New Britain herald., 1915-11-11
GERMANS ABANDON
 DRIVE AGAINST RIGA BECAUSE OF RAINS Kaiser's Men, Find it Necessary to
 EVaCuate Forest Districts
 on Eastern Front BULGARIANS CAPTURE . 4,00O SERBIAN TROOPS

CanaI-Important Developments
 Impending in Athens-Italians Dis-
 trust Greek Benevolence-Make- up
 of English War Committee of
 Cabinet.
 Heavy firing heard yesterday in the Galtic is believed in Copenhagen to have been the result of British sub- marine attack on a German squadron.
 Submarine activities are continuing Tn the Mediterranean. Sinking of the British steamer Caria, of 3,O39 tons, which was last reported bound from London for Naples, was announced in London.
 Inactivity along the western fighting front is indicated by today's official statement from Paris, which declares nothing has occurred worth record ing.
 The Germans apparently have aban- doned their threat against Riga along the railroad from Tukum to the west of the city. Berlin army headquarters stated today that the German troops had evacuated the forest district in the vicinity of Shlok. The reason given is that the rains have trans formed the district into swamps. Rus sian attacks near Riga, supported by #Warships, were repulsed by Field Marshal Won Hindenburgs forces, it is declared.
 The Morava river in Serbia has been crossed at several points by Bulgarian troops pushing westward after the retreating Serbians, Berlin reports. Four thousand Serbians have been captured in the mountains south of the western Morava, where Teutonic tropos are pursuing the Serbian forces. 2 Important developments may be inn pending in Athens, a despatch from the Greek capital reporting consulta- tions between the chief of the general staff and members fsthe cabinet and some apparent agitation in diplomatic circles.
 A prominent Italian newspaper de- clares mistrust exists to the be- nevolence of Greece toward the en- tente powers. Action by Italy against s Bulgaria is urged.
 The makeup of Great Britain's new war committee of the cabinet was an- nounced today. During the tenn porary absence of Earl Kitchener it MI consist of Premier Asquith, A.
 Balfour, first lord of the ad- miralty; David Lloyd George, minister of munitions; A. Bonar Law, secretary for the colonies, and Reginald Mo- {. Kenha. chancellor of the exchequer. .s Reads Like Previous Accounts.
 ,sLondon, Nov. II, 11:15 a. m.-An [ adtlte revival of the submarine is- sue, chiefly in the Mediterranean, &C., ccmpanied by general offensive &C., tivity by the Russians on the east ern front makes the war news to- day like repetition of history six months old.
 Along the southern extremity of the Russian line to the west of Car tofysk, where desperate battles have been under way for several weeks, the Russians claim a considerable success which is said to have result ed in breaking the AustrO- German lines and to have eliminated in 3 retreat during which number of flee ing soldiers were drowned, in addi- ton to leaving 2,000 Austro-German troops as prisoners.
 in the Riga area Russians main tain they are more than holding their own. West of Riga the Russians
  <. recently won, and they claim to oc- < eupy several villages which had beer in the hands of the invaders.
 Less Change in Balkans.
 AL Less change is reported from the Balkan front than at any time since the new campaign began. It is now definitely established that the French are not in possession of the Serbian town of Veles, a daring cavalry rait which apparently reached at least the sible for the erroneous report tha' < the place had been wrested from tho fands of the Bulgars.
 It is unofficially reported that botI wings of the Bulgarian forces invad ing Macedonia are menaced by tho Anglo-French advance, while ths Serbians are said to have resumed the offensive in the region of Rabuns Pass where they recently won an i'm 8portant success. The Serbians arr making stand here, and it is alse reported that they have established Complete communication with tn. French.
 NIonaStir in Panic.
 This report, if true. insures tn, temporary safety of Monastir. wher, condition approaching panic ha. been prevailing. Monastir has larg, Bulgarian population, and it wa feared some of tho inhabitants migE san the bands of Bulgarian irregu lars which on several occasions re
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