New Britain herald., 1915-02-18
KOLOMfA OCCUPIED
 BY AUSTRIAN FORCES
PetTogTad Claims Successes for
 Russians in Ca|ICIa.

Germany has declined to alter her position in consequence of the Ameri- can note concerning the war zone de- cree, although expressing the most friendly feelings toward this country. The German reply, a summary of which was cabled from Berlin, states that Germany cannot abandon her position, in view of the attempts of England to cut off the food supply of non-combatants, and recommends that the United States send warships to protect American vessels passing through the danger zone. The Ger man decree went into effect at mid night, but there have been few changes in sailings to and from English ports.
 Emperor William has telegraphed tc the president of the Province of East Prussia that the Russians have been completely defeated and driven from the province. An official com munication from Vienna says the Rus sians have been defeated in Ga1icia, where the Austro-German forces have been advancing recently, and that the Austrians have occupied Kolomea after hard battle. A report from the Russian war office, however. asserts
 
 It speaks of ferocious fighting in northern Poland, and says that the Russians have won the advantage in several engagements in Galicia
 Turkey Yields to Greece.
 Turkey has yielded to Greece and offered satisfaction for the insult to the Greek naval attache at Constan- tinople. The incident which led to cl o,,4,1 {l,.1 now closed.
 Fourteen members of the crew of the Zeppelin which was destroyed over France Island were rescued and will be interned by the Danish au- thorities. The airship, one of the largest of the German dirigibles, caught fire while cruising over the island.
 Austrian Official Report
 Vienna, Feb. IS, via London 9:02 a. m.-Oficial reports given out in Vienna say that after two days of hard fighting the Austrians have oc- cupied the town of Kolomea, in Cali cia.
 This success was achieved yester- day afternoon by means of a general attack on the Russian positions" the
  in spite of his stubborn resistance, out of his last positions in front of Kol- omea, thus reaching the town at one operation. We prevented the Rus sians from blowing up the bridge over the River Pruth. The town, clear of retreating Russians, was occupied by us. We captured 2,000 prisoners and several machine guns and light can- non.
 "1n the Carpathian section, as far as Vyschkoff, the fighting continues with great ferocity. Four thousand prisoners have been brought in."
 Russian Official Statement. Petrograd, Feb. 1S.-The general staff of the Russian army has issued a report on the progress of the fight 1 ing, as follows: .r. "On the right bank of the Vistula 7 the fighting has been going on in | almost the same localities with great 1 ferocity in certain sectors.
 Tn the region of the Niemen river | we have found only patrols of the | enemy. "On the left bank of the Vistula | there has been no change.
 Capture 1,4OO Prisoners.
 "In Galicia we repulsed an attack l on the Khava-Nikorotsch front with great losses to the enemy Further to the east the enemy endeavored to attack us in the region of Loubne- but without success. In repelling this attack we made pri- soners of ten officers and 1,400 sol iiers and captured three machine guns.
 'On the front from KoZiouska to Mount Vyschkoff, the Germans deliv- cred a series of determined and spirited attacks, forcing themselves in the direction of Mount Vyschkoff. All these advances were with heavy losses to the en- emy. Almost an entire battalion was put to the bayonet, the rest of he Germans were made prisoners.
 ''There is no change in Bukowina."