Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-12
BRITISH MAKE GAINS
IN Ia BASSEE REGION

LONDON. March II Go:25 p. M).-|
The arrival OF the German auxiliary
cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich at New
port News. removing. for a time at
least. another menace to British ship
ping, and the success of British troops
In the region of La Bassee. claim chief
attention in the British Isles. Whether
the Prinz Eitel will be interned or
again will set out for the high seas
it Is considered here that her career
as an armed cruiser must come to an
end. for should she be allowed to sail.
1t is believed allied cruisers on the
watch will account for her.
The possible action of the American
government with regard to the sinking
OF the American ship William +. Frye
Is being much discussed. The general
view is that If the United States allows
German warships to sink American
ships with food supplies for England.
that government hardly can protest
against the allies prohibition Of food
stuffs for Germany.
or the British victory in Northern.
France, there Is no news beyond til e;
official reports. 1t IS believed. how
ever. that. while no great amount of
ground has been captured, the improve
| ment in the British position is i'm
y,
compel the Germans to evacuate La
Bassec. and perhaps other points
IMPORTANT RAILWAY
FUNCTIONS DESTROYED
Equally important was the success
achieved by British aIrmen in the de-
stroying OF the railway functions at
Menin and Courtrai. These are on one
Of the German main lines of communi-
I IN Low, 1l.
lay the arrival OF new troop con-
tingents reported concentrating in Bel
| gium for another attempt to break
! through to Calais and Boulogne
According to Dutch reports these
| troops have brought with them boats
for the passage of the canals and rivers,
and for the first time in months they
include cavalry units.
There has been fghting in Cham
payne. In the Vosges the battle for
Reich Ackerkopt has been resumed.
These. however, are small affairs in
comparison with the battles which are
In progress in North Poland, between
the Niemen and Vistula Rivers The
Germans apparently are falling back
| in the north. but are lighting a rear
guard action, which has become a
pitched battle, and are taking a few
| prisoners with them.
The Germans again are in Augustowo
| forest on the East Prussian border.
which has been the burial place of so
many German and Russian soldiers
| The Germans have brought up light
guns to lombard OssowetZ while fur
ther to the south in the neighborhood
OF Ostrolenka, they claim to have de-
feated the Russians. The battle on the
| roads from Khorjele to Przasnysz
along which the Germans hope to reach
and pierce the Russian fortress line
still continues.
COOLER WEATHER WILL.
AID IN TROOP MOVEMENTS
Cooler weather has hardened the
ground in North Poland, which will
facilitate troop movements. This is
, said to be the first time in history that
weather has favored an army attempt
| Ing TO invade Russia.
| Reports from Tcnedos say the Turk
ish artillery in the Dardanellcs grows
weaker daily. and that in the last
bombardment the allied warships badly
damaged the forts at Chanak- -Kalesi
Two big cruisers spent the night in
! the strait protecting the vessels en-
gagged i'm mine sweeping.
Rome dispatches indicate that the
German amba ssador, Prince Won Buc-
low. has renewed his negotiations with
the Italian government with the OBJ
ject of securing the continued neu-
trality of that country in return
for territorial concessions in Austria
| Austria however. is said to oppose
making any such concessions as would
satisfy Italy