New Britain herald., 1915-07-22

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FATE OF WARSAW is
STILL IN THE BALANCE
Kaiscr's Forces Gain Ground in Baltic
Provinces Conflicting Report Of
Struggle on Anstro-Italian Battle
Line French Capture Trench n AZ
SAGE and Bon,bard station at Autry
Quiet in Dardanelles.
Desperate f1ghting continues be-
tween the Teutonic armies pressing
upon Warsaw and the Russian forces
defending it. with the issue still in the
balance.
Advances all along the fronts are
claimed in the latest German and
Austrian official statements, but Petro-
grad. while not denying the closer
lines in some sectors. asserts that
these lines are being held stationery
or hurled backward at vital points,
Teufonic OfYenscs Arrested.
On tho important front south of
Lubin, serious breach in which
would mean the cutting Of the Lubin-.
Cholm rajlorad line 70 the north and
the Russian armies to the north and
/ the south, the Russian resistance
aseems to- 5e strongest. The Petrograd
statement claims the Teutonic offen-
sive has been arrsted there
Counter attacks have driven the
Germans back along the line Of the
river NareN % the north of Warsaw,
the Russians declare, They assert
raise that the lines on the left bank
of the Vistula. southeast ct the city
are boiling
seems to be giving effective help In
: keeping the Teutons III check TO the
mort Invest. for the time at least
Teutols Near Risa.
III the Baltic provinces the German
advance IS progress, with their OUT
posts barely twenty miles from Riga,
their immediate objective.
Along the Austro Italian front
Rome claims the gain Of a part Of the
heights commanding Cerizia and the
Isonzo bridges from the right bank of
the river The latest report from
Vienna declares all attacks on Ger
MIA have been checked and that a
height that the Italians had captured
was retaken.
Heavy fiighting in alsace Is re-
ported in the French official state
meat, nine German counter attacks
followed an attack by the French in,
which the latter had captured d trench
on heights west Of Muenster. The
French claim to have held their
ground and maintained all previous
{ gains.
. Further bombarding of German
Communication lines in aeroplane
raids, the latest one in the Argonne,
3 is reported from Paris, Success IN
striking the station at Autry with
twelve bombs is claimed
Quiet In Dardanelles.
Quiet has prevailed III the OAR
danelles since the successes OF the
y entente allies on July Il and IS. the
French War Department says.
The New American not on sub
marine warfare has been despatched
to Germany. It's text will be given
out for publishing in the morning
papers on Saturday.
Push Russians Back.
Berlin July ~, Via. London, $40 p
y m. The war office announced today
that the Austro-German forces are
driving at Warsaw from the south and
u had compelled the Russians to retreat
into the fortress Of Ivangorod, about
IS miles south Of the Polish capital
The fortress is now closely invested
Russians Burn Windau.
Berlin, via London, July 22, 11:37
4sa. m. Before evacuating Windau. III i
Russians applied the torch to Thu
city and the harbor works, accord.
Ing to advices received at Libau The
greater part OF the city is said to have
been destroyed. The Russian troops
also are reported to, have fired vii.
lagos and farm houses in other parts
OF Courland. in accordance with tne
provisions Of a recently published al.
my order.
French OniciaI Reort.
Paris. July ~, via London s:s5,
In.,The following communication
was issued today by the French war
department:
Calm prevailed generally along
= the front
here were some artillery actions
in Artois, il the Argones, be.
tween the Malse and the Moselle II
the neignborfpod of Esparges and
In the forest 81 Apremont.
French Take Trench.
During the night Of July 20th
and day of the 21st there was ex-
tremely severe lighting on the heights
Of Little Reich bkckerkpf.