New Britain herald., 1915-03-02

lied Fleet on DardaneIlcs Inter- l ruptcd By UnfayOYabIe Weather ! Two More Forts SilcEce1
 l The French and German official i communications today agreed that violent fighting is under way in the | Champagne region, where the allies 1 began an attack several days ago. and i that the losses have been unusually 1 heavy. Berlin announces that EeW French attacks, made with strong | forces, were repelled in. most cases, and that the French losses were enor- nous. The Paris statement claims progress for the allies at several i points and asserts that the Germans suffered very heavily. Apparently {! the battle is the largest and most severely contested Of any along the western front since the engagement at SOissons.
 Russian Attacks Fail.
 In Russian Poland the fighting ap- parently has become jess intense fol- lowing the German reverse at Przasnysz, although the Russians as- sert that they are conducting a gen. eral offensive movement. The Ger man official report states that Rus sian attacks at several points near the Prussian border nave failed.
 Turkish Forts silenced. fleet on the Dardanellcs has been in terrupted by unfavorable weather, but d despatch from Athens states that before the operations were sus- pended the two Turkish forts at the narrOWest part of the straits. had been silencod. It is stated that thc Turk ish army masscd on the peninsula for defense of ConstantinOple consists of 100000 men.
 German Official Report.
 Berlin, March }, by Wireless Teleg- raphy to SayVille, N. Y.-The German war office today gave ou a report on the progress of the fighting, dated March ?, and reading as follows:
 Renewed French attacks in the Champagne district have in most cases already been repulsed. The French were in strong force. Before the German fire their losses were enor- nous. At some places there were hand to hand encounters, but in all
 
 hold firmly our possessions.
 Capture Several Trcnches.
 'In the Argonne districts we have taken several trenches, capturing sixty prisoners and five mine throwers. .,
 Tn French attacks on Vauquois have been driven back.
 '"The advantages won by us in the Vosges during the past few days have been maintained, in spite of violent counter attacks on the part of the enemy The French losses were es pecially heavy during an attack yes terday evening at A point east of Celles.
 Tn the eastern arena of the war the Russian advances to the southeast and south of the Augustowo Forest have resulted in failure, Russian night attacks to the northeast of Lomza and to the east of Flock have been repulsed."
 French Official Report.
 Paris, March 3, Via London. 3:45 P. m.-The developments yesterday al the front were reported by the ar office today in the following statement:
 Between the sea and the Aisne the day was fairly quiet. The enemy at tackled only to.the southeast of St. :Floi, south of Ypres. He was re- pulsed by British forces.
 Rheims Again Bombarded
 'In Champagne, Rheims was again bombarded, about fifty shells falling in the town.
 'In spite of the storm our progress continued between Perthes and Beau sejour during the whole day, notably tc the northwest of Perthes. To the 1 northeast of Mesnil and to the north of Beausejour we hold the chief 1 positions parallel to attacking 1 Ene It is confirmed that the. con- l tingents of guards which made l counter attacks on our forces during l Sunday night sustained very heavy 1 losses. |
 Rcoccupy Advance Trench.
 "In the Argonne, in the Baga telle- i Mari Therese sector, there has been 1 mine and infantry fighting in an ad- l vance trench which We reOccupied. l after having mOmentarily abandoned 1 it. In the region of Vauquols we have l progressed and hold ground captured l by two counter attacks, and made l some prisoners.
 '<In the NOsges at La Chapelotte, ] We have captured trenches and Salned ] geo metres of ground.