New Britain herald., 1915-06-28
TEUTONS GROSS DNIESTER RIVER
 ON ENTIRE FRONT
Russian Resistance Gives Way Before Assaults Of GermaniC All
  lies Latter Occupy Halicz

1 KAISER'S FORCES REPEL ATTACKS OF FRENCH Italians Repulse Austrian's Attempt to Retnke Heights of zeilIcnkofcl-
 British Aviators Drop Bombs in
 smyrna. Killing Over Seventy in Turkish Garrison There-Serbia
 WihsDecline to Make Separate Peace Teutonic forces have pushed their |way across the Dniester along the en- kttre front, the German official state ment shows the strong resistance (which the Russians have been offer, Ing there for some time having finally keiven way before the German assaults. Concurrently comes an admission by the Russians that they have with draMn from the thirty mile Bobrka- zurawna front, making it appear that the entire battle front in this territory will be shifted to the eastward. Such . shift would be in lines with the ex- pertadon of military observers abroad, who have been predicting a Russian withdrawal from the Dniester and realignment of their armies for a Ea1and on the river Bug
 Petrograd declares that. the re- xrouping of the Russian forces neces- {sitated by the outcome of the Teutonic campaign in Galicia has been com Epleted and that the armies are now in Sreadiness to resist further Austro Ger lnan advances in either Galicia or Esouthern Poland.
 Allies Consolidating Positions. Of the fighting along the western front the French have little to say The comparative inactivity of the French forces. IS attributed by ob v servers on the side pf the allies to their desire to co1sol idale positions already won.
 Gsxnaans accounts, of, the contrary, |detail numerous French activities, i'm eluding attacks in The Labyrinth Ejn the Argonne. in the Mouse hills. and in the vosges. all the attacks having been repulsed. The Germans report a notable success in an aerial Sbattle along the southern part of the l battle front in which two French aeropianes were shot down Italians Repulse Austrians. News from other. sections of the far-spread war front includes an ItaI- .ian dffciaI report on an unsuccessful attempt by the Austrians to retake the heights of Zeil1enkofel.
 Eerman submarine activity has born fruit again in the sinking of the British steamer Indrani. in St. Georges channel.
 British Drop Bombs on smyrna. British aviators have flown over smyrna, dropping bombs and causing more than seventy casualties in the Turkish garrison there according to Areport from Mytilens.
 An interesting statement in view Of fecent reports is attributed to the Serbian minister to Italy to the eff feet that Serbia will decline to make separate peace.
 Germans Occupy Halicz.
 Berlin, June a28, via London. 3:15 D. 15 The town of Halicz in Galicia on the Dniester river has been occupied by German troops, according to the Announcement given out today by German military headquarters
 1Besides the occupation of Haicz the efHcika statement announces that the liver Dniester has been crossed by the Germans along the entire front.
 Ready to Check Tcutons,.
 Petrograd. June 2S, Via London. ? m Of1cers of the Russian general stan now state that they have satisfac- torily achieved the re-groupine of Heir forces necessitated by the Ger
 ban Galician campaign ana that they
 tand ready effectively to oppose a
 urther advance of the Austro- German Forces in Galicia or in southern Russia.
 Germans After yerdun.
 Pxris June 2S. 6:20 a. m.-The serrnans, in fighting rurfously at
 agateIle and in the trenches of Cz1onne, are seeking to approach the strongly fortified town of Verdun, ac- Eordiug to Lieutenant Colonel Rousset, miIitary critic of the Petit Pariaian. He believes they are seeking to gain 1entro1 Of the railroad from ChaIons
 o saint MenenOulQ. While they are
 lining at verdun from two directions,
 he &ritic believes the efforts of their
 rrpy will prove futile
 French Oficia1 Report.
 Paris June 28, l ?. m.-Thc Frencl, tAr office this afternoon gave out a report on the progress of hostilitiea reading as follows:
 #The Germans last night delivered
 Fo attacks against our posltions, each
 "A Which were repulsed One was At