New Britain herald., 1915-09-07
BRITISH UNIONS ACT
 ]. 0N CONSCRIPTION
Pass Resolution Condemning It.
 German AYiatOrS Attack
TWO ARE KILLED BY BOMBS

<Artillery Battle Continues Along % Front in F'rance-Turlish Positions
 in GaIIipon Bombartied Without
 Success-Oficial Reports.
 There are no signs of any lessening of the notable artillery activity along the front in France to which the of- \ flcial reports from Paris recently have been almost exclusively devoted. Today's statement mentions Souchez, and the Plateau of Quennevieres as scenes of severe fighting by the ar tillerymen. < & German aviators twice dropped bombs on Gerardmer, in the vosges, killing two persons in their second at s.tack, Paris reports. N The German admiralty announced today that small British cruiser of an old type was sunk several weeks ago by the German submarine U-27, off the Hebrides. The submarine her. self, however, doubtless is lost, the admiralty states, as it has not been tSheard from since August 10.
 Unsuccessful bombardment by land and sea of Turkish positions at Ana farta and Seddul Bahr on the Gall lipoli Peninsula is reported by Con- stantinop1e. Fires in allied trenches and artillery positions at Anafarta were caused by the Turkish artillery's reply
 The great trades union congress in England today passed unanimously a , resolution against conscription.
 Germans Need Riga.
 London, Sept z, 11:53 a. m.-The { Immediate objective of the Austro- German campaign in Russia becomes clearer with the growing indications K that the invaders need the Baltic port :. Of Righ not only as a base for pres ent operations in the direction of Petrograd, but as winter quarters in case the attempt to reach the Rus sian capital should be postponed until next spring.
 Field Marshal von Hindenburg is experiencing great difficulty in bridg ing the portions of the Dvina held by, the Germans, The current of the Nriver is too swift for the construc- . tion of the pontoon bridges under ! rainy season comes on it will be more difficult for the in iyaders to bring supplies for their advance forces, and consequently the seizure of Riga as a base becomes more vital to the success of von Hindenburg's plans.
 .l.. s.ssses .s@ Exhorts Troops. .. - The urgent necessity of capturing ; Riga is indicated in an army order which Paris newspaper credits to General Won Buelow. The general ex- horts his troops to one more great effort to capture the port, making it their winter home preparatory to marching on Petrograd next spring.
 Along the other sectors of the eastern front the impetus of the "A ustro-G German rush has been consid- erably checked. Vienna admits that 2 fierce counter attacks by the Rus I sians have brought the advances N along the Galician border almost to a. standstill. The right wing of the Austro-German forces Is said to be N contemplating an attack on Nev, a4 with Field Marshal von Mackensen in M command.
 No exceptional actions have oc- cured on any of the minor fronts. The great artillery bombardment of the French continues along the vest ern line.
 8 No Hesperian Report. No official report has yet been made Son the circumstances attending the N sinking. of the Allan steamship He's perian There has been no change in the figures give out yesterday by
 the Allan Line, indicating the loss
 of twelve passengers and thirteen
 members of the crew.
 French Report.
 Paris. Sept. T, 2:35 p. m.-Last