New Britain herald., 1915-02-13
GERMANS TAKE OVER HALF MILE OF FRENCH ARCONNE POSITIONS All Attacks Of Allies ia the vosgeS Repu|sed by kaSeT'S Forces,
 Gains B,II!n. FURTHER GERMAN SUCCESSES
 IN EAST PRU ,SiA REPORTED

Austrians Suffer Heavily From Rus
 sian Bayonet tAttacks-German War
 Front Was Found Artillery Am
 muniticn (Which Doubtless Orig
 mated in American Factories.''
 The persistent German attack in the Argonne has gained further ground, the Berlin war office an- -<1ounced today. More than half a mile of French positions are said to have been won There nas been fur ther fighting in the Vosges, also and the Berlin official report states that all attacks of the allies were repulsed The French communication gives few details of yesterdays fighting, laying particular stress upon heavy artillery Dntests.
 The German war office states that e on the western front was found artil- ; lery ammunition which doubtless originated in American factories
 ''Regrettable damage to the civil population was caused, it is said in Berlin, by the British aeroplane raid over Belgium, but only slight losses z were sustained by the Germans. Berlin already is celebrating the striking victory said to have been won over the Russians in East Prussia, and further successes are reported in todays official report. It is. stated that in northern Poland as we'll as east Prussia the Russian attacks have failed and that the Germans nave been uniformly successful.
 Tn the Carpathians the battles for possession of the passes are still un- z decided. A Geneva despatch states that the Austrians have suffered heav- 5ily from Russian bayonet attacks in Dnkla Pass
 German Offieial Report. .8s { Berlin Feb. IS, by wireless telegra- < phy to London, 3:10 p. m.--The Eng .ksh aviators who yesterday raided ' German positions on the Belgian coast caused injury to the civil population, but from the military point of view the damage done by them was slight, according to the announcement on the progress of the war given out in Der lin this afternoon.
 In France the Germans occupied H,2O0 yards of French trenches while in East Prussia the German opera { tions are progressing successfully. # a The report calls attention to the al legation that on Germany's western battle front Gin France and in BelGI- s un) artillery ammunition which < doubtless originated in America" has been found in the hands of the allies. 7iSTs: 5*rhs text of the communication fol-
 German Official Report.
  - Enemy aviators yesterday again dropped bombs on the coast. The bombs caused regrettable dam age to the civil population, while from the military point of view we suffered only slight losses.
 ''On the extreme western front ar &tillery ammunition was found which doubtless originated in American fac- tories
 .ss ss More Prisoners Captured .s. es.The number of prisoners taken . during the attacks which were re- S pulsed yesterday to the west of Sou ain was increased today by four of Ncers and, 478 men. Before our front 200 of the enemy's men were found killed, while our losses in these engagements in killed and in- 2 jured amounted to ninety men.
 North of Massiges, to the north west of Ste Manehould, another l., 200 metres of the French positions were taken in continuation of our at Sacks of February 3.
 The enemy attempted to make an attack on the Sudelkopf in the Vosges, but was everywhere repulsed without difficulty.
 Advancing in East Prussia.
 'In the eastern theater of the war:
 "On both sides of the East Prus- sian frontier our operations are Everywhere progressing successfully sst us his opposition is quickly broken.
 Tn Poland On the right bank of the Vistula our attacking troops crossed the lower Skrwa and are pro- ceeding in the direction of Raciouc.
 "On the left bank of the Vistula there is nothing of importance to re- port
 New Offensive Next Week.
 London, Feb. 13, $40 D. nl.--Em- peror William received Field Marshal tle front on Friday, and it was de- ward next week, according to a de- spatch from Amsterdam to the Ex- saAChange Telegraph.
 The German emperor the message
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