New Britain herald., 1915-06-18
CHECK
 ATTACK OF ALLIES NEAR IA BASSEE
British and French Force De- stIOyed Russians Pushed Back
 Further in Northern GaiCia
TURKS GAIN GROUND
 ON GALLIPOLI PENINSULA

Trench Penetrate Outer Positions of
 K aIser's Troops at several Points
 British Fleet Seeks Refuge From
 German Submarines at Imbros Is-
 land Teutonic Advance Along
 Austrian Front Costly.
 The attack of French and British forces in western end of the German 3fne, which has been pushed vigor- sscusly, and with consid erable success sfor some time, is now said to have sastained a check. The official state naent from Berlin today contains the announcement that of the force which attempted to break through the German lines north of LaBassee <Ganal only a small number escaped death or capture The mmunication lives no indication of the size of this; force
 At seseral other points the report 'eoncedes. the French penetrated at Intervals outer German positions.
 Russians Pushed Back.
 Tn northern Galicia, the Berlin an- nouncement says. the Russians have been pushed back further They have made stand behind prepared posi- Nors at Grodek, which is only six -seen miles from Lem berg.
 Turks Rout British A The British forces on Gallipoli pen- insuIa have been compelled to aban- don most of the ground they former |Iy occupied near Avi Burnu on the 'west coast. The British fleet is said TO have taken refuge from German Submarines at Imbros Island. ten |yiIcs from the Gallipo,i coast.
 Tentonic Advance Costly. The assertion is made sby the Rus ssan war office, in d review, Of recent fighting GaIicia that the SAustro- German advance has been made at great cost. Tn two days fighting near Stry the Teutonic forces are said to have lost tens of thousands of nj en-, and on one section of thirty Seisfat miles on the Cali clan front be- tween May 29 and June I 5s their loe- ses are placed at between 120,00O and 150, ,000 Reports from Berlin and Vienna, however, indicate that the Rlissians are being pushed back zsteadily all along the front The lat e communication from the Austrian Svar office says the Russians are no- wlere able to resist their opponents.
 Negotiations between the allied fppWers and the Balkan states are again under way According to in fofnation reaching Berlin from Sofia. Bulgaria demands territory from Ru- nnania. Greece and Serbia in return Nor her participation in the war with the allies
 $ Ereece's Attitude in Doubt
 Berlin despatch expresses doubt whether former Premier Venizelos of Greece, in case of his return to pow zer following his victory in the cleo $tiof,s, will be internationally in fa- ssof of going to war The deadlock on sfsa1lipoli Peninsula and the reported Sfailure of Bulgaria and Rumania to a6cept the latest offer of the allies are Advanced as reasons for this view.
 Allied Force Destroyed.
 EBerlin June IS, Via. London, 4:44 I m. OfficiaI announcement was TIA de here today that an allied force <Whicl attacked German positions north of LaBassee. northwestern France, was destroyed, only "a few [shcceeding in retreating
 British Lose Ground. Berlin, June IS, via wireless to Savxiile N y.,The correspondent pf tlle Associated Press at Constanti- noble has transmitted the following Sinfornation in despatch which q does Ynot show the date of sending
 .eAn inspection Of the Turkish po-' ttSt1ons at Xvi Burnnu on the west kcoast Of the Gallipoli Peninsula shows khat the British have now lost most 6f the ground formerly held in that 1iztrict''
 British Fleet Takes Refuge.
 Berlin, Thursday, June IT, by WireIess Te1egraphy to sayviIle, N. Y, ka5ne .1S.-A correspondent of The Associated Press at Consrantinople in
 despatch which does not show the 1efe Of it's sending, says that permit
 Ed to visit the Gallipoli Peninsula, he k&s reliably informed that the British 3|eet has taken refuge from German Sa1brnarines in KeIfala Bay, on the 1ortFeast coast of Imbros Island. dis
 t about ten miles from the Ga1li-
 6ii coast. The British ships could be
 cen from heights on shore at anchor
 the bay.
 On three different occasions the Elsrks have been successful in ex- aoding mines under British vessels q their place of refuge.
 Russians Score Success.
 Petrograd, June [, Via. Paris. June 1B, .6s15 d. m.--A notable success was H0red by the Russians on the Dnies-
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