New Britain herald., 1915-02-23
RHEIMS CATHEDRAL
 FURTHER DAMAGED
 BY GERMAN SHELLS
latsiM of Yauted Roof Gives Way ns %4. r.
 DuIhq Violent bOmbadnsnt by kdsel'S FeTCeS.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE l50O
 AUSTR|ANS IN CALIC|A

q Berlin Claims Russians Lost 800 Can.
 non, Including Ten Pieces of Heavy ' Calibre, in Recent German Victory in the Mazurian Lakes District in
 East Prussia-Turks Driven Back By Czar's Troops. 2 " The famous Cathedral at Rheims Twas damaged early in the war, has sAuffered further serious injury, the French war office announced today. The Germans are charged with havia 2 ,-nladc Q special target oe the cathedral NAufing asviolent bonibar d.nent of the Kitty, and it is said the intcrios of the yGAulted roof gave way.
 & The Berlin communication reports further progress in the Vosges, where Tflfe Germans have been taking town after town during the last week. The Capture of Another town, near Muchl : bach is announced today. se4n@the recent battle of the Mazurian Lakes district in East Prussia, which resulted in the expulsion of the Russ sians from German soil, 300 cannon. including ten pieces of heavy calibre, Ntre captured, the Berlin communi- cation states.
 5# With regard to the present phase of the campaign, Russian staff officers are optimistic, believing that the Ger 60,a in, been halted definitely.
 \ Another vessel was sunk today in fhe naval war zone establishing by the Aecree of the German admiralty. The Norwegian steamer Reg1n was sent to tne bottom in the English channel, by 33tl1er a submarine or a mine. 8 Heavy losses were sustained by the 1Vstrians in the recent fighting, the .R assian general staff announced in a. statement Claiming several victories in Ea1ltia. Tn northern Poland also, it is said, al successful stand has been made against the German army which drove the Russians from East Prussia. These reports are not in agreement, however, with official communications from Berlin and Vienna, both of
 
 Russians and their loss of great num- bers of men.
 British Official Report. London, Feb. 23, 1853 D. m.-The British >emi-weekly report on the progress of the fighting on the contin- ent was given out today and reads as follows:
 s~l @o ocl,ox Siderable activity; in the neighbor- hood of Ypres several attacks and Icounter attacks have occurred At e6 o'clock on the morning of Feb. 21 the enemy exploded an elaborate se- sries of mines which destroyed one of our trenches. A new line was pre- pared a short distance in the rear and imm ediately occupied. Any attempts at further progress have been com pletely frustrated.
 Near Givenchy our infantry, after a successful bonn bardment, captured a trench of the enemy and blew it up. An attempted attack by the enemy, a long LaBassee canal, was easily re- pulsed by our artillery.
 < To the south of the River Lys there has been an increase in artillery and rifle fire, in which our troops showed marked superiority. Along the re- m mainGer of the front there has been nothing more than artillery duels. The thick weather has handicapped the work of aircraft"
 German Official Report. < Berlin, Feb. 23, by Wireless Tele- Braphy to London, 3:20 D. m.-The German war office today gave out a report on the progress of the fighting which reads as follows:
 "In the western arena of the war: The Calais fortress was freely bonl- barded during the night of February 21-22 with missiles from an airship. :, yesterday the French again de- 1ivered an attack in the Champagne district to the north of Perthes but with decreased forces. Each of their advance movements broke down under our fire. At Alley and Apre- mont the French forces were driven back to their positions after having first secured some minor successes.
 Germans Take Sattlekopf,
 "In the Vosges the Sattlekopf to the north of Muehlbach has been taken by storm. Otherwise there has beer, nothing of importance to report on the western line.
 "Ir the eastern arena of the fight ing: An advance attempted by the Russians with forces quickly gathered together from Grodno, moving in northwesterly direction, resulted in failure. The number of cannon taken s1n tlle pursuit of the Russians after the battle of the Mazurian Lakes has
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