New Britain herald., 1915-08-25
FURTHER ADVANCES IN DARDANELLES
 ... MADE BY ALLIES
British Occupy 800 Yards Of Turk iSh Trenches French Aviator
 Sinks Sultan'S Transport
GERMANS BREAK THROUGH
 RUSSIAN POSITIONS

Czar's AeropJane Squadron Bombards ' Asiatic Suburbs of Constantinoplc sons-Allicd Air.ncn Drops Bombs on Orcnb,.rg, Baden WoundinG Twelve Civilians.
 Furth CT advances by the forces of the entente allies in the Dardanelles : are rported by the French war depart ment the British left wing having Oc- cupied 800 yards of Turkish trenches A large Turkish transport was sunk by a French aviator on Aug. 20, the official report says.
 German troops have broken through the Russian advanced posi- tions southwest of the Fortress of Brest-Litovsk, according to today s German official statement. A move ment of parts of Gen. Won Linsingen's s army northward along the eastern bank of the Bug toward the fortress also is reported.
 Meeting Stiff Opposition.
 The armies of Prince Leopold of
  meeting stiff opposition but are pressing on through the Bialowsk forest region. The army group fur ther to the north also are making progress The Germans claim the re- capture of the trench sections in the Vosges, near Sondernach, that were taken by the French last week. Ambassador Gerard, in Berlin, called on the German foreign minis ter and learned that the German gov ern1nent had no official news on the sinking of the liner Arabic
 Attacks ConstantinohIe> Suburbs.
 A Russian aeroplane squadron bonbarded the Asiatic suburbs .. of Constantinople7 oh Monday, forty-one persons being killed or injured ac- cording to a news agency despatch from Athens
 Bombs were dropped last night by a hostile aviator on the German town of Offenburg, outside the war zone, injuring twelve civilians, Berlin re- ports.
 Two TraWlerS Sunk.
 The sinking of two British trawlers in the course of German submarine operations is recorded.
 In an air attack on German lines of communication a French aviator dropped bombs on the railroad sta tion at Lorrach. southwest of Friborg, the Paris war office says. Only min or operations are reported along the fighting front.
 No Dreadnoughts Sunk.
 No German dreadnoughts or crui- sers were sunk in the recent action in the Gulf of Riga, it is semi official ly stated in Berlin. Neither did the Germans attempt to land troops near Pernau, it is declared.
 British Make Progress.
 Paris Aug. 25. 2:40 D. m-The French war office this afternoon gave out a report on conditions at the Dardanelles which reads as follows:
 The period of five days since the issuing of the last communication on the Dardanelles has been marked in the northern zone by further progress on the part of the British left wing. These British troops have occupied 800 yards of enemy trenches.
 "In the southern zone the opera . tions have been limited to artillery actions and to fighting between pa trols.
 ET6ncn ldkc fOSItdOH.
 During the night of Aug 23-24 a French company was successful in a surprise attack on a Turkish position used by the enemy for listening pur- poses. Tn the morning of August 25 detachme ent of Turkish soldiers en- deavored to reoccupy this position, but they were repulsed.
 "On August 20 our squadron bonn oi,of of Ioho orIy ment at Acbachilman, on the Euro pean side of the strait, to the north of Niagara. In spite of the violent fire of numerous hostile batteries one of our aviators was successful in sink ing. at it's anchorage, large Turk ish transport
 Russians Positions Pierced.
 Berlin, Aug 25, via London, 3:5S D. m.-The Russian advanced posi- lions to the southwest of the Fortress of Brest-Iitovsk were broken through yesterday by the Germans, according !. today by the army headquarters staff.
 Russian AirrneE Active. ' London, Aug. %, 12:1O D. m.-Bom- bardment of the outskirts of Con stantinople by a Russian aeroplane squadron, resulting in the death or ln- jury of forty-one persons, is an- nounced in a despatch from Athens to 1.-the Central News. According to these H aGvices, the attack was made on Mor- Hday on the Asiatic suburbs of Con- Nstantinople A number of bombs were
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