New Britain herald., 1915-11-22
SERBIAN CAPITAL
 TARGET OF DRIVE
New Seat of Government Threat ned-IntereSted in Rumania
TURKISH TRANSPORT SUNK

Italians Make. Progress in Gorizis
 Struggle, Also in Carso-Serb Vic
 tory Confirmed.
 The drive of the Teutonic allies 1T Serbia is nearing Mitrovitza, to which the Serbian capital was removed after the Bulgarian invasion in the soutF gained headway.
 The forcing of a passage into the Lab Valley both north and south of .-Padujevo is reported today by Berlin Padujevo lies about twenty miles east Of Mitrovitza and approximately fif- teen miles north of Pristina.
 The invaders have captured more than 2,60O additional Serbians, to- gether with five cannon, four ma chine guns and quantities of war ma te:ial. Tn the Novipazar arsenal, which has just fallen into Austro- German hands, fifty large mortars and eight cannon of an old type were found to have been abandoned by the Serbians in their retreat.
 According to a Rome despatch, Germany and Austria, while asking Rumania to maintain her neutrality are simultaneously offering her cer-
  <pn the side of the central powers.
 Tn the Dvinsk region in Russia, Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's troops repulsed Russian attack, ap- parently not made in strong force.
 Neither Berlin nor Paris reports in- fantry activity on the Franco-Belg1an front. The German war office, how ever, mentions Lively activity" of the French artillery between the Mouse and the Moselle, in the Champagne sNnd near Luneville.
 Copenhagen hears that a large flotil1a of British submarines-from ten to twenty-five of them-recently has passed into the Baltic, being con- veyed to the Cattegat by a powerful squadron and to the Sound, leading into the Baltic by destroyers. Pre- sumably this is a new fotilla, re- inforcing the units which recently Have been operating with considerable effect in Baltic waters.
 A Turkish transport struck a mine 1 in. the Sea of Marmora and sank, with the loss of nearly all the 500 troops on board, according to news agency advice received in London.
 Important progress for the Italians on the Isonzo front in their stubborn ssuggle for Gorizia is announced by Rome. Substantial gains are re- ported on the heights northwest of the city, the ground taken being held despite desperate counter attacks by the Austrians.
 Further advances also are reported by the Italians on the Carso plateau, the advantage recently gained on Monte San Michele having been irn- , mediately followed up. The Aus tSians were dislodged from trench af- ter trench in this region, it is declar- ed.
 News in confirmation of the re- port that the Serbians have won an important victory over the Bulgar- fans near Leskovats, on the main line railroad south of Nish, comes from the Serbian minister at Athens. advices from Paris announce. ~ Sinking of the British steamers Hallamshire, of 4,42O tons, and the Merganser of 1905 tons, presumably by submarine attack, is announced in London.
 London, Nov. 22, 1928 D. m.-For the time being military operations in southern Serbia have been almost suspended. This is regarded in Eng land as an encouraging sign for the Serbians and their allies, in view of the fact that few days ago a Bull garian advance from Prilep to Monas- tir appeared certain.
 Italians Advance.
 Rome. Nov. 21, via Paris, Nov. 22, SEQ a. m.-Italian troops have made an important advance on the Isonzo front, especially on the heights north west of Gorizia, according to an official statement issued today at tho Headquarters of the general staff. The ground gained was retained it is claimed, in spite of vigorous Austrian counter attacks.
 The text of the communication fol- lo~s:
 Yesterday was marked by an inn pcrtant success for our arms along the Isonzo front, especially on the heights northwest of Gorizia. We be- gan the action at night by making, with great bravery, numerous breaches in very extensive barbed Wlve entanglements defending re- markedly strong enemy entrench- ments. At dawn our infantry ade- quately supported by artillery, at- tackled the village of Ostavia and the heights to the northeast and southwest of the country lying across the route from San F1oriano to Cor izia.s The enemy offered an extreme Iy obstinate resistance but finally was. driven back by the impetosity Of 6ur attacks. He fled leaving his trenches full of dead. We took 459 prisoners, many of whom were off, cers Successive violent attacks by the Austrians advancing with shouts of "Savoia' for the purpose of de- ceiving our troops, all were repulsed with irresistible energy. On the heights of Podgora and Calvario, south of Ostavia, thanks to an ad-