Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-12
The Days War NesOs

FRENCH WAR OFFICE announces
that about one and n half miles of
German trenches I'm FLANDERS
were captured by the British
wednesday. The German state
ment says merely that the British
made advances at some points.
BRITIsH PLAN for attempting, I'm
cooperation with France, TO stop
trade 20 and from Germany has
been decided upon and embodied
In an order In council. King
George signed the order, which
will soon he ERRetted
FIELD MARSHAL Won HINDEN-
BURG has made another of the
swift and unexpected strokes
which have marked hts campaign
aGinst the Russians. Gathering a
large force along the Prussian
border I'm northern Poland, he has
begun n new movement south
ward, apparently Intending TO
strike again at PrEasnysH.
GERMAN MILITARY authorities as
sert that the allies have suffered
a complete defeat i'm Champagne
after ndertaIxinE an offensive
movement believed I'm Berlin to
have been designed TO relieve
pressure ON the Russians.
PARIS REPORTS tell OF the re-
sumption of the DardaneI1es bonn
bRrdment yesterday. IL IL said
that the fire of some of the Turk
ish batteries under attack slack
ened perceptibIy during the en-
gngement.
NEWPORT NEWS AND WASHING
TON dispatches indicate that the
German auxiliary cruiser Prinx
Eitel Friedrich. which took refuge
yesterday in Hampton Roads, will
be interned.
LONDON, March 11-Under COW
ering of the fire of heavy French ar
tillery, British troops have captured
Neuve Chappelle, three and half
miles north of La Bassee.
This success, including the taking
of 1000 prisoners and several ma
chine guns, make it the most -oonsid-
erable advance reported from the
north of France for several months.
If made in force. It is strategicaliy OF
great Importance. as the position
commands the road between La Bas-
see and Lille. Furthermore, 1t makes
the German hold on La Bassee inse-
cure, and gives base for opera
tions for the Strengthening of the al
lied lines in front Of Lille.
Move Was Unexpected.
The movement was unexpected, as
lately the principal activity reported from
the British front has been in the direc-
ton of the other end of the line near
Ypres. The British now are within two
miles of the furthermost point gained by
General Sir Horace L. Smith-Dorrien last
October, when. with one army corps, In
an effort to gain Fournes. on the road
between La Bassee and Lille. he forced
his wav as far as Abuers. two miles to
the northeast of Neuve Chappelle, but
after desperate fighting against tre-
mendous odds was forced to retire.
News dispatches reaching here from
Berlin report the failure of the Russian
attempt to break through the German
lines at Augustowa, while the battle of
Ostrolenka continues. According to this
information, which is from official
sources, the fighting to the northwest and
west of Przasnysz is developing favorably
for the Germans.
The British admiralty continues silent
concerning the operations in the Darda-
nelles. but reports given out in France
set forth that armored ships have pene-
trated the narrows of the straits. 1t is
not considered likely. however, that the
attack will be pressed until land forces
occupy both sides OF the straits. That
such land forces are almost ready for
this task Is indicated by the report that
a great French fleet has been reported off
Malta
German Trenches Captured.
PARIS. March 11.--Cvia Lonaon, 1.-THE
capture of a long trench of German po-
sitions in Flanders is announced in the
official report given out this afternoon
at the war office. The report follows:
"A British attack yesterday resulted
in the capture of 1900 meters (neariy one
and a half mlles) of trenches before
Neuve Chspelle (F1anders), and off the
village itself. II progressed in the di-
rection Of Aubers as far as Pietre Mil,
and in a southeasterly direction as far
as the northern border OF Bols Du Du-
biez; that is TO say distance Of about
two killimeters beyond Nuevo Chapelle.
The German artillery fired only a few
shots.
"As regards the rest of the front. there
is nothing TO add to yesterday evening $
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