New Britain herald., 1915-07-26
TEUTONIC FORCES
 CROSS NAREW RIVER NORTH OF WARSAW
Germans Take Two Positions By Storm Twelve Miles South
 of Polish Capital
RUSSIANS OFFERING
 STRONG RESISTANCE

Kaiser's Troops Preparing for Winter
 Camrai2n-Erench Torpedo Bout
 Destroyer Wreclxs Austrian Sub-
 marine and Aeroplane Dcpot--Itai-
 ian Aviators Attack Riva-British
 Aeroplane Drives Submarine Away.
 German armies in the east contin- ue to make progress in the task allott- ed them Of investing Warsaw. North of the Polish capital the Teutonic troops, according to official Berlin re- ports, have crossed the Narew river and are advancing toward the river Bug and the railroad running out of the city to the estward In this sec tor the Germans are a5 miles from the capital
 South oe Warsaw, the Germans are directing their efforts against the Russian lines of defense near Piasec- zno, 12 miles rom the capital and they have already taken two positions by storm.
 Meeting Determined Resistance.
 Tn South Poland, the Germans are meeting with determined resistance from the Russian troops holding the Lublin-Chelm railroad. That prepar- ations have been made by Germany for a winter campaign is indicated by an official despatch from Berlin which says that the war department already has on hand supplies of warrn clothing fer the troops. A French torpedo boat destroyer, evidently CO., operating with the Italian fleet, is reported from Toulton to have des- troyed the Austrian submarine and aeroplane depot on La Costa Island, in the Adriatic sea-
 Riva, an Austrian town on Lake Gdrda, has been the object of an at- tuck from air by Italian aviators Two acroplanes dropped eighteen bombs on .i1e local railroad station with ex- ceilent results,''* according to the Italian official announcement.
 Submarine Driven or. ..
 An observer at the Dardanelles de- scribes a successful effort on the part Of a British aeroplane to prevent a
 
 at a British troop ship. An American steamer. loaded with flax, a product officially declared by Germany to be contrahand of war, was sunk yesterday off Scotland by a Ger man submarine.
 Germany received the last American note on submarine warfare and the sinking of the LusitanIa on Friday, July 23, two days before the Lee lanaw was destroyed.
 1S1 ,25O Russians Captured.
 Frankfurt, Germany, July a6, Via London, II a. m.-The Frankfurter zeitungs Vienna correspondent the forces have captur- ed 131,250 Russians prisoners since July IA besides Al cannon, Al ma chine guns and an enormous quan- tity of military supplies.
 Destroy Austrian Depot.
 Toulon. France, July 2s, 1915 a. m. The new French destroyer Le Bis son. has demolished the Austrian sub- marine and aeroplane depot on La Costa Island (the southern most part of the Damatian group in the Adriatic seal with the loss to the French of | only one man killed
 The commander of the first tor pedo boat and submarine division of ! the Mediterranean fleet, to which the Bisson belongs has issued an order 1 highly commenting Lieutenant Com mander Le sorl for his brilliant ex- ploit. 9
 The despatch indicates that the | French navy is cooperating with the Italians against Austria in the Adri- 1 atic sea.
 Italians Raid Riva.
 Rome, July 25, Via Paris, July 2s. 6.2o a. nn.-An air raid upon Riva. an important town at the head of | Lake Garda in the Austrian Tyrol Is described in an official statement is- | sued last night at the headquarters says:
 "on the afternoon of July 2s two of our seaplanes flew over the Riva and dropped eighteen bombs on the railroad station with excellent results. The enemy's artillery fired on tho machines without causing any damage.
 Austrian Attacks Rcpulscd.
 Tn Carhia, during the night of the e4th and 18th enemy forces attacked our positions at Somdogna pass but were promptly repulsed.
 '.Tn the Monte Nero the enemy tried 10 arrest our offensive, delivering three fierce attacks on positions con- auered by us on the crest of Luzinica ! but was repulsed by us with great l losses.
 On the Carze plateau, the action
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