New Britain herald., 1915-05-04

DadaneIIes Continues.
 A!LIEs GAIN GROUND II
 ARCONNE NEAR BACAIELH German Attack on British Positions
 Near Ypres Driven Back Austrian Assaults Against Montenegro Re
 pulsed -Lloyd George Estimates
 Cost or Year More of War tc
 Great Britain at $5,csa, ,17O,ooo.
 Invasion Of Turkish territory on the xsaainland in Asia is reported unoffi- cially to have been begun by the al- lied forces. An Athens despatch says that troops were landed at a point 5 5 miles from smyrna. It is also said the bonn bardment of Smyrna has been resumed and that the smelling of the Turkish forts at the Dardanelles con tfnues
 The official French report of today states that another attack on the Brit ish positions near Ypres, Belgium, was made yesterday by the Germans. The attack it is said, was driven back, The French war office also announces that ground was gained as the result x of an assault on German positions in fne Argonne near Bagatelle.
 War Costs $5,6s2, ,f7o, ,OoO Year.
 The cost of year of war to Great Britain was estimated by Davd Lloyd 2 George, in presenting the budget to the house of commons at S5,682,17o.- GOO ss5
 The new submarine campaign of the $ Germans is being prosecuted with ur- diminished activity. The British steamer Minterne with a cargo of coal for the River Plate, was attacked off SciIly Islands. with the loss of two lives The erican embassy at Lon aj don has arranged for an investigation < Of the torpedoing Of N the American steamer Gulflight forssthe purpose. of making report to ashing gton. 'lts
 Result of Elaborate Plan.
 Information from Vienna, which the Austrian military authorities are now willing to have known, shows thatthc sudden attack on tho Russians in @ western Galicia was the result of an ! elaborate plan made by the German and Austrian military chiefs several weeks ago A large army of fresh Aus trian and German tlOops was concen- trated before Cracow for the attack.
 Unoff1ciaI advices from Russian sources assert that the German claims of victory are exaggerated, although it is admitted the movement was an i'm portart one The Russian war of flee has had little to say concerning this situation further than to state that volent fighting has taken place. k>London despatch comedies that if it | is true the Russian front has been pierced the war will be prolonged greatly.
 Austrian Attacks Repulsed.
 ultaneously with the new at- tack on the Russian front Austria has resumed operations against Montene- gro. after aslull over the greater part Of the winter. An official M Monteneg- rin statement says Austrian attacks all along the front were repulsed. At # Berlin it is said new Austrian army has been prepared to resume the cam paign against Serbia.
 Bombarling Turkish Forts. s Athens, May 4, Via London, 2:10 "a. ~sr1. The bombardmerts of the Tur- kisf1 forts on the Gulf or smyrna. has been Sresumed according 70 messages reaching here from MityIene, and the warships of the allies continue their lively smelling of the forts on the Dardanelles.
 The allies are reported to have effected a landing near the site of the ancient Ephesus, a location thirty five miles south southeast of smyrna. To Surrender smyrna. London, May 4, 4.0s p. m.-In 3 despatch from Athens received by the Exchange Telegraph company, the Hdeclaration is made that the Vali of smyrna has entered into fresh nego- tiations with the allies for the sur render of the town.
 French Lombard .AItkirch. Basic, switzerland. May 4, via Paris, 4:30 b. m.-The fortifications of Alt kirch, in upper Alsace, were heavily bombarded by French artillery last Saturday, May |. On Sunday the French cannon continued firing in the direction of Cernay The result of thfh activity has not yet been made known.
 French Official Report. Paris, May 4, 2.35 p. m.The French war office this afternoon gave out report on the progress of hos- tilities reading as follows:
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