New Britain herald., 1915-03-19
French CUNBOAT IS
SUNK IN DARDANELLES
Bouvtt Destroyed, Claim Turks;
Germans Sink Two English Ships.
ZEPPELIN BOMBS Kill SEVEN

ZEPPELIN BOMBS Kill seven
Subnarin Raids in English Channel
Result in More Losses-No Inn
portant Changes in Position of
hines on the Continent.
The new Russian invasion of Ger
many apparently has led to the occu-
patton of Memel, an important Baltic
port at the northern tip of East Prus-
sia. The German official report Of
today indicates that Russian forces
nave entered the city.
Petrograd believes that Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg has decided to
s@launch a new attack on Warsaw from
. the west Russian military author
tiles assert that the Germans have
abandoned their attack in the north
and are concentrating forces south of
the Vistula, where heavy artillery
fighinG already is under way.
The developments of Yesterday on
the western front were a repetition Of
the local engagements such as have
been usual during the winter months
Minor successes are claimed by the
French in northwestern France and
Z in the Argonne. The German state
ment mentions several attacks by the
allies, but asserts they failed.
Capture Turkish Base.
The Russian army which is invad-
ing Turkish Armenia is said to have
. won another victory, capturing a
& Turkish base on the Black sea near
the Russian border. Petrograd as
serts that the Turks retreated in dis
order.
Two more British steamers have
i been destroyed by Germany's subma-
rine raiders. They were torpedoed
in the English Channel
s.. The Turkish war department an
q .nounced today that the French bat
tleship Bouvet had been sunk dur
ing the bombardment of the Darda-
ne1les. No confirmation Of this an
nouncement has been received from
Paris or London.
~ The Constantinople statement in
dictates that the Turkish fleet whose ,
location has been unknown for some
Il Black sea. 1t is said to have attacked
4 Russian naval base on the Crimean
4 coast, INJECTING considerable damage.
Inofficia1 dispatches of recent date
81 have described the former German
.cruisers Goeben and Breslau now
's.among the principal units Of the
/ Turkish fleet, as having been put out
LOT commission, and have stated that
the Russian fleet was on the way to
attack the Bosphorus.
Austria's Attitude.
81 What is represented as a presenta-
@ition of Austria's attitude toward
I Italy, as set forth in a Vienna des-
d patch to Rome, contains the state
ment that Austria, if she agrees to
make territorial concessions sufficient
a-to satisfy Italy, will defer formal
3 transfer of the territory until after
the war. This, it is said, is for the
& purpose of assuring her that Italy will
adhere to her promise of neutrality
1 in return for the grant. This attitude
Els described in Rome as unsatisfactory
tn Italy. A Paris despatch states
that Austria is resisting German pres
q sure. and that several representatives
of the dual monarchy will go to Ber-
( lin to present their reasons for de-
S1IIuS 70 IcSISI IIetly > WIoiICo. =,
Information from Bucharest is that
I the Austrian forces in Bukowina have
been reinforced and are undertaking
a strong offensive movement. 1t has
been reported recently that the Aus
s TRANS were being hard pressed and
& might be forced to evacuate Czerno-
n WITT.
Hyndford Torpedoed.
10 via
London, 3:45 p. m.-The British
steamer Hyndford was torpedoed to-
day in the English Channel by a Ger
man submarine. 1t is reported that
one member OF her crew was killed.
Wheat Ship Destroyed.
London, March 10, 4:07 p. m.-The
British steamer Bluejacket with
-wheat from Liverpool, has been tor
&pedoed by a German submarine off
Beachy~Head
The crew took to the boats The
steamer, alth ough badly damaged, re-
!, manned afloat.
Constantinop1e, March IS, via Ber-
= lin and Wireless Teiegraphy to Lon
don, March IS, 8:55 a. m.-An
official statement issued from the
Turkish headquarters says: "Our
fleet early today bombarded the ship
yards and maneuVerlnS place Of tor
pedo boats west Of Theodosia Con the
Black Sea- and set the buildings on
fire.
"An allied enemy fleet heavily
shelled the forts Of the Dardanelles
which replied effectively, sinking the
French battleship Bouvet."
The French battleship Bouvet,
which is reported in Turkish official
statement to have been sunk in the
Dardanelles, was vessel OF 1900
ions displa cement, laid down in 1893,