New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-13

ChPIURtD BY RUSSIANS
Kaiser's Forces Repulsc French At
tacks i'll Champagne and Capture
200 Prisoners of
Dardanelles Resumed. - Defense
Works at Narrowest Part of Pass
age Under Attack.
An announcement from the French
ministry of marine states that the
bombardment Of the Dardanelles was
continued yesterday but leaves In
doubt the amount Of damage inflicted
on the, Turkish Notifications. The
statement refers to an attack on bat
teries commanding the Bay Of Morto,
at the entrance to the Dardanelles,
and to mine sweeping operations in
the first mine field. Previous official
reports gave the impression that the
forts at the entrance of the straits had
been badly damaged it not destroyed,
that the defense works at the narrow
est part Of the passage were under at
tack. and that one-third of the straits
had been cleared of mines.
The German movement in northern
Poland is developing rapidly, strain
ing the resources of the Russians to
prevent further advance and the
penetration of their fortified line. The
Russian war Office reports that the
German advance on Przasnysz, said
by Berlin yesterday to have been
pushed within two and one-half miles
of the city, had been checked. The
Germans are bringing up new forces
and attempting thanking movements.
The Turkish armies in Turkish Ar
4menia, along the Black Sea and in
northwestern Persia have sustained
further defeats. In Armenia the Rus
slams captured an entire Turkish bat
terry, and in Persia the Turks were
again compelled to fall back.
Proceeding With Deliberation.
Petrograd, March 13, II Noon, Via
London, 1:05 p. M.-The, Germans
appear to be proceeding with much
deliberation for the new attack on
Przasnysz, in northern Poland. An
sartillery engagement WHICH is now in
progress evidently is intended to feel
sout the Russian positions and clear
the arena for the advance Of the
sGerman infantry. Under cover Of the
Fartillery fire the Germans are plac-
ting newly arrived troops.
81 The Russian general staff expresses
Sconfidence as to the outcome of this
snew phase Of the campaign.
Lively Skirmish Yesterday.
. Contemp with their ar
tillery attacks the Germans are put
ting out Ranking columns to the right
and left. Russian forces have come
into contact with the column protect
ing the German right wing in the
{ Plonsk district, at the village of
8Chekanow, at which place there was
lively skirnnish yesterday.
'N8 In the Carpathians the Russians
have dislodged the Austro-G German
forces from their fortified positions
at Lupkow and Smolensk, driving
back their opponents toward the
mountain pass commanding that dis
trict
In East Galicia efforts of the Aus
TRANS to turn the Russian position in
the region Of Stanislau have been
frustrated.
IA British Claim Progress.
London, March IS, 1:55 P. M
General Sir John French, commander
in chief of the British forces on the
continent, has sent the following de-
spatch to the war office:
A little further progress in the
!. war was made today by the seventh
Ndivision in the direction Of Auhers
The fighting has been very severe. as
the enemy was strongly reinforced
this morning opposite my right by at
least two divisions. We captured 61a
prisoners, however, and I hear there
are more to come in.
Our aircraft have been very active
and the railroad functions at Don and
Doua1 have been destroyed
Turkish Battery Captured.
Tilis, Transcaucasia, March - wi.
Petrograd, IL noon, and London LOS
p. m.-An attempt on the part of the
Turkish army operating In Turkish
Armenia to drive back the Russian
force which has advanced westward
salong the shore of the Blask sea,
from Batum has met with defeat. The
Turks assumed the offensive in the
River Tchoruk district on March 8,
but were thrown back. The Rus
slams captured an entire battery Of
The Turks guns.
Rcverses also have been sustained
. by the Turkish forces in northwestern
: Persia They were compelled to re-
treat q considerable distance IN the
districts of Khoi and Gilman. At Dill
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