New Britain herald., 1915-05-06
RUSSIANS IN CALIcIA
IN GENERAL RETREAT

Position from Czd'S FORCES.
$4,000 PRISONERS CAPTURED
s>vicnna and Berlin Claim Entire East
ern Camaign May Turn in Events
OF Next Few Days Germans Ad-
vance in Belgium.
s The battle in western Galicia,
launched a few days ago with an Aus
tro-Gernan attack from the Cracow
region, has developed into one OF the
greatest encounters Of the war. Pc
trograd dispatches admit that the
situation is a serious one. although
it is asserted there that the advance
has been checked. At Vienna and
Berlin. however, it is claimed the
Russians have begun a general re-
treat. that their whole position in
the Carpathians is precaurious and
that the entire eastern mpaign may
turn on the events Of the next few
days.
Vienna advices say a desperate bat
tie continued all day yesterday and
that the Austrians and Germans took
one position after another from the
Russians.
Baltic Invasion Important.
The German invasion OF the Baltic
Provinces of Russia. which is re-
garded lightly in Petrograd, is said in
Berlin to be an important movement,
i1nder the personal direction or Field
Marshal Won Hidenberg. His aim
is believed to be the capture Of Iibau
I and Riga, which would enable him
to harass Russian communications
with Petrograd.
{ In Belgium further gains have
been made by the Germans. The Of
fetal French statements comedies that
the Germans won positions on the
disputed Hill No so, near Ypres and
that the British were able to retake
only part Of them. Sharp lighting is
4in progress elsewhere along the west !
/ ern front, but apparently with no de-
fided changes.
Denies Claims Of Allies
Reports Of consistent progress on
the part Of the allied forces at The
Dardane1Ies We're contradicted iii an
official statement today from the
Turkish war Office. It was said the
! troops which landed on Gallipoli
peninsula were in precarious
Position, being encircled by Turkish
forces and unable to advance. The
statement was made that only two
points on the peninsula Seddul
Ba1hr and Avi Burnu-were held BY
the allies.
IS Dispatches from French and British
sources said further successes had
Eeen won by the allies. An attack by
Turks on the encampm ent at Krithia
resulted disastroUsly for them, accord
ling to these advices, the Turks having
\ left 1900 dead behind them after
their repulse. "A British correspon-
Dent asserted that the tip OF the PEE
ninsula and the entire western side
We're under control of the allies.
Crises In Negotiations.
Rome, Vienna and Berlin advices
, indicated that a crisis had come in
Che negotiations between Italy and
Austria. In Rome, where it had been
felt of late that war was inevitable.
there has been a sudden revival Of
hope of a peaceful settlement. owing,
to the fact that Austria is said to have
realized the necessity Of making sub
sstantial territorial concessions. Vienna
regards as significant a visit Of the
4ItaIiani ambassador to the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister, although
the outcome was not disclosed Ber-
lin newspapers said Italy's participa-
Ton, y
not unlikely
Claims were made in Petrograd
that the victory of the Russian army
of the Caucasus over the turks, an
nOunced yesterday, was an important
and decisive one. "A force OF SO, 900
Turks which attacked the Russians in
the Dilman-Khori region was said to
have been repulsed with heavy losses
and compelled to retire in disorder.
Three Ships Sunk.
Still another neutral steamer had
:. been sunk in the North sea, although
whether by a mine or torpedo has not
been established. The Danish vessel
8Cathay, from Denmark for China. was
AoioWn. UP, but her passengers and
Icrew numbering forty escaped
Two British vessels. a schooner and a
Trawler also were sunk by shells fred
by submarine. The crews were per-
nitted to leave their ships and es-
capped.
Austrian Advance Continues.
Vienna, May s, Via. London, 500
r. m-The victorious Austrian ad-
vance continues on the entire west
Galician front, according to an official
Ennoucemet made BY the war Office
today.
Russia prisoners to the number Of
$4,000 have been taken.
Austro- Germans Gain Ground.