New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-08-13
EAs COAST OF
ENGLANDRAIDED
BY. ZEPPELINS
Six Persons Killed, Twenty Three
Others Injured and Fourteen
Houses Seriously Damaged
ONE AIRSHIP PROBABLY
DAMAGED BUT ESCAPES

Germans Capture Polish Town Of
Sfedlie-Russlan Forces Will Es-
cape Trap at Warsaw-Allies Take
German Town in West Africa
Halians Repulse Austrians-Frencl,
Repel Attacks in Argonne.
London reports that two Zeppe-
Inns raided the east coast of Eng
land last night killing six persons.
injuring twenty-three others and
seriously damaging fourteen houses
One of the German aircraft probably
was damaged but escaped.
ss4 Latest reports from the war offices
Of the belligerents give rise to the be-
lief in the capitals of the entente allies
that the safe withdrawal of the main
parts of Russian forces from the War
saw salient is assured through the
stout resistance which is being offered
by the wings of the Grand Duke
Nicholas army. -.
Italians RepuIse Austrians.
The Italian war Office reports the
complete repulse by Alpine troops Of
infamous attacks by the Austrians
through two mountain passes, 10000
feet or more high In the Furva Valley
zone. No movements Of Importance
recent Austrian statement reports the
repulse of Italian attacks on the Do
herdo Plateau and near zagora.
Four steamers Sunk.
The sinking Of the British steamer
Tacoma, a 5000 ton vessel; two other
British craft, the steamers Osprey and
Summerfield, and the Norwegian
steamer Aura, presumably through at
tacks by German submarines Isl am
nounced. Three persons, including
enc woman, were drowned.
German attacks in the Argonne
were repulsed after spirited lighting,
the French war office reports. A Ger
man attack north OF Carleul in the
Artois district was easily checked,
the statement adds.
Allies Gain in Africa.
Further successes by forces of the
entente allies in the Kamerun are
reported from Paris. The important
post 4 of fingers has been captured
the Germans retiring toward their
base when an attempt to recapture
the place was defeated, the advices
state.
zcppcIins Raid England
London, Aug. Is, 5:05 p. m.-Of-
fetal announcement was made today
of an airship raid last night on the
east coast of England.
The official announcement says that
six persons were killed, twenty three
were injured and fourteen houses were
damaged seriously by bombs. Gone
Zeppelin, the announcement says,
probably was damaged, but escaped.)
Six Persons Killed.
The text of the announcement fol-
lows:
1.-TWO Zeppelins visited the east
coast last night, between $3.50 a. M,
and 11:45 p. M, dropping incendiary
and explosive bombs in various places
resulting in the following casualties:
KILLED, four men, two women; in
iured three men, eleven women, nine
children, all civilians.
Fourteen Houses Damaged.
DANA ged.
..The Zeppelins were engaged at
some points but succeeded in getting
away from our aircraft patrols. One
of the Zeppelins was probably dam
aged by the mobile anti-aircraft
section
German Take Siedlic.
Berlin, Aug 10, via London 4:45
d. m.-The Polish city Of Siedlie, 55
= miles southeast Of Warsaw has been
captured by the Germans. Announce
ment to this effect was made today
at army headquarters
Russians Escape Trap.
Petrograd, Aug IS. Noon, Via. Lon
don, 1885 D. m.-The Russian armies,
having successfully extrIcated them
selves from the Warsaw sack n which
the Germans tried to inclose them, are
now stubbornly opposing the German
advance toward Bialystok on line
seventy miles east of Warsaw and on
& both sides Of the railroad between the
Polish capital and Bialstok.
The Baltic German campaign APP
pears to be at standstill, with the
Russians astride the highway between
yilkomir and Poniewescfl, threaten
ing the communications between these
invading armies.
Germans Nearer KOvno.
The Germans are approaching
slightly nearer to Kovno. They are
pounding that position with their
heavy guns, to which Russian artillery
is replying effectively. Peasants who
! escaped from the German labor gangs
declare that deliberate preparations
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