New Britain herald., 1915-06-15
$4,000 AUSTRIANS
MARCHING AGAINST
ITALIAN FORCES
Invasion Of Trentino Challenged
by Francis Joseph'S Troops;
Heavy Fighting at Isonzo

RUSSIAN POSITIONS ARE
OCCUPIED BY THE TURKS
Premier Asquith In House Of Commons
Moves Note or Credit OF $1,24O,-
900, 900 and Estimates Expenditure
OF Next Three Months at Not Less
Than SIS, 10000 Daily-Losscs in
British Navy 1851 Men.
The italian invasion Of the Tren-
tho, which heretofore has met with
. Mttle opposition, is now challenged by
1.-The Austrians. IA force Of $4,000
i Austrians left Trent yesterday and Is
h advancing against the Italians on the
D Riya -R overeto front.
Heavy fighting has occurred on the
Isonzo front. north of the Gulf OF
sTriest. A despatch from Innsbruck,
&1lstria says the Austrian casualties in
me- Vicinity Of Goriz and Gradisca have
amounted to 1900, with nearly as large
Isa6total for the Italians.
Germans Recapture Positions.
Although the German war Office
claims to have recaptured some of
!. the lost positions north of Arras, no
: mention of reverses is made in to-
days communication from the French
war office. 1t is said there have been
no new Developments Of importance.
Premier Asquith today moved In the
house of commons vote Of credit Of
4 $1, al, 000, 600, and estimated the ex-
penditure of the next three months at
not less than s15.o00,0o0 daily.
British Losses 13,547.
The losses Of men In the British navy
IN to. May 81 were given ofhcially in
London today as I s,547, Of which s,245
were killed.
The extent of the new Austro Ger
man victory III Galicfa III in doubt.
Although Berlin and Vienna assert the
whole Russian line over forty three
mite front north and east OF Przemysl
was Broken down, ii is said officially at
PAtrograd that the Russians recap
tufed on Sunday almost all the ad-
EXHHCGQ IrenCnGS nOTLIl Ol ITASII1ySi 1851
on Saturday Further south, in the
region of the Wisznia River, successes
for the Teutonic forces are acknowl-
1dsed
Turks Claim Victory.
An announcement from the Turkish
M office claims a victory over the
Russians in the Transcausasus.
The Turks, it is said, occupied Rus
sian positions in the direction of Olti
near the Russian border.
Reports that the British battleshir
Agamen1non had been sunk by Ger.
rlan submarine at the Dardanelles
were denied officially today in Lon,
kson: 1
HAdvancing Against Italians.
Innsbruck, Austria, June Is, via
kBuchs and Geneva, switzerland and
Paris, $3.50 p. m.--Twenty-fve thou
sand Austro-Hungarian troops left
Trent yesterday and are now advanc-
ing against the Italians on the Riva-
Rovereto front.
italian Official Report
Nome, June a. via Paris, June Is
$50 a. m.--The following statemen
regarding the progress Of military OPP
rations was issued tonight at The
a&adquarters of the Italian genera
There have been no important de
gefopments along the Tyrol-Trentin,
fpntier. The enemy persistently at
4c&ed Montepiano at night after al
lI-day bombardment from Fort
latz and Wiez but was repulsed eacl
Ammunition Depot BLOWN UP.
Our artillery caused the explosion
ammunition depots towards Corte
the Cortevole Valley and seriousl!
mayed the enemy's works at Cess
Our bombardment OF Marlbor
otto, in Carnia, resulted in an explo
(on in the lower part of the fortress
Considerable Booty Taken.
Further reports of the night at
tx of italian Alpinists In the differ
81 regions of the Alps Of VOLTA Civ
Walls of considers BILE booty takel
he3e besides number Of prisoner
no were terroized by the impetus Q
lr atroops.
our batteries dispersed camp Q
IL enemy In the region Of Mont
Austrian losses Serious,
All prisoners taken near PLAYA Gil
e Isonzo regton,) agree that TIL
lstrfan losses up to this time hav
81, serious Most OF the prisoner
longed to regiments heretofore or
ting against the Serbians.
The Austians tried yesterday i
the Forest of Monfalcone afirs
Ii our troops drove back the enem
Ia extinguished the flames"
Turgs Take Allies Positions.
constantinople, June Ia. VIA wire
~ ~ 4 T3a~ffr and London June IA