New Britain herald., 1915-02-26

(Contirued from First Page.) final Russian opposition in Bukowina is shattered and the province cleared of invaders.
 Austrian Force Repulsed.
 Paris, Feb. 26, 1:1O a. m.-A Mon- tenegrin column operating in Bosnia Was attacked Wednesday, by a perior Austrian force, says a Cettinje despatch to the Havas agency. After violent action on the banks of the Drina, which lasted several hours, the AIstrians are reported to have been repulsed with considerable losses.
 French Official Report.
 Paris, Feb 26, Via London, $50 P. M.-The war office gave out the following statement this afternoon;
 The Belgian army has retaken small portion of the trenches which it had lost temporarily.
 I The British army repulsed in Bel gium German attack and also gained 100 metres. on LaBassee road. ~ "German artillery displayed com siderable activity. in the Aisne valley. \ Our batteries reduced it to silence in ( the afternoon.
 < Allies Claim Advances. "In Champagne our progress con- tinues. We won some ground in the { wood northwest of Perthes and north 1Aef Mesnil -Hurlus. The engage malt continues in the valley of the Mouse. At Jumelles-Dorns we de- stroyed some machine gun shelters and wrecked the trenches of the ene- my. |n
 We made fresh progress in Bois Brule, in the Forest of Apremont. The Germans were driven from sev- eral communication passages between \ trenches. They were subjected to heavy losses, abandoning on the field { Numerous accoutrements and wea- gons." ..,..-..-..
 German Official Report. Berlin, Feb. 26, By Wireless to Sayville, N. Y.-Today's official re- port on the war is as follows:
 Nothing important has occurred in either theater of the war XII Storm flinders Operations. i
 hondon, Feb. 26, 2:25. P. M-The official information bureau gave out today another of the semi-weekly communications from the front. It follows: sFeE .&@ %@s
 The period since, the last com mique has ben marked by thick rain and mist, which eliminated on the 24th in a heavy snow storm. Op- erations consequently have been him. dered. In spite of bad weather, how yer our aircraft carried out their duties. Cooperation between aviators and the artillery has been particular
 Near Ypres intermittent fighting continued along the canal without any change in the relative positions of the opposing forces. Many gallant acts have been performed during the recent fighting in this neighborhood. A sergeant and a man held a com- . munication trench for a considerable { 'period until aided, and shot down ali < FGermans who attempted to advance. stS Machine Guns Effective.
 .tOur machine guns were handled particularly we'll on one occasion wl1t.n they came into action in the open and inflicted considerable loss on the enemy. .a"e'
 Along the remainder of our front the enemy's artillery fire at times has r-been" somewhat heavy. No infantry at tacks by either side have occurred"
 ARussian Generals Captured.
 Berlin, Via Amsterdam and Lon don, Feb .26, 5;40 P. M.--At the war office today the following statement was issued:
 The following Russian generals were captured in the battle of the Mazurian Lakes:e The0 commanding general of the Twentieth Army Corps; alsps the commander of artillery and N the, commanders of the Twenty-eighth, md Twenty ninth divisions of infan- .tl'ya also the commander .gof the EFirst Brigade of Infantry. The com- 1 mander of the Twenty ninth died.
 From the third army corps we. captured the commander of the Twenty-sevehth division of infantry: also the commanders of artillery and of the second brigade of infantry.
 From the Fifty-third Reserve di- vision those captured included the commander and also the commander of the First Brigade of infantry.
 From the First Siberian division of-Gossacks we captured one brigade commander"