New Britain herald., 1915-10-25
TEUTONIC AEROPL LANES HURL BOMBS ON VENICE; FRENCH GAIN GROUND IN CHAMPAGNE 
 Allies Rout Bulgarians, Inflicting Heavy Losses
 on King Ferdinand's Forces--Austro- Ger
 mans Claim Advances in Serbia GROWN PRINCE OF GREECE DEPARTS TO INSPECT THE SALONIKI GARRISON

Beating or German Attacks on DvlnsIS and Riga-Austrians Re " e~<capture Positions Lost to Italians
 Uskup Occupied By Bulgarian
 Forces,
 < Venice was twice attacked last night by aeroplanes, from which bombs, some of which were incendiary, were thrown, it was officially announced in Rome.
 i. An incendiary bomb fell in front of the Ducal Palace on the Piazzetta of St. Mark but did no damage, and an- other bomb crushed the sculptured ceiling of the Church Degli Scalzi. Only slight damage was done by other bombs dropped, and there was no casualties, it is declared
 French Gain Ground.
 Paris reprots a successful attack on a salient in the Champagne region, where an important position known as La Courtine," extending 1,20O yards with an average depth of 250 yards, was captured.
 French troops, following up their reported success in routing the Bull garians in engagements on Friday and Saturday, are threatening Strumitsa, Bulgaria, Saloniki advices stated The Bulgarians are report ' ed to have lost heavily in the fight ing. t Teutonic Offensive Checked. Paris despatches from Athens re- Effect a more hopeful tone in entente ( qi;arters regarding the situation in Serbia It is declared that, according to Nish advices, the Teutonic offensive along the entire northern front has been brought to a standstil1 and that the Bulgarian forward movement also has been checked. ..a.. Berlin declares that Austro German troops have made further advances in Serbia, notably the new force which had crossed the Danube near the Ru- mania border. The Bulgarians also $ have made progress near the central point of the Serbo-Bulgarian frontier, 8 it is claimed.
 Bulgarian Take Uslup.
 Admission that the Bulgarians have &taken Uskup, as announced in an of- ficial statement yesterday from Sofia, Bis contained in a communication from & ths Nish war office, received today.
 Crown Prince George of Greece has /~left Athens for Saloniki to inspect the Saloniki garrison, an Athens despatch states.
 Russian Position Unshaken.
 Semi-official statements issued in B Petrograd indicate that the Russian Il military officials are hopeful of beat ing off German attacks on Dvinsk and &N2iga. The Russian positions before Kfhose important cities are declared to be unshaken.
 No advance on the Riga front are
 claimed in today's German official statement,
 Austrians Retake Positions.
 The new Italian offensive has not resulted in permanent breaches in the Austrian defensive line, the current
 official statement of the Vienna wal &affice claims. Almost without excep $tion the recapture is asserted in sucf positions along the lines as the Italian had taken. Hostile possession of fev outpost trenches in the southern sec tor is admitted Especially sever' \ # fighting at the Tolmino and Gorizi' hridgeheads is reported.
 French Rout Bulgarians.
 London, Oct. 25, 3 p. m.-Frencl troops routed three divisions of Bull
 garians on Saturday on the front o RGradeka, -Rabrovo, il southeastern Serbia, according to despatch filed at Saloniki, Oct. "A t
 the Haas News Agency. The Bulgar
 fan forces, the despatch, adds wer decimated.