New Britain herald., 1915-04-07
GERMANS REFUSE !. TRENCH ONSLAUCHTS
 ON WESTERN FRONT ss4 ,s-
Extraordinarily Heavy" Losses Suf- tcTed by Allies Between the
 4 l, Mouse and the hoSeRt.

RUSSIAN BATTALION ANNIhlLA1ED
 ALONG EAST PhUSSIAN BORDER , Village of Dric Grachten Abandoned by
 Kaisers' Forces Because of Fire From Heavy Belgian Artillery British Cruiser and Torpedo Boat Struck by Shells During Bombard- ment of Dardanulles Forts. yy~ "A furious assault on the German positions between the Mouse and the Moselle is being made by the French, fin continuation of their new offensive movement. The official communities <+tion from Berlin mentions attack af- tack, and says that these onslaughts were repulsed with extraordinarily .baavv', losses for the French On some of these battlef1elds, it is said, the ground is covered with bodies of the French The official statement from Paris gives few details of the fighting, although it is claimed that ground was gained in some instances.
 The Berlin statement says the Ger mans abandoned the village of Drie Grachten, which they had captured from the Belgians, on account of the Sire from heavy artillery to which it was subjected.
 Russian Battalion Annihilated.
 No further official information was rriua in~ Por ipr1 ..in the east with the exception of a Afeference in the Berlin statement of the fighting along the east Prussian border. It is said that the Russians :, were repulsed in battles southwest of Memel and near Augustowo, one Rus sian battalion being annihilated.
 Two Russian delegates have arrived at Sofia, Bulgaria. to arrange for rail- way communication between Russia and Salonilxi, Greece. The Sofia de- spatch containing this announcement does not explain by what means this .>s could be accomplished, as it would involve the suse of railways through neutral countries. Neither is it ex- plained whether Russia desires to use the railroads for military purposes.
 Struck by Shells.
 Another attempt to force the Dar- danelles apparently is under way. An official announcement from Constan- tinople stated British cruiser and Y torpedo boat were struck by shells during a -pombardment of the outer forts on Monday. The bombardmert. it is said, was without results, and TO serious attack was attempted yes- : terday. No official information has come from London or Paris con- corning this fighting
 The Turkish war office also reports resumption of hostilities in the Cau- casian region. It announces that a Russian force advanced on the Turks near the frontier, but was driven back to Russian territory, and that the Turks after IS hours of hard fight ling, occupied several Russian towns.
 German Official Report.
 Berlin, April ', via London, 3:2o [ D. m.-The German general head quarters today gave out the following official statement regarding military operations:
 "In the western theater of the war: The village of Drei Grachten, which was occupied by our troops the day before yesterday and which the enemy has bombarded with his heaviest ar-
 
 this reason again abandoned by us last night.
 "An attack in the Argonne broke down under the fire of our chasseurs.
 Northeast of verdun French ad- vance approached only as far as our : outer positions. Allies Attacks Fail ITO the east and southeast of Yer dun a series of attacks made by the memy failed with extraordinarily heavy losses.
 Tn the Combres Hills two French battalions were destroyed by our fire At Ally our troops commenced a %ccunter attack and threw the enemy \ back into his old position. VI At Apremont the enemy had nc success.
 ''The other French attacks at F1irey ss likewise completely failed.
 ..Numerous bodies cover the fields ss before our front and the number is increasng owing to the fact that the French threw those who had fallen N in their trenches in front of our posi- tions.
 French Beaten Back.
 "On the western border of the Bois Le Pretre one of our battalions beat back strong forces of the Thirteenth French regiment after bayonet en. gagement.
 A Notwithstanding a heavy snow. storm fighting has been going on since yesterday afternoon at Hartmans- Weilerkopf.
 Russian Battalion Annihilated. Tn the eastern theater: During