New Britain herald., 1915-03-06
ALLIES CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD IN . CHAMPAGNE REGION
Russian Caucasian Army Advances s Further Into Turkish Armenia;
 ~ AustTians Being Driven Back.
BULGARIA MOb|LlzfS
 ' ABOUT 36,ooo MEN


 V aris Reports That the German fLosses Since the Beginning of Hos- 'hK " tilities. in Dead Wounded and Pri- :, soners. Total 3,OOO,OOO Men-At- tack on Darslanelles Forts Proceed ing Steadily.
 Y Announcement was made by the ' French war office today that the ad- tyance Of the allied troops in Cham { pagne was continuing, and that efforts N of the Germans to halt the movement 8'by counter attacks has failed. Lon- ]. slow, but consistent gains in this re- zion, although Berlin makes no such < concessions.
 The general staff of the Russian Caucasian army reports that a fur sther advance into Turkish Armenia had been made by the forces which recently moved forward from Batum along the shore of the Black Sea. Turkish communications with Con- [ stantinople.
 .ssS Russians Gaining Successes. 6N Petrograd despatches state that the .,,Rlssian offensive in Galicia and Bulk &4wina is gathering force and that the MkAustrians may be compelled soon to &fvacuate Bukowina. It is believed Tut Petrograd that the great Austro- ' German encircling movement in this region has failed. and that the right ' wing of the Austro- German Galician army is in danger of being hanked by the Russians.
 There were indications in todays cable despatches that the lombard ment of the Dardanelles might bring to a decision the attitude of the Bal kan states concerning the war. The possibility of the capture of Con- stantinople, with resultant changes of ? vital interest in the Balkan nations, already has exercised noticeable in fiuence on these peoples. Bulgaria is said to have moblized secretly three divisions, or about 36, 900 men, and one of these divisions is reported to have been sent to an unknown destination. In Rumania the cham Der of deputies is considering the granting of q credit of $4O,OOO,OOO to the government for military purposes and the calling to the colors of the 1915 recruits. Greece is awaiting >eagerly the decision of the crown council concerning intervention in the war, and an Athens despatch states that popular feeling is in favor of such g step.
 The attack on the Dardanelles forts Is proceeding steadily, although it is still question what it has accom- pl1shed. A Paris newspaper states x that one-third of the straits has been cleared of mines.
 French Official Report.
 Paris March 6, via London, s:35 D.. am.-Ihe war office gave out this af- ternoon the following account of the events of yesterday at the front: Somewhat lively artillery actions occurred around Nieuport and Ypres. From the Lys to the Aisne there was |. an intermittent cannonade.
 German Attacks RcpuIscd
 Tn Champagne our progress yes- s8terday in the ravine northwest of Beausejour, caused the Germans last night to undertake fresh counter att Jacks, which we repulsed. All our ad- vances in the region of Perthes, re- .a ported in yesterday evenings com munication have been maintained. Near Vieville-EnH Have, northwest of Pont-A- M ousson, 8 we'll directed fire upon a farm caused a panic among the soldiers occpying it. They fled to '. the woods pursued by our shells. Near sthe Forest of Narroy, whole bodies of @ Germans unsuccessfully attempted at- tacks on our outposts.' Russians Continue Offensive.
 Petrograd, March 6.---An official communication received in Petograd from the Russian army in the Cau-
 rasus. dated March 4 says that Rus
 sian troops are continuing with the aame success their offensive operations i. q, inc vicinity of the Tchoruk river
 q, Turkish Armenia, southwest of
 Batum.
 There have been no other encount-
 ers with the Turks on others parts ol the Russian front.
 Bulgaria Mobilizes Troops
 paris. March 6.--Bulgaria has mobilized secretly three full army divisions in the neighborhood Of Tir- nova. according to information con-
 tained in a Salonika despatch to the
 Havas Agency based upon what is
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