New Britain herald., 1915-06-08

Italians Assert That They Are Max. ing McthodicaI Progress All Along FTcntier- Maintain Prog gross in Minor Engagements With Italians Allies Increase Gains in West Turks Rout British.
 Four more vessels, three of them sne,xrals, have been sunk by German snbmarines in the water near the British Isles. The neutral ships were all Norwegian, and no loss of lifo on fhcm IS reported. In thc3case of the fSfourth vessel the Belgian steamer Menapier, only six of the twenty fhree persons on board were saved. General Cadorna, Italian chief of sfaff. said in a report from the front lasss night that the Italians were mak- Ing fnethodical progress all along the frontier, taking possession of import ant positions. Apparently the main kody of invading forces has not yet I-eTes sed the Isonzo river, along the
 aorth of the Gulf of Priest, but
 adorna stated that strong de- tlss1' 4lIscnts had entrenched themselves on tne further side, meeting little .op-. position. Forces which crossed the river near Tolmino now menace that point, which is of great strategic inn {portance.
 Austrians Claim Success.
 Reports from Vienna say that Aus Dfrians have been successful in sever al minor engagements with the Ital- ians. Although there has been sharp figAting at various points the Aus [triaNs are still postponing the decisive kbatle, which is expected soon.
 Official advices from Petrograd give kfeW definite statments concerning he sit tuation in sGalicia. It is admit ted, however, that the Austro-Ger- sdan forces succeeded in crossing the ] Dnfester river near zurawna, and ap- par0ntly the Russians are still fal- inG back along most of this front.
 Russian Resistance Broken.
 A German victory almost as strik- kng as that in Galicia is said in Der lin to have been won in the Baltic kprovinces, which were invaded sever akWeeks ago by the Germans. The Hassan resistance is said to have Moken down. A Petrograd despatch however, asserts the Russians were Nict6rious in the bitterest battles of this campaign, fought for control of the Dubysa river. It is said the fight lng was so fierce and deadly that the |t:iver was checked with bodies of the deat1
 kTurkish accounts of the recent. Fighting on Gallipoli Peninsula say hat, contrary to British and French claims of success, the allies have met 
 aign for Constantinople. Tn the ghting at Sedul Bahr, according to These reports, the British were put orout and left the field covered with fheir dead. The present position of British is described as dangerous.
 French Increase Gains
 The principle point of interest on the estern front now is Hebuterne, a ench town thirteen miles southwest
 Arras, where the French have in tnted a vigorous new attack. The klcial statement from Paris today 6ys. that four German counter att aeks at this point made in an effort kosrecpture lost ground, were defeat aaiid that the French increased 1eir gains to the extent of two lines ef German trenches over front of 70 yards
 Belgian Steamer Sunk.
 London, June 8, 12:35 D. n.--Thc e1gian steamer Menapier has been nt to the bottom by "a German tor sds-s near the North Foreland. Out
 p persons on board only six were yed.. The captain, his wife, and aughter, the first mate and the pilot nd. twelve members of the crew lost heir lives.
 The survivors from the Menapier \ere landed today at Arargate. One
 them, badly injured, was sent to Ahospital.
 sunk Within Few Minutes
 The survivors say that the Menapier knk within a few minutes of the timo t torpedo exploded.
 Vessel of 1,425 Tons.
 The Belgian steamer Menapier was
 I.425 net tons and 2s1 feet long. llc Uas built in Sunderland in 1908 d was owned in Antwerp.
 The North E'areland is in Kent pnty, in the North Sea.
 Three Norwegian ships Sunk.
 London, June 8, 12:15 D. rn.-Thc ofweg!an vessels Trudvang and Su- srb have been sunk by German sub- arines
 The Trudvang was hailed by a Ger Iii submarine soon after midday sterday when off St. Anne's Head. & Captain was ordered to bring his 14 5-.-I. .f.