New Britain herald., 1915-07-28

Czar's Troops Assume Offensive and .ss Maintain Temporary Advantages
 South of Komo- Germans Under ' Field Marshal Mackensen Make
 Progress Toward the Lublin Chelm
 Railroad.
 The severe fighting on the Italian s Austrian front which has been going on for approximately a week shows no sign Of letup, nor is there any clear Indication of definite outcome.
 The Italian official reports continue to claim successes both in advancing and holding the Austrians in check. The Austrians, who are contest ing every foot of the Italian advance with stubborn determination. have lost 3,20O prisoners to the Ital- fans. according to an official state ment given out in Rome.
 Russians Claim Advantages.
 Tn addition to the capture Of 2 Warsaw. the imm ediate objective ol the German Polish campaign of the past two weeks, theStroops of the Ger man empire evidently are making speciai endeavor just now to cut com~ munication between Warsaw and Pe- ktrograd with the purpose of prevent ing the successful retreat. if Warsaw falls, of the Russian army now de- lending that city. To this end their operations north of Kovno7 are di- reeted, according to despatches from sFetrograd. as we'll as their advance lbpn Brest- -Litovsk by way of Chelm 7apd the right bank of the river Bug. 7. The issues still are undecided with sthe Russians claiming temporary ad-8 Fvantages.
 Observers in Petrograd are watch ins today with particular interest poiDts around Warsaw, where the Gerrifan n1aneuvers are regarded of special importance. These are the operations on the left bank of tho Narew, to the north of the Polish can- ital; against the town of Cheim. to the southeast, where possession of the railroad is the point at issue, and along the Bug.
 Russians Take Offensive. Aof1icial reports, have bronght tpup enor- nous reserves but nevertheless, the Russian authoritiess say, the troops of ffensiye successfully at several points sS z The German attacks along the Na-
  Bug the Russian soldiers are held in lfiranIy. on the other hand, German troops under Field MarshalI vcn Mackensen have made progress tow ard the LubIin-C -Chelm railroad.
 Temporary Standstill. I In the southern area of Russian Po- land. between the Vistula and the Vieprz, the operations would appear to have reached temporary stand still As an offset to this inactivity the Germans are widening the sphere of their 1ostiIities towards the east.
 Captain Eugene Delk. of the Arn- erican steamer Leelanaw, sunk by a Geman submarine off Scotland. July 5. 25, reports from Aberdeen that he and Z his crew were treated with the utter .most courtesy. by the German cap- . tors.
 Italians Continue Advance.
 Rome July 27., via Paris, July 2s. N 4:15 a. m.-The following official statement was issued tonight at the headquarters of the Italian general stan:
 Tn the Alone we are now in full possession of the heights on the right slope, having occupied Monte Lavan- each and the PissoIla crest. From points dominating the opposite slope the enemy's artillery attempted to 5 hinder our operations, but without success. After a long preparation by 8 artillery of medium calibre the enc- < my attacked with several detach- z ments of infantry during the night of l the 18th. Although supported by nu- merous machine guns these. troops were repulsed.
 Fierce Struggle in Monte Nero
 In the Monte Nero region the z struggle continues unabated notwitf- standing the, indictment weather which < prevents the artillery assisting in the operation.
 At Plava the second operation un- 1dertaken to enlarge the Bridgehead is Kadvancing favorably {
 Take 3,20O Prisoners.
 At the Carso plateau the battle con tinued yesterday. Our troops ad- vaced along the whole front with great dash and boldness. conquering towards the left wing a strong posi- tion on San Michele commanding tho greater part of the plateau. After < being subjected, however, to a vio-