New Britain herald., 1915-03-13
GERMAN Advance ON
PRzASNYSz CHECKED
BY RUSSIAN FORCES
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man, which is sixty miles north of
Urumiah, the Russians captured sew
eral heavy guns and quantity of
ammunition. The Turks lost heavily
in killed and wounded, and the Rus
slams took large number of prison.
ers.
German Official Report.
Berlin March IS, By Wireless
Telegraphy to Sayville, n. Y.-The
German official report of today on
the progress of the war reads as fol-
lows:
ITO the south of Ypres isolated
British attacks were easily repulsed.
the village of Neuve Chapelle began
successfully, but thereafter en-
countered a superior British force and
for this reason it was not continued.
1.-The British in this locality have
been showing great aerial activity.
The day before yesterday one and
yesterday two British aviators were
brought down by German fire
French Attacks Repulsed.
I'm the Champagne district there
has been a renewal of fighting at
isolated places. All the attacks made
by the French have been repulsed,
the enemy losing heavily. Two hun
dred French soldiers were taken pris-
oners. Fog and snow nave hampered
the operations in the Vosges.
"The Russians have retreated from
the Augustowo district and the coun-
try to the northeast until now they
are beyond the river Bobr and under
the guns of Grodno. At point
northeast of Przasnysz, near the
Orzyc river, Russian attack has
been repulsed.''
French Oficial Report.
Paris, March IS, Via. London, 1855
p. m.-The official communication
issued this afternoon by the French
war department says:
I'm the bend of the User the Bel
gian army has consolidated and in
creased the results obtained by it on
Thursday. g..
THE British troops continue to pro-
gress They crossed the brook of
Layes, which runs parallel to the
road from Neuve Chapelle TO FleuvaiX.
At the end of the day they reached a
road known as the Highway to
He'll which runs from the northwest
toward Aubers and to the suburbs of
that place. To the southwest of
Eitere, they carried several groups
of houses which were being strongly
prepared for defensive purposes The
total number of prisoners captured
during the day was 1000. The Ger
mans lost several machine guns.
Supported by French.
'To the left and to the right of the
British army French troops supported
them with many heavy artillery and
machine guns and infantry fire.
In the Champagne our progress
continues. AT the end or the day on
| the northern slopes of the ridge to
| the northeast of Mesnil, we captured
$50 prisoners, including SIX officers.
I'm the Vosges. on Reich Acker-
| kopf, the enemy after a violent bonn
| bardment attempted an assault, which
| was. however brought to a halt by our
| fire.
German Headquarters Moved.
Paris, March IS, 13, $3.50 a. M
| The bombardment with which the
| British preceded their attack on
| Neuve Chapelle and Aubers was par
| tANuld11y SlI0CllpG ttISSIdpIS the
Matin' S correspondent at Armentiers
Their work was so good around
| Lille that the German headquarters
was moved from that city to Journal,
| foreshadowing a geneeal withdrawal
| of troops.
The Germans lost very heavily in
! the fighting, for the British and Cana
! dams fought with ma gnificent BRAY
cry. Their success over whelme d
| aheir joy. All the soldiers coming
back from the front are beaming with
| pleasure and singing cheerily.
1000 Germans Captured.
Zone thousand German prisoners
were taken. Several hundred of
| these including officers, who were
! captured at Merville, were lodged
| temporarily on canal barges on the
| Lys The German officers are I'M
bending and are trying hard to main
| tain their confident attitude. The men
are a mixture of very old and very
young. They seem depressed and are
a sad sight. Their well-worn uni
| forms are despatched with mud.
1.-The battle continued on Thursday
| as fiercely as ever. The British do
not disguise their confidence in their
ability to make a prompt clearance
| to the northward."
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