New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-23
5000 Germans Dragged Away
From Their Homes BY Russians
Liberated by Victory.
OSTEND and RHEIMS ARE
ATTACKED BY AVIAT0RS

CarenCy hepulScu by 1erIlaHo-
Italy Preparing Rapidly for Event
ualities That May Result From
Negotiations With Austria, Which
j. Have Reached Important Stage.
The latest Russian invasion of Ger
many is said at Berlin to have met
with the same fate as it's predecessors.
Today's official German communities
ton contains the announcement that
/ the Russian forces which captured
Prussia, have been driven back and
that German troops pursuing them
across the border, have captured the
Russian town Of Krottingen. No con-
firmation of this report has been re-
ceiyed from Russian sources.
The Russians are still on the Of
kfensive in northern Poland, but SO far
as the days dispatches Snow their
attacks have been attended by no i'm
portarlt results. The German war Of
Office asserts that the Russians have
been driven back in every instance.
Aviators lombard Towns.
& Apart from a few small movements
such as have been in progress for
several months, the initiative In
France and Belgium yesterday was
left to the airmen Aviators of the
allies attacked Ostend and German
-aeroplanes dropped bombs on Rheims.
The German statement says that
French aviator was shot down near
yerdunTand that another French ma
chine WAS forced to descend near
sFrieburg.
u The opinion is expressed by Field
Marshal Sir ] ohm French. commander
OF the British forces in the f1eld, that
the war will not be of long duration.
4 N an interview with French cor
RESPONDENT he says that spring prom
ises well for the allies, and that he
believes the Germans are feeling
lack of ammunition.
Italy Preparing Rapidly.
italy is preparing rapidly for what
ever may result from the negot1a-
tions with Austria, now reported as
having reached an important stage.
A royal decree is soon to be signed
ESTABLISHING
snies. Women are to be put to work
IN the places Of men in case or
m mobilization Of the army
An official Russian communication
describes the battle which preceded
the fall Of Przemysl. 1t is said that
the troops left the fortress to the
s eastward in a final effort to. break
through the Russian lines at any cost,
hut were defeated quickly. Berlin
newspapers do not believe the Russian
victory will be Of great influence on
the campaign as a whole, although the
fall of the city is described as
pajnfuI blow to the Austro- German
right wing
ITnfavorable weather still prevailed
at the Dardanelles yesterday and no
further attacks on the Turkish fortlfl-
cations were attempted. The war
ships Of the allied fleet did not leave
their anchorages. So
Russian Advance Anticipated.
London. March %, 1903 p. M
The fall of Prezemys1 is character
ized here as the throwing down of
the last bar of the gateway into hum
gary, and in England an early Rus
sian advance in that direction Is an
4icipated The German press, which
has warm praise for the gallantry OF
the defenders of this Galician fortress,
does not attempt to minimize the
effects Of it's surrender and expresses
uneasiness concerning the result on
the long eastern battle front of the
Teutonic allies.
The latest authentic information
from the Dardanelles sets forth pos
itively that only the secondary de-
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from the bombardnlent of the allied
fleet; the forts In the narrows are
intact. This report finds confirmation
in the present status of the diploma
tic situation in the near east which
indicates that the Balkan states are
no nearer intervention in the quarrel
than they were when the battleships
of the allies first appeared off the
Dardanelles. In spite OF the optims-
tic tone Of the Greek press it Is not
generally believed in London that the
entente powers have made any further
advances to the new Greek cabinet,
while in Grecian circles there is grow
ing a feeling that Bulgaria may again
assert her primacy in Balkan affairs
by taking the first step toward active
participation in the struggle.
Isolated Actions in East.
The lull along the western battle
front now apparently is being dupli-