New Britain herald., 1915-09-11
GERMANS GAINING
 GROUND NEAR WILMA
Russian Successes in South GaiCia Unimportant Ones
ARTILLERY BATTLE RESUMED
Front in France Sees Resumption of onading-Argonne Situation Unchanged-Turks Advance on GaIlipoIi Peninsula.

a Gallipoli Peninsula.
 There has been renewal of the
 heavy artillery combat on the front
 In France. No infantry engagements g are reported.
 Recent attacks by the army of the < German Grown Prince in the Ar gonne were made with powerful ar ~ tillery and heavy infantry forces in an effort to break through the French lines, Paris advices state. Although some trenches were taken the at tempt to break through failed, re- peated attacks being beaten off with heavy losses to the Germans, it is de- clared, leaving the situation in the Argonne essentially unchanged.
 According to the Constantinople war office, the Turkish left wing on the Gallipoli Peninsula is gradually advancing, taking trenches which the forces of the entente allies have !. occupied.
 ' The Russians have won another . success on the south Galician front. s Petrograd reports but the Germans are pressing strong on the lines to the north and mixing headway to- ward completing control of the great strategic railway systems centering on Wilma and Brest-Litovsk.
 The French freighter Viue de Mostaganem has been sunk in the Y Mediterranean by gunfire from Ger man submarine. Three men were wounded. They, with thirteen other members of the crew were picked up.
 Other vessels sunk were the Brit lsh steamer Cornubia, a 1,736 ton vessel, and small fishing craft.
 A note delivered by the German foreign office to Ambassador Gerard In Berlin, although not yet received ' In Washington, is understood there to relate to the unsuccessful attempt , made on July g by a German subma- Z rine to torpedo the Cunard liner Or & t1una. By direction from Washington, Ambassador Gerard had made in- I quiries of the German government < concerning the incident.
 Von Mackensen Near Pinsk.
 London, Sept. II, 11:34 a.m.-An- other success on the south Galician front, resulting in the capture of 5000 men, is announced by the Russians. Even the Petrograd news papers, however, admit that this sec ton of the fighting area is not of the most vital importance, since Field :. Marshal Won Mackersen is still hover ing along the line of minor forts which form the last remaining de- lenses in the way of complete control of the railroad system desired by the b invaders.
 ,s The Russians state that the initia- tive in the isolated engagements on the southern wing is gradually pass ing into their hands. Nearer the Ncerter of the line Won Mackensen is still pushing his way vigorously through the Pripet marshes toward Pirsk North and south of his head quarters strong offensive movements 2 have been developed near Grodno and On the road to Rovno
 On the other fronts there is not B as much action as in the east, so far !. as the official reports indicate. Sharp fighting is in progress along the Austro-I Italian battle line, but no f, ssh news has been received from the Vosges and the Argonne, where the Germans have. launched heavy at Jacks against French trenches.
 The only new feature of the near eastern diplomatic puzzle is the as S3 sertion from Bulgarian sources that pSofia feels her past neutrality is a fsufficient reward for Turkish conces
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