New Britain herald., 1915-09-23

<, in Chanpasne District Blown Up-- s French AeropIane Brought Down
 by German Aviator-Snows Hinder Italians and Austrians in Fighting
 in Alps.
 The Germans have penetrated Rus sian advanced positions west or 7 Dvinsk, on the Dvina, in their recent 1y renewed offensive movement = against this important city which lies on the route to Petrograd.
 Latest reports seem to indicate that the bulk of the Russian armies retreating from Wilma have escaped z Field Marshal Von Hindenburg's en- 2 circling movement although today's \ German official statement records capture of some prisoners
 French Artillery Successful.
 Paris continues to record the sue cess of the French artillery in ln-
 
 , along the western front in the battle of big guns that has been raging for < more than three weeks The response . of the German artillery to French fire upon troops constructing new earth works in Argonne is reported to have been feeble. Several German ammunition depots were blown up by the French cannonade in the ;cty of ie, 1oi,
 Berlin asserts that an attack dp- \ parently directed by the French against the cemetery positions at souchez was broken up by the Ger. man artillery. The success of a German aifman in shooting down a French aeroplane in battle with two French aviators is reported. ..
 Prepare for Offensive. aS It is reported through Rotterdam. that the Germans have heavily rein s forced their lines in Belgium and have restored and strengthened the notifications at Lille in France in anticipation of a possible general of fensive by the Franco-British-B Belgian se forces before the beginning of t he autumn rains. rS Bulgaria's mobilization order ia reported from Athens to have includ- ed, Nup to midnight on Wednesday, twenty-eight classes of troops
 Third German War Loan.
 Berlin despatches indicate that the < third German war loan subscriptions to which closed yesterday, will prove .x a. marked success, estimates being that the total subscriptions will far exceed those of the second loan which aggregated $2,14o,o 100000.
 Turks Lack Supplies.
 plies were running short are reiter- ated in private reports brought to Switzerland from Constantinople. It is declared that because of the lack of }. raw material 2,000 workmen from the .s fSrupp plant in Germany are idle in the Ottoman capital
 Reports from the Italian front are that snows already are rendering the operations of tho Italians and Aus trians in the mountain districts ln- rreasingly difficult. Rome, however, declares that Austrian forces which had penetrated into the valleys of < the Tofana and Cristallo Ranges have been successfully dealt with and driven back.
 More Steamers Sunk.
 -sis The British steamer Groningen of 9S9 tons and the Swedish steam CT F'orsvik, of 1,10T tons, have been blown up. One member of the GroE- Ingen's crew was killed and several were injured. The Forsvik's men es- . raped harm .@*
 Germans Near Dvinsk.
 Berlin, Sept. 23, via London, 3:45 D.. m.-The new German offensive of the important Russian fortified city of Dvinsk, has made definite pro- gress The war office announced to- day that Russian advanced positions west of the city had been penetrated, and that more than 2,0O0 prisoners and several machine guns had been captured.
 The text of statement follows:
 "Western theater of war: Clear 4 has ruled along the entire front on I% the part of the artillery and aviators # Dn both sides.
 French Attack Repulsed. H "An attack apparently directed ! against our cemetery positions at Souchez could not be carried through, because of our artillery.
 An enemy aeroplane, set ablaze by our fire, crashed down in burn Ing condition north of St. Menehould. NA Another aircraft was forced to land H southeast of Vouziers after an aerial