South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-14
SUCCESSES NOTED
IN ALL REPORTS
British Lost BattIeShip; Ger
mans Gain in GaIiCia; French
North of ArraS and Russians
on the DnieSter.

The sinking OF the. British battle
ship Goliath with an estimated loss
Of so men ia the Dardanelles. sue
Cesses described as brilliant" by the
French north OF Arras. further Ger
man successes iD Galicia and Russian
gains on the right bank of the Dnels-
ter are the most notable features OF
the news from the various theaters
OF war Thursday.
The French offensive north OF Ar
ras has been attended by further
striking gains which are admitted Dy
Berlin. Not only has the village OF
Carency on the German salient from
Lens fallen into the hands or the
French with much war booty but the
greater part Of Ablaln-St. NazalTe also
has been occupied.
The French official communique
issued in Paris at midnight, states
that 50 much war material was taken
by the French in their occupation OF
Carency that 1t has been impossible
as yet to classify 1t. 1t includes, how
ever. a number of the heavier types
Of cannon and a large quantity Uf
machine guns.
The Germans have been driven
from Neuville-St. WAIST with tho eX-
ception OF a few houses in the east
ern outskirts OF the village, Paris
states. The French also claim a sue
cess OF COIiSlQeIdDlc Importance III TIC
lie Pretre woods. The entire posi-
ton. Paris claims, is now in the hands
OF the French following severe fight
ing early IN the day of yesterday.
The gains made by the French dur
ing the day mark important strides
in their drive on Lens, the center or
the great coal fields of northern
France and a position strongly held
by the Germans
In, "a nTeG.
Berlin claims the capture of another
point Of vantage TO the east of the
town. Field Marshal French, COM
handing the British defenders, mere
~ states that further German attacks
on the Menin road were repulsed with
heavy losses to the assailants.
Further gains in western Ga1cla
and the Carpathians are reported by
Berlin. il being stated that the
armies under Gen. Won Mackenzen
are now approaching Przmysl in their
pursuit OF the Russians while those
under Gen. Won Linzlngen have con-
duered the hills east Of the Upper
Stryj taking a number of prisoners.
Gen. Col Won Woyrech. il Is further
stated. has succeeded I'm netrating
as far as the district of KielCe.
In the battles of TarnOw and Cor
lice, Berlin reports, and in the pur-
suit following those battles, the Aus
Russian prisoners together with 90
cannon and $50 machine guns. In
the lighting in the Carpathians and
north of the Nistula 1000 more priS-
oners have been taken. il is stated.
The Russian statement issued in
PetrOgrad late last night claims fur
Their successes Of the Russian often
sive on the right bank OF the Dneis
ter. The AustTians. IL is stated, are
retiring in disorder towards the
Obertyn-H orodenka line in extreme
eastern Galicia Austrian counter
attacks, Petrograd says have been
repulsed with heavy losses, two en-
tire battalions being annihilated on
one occasion and third cut up Sc
verely Near HOrOdenka on the day
OF Tuesday the Austrians commenced
a disorderly retreat. according TO
Russian reports.
BERLIN. May lin an official
statement issued by the war office
Thursday the Germans admit eVacu-
ating Carency in the sphere Of hos
tilities. north OF Arras. A point Of
British support east Of Ypres in
Belgium has been taken by the Ger
mans. Near Orcyp Des Carmes the
French, after penetrating 200 metres
OF German trenches, were driven
back with the loss of many prisoners. |
The Russian armies in the Car
pathians. i'm the eastern theater of
war, are falling back upon Przmysl, /
the statement says. The Austro-Ger- /
man army under Gen. Won Mackenzen I
which is pursuing the Russians, has I
reached SubieCkO. Three thousand I
six hundred and fifty Russians were /
captured.