New Britain herald., 1915-08-03
,BRITISH FORCES IMPROVE POSITION
 IN DARDANELLES
King Georges Troops Capture Crest of Ridge on the Gal-
 HpOli Peninsula
NO MATERIAL CHANGE
 IN WARSAW SITUATION

IN WARSAW SITUATION Austrians Take 2.0O0 Prisoners and
 Numerous Supplies at Ivangorod-- Heavy Fighting Reported Near
 Ypres - Allied Aviators Drop Twenty five Bombs on stassburg :;
 Allies Repulse German Attacks. situation of the allies in the Dardan- elles was broken today by an official announcement in London that the crest of the ridge of the Gallipoli Peninsula has been gained by Brit ish troops, thus improving the Brit- ish position.
 The situation at Warsaw shows no material change. The German -en- circling movement continues. A Russian official report says desperate and sanguinary fighting is still going on on the banks of the Narew. south of Ostrolenka, and that there have been equally heavy engagements be- tween the Vistula and the Bug. Rus sian troops before Ivangorod, south east of Warsaw, have withdrawn to more concentrated positions, while on both hanks of the vieprz they have repuIsed the enemy
 Ausfrians Claim Success.
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 On the other hand an Austrian of ficial statement says that. Austrian regiments have been successful at Ivangorod, capturing over 2.0O0 men and numerous supplies.
 The relative inactivity on the west ern front appears to have undergone "a sudden change A despatch from Amsterdam reports heavy fighting on the British froni near Ypres, with q steady stream of wounded men being brought to the rear. German Attacks Checked.
 The French official report relates the customary nisht activity with artillery, bombs and hand grenades, together with several infantry at- tacks by the Germans. all of which were checked a
 Strassburg, on the Rhine, 40 miles s from the French frontier. again has \ been raided from the air. A group of French and British aeroplanes flew over the. city today and dropped 25 bombs, according to news despatch , from Geneva The damage done has not yet been made known.
 British Gain Ground.
 London, Aug. 3, 1:5O Sp. m-The crest of the ridge il the Gailipoli Peninsula has been gaineG by British troops and the position or the British in the Dardanelles has been improved. according to statement given out to- day by the official press bureau.
 The text of the statement follows: ' General Sir Ian Hamilton reports Ion August 2 that on the right position held by the Australian and New Zea- ;and corps a successfu1 attack was carried out against a network Of Turkish trenches which was beginning to threaten the safety of an advanced post called Tasmania Post
 Explode Mines under Trench
 The attack consisted of a bombard - ment of neighboring works and the explosion of three mines under sec ticns of trench. These sections 4 were occupied at once.
 Another section was rushed with the bayonet. The Turks did not coun- ter attack. At least seventy Turks were killed in and around the works. The result has been to gain the crest of the ridge as it has materi- ally improved our position in that sec ton of the nne.''
 Heavy Fighting Near Ypres.
 Amsterdam, Holland, Aug. 3, Via. ssIondon, 12:54 p. m-Heavy lighting again is in progress on the British front near Ypres. According to tele- grams from Courtrai, Belgium, the boom of great guns ana mine ex- plosions was audible there for hours and it was quickly fonowed by a steady stream of wounded men from the vicinity of Hooge Most of the casualties were the result of shrapnel wounds
 Allies Bombard Strassburg.
 Paris, Aug. 3, 200 p. m-A f1otilla of British and French aeroplanes to- day flew over the German city Of strassburg and dropped twenty five bombs. according to despatch from z Geneva to the Havas News !. A gency The extent of the damage caused by the explosion of the missiles has not get been aseertained
 Strassburg, the capitaI of Alsace- Lorraine, lies eighty miles southeast nf the German fortress of Metz
 French official Report.
 Paris, Aug. 8, 2:3o p. m.-The French war office this afternoon gave out an official report, reading as fol- lows:
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