New Britain herald., 1915-08-09
AUSTRO-GERMANS . 4sssS -- T-sE1z . FORCE VISTULAAND
 < CAPTURE PRAGA
Russians Falling Back in Vieprk
 Region Divided by Telling ' Blows Of AuStrianS
'kCAPTURE OF NUMEROUS
 PRISONERS REPORTED

PRISONERS REPORTED Paris Maintains That the Allies Re-
 pulsed Several Attacks of Kaiser's
 Troops in Western Front-French : Attempt to Advance In Argonne N Stopped = Battle Raging Near
 Ypres.
 Austrian and German troops are striking hard at the retreating lines of the Russians in Poland. Berlin today recorded the forcing of the svistula at Warsaw and the taking of -Praga, on the east bank, while Aus triar1 reports declare the Russian armies falling back in the Vieprz region have been divided by telling blows. The Germans continued to advance eastward from Praga.
 The German statement claims the pushing of Field Marshal Von Hin- denburg's troops closer to the For tress of Kovno and the cutting off of Novogeorgievsk in the east be- tween the Narrow and the Vistula. The Russians also are being hard pushed by Field Marshal Von Mack ensen's armies to the south, the statement adds. Capture of numer- ous prisoners is. reported from the various fronts.
 German Attacks Failure.
 German attacks along the western e..~. 4I. tinuing with apparently increased intensity but without success, ac-s. cording to the current Paris state ment One of the assaults recorded occurred north of Souchez, another in the Neuville-st. Vast sector, a third il, the Argonne near the road from Vienne-Le-Chateau to Binar- vile and fourth in the Vosges where 3 sa position on the Linge was assailed.
 Berlin mentions the development of battle near Hooge, east of Ypres, but does not record the outcome. French attempts to advance in the ] tAreonne were stopped, it is declared.
 The French ministry of the colonies reports further successes by French troops in the German colony of the Kamerun, West Africa. London Predicts Failure.
 Military observersin in London express s4the opinion that the enIrapping at tempts will fail, gathering from the ] official reports indications that the K ussians may now be expected to reach their new line safely. Latest official reports from Rome recount activity by Italian mounted troops, resulting in gains. Iii Galore the Austrians have been forced back ! as far as the slopes of Burgstall, in the Valley of Sexten the statement de- Slares, while counter attacks by the tAustrians on the Carso Plateau. are characterized as weak andeasily re- {. pulsed.
 Italian Attacks Repulsed. The Austrian official reort declares all Italian attempts to advance were repulsed. K a6
 Because of the possible effect upon the political situation in the Balkans increasing attention is beng attracted by the fighting in the Dardanelles. where there have been recent pro- nounced activities. Constantinople reports determined trench fighting, and claims the latest clash resulted favorable to the Turks
 Germans Capture Praga.
 Berlin, Aug. g, via London, 40 D. m.-Praga, the suburb of Warsaw on the eastern bank of the Vistula has been occupied by German troops ac- cording to an official statement is- sued today by the German army head quarter staff.
 Austrians Rout Russians.
 Headquarters of the Austrian army in Poland, via London, Aug g, II a. n1.--The defeat of the Russians on Sunday in the fighting on the line between Lubartow and MiechoW re- suited in driving two groups apart z leaving large gap between. Rus sian troops fighting north of Lubar- tow fled northeast across the Vieprz at LessekoWice about twelve miles north of LubartoW, while those around MiechoW fled northwest to reach the Vieprz by way of Baron W.
 It is impossible at this moment to determine how serious danger for the Russians this breach may prove. but probably they are amply pro- tected against dangerous inroad upon their line of retreat by troops with drawing from Ivangorod along he highway running parallel with the north bank of the Vieprz to Radzyn.
 In resisting the Austrian advance the Russians made desperate at tack at M-echow. The retreat Of the left wing over the Vieprz at Les. sekowice was a rout of pronouncaa character. It is known that the number of prisoners considerably ex- ceeds the 5000 mentioned in the of- ficial report.
 Russia Rejects Peace Offer.
 London, Aug. 3. 12.22 D. m,-Russia having rejected what in England is re-
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