New Britain herald., 1915-11-15
Berlin Claims Important Victory
 Over Russians
ITALIANS ARE PROGRESSING
herman Submarines Said to Be Using Bulgarian Port for Base-Teut0nS Capture Trench-Churclli1l .Ex- plains

Capture of $500 Serbians is report ed by German headquarters in today's official statement. The Bulgarian 0Orces operating in Serbia took 1000 Sof these, together with six cannon. The Serbians continue to be driven back all along the line, it is announced
 Berlin claims a somewhat decided success for German arms along the Styr River. General Won Linsingen's s Z troops have cleared the entire west ern bank of the river of Russians, it E is declared.
 The Russians appear to have begun 3n offensive movement in a new region the German war office reporting Rus sian attacks near Smorgon, east of Wilma, which were repuIsed.
 In the latest official report by the Italian general staff progress for the Italians in the fighting on the Isonzo front is claimed. Advances are de- clared to have been made on the heights to the northwest of Gloizia in tse Plezzo Basin and on Javoreck.
 Gen. Borrovich of the Austrian ar- my is quoted in a Berlin despatch as declaring that the Italian offensive has not even dented the Austrian line in the Isonzo region. The Austrias un- der Gen. Borrovich have maintained all positions as they existed when he took charge of them before the begin ming of active hostilities. he asserted. Saloniki hears tht German subma- rines are using the Bulgarian harbor of Varna on the Black sea, as a base of. operations. Varna has been men tioned as one of the hrbors where Rus Esia would be likely to land troops for an invasion of Bulgaria.
 Latest official reports in Rome indi- cate that POS persons were lost in the saAking of the Italian liner Ancona by a submarine, 299 being saved out of a total of 507 on board
 Capture Trench. On the front in northern France the Germans announce the capture of a projecting French trench 300 yards long northeast of Ecuorie, the new posi- ton being consolidated with the Ger! man line at that point.
 - in fighting in this region yesterday, Paris announced last night the Ger mans penetrated a first line trench but l were immediately driven out. Today's 1 French official report mentions con- l tinued fighting here, but no further | shift in positions, even of a temporary 1 nature. The Germans suffered very ]
  dSy, the French statement declares.
 The Venizelos party in Greece, 1 which favors the allied cause, may not take part in the coming elections, | according to despatch from Athens | to Paris, as former Premier Venizelos | thinks that even should the liberals | win they would be unable to carry l through their program in the cham i Der. Definite decision is expected to | I reached in few days.
 Churchill's Resignation.
 In statement in the house of com mons outlining his reasons for retir- | Ing from the British cabinet, Winston Spencer Churchill declared that the project for, sending a British force to the relief of Antwerp in October, 1914, originated with Earl Kitchener and the French government. Several Thousand British in this expedition es- capped across the border and were in- termed in Holland when the city fell.