New Britain herald., 1915-07-17

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 ACROSS DNIESTER RIVER 2 Italians Repel Attacks by Emperor
 Francis Joseph's Forces Upon Their
 Advanced Positions-Attempt to Settle Strike in Welsh Mines Fail--
 Executive Committee Adjourns To
 Monday.
 Russian lines are holding we'll inn- mediately to the north of K Warsaw, where the greatest force of the Teu- tonic move against the Polish capi- tai is. seemingly, being exerted, ac- cordirg to the latest statement from KPetrograd
 Attacks by important forces west of the River Orzyc have been .repulsed with heavy losses. the Russians clainl and in sections where gains were made by the Germans their further advance was arrested.
 sfssaS A withdrawal of the Russian forces between the Pissa and Orzyc Rivers to new lines along the Narew in the face Of: General Won Hindenburg's at tacks is admitted by Petrograd. Con tinuation of the German advance in Courland also is conceded. Increas- ing importance is attached by military observers abroad to the movement in <.the Baltic provinces.
 Field Marshal Won Mackensen's army that swept through Galicia is giving signs of renewed activity in pursuance of the assumed plan of the Teutonic forces to attack simul- taneously all along the sweeping 800 mile front from the Baltic to Bes-s sarabia Unofficial reports through Geneva declare that at the lower end of this line Austrian troops who crossed the Dniester have been driven back to the other bank, where thelr retreat is being turned into a rout Austrian Attacks Repulsed.
 Fighting on the Austro-Italian front has resulted in few recent changes of position, according to the latest re- port from Rome Numerous attacks by the Austrians on the Italian ad- vanced positions are recorded, all or which are declared to have been re- pulsed
 Attempts at solution of the South Wales coal strike problem failed for the time being, the miners executive committee adjourning to Monday aft Ter an abortive attempt to reach an agreement on means to secure set- q clement.
 M British Liner Attacked.
 A submarine attack made without warning on the British liner Orduna off the British coast was reported by s passengers when the steamer arrived at New York today from Liverpool. The Oduna carried 227 passengers, including twenty-one Americans. The \ torpedo missed her and none of half dozen shells fired at her when the submarine chased the steamer took effect. those on the liner said
 Russians Take Trenches.
 Geneva, Switzerland, July 16., via Paris, 11:50 p. m.-( Delayed Ivy Censor The Tribune prints the following despatch from it's cores pondent at the front:
 "The Austro- Hungarian forces which attempted to dislodge the Rus sians from positions along the Wis., tula river have been repulsed with heavy loss. The Russians, attack ing in turn, occupied a mile of the S-sAustrian trenches.
 Fresh Russian batteries which have arrived and which have been posted on the Sereth river have be- gun to bonn bard the passage across the pniester river south of Zales- czeyky, obliging the Austrians to re- cross the river. Their retreat is being converted into rout by Rus sian bayonet attacks.
 Austrians Dislodged.
 East of Horodenka the Austriana occupying the left bank of the Dnies. ter have been dislodged after fierce hand to hand struggle. $ On the Stripa river the Russians have succeeded in temporarily ar- resting the Austrian offensive
 Italian Official Report.
 Rome, July IT, Via Paris, :3o a. m,
 "A statement given out at the Italian army Headquarters, signed by Lieut.. General Cadorna and dated July Is, reads as follows:
 Tn the upper Val Camonica the enemy, having advanced through the VenerodoIoI and Brizio passes, made an attack in force against our posi- tions near Rifugio Galibaldi, but was repulsed with loss, leaving few prisoners in our hands
 Occupy Two Passes.
 adversary, occupied the two passes Ri ,1x A1~xs- s.s -EII