New Britain herald., 1915-04-09
TRENCHES FILLED WITH GERMAN DEAD TAKEN
 BY ALLIED FORCES
Paris Claims Further Advance for Allies en Western Front Between \ Mouse and MoSele. GERMANS CAPTURED TRENCHES
 FROM FRENCH, SAYS BERLIN

FROM FRENCH, SAYS BERLIN Village of Drei Grachtcn Again Cap ' tured From BeIgians By Kaiser.s
 Forces-Austrian Operations in
 oarpathians Regarded asss Having Collapsed - Russians Considering Best Route to Invade Hungary. .
 X furthers advance in the region s between the Mouse and Moselle rivers, ! where a concentratsd attack was be- gun by thes allies several days ago is announdA6 today by the French military authorities It is said that trenches were captured at several sspoints and that in some instances fhey were choked with the dead.
 The German war office says the bat {ie is proceeding with increasing aerceness and heavy loss of life,' but that tiae efforts of the allies were un- availing, On the contrary, it is said, the Germans. succeeded in capturing trenches from the French.
 Germans Take Drei Grachten. The village of Drei Grachten which the Germans captured only to lose on the following day, has been again taken from the Belgians, the Berlin \ statement announces A In the German campaign against lRussia new fighting has developed north of Suwall>i, the result of which is not announced. Otherwise there is no change along this front.
 To Invade Hungary.
 Russian staff officers regard the Austrian operations in the Carpath1ans as having collapsed, and are consider ing the best route for an invasion of Hungary. It is said in Petrograd that all the main summits and slopes of the Beslxid Mountains are now in the hands of the Russians.
 Italy continues rapidly her military preparations, but no decision has been reached to participate in the war. It is reported from Geneva that Italy is withdrawing railroad equipment from the Swiss frontier for the movement of troops to the territory adjoining the Austrian Tyrol. The border fortresses have been garrisoned and equipped.
 Policy of Prudence.
 King Constantine of Greece is quot ed as saying that his country is in a position similar to Italy, having made military preparations without aban- doning neutrality. The King counsels policy of prudence.
 Further negotiations. between Bull 5 garia and the triple entente powers may be initiated for the purpose of as- certaining the intentions of Bulgaria. A Rome despatch says that the pro- Russian party in Bulgaria, favoring the country's participation in the war on the side of the allies, is seeking to bring about an understanding.
 French Official Report. ~.
 Paris, April g, via London, 2:40 p. m.-The official communication from the war office this afternoon fol- lows:
 British troops repelled during the night of April 7-S German attack. Between the Mouse and the Mo- , selle fresh progress was made At Les Eparges we gained new ground and have remodeled the trenches cap tured from the Germans, which were ehoked with bodies, so as to make the yS repelled at the close of the day two counter attacks made by the enemy. In the Montmare wood all the prog ress we gained has been maintained despite very violent attacks yester- day.
 Tn the wood at Ally we captured new trenches and repelled two coun- ter attacks as already reported. We also secured six machine guns and 2 two trench mortars. The enemy ceased his counter attacks after mid- day"
 Jofrre Pushing Advance. London, April 9, :55 a. m.-The French movement between the Mouse and the Lorraine front is developing Fl distinct offensive, with General Joffre pushing his advance, while the Germans are making fierce counter at tacks. This is the su bstance of the latest despatches reaching London from the continent. a
 According to an anaylsis of the situation by the French general staff, the French offensive movement of the last few days has been on three stctors. The first is on front of IA miles to the east of Verdun, the actual line running southeast from a point near Etain; the second on a front between St. Mihiel and ont-A-Mous-s son, where the French are attacking from the south and the third is in the north in the vicinity of Gussain- ville where the French now dominate the valley of the Orne and are threat
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