New Britain herald., 1915-04-15
RUSSIAN ATTEMPT
 TO INVADE HUNGARY
 FAILURE, SAYS BERLIN Ss
Cars Forces Defeated Win Heavy
 Losses Trying to Force LUpA0W < : and East DuAIa Passes.
PETROCRAD REPORTS DO
 NOT COINCIDE REVERSES


 Allies Gain Ground on Western Front
 -Rumania Said to Be Ready to
 Enter War-British steamer Ptar-
 nigan Sunk by German Submarine
 in North Sea-Four Dutch Trawlers
 Seized by German Warships. \ Failure of the Russian attempt to einvade Hungary was announced today by the German war office. The state ment is made that the effort ofN the Russian army from Przemysl to force the Lupkow and East DukIa passes was not successful and that it's attacks at several points along this front resulted in defeat with heavy yiosses. In consequence, it is said, tn attacking power of the Russians has lessened visibly.
 Although official reports from Petrograd concede no such reverses, they indicate that the Russian ad- vance has been brought virtually to halt. The Russian war office says Slight progress was made near Uzsok Pass and a counter attack at Koziowa by the Austro German forces failed. The German report, speaking of the Koziowa fight, asserts that the Russians were repulsed with large losses. The Russian report makes no claim to further progress in the Carpathians, except at Uzsok Pass. ...
 Rumania Ready for War.
 Advices have been received in Rome from Saloniki that the inter- .svention in the war of Rumania ap- pears to be imminent. It is said the Rumanian army is well equipped and ready for instant action. -.sl
 Operations along the western front once more are nearly at a standstill. The vigorous counter offensive of the Germans in the Mouse Moselle district apparently has checked the French Initiative. Signs of increasing activity in Belgium and northern France which, in conjunction with the Meuse- Moselle battle were regarded as a pos sible prelude to the long discussed general offensive, are no longer ap parent.
 French Attacks Fail. E Four attacks by the French are men toned in the< Berlin war office statement today and all are said to have resulted in failure. The Paris statement however, asserts that in the Ally wood a section of ground 400 yards long and 100 yards deep was won, and that in Alsace an ad- vance of nearly one mile was made.
 The British steamer Ptarmigan has been sunk by a German submarine in the North sea. Eleven of her crew of twenty-two were saved, Four steam trawlers flying the flag of Hol- land have been seized by German warships and taken to Cuxhaven.
 It was announced in the house of commons today that the British cas- ualties from the beginning of the war ito April II, amounted to 139,347 men.
 Russian Attempt Rails. Berlin, April 15, by Wireless to Say ville, N. Y.-The German war office today gave out a report on the situa- ton in the Carpathians dated Mon day, April 12, which reads as follows
 "The Russian attempt with the army that was before Przemysl to |, force the invasion of Hungary, has re- suited in failure. The endeavors to get through the Lupkow and East Dukla passes were not successful, and the Russian attacks at Soztropko and FeIserzebeurz have definitely come to an end. The Russians consequently, are attacking further to the east but here also they were repulsed near Rsoziowa with heavy losses.
 ''The attacking strength of the Rus sians has visibly lessened.'
 French Official Report. '# Paris, April 15, by wireless to Lon don, 2:27 D. m.-The French war of flee gave out the following statem ent this afternoon: H-+y.% :
 Near La Boisele our heavy artil- lery completely wrecked German shelters and trenches.
 Tn the Argonne, near Fontainc- aux-Charles, local engagement took place, from trench to trench, in which we gained the advantage. Our as- cendancy over the Germans at this point is becoming more and more pro- nounced.
 "On April IA, the day following the repulse by our artillery of the coun-, ster attack at Les Eparges made by the enemy debauching from Com bres, tn 0 Germans bombarded our positions but did not attack
 r4. u Allies Cain Ground.
 The extension of our front at the Ally wood,- already reported, was maintained against counter attack Our progress rendered us masters of 8 portion of the principal German
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