The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-28

were driven back into their own ter ritory
 In East Prussia during the winter there was severe fighting, resulting in the loss of many men, dead wounded and captured The German armies oper- ating in East Prussia held off and dis patched a Russian army of vast pio portions, finally driving it back well into its own territory.
 ] On the sea, a British squadron sig nally defeated the German squadron (which was victorious off Chile. This en- gagement took place off the Falkland | Islands. German cruisers bombarded i fiartlepool and Scarborough, and the German armored brusies Bluecher was sunk in the North sea by a section of the British fleet operating there. Ger . man submarines became especially ac- tive during the winter months sink ing many warships and merchantmcnt March opened with an announcement of British reprisal measures against the Germans for the submarine warfare and the development of battle in France. British troops in France again be- came active, making notable advance at NeuYe Chapelle, By the end of March the Russian troops had penetrated The Dukla pass and entered Hungary. April
 
 upon the German lines by the French east of Verdun and the Mouse. The French stormed the German position at Les Eparges and about the same time Tt was officially announced that the total of British casualties to that date Were l39347. By the middle of April the Russians had penetrated Hungary to point 20 miles over the border, and the Germans had begun successful as- sault upon the allied lines near Ypres. For several weeks the armies struggled back and forth losing thousands of men, gaining ground one day and being forced to evacuate their positions the next In Galcia during the first three days of May the German-A Austrian forces broke through the Russian lines and forced retreat. Fifty thousand prisoners it was recited were taken | Around Ypres the British forces lost ground and were finally forced to eva C. uate an especially strong position they had gained at an elevation designated as Hill No. 60. Almost simultaneously the Russians began a retreat from the Carpathian passes and while this was in progress the Cunard liner Lusitapia bound from New York to Liverpool, was sent to the bottom by torpedo fired bN German submarine. Approximate' 1900 lives were lost in the disaster.
 The loss of Americans in the Lnsi- tdnla ana other vessels which were VIC tms of Germany's submarine wartarf resulted in President Wilson protesting against continuance of such tactics On May 23, Italy declared war or Austria-H Hungary after having de- nounced early in the month the triple alliance treaty The declaration of wal was quickly followed by raids upon the Italian coast cities by Austrian areo planes. The Italian army struck across the border into Austria with Triest anf Trent as objectives.
 During all this time the allied war ships in the Dardanelles had been keep ing up practically a continuous bonn bardment of the shore forts. Numeroui warships of different types were sunk Transports were hurried to the scen' and troops were landed. On June the Austro-German forces reoccupiet Przemysl
 During June the servians inaugurate, a campaign to secure a seaport on lh. 'Adriatic. Troops were sent across th, border into Albania. with the seapor of Durazzo as an objective.