New Britain herald., 1915-04-26
GENERAL ATTACK ON
DARDANELLES BEGUN
BY ALLIED FORCES
Over 1000 Canadians Among 5000
Prisoners Captured by Germans
, in Fighting Near Ygres
SEVERE BATTLE IN PROGRESS
ON HEIGHTS OF MEUSE

Austrians Claim New Victories in
Struggle in the Carpathians-Ger-
mans Recapture Hart1nanns-Weiler
kopf-Opinion Growing in Rome
That Austria and Italy Are Drifting
Toward War.
. The British admiralty and London
war office announce that a general
attack on the Dardanelles has been
begun by the allies. An army, it is
said, has been disembarked success
fully.
s@a The new German offensive in Bel
! GUM styled by some British commenS
. tators tho greatest battle Of the war,
is being pushed on with all the power
~: the army Germany is said to have
assrsn hlsd along this front. The
oacial announcement from Berlin to-
day reports impressive victories, al
though no admissions to this effect
arc made at Paris or London. The
'i&rn1an statement makes no specific
claims as to further territory con-
:
It Is said large numbers of prisoners
were captured, including 1000 Cana
dams. The Belgian statement of yes
tsrday that Lizerne had peen recap
9ured is characterized as untrue.
The official Paris statement gives
few details of the fighting in Belgium.
1t is said German attacks were
checked by the British.
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The German attack in developing
>with great force over a large part of
the western front Berlin announces
the recapture of Hartmanns-Weiler-
kopf, in the mountains near the east
ern end of the line, which the French
took recently after several weeks of
fighting. On the heights of the
Meuse a severe battle has begun
In the east there was no change
~ esterday, so far as the German state
ment revealed 1t is said Russian at
tacks near the East Prussian border
We're defeated.
Drifting Toward War.
The opinion is growing in Rome
that Austria and Italy are drifting
toward war. A diplomat accredited to
the Quirinal quotes Prince Won Bue-
low, the German ambassador at
Rome, as saying that it would be i'm
possible for Austria to accept Italy's
demands. Peppino Garibaldi, grand
son of the famous Italian statesman
and who recently has talked with the
Italian king and premier, is said to
have received from them the impress
z sion that Italy would enter the war
with the allies. ..e. ~
H. Italian refugees from Austria say
the frontier has been fortified by the
.Austrians with concrete trenches and
heavy artillery. H..
Austrians Claim Victories. g..
New victories in the fighting in the
4 Carpathians are claimed by the Aus
5 TRANS. After several weeks of slow
progress they have at least reduced
the Russian positions on both sides
of the Orawa Valley, the Vienna war
office announces. Petrograd reports
the repulse of an attack in Uzsok
Pass, and says that the Austrians
have brought up large amount of
artillery along the Carpathian front
General Dardanelles Attack.
London, April 26, 4:35 p. m.-The
following official announcement was
given out in Londan today:
The general attack on the OAR
danelles by the fleet and the army
was resumed yesterday.
1.-The disem barkation of the army,
covred by the fleet, began before sun
rise at various points on the GaIlipoli
Peninsula, and in spite of serious OPP
position from the enemy in strong
entertainments protected by barbed
wire was completely successful.
Large Forces ON Shore.
go Before nightfall large forces were
established on shore r...,
FIN The landing of the army and the
advance continue"
= 1000 Canadians Captured,
Berlin, April 26, by Wireless to Say
Vile, N. YIN the official statement
given out today by the German gen
eral army headquarters it was an
nounced that more than 1000 Ca
nadians had been captured in the
& fighting around Ypres, Belgium. The
text of the statement follows:
1.-THE Germans hold Lizerne, on the
west bank Of the canal which the
French pretend to have reconquered.
quered terrain remains in the pos
session of the Germans. The number
of cannon taken by the Germans rose
to forty-five, including four English
Northwest of Zonnebeke the Ger
man attacks continue. More than
1900 Canadians were taken prisoners.
The total number of prisoners rose
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