SOUTH OF LUBLIN Kaiser's Forces Gain Ground Near La
 Pretre Forest and By Use of Gases
 Gain Footholl in Some of Russian ,s First Line Trenches West of War sawNo Important Changes Along
 Ausfro- Italian Battle Line.
 along the western battle line from the River Aisne to the Vosges Tn the latter region the French claim "a not able success. They report having re- taken the trenches captured by the Germans on June a and continued their advance until they had gained TOO yards.
 The German statement admits that hill top trenches here were destroyed by FrencK artillery fire and had to be ssestuated. ' N
 COncede German Advance.
 The French report having recap tured d part of the trenches recent ly taken by the Germans between Fey En Hay. and LePretre Forest. but concede the German claim to an advance in the same neighborhood
 Attack Russian Positions.
 German military activities, while lessening in the Galician and south ern Poland war fields. apparently are in full swing again along the frontito the west and northwest of Warsaw. The latest official statement from Pe- trograd indicates this in recording at Jacks on the Russian positions at sew eral points.
 Heavy losses. were inflicted upon the Germans in an assault near Jed norojetz in the Przasnysz district, the Russians report but near Bolo snow, almost directly west of War- sa ", arl attack in which gases were employed resulted in the storming of some the Germans retained foothold. The lighting there was reported as con tiriuing
 Teutonic Forces Retreat.
 Petrograd declares that the blow dealt the Austrians south of LubIn is being followed up. the teutonic forces there being in retreat with the Russians in pursuit.
 Petrograd correspondent de- scribes the check to the Austrians as resulting from tactical bIunder by Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, who in toe. swift an advance. left his army's z left wing uncovered, the Russians thrust in that direction costing the Austrians 15,oOo men
 Germans in Africa Surrender.
 From Pretoria, in South Africa. comes news that Gen Botla. at the z head of the British forces, has com- pleted the conquest of German South west Africa, accepting the surrend CT E of all the German military forces there
 brief statement from Rome says there are np important changes alone the Austro- Italian battle line but that the action on thesvarious fronts IS deyeloping regularly
 Gerard Gets German Reply.
 Ambassador Gerard in Berlin, has received the German reply to the American note on the Lusitania.
 Official Washington is awaiting the receipt Of the German reply to the American note, which Berlin adyicss say will go forward some time today. Paragraphs ernbodying the principal features already have been dispatched Transmission by Correspondents in Berlin of summaries has been with held. as has also the text of the note.
 Wilson Idner Sunk.
 The latest vessel reported sunk bv German submarine is the Wilson liner Guido, torpedoed off the Scotch coast She was bound for Archangel Russia. - -
 French oficiai Report.
 Paris, July 7, 2:35. p. rn,-The French War office today gave out the following statement From the sea to the River Aisne: There was reported last night only one artillery engagement in the vi c1nIty of Souchez; this was quite spir- lied There was also slow but con- tir1ued bon1bardment of Arfas. and a violent cRnnopade between the River Oise and the River AisneA on the Plateau of Nouvron. Tn the Cham pagne district theTe was an er,countar with mines and sn the Argor,ae there we're rifle and canudn exchanges but ~s<S5.. :