New Britain herald., 1915-05-14
GERMAN TRENCHES
 CAPTURED BY ALLIES Furious French Attack Near Bcl- glaa Border Gains Further Advance. CERNANSU1nARINE Rfp0RIE)SUkk


 German Movement in Galicia Rc-
 ported to Be Permanently Checked
 -Gravc Events Looked for in Italy
 in Near Future.
 The furious attock of the French along the section of the front just south of the Belgian border is said to have resulted in further advance. The official statement from Paris am nounces the. capture or several Ger man trenches near Souchez.
 Rain interfered with the fighting yesterday and apparently the move ments were less important than Tn preceding day, when both the. Paris and Berlin communications chronicled successes for the allies. Today's. French announcement states that the ground recently won north of Arras llas been mentioned.
 German Movement Checked.
 At Petrograd it is said the German movement in Galicia has been checked permanently. The Russians have fallen back on strong positions along the River San, which runs through central Galicia. Fresh troops have been brought up to relleve the pres sure on the Russian center, and are attacking the German Hanks.
 To meet this situation the Germans are transferring troops further to the east, apparently with the intention of attacking the Russian left flank.
 War Demonstrations in Rome.
 Great demonstrations in favor of war are reported in despatches from Rome. 1t is said that grave events are looked for in the near future. So far as is known, King Victor Emman- uel has not accepted or declined to accept the resignation of the cabinet, rendered last night.
 Advices from the Dardanelles, ..s conveyed from sources favorable to the allies, say the French and Brit ish forces are continuing to gain n the land ial1ting, although it is con ceded the decisive phase has not been reached One British correspondent assrts <tisat tlae ssxnuTe yoast line of Gallipoli Peninsula is in the hands of the allies.
 German Submarine sunk.
 The captain of steamer which put in at Blyth, Eng, reported his ship had struck a submerged obstacle which, apparently was submarine and that he believed the submarine had been sunk. Dutch trawler re- ported it had been attacked in the North Sea by German aeroplane, while flying the Dutch flag. Three bombs were dropped, but the trawler was uninjured.
 The great battle now in progress ir northern France is characterized in a London despatch as one of unbe- lievable fury. It is said both sides have been exhausted by the struggle, but that the allies are holding firmly to the positions in which they are now established.
 German Allies Claim Advances.
 The Russian war office announces that the battle in western Galicia is becoming less intense. but official re- ports from Berlin and Vienna con- tinue to claim that the Apstro-Ger- man forces are sweeping eastward. putting the Russians to rout and cap- turing vast numbers of prisoners.
 French Onicial Report
 Paris, May IA, 2:31 D. m-The French war office this afternoon is- sued the following statement on the progress of hostilities: "It has been raining without stop since yesterday morning Last night, in spite of the handicap of difficult and slippery terrain, we occupied several German trenches to the southwest of Souchez and we have maintained on the rest of the front from Loos to Arras all the gains recently made by us.
 Tn the valley of the Aisne we yes- terday destroyed four German block houses and levelled several trenches
 German Submarine Sunk.
 Blyth, England. May 14, 12:53 D. m.---A German submarine is reported to have been sunk in the North sea, The captain of the steamer Collairnfe on reaching port today stated that his vessel apparently had destroyed the submarine by running it down off the coast.
 No submarine was seen, but the captain said his ship struck a sub- merged obstacle. A large quantity of oil subsequently, appeared on the sur face and the conclusion was drawn that submarine had been run down. GRAVE EVENTS EXPECTED SOON.
 Paris, May IA, 6:20 a. m.-A Hayas \ despatch from Rome filed late last