New Britain herald., 1915-03-03
RUSSIANS ISOLATE \ LARGE SECTION OF
 TURKISH TERRITORY
,cza's Forces Drive Turks Back 1. to River khspachas. .-Cut Off Sup-
 plies From constantinop|e.
WARSAW IS FORWARDED
 BY GERMAN AVIAT0RS

Rf GtKMAN AvlAIlkS Harris Claims Allies Hold Long Stretch
 of German First line Positions in V Champagne Region - Austrian
 Squadron Attacks Montcncgrin Port of Anuvari, Infticting Considerable Ex Damage.
 .sta A Russian victory of importance in ..ti1e war with Turkeys is. made known :s'. despatch from glGis, rransca u- sas.a. A Russian aIkny advanced X from Batuna, on the Black Sea, into Turkish territory. cut off the Tur- e l<ish ar:ay's communications 4cn route sssto constant:nople. and !so!a.ed Isrgc Ristricts of Turkish territor9. The Ikish troops opposed theAadvaac- 5. iEg army atabbornly but the Russians w:.o haa the assistanee ct warships. ssas.. said to. lave d.tten ahen. back ::tap by stop.
 v r. .ussia 5 c;lisl p;ign in t;.c north has
  p4Petrograd states that the Russians arc Everywhere on the offensive, this movement apparently is not being pressed with vigor, except in a few districts. Today's report from tho German war office says that several attempts of the Russians. to advance were repelled.
 Germans Claim Advance. 4 TFtill confined principally to the strip of the front in the Champagne re- zion. The French war office announces that long stretch of German first line positions is now under control e.of the allies, but the Berlin military chiefssrepeat their assertion that the Frendh have been repulsed and com pelled to retire to their own positions. At one point in the Vosges, Berlin ,announces, the Germans have made mn advance of five miles in the last X few days.
 I@A The Montenegrin minister at Lon don was advised that an Austrian squadron had bombarded the Mon- x tenegrin port of Antivari inf1icting considerable damage
 Russians Reach Khopacl1as. ,. sPctrograd, 11:15 a. m.. and London, 1:45 p. m.-The Russian army of the t-aucasus driving the Turkish forces before it, has reached the River Kho- ; pachas, the estuary of the Tchorulx, in Armenia. This advance by the 2. Russians cuts the route of Turkish x endorsements and supplies from # Constantinople to the Caucas sian fron- tier through hoKpa, Turkish Armenia j and isolates a large section of Turkish asterritory
 s The isolated section includes the \ districts of Ardanuch, Ardahan, Olti and Sari Kamysh.
 Advanced From Batum. < The Russian forces advanced from s- Batum, on the Black sea near the < Turkish border, and were opposed by the Turks at every step They were assisted by Russian warships, which cleared the shore of Turkish forces and cut off successfully several ave- nues of Turkish communications by sea until only the Khopa route re- mained. After battle of three days < this last route was closed effectively.
 Drops Bombs in Warsaw, y Warsaw, Russian Poland, March 3, via Petrograd, 11:15 a. m. and Lon- don, 1:A5 D. m.-A German aviator today bombarded Warsaw. Most of the bombs fell in residential districts. Many windows were shattered, but there were no casualties.
 Resume Dardanelles Attack
 Paris, Mar. 3, 5:IO a. nl.--The bom- bardment of the Dardanelles forts was resumed yesterday, says an Athens despatch to the Matin, when an allied fleet steamed into the straits Four battleships are reported to have bom- barded positions of the Turkish army along the Gulf of Saros, which is sep- : arated from the Dardanelles> by. the Gallipoli Peninsula. The funds and 2 books of the Ottoman Bank and the German bank, it is said, have been In Asia Minor.
 An Athens despatch to the Figaro says: Information from reliable sources is to the effect that Turkey now realizes the situation is becoming critical. Defenses are being thrown Up hastily at different points alon g the coast of Asia Minor. Troops from the yilayets of Smyrna are being rushed to the Dardanelles region. De- sertions are numerous. Placards are said to have been posted in Constan- tinople proclaiming the Young Turks leaders, traitors. Bitter dissensions are said to have arisen among the @Turkish leaders,
 Bombardnent Resumed.
 Paris, Mar. 3, 25o D. m.-Thc Hav- IS News Agency gave out a despatch
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