New Britain herald., 1915-02-26
RUSSIANS PUT TO
 FLIGHT BY. TURKS IN TRANSCAUCASUS
London Believes Germans Are Soon to Make a Great General
 Attack in France.
RUSSIANS CLAIM PROGRESS
 ALONG WARSAW FRONT

Curs Forces Reported to Hnve Suf-
 fcred Another Reverse in Bul1ow-
 ina-Austrians Force Which At f tackled Montencgrin Column in Aus
 trian Province of Bosnia Repulscd
 After Violent Fight.
 Two additions to the long list of dis 7 asters at sea during the War were ~ made known today. The French de- stroyer Dasue struck a mine in the lAdriatic and went down, with tho probable loss of thirty eight lives. The Swedish merchantmen Svarton twas damaged badly by mine or tor pedo in the North sea, but was able to reach a Dutch port.
 From Constantinople is announced a victory by the Turks over Russian forces in the Transcaucasus. It is said that after battle of several days the Russians were put to flight, hay ing suffered heavy losses.
 So far as official statements from London. Paris and Berlin show, there have been no important changes on the main battle fields of the west or east. In London the opinion is grow ing that the Germans are soon to make a great general attack in Franco remaining on the defensive in Poland. Petrograd, on the other hand, fully expects another German drive at War saw, this time from the north.
 Three Warships Damaged.
 Three warships of the Anglo French fleet which bombarded the Dardan elles are said by the Turkish authori- ties, in a statement issued at Con- stantinople, to have been damaged. The statement does not refute spe- officially the British claim that all of the outer forts of the Dardanelles were reduced, but conveys contrary idea, asserting that the fleet withdrew after a bonn mbardment of seven and one half hours.
 The capture of Przasnysz northern Poland by the Germans, has not been confirmed from Petrograd. The latest report of the Russian general staff speaks of a concentration of German efforts in the direction of Przasnysz. Considerable successes for the Russians are claimed in actions along the Warsaw front and in Galicia in which regions it is said that inn portant positions were captured from the Austrians and Germans. The cor respondent of a Cologne newspaper reports that the Russians have suf- fered another reverse in Bukowina and that their final opposition there has been shattered, the province be- ing cleared of the invaders.
 Austrian Force Repulsed } Fighting between Austria and Mon- tenegro, which has been almost at a standstill during the mid winter months has been resumed A de- spsLtch from French sources states that an Austrian force which attacked a Montenegrin column in the Austrian province of Bosnia was repulsed after a violent fight
 Germany is framing a reply to the American note concerning food sup plies for civilians in belligerent coun- tries and the activities of submarines The hope is growing in Berlin that the sAmerican proposals may form a basis for negotiations which may lead to an adjustment of the difficulties which have arisen. The British admiralty gave out d statement to the effect, that since February IS, when the German naval war zone decree went into effect, there have been 7OS arri- vals and 673 sailings from British ports of the United kingdom, and that German submarines have sunk seven vessels.
 Victory for Turks
 Berlin, Feb. 26, by Wireless to Say vile, N. Y.-A despatch received in Berlin from Constantinople transmits a report received by a Turkish news agency from a correspondent at a Black sea port who says that recent fighting in the vicinity of Bortschobo in Transcaucasia, between Artvin and Batum, has ended in complete victory for the Turks. The Russians lost severely, according to this informa- ton and took to flight. Before this result was obtained, the fighting had been going on for several days.
 Driven From Bukowina.
 Cologne, via London, Feb 26, 11.17 a. m.-After several days artiller<, fighting and in spite of great numer- ical superiority he Russians were driven from Bojan (Bukowina), which they had strongly fortified. accord Ing to. a Bucharest despatch to the Cologne Gazette. Their retreat did not end until they had reached a point twelve and a half miles north of the Pruth river. With this re- verse, the correspondent says, the
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