New Britain herald., 1915-05-15
LONDON AWAITS BREAK FROM ITALIAN SOURCE County Expected to DsGlae War
 aI Any line.
 SNAIL CHANGES IN WAR z9NE

OiTHLL UllhNUL0 lH WHh LyNl French Gain 500 Yards in sonchcz
 District German Offensive in West
 Is Not Feared Submarine Activi-
 ties to the Front.
 French troops have pushed back the German lise 900 yards in the. direction of Souchez, the war office Lat Paris announced today. Other wise there have been no changes in the battle of Northern France.
 Another neutral vessel-the Danish steamer Martha-was torpedoed and sunk today by a German submarine. The attack took place off Aberdeen, Scotland. The eighteen members of the crew were saved
 The Vossische Zeitung. an influen- tial Berlin newspaper, announced that high government circIes' in Germany. favored submission to a court of ar bitration of the questions at issue be- Tween the United States and Germany.
 Await Final Break.
 It is reported in London that Italy denounced her alliance with Germany &nd Asutria a week ago. and news of sthe final break is expected there. In- ternal agitation cont ntinues in Italy A Sstrike has been called at Milan as a xprotest against the course Of political events. The city is in the hands of the military.
 Armies DeaaIocked. E In both the east and the west the z opposing armies apparently are hn-s &ble to make great headway at present, although severe fighting con- tinues. The French offensive north &o.s Arras has made little further $ progress. The one important change reported is the shattering Of the Austrian line near Bukow1na frontier. This Russian claim, however, has not 2 been confirmed from German or Aus strian sourcks The Austro- German sweep from the Cracow region east Ward through GaIicia is said to have Z been checked although PetrogFad ad-S tits the western half of GaIicia has @een wrested from the Russians s1 X
 London watches Italy.
 I4ondo1a May 15, 11s45 a After having nsan seiuded by u sAeries of ! chimeTfnaI crisis the BritIsh public issconai1lg to the belief ttat Italy fl AnafIy has reacl he'd the point of " a &m0Inent0us decision in the matter of her relations to the Tripe Alliance, Early today London was informed Sunoff ffacially that Italy a week ago, had tdenounced the alliance. When this step failed to produce further conces- sions from Austria, there occurred the l1- 1~s London is now awaiting hrea thl lessly lnews from Rome of the final break.
 Note Receives Attention.
 The note of President Wilson to the German government divides editorial sattention in A1e London papers today with the Italian crisis. There is uTi- 'Animous gratification in the press with Ethe contents of the American conn Emunication. The only criticism con- sists. of regret that it should have lcentained a paragraph testifying to- tthe belief of Germany's observance of Humane rules of warefare in the past
 Situation is Brighter. & London observers are of the opinion Ethat the Russian situation today Is tperceptibly brighter for the allies, and Ethis in spite of the fact that the Aus {tro-G German victory in West Galicia fs becoming more and more obvious land that it is. s.certain the Russians fhave lost heavily in men and ammuni- &tions. Confidence in the strength of tfheir ability to deliver a counter srtoke, as has been shown by their uccess in East Galicia and Bukowina, where the Austrians are reported to [have been routed and to be retreat ling along a front sixty mi1ts wide. Ht is consequently hoped in London hat the Russians may retrieve on the Pruth their failure on the Dunajec
 It is reported also that the Russians have checked the Gerrnans in the Baltic provinces.
 Submarine Sinks Martha.
 London. May 15, 3 :09 D. nl.The Danish steamer Martha was torpedoed md sunk off Aberdeen this morning by German submarine. Her crew IS was saved.
 The Martha's $ net tonnage was 724 'he was 234 feet long, was built in S97 and was owned in Copenhagen.
 Swedish Steamer Stopped.
 London, May Is, 2:37 q. m.-A tockholm despatch to the Exchange Telegraph says a German submarine topped the Swedish steamer Belle of newcastle for Stockholm off Skagen, pennark, and then escorted her to IaImstad. Sweden.
 AvaiIing shipping records contain o mention of a steamer known as he Belle of Newcastle.
 French Gain 800 Yards.
 Paris, May IS, 2:30 P. M.TheI french war office this afternoon is-g ued the following statement on the rogress of hostilities.
 "Tnere have been no changes in