Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-09
TROOPS
OCCUPY PART OF
The LABYRINTH
Section of Formidable German De-
fensive Works on the West
Frontier is Captured by
the Allies.
MANY PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
French War Office Report Says Des-
perate Counter Attacks Re-
pulsed with Heavy Losses.
TEUToNs CROSS RIVER DNE1sTER

LONDON, June s.--Virtually the
entire western line OF battle. except
those portions held by the Belgians
and the British. has been the scent
OF what would appear to be q series
of offensive movements initiated by
the French. In the region of Arras
the French have extended the area
OF their attack. while they are press
ing all along the front from the angle
% the Aisne and the Oise in a north
erly direction as far as the British
positions near La Bassee, where the
British forces are lying apparently
quiescent
For the last three weeks the French
have been advancing slowly but eteadiy
in the country Immediately north OF
ArTas. Here they met determined re-
sistAnce from the formidable German
work known as "the labyrinth" part OF
which. however. Is now In their control.
Tho French have been gathering I'm pris-
oners At Hebuterne they have taken
some 400. and at scissors $50 more.
Counter Attacks Fail.
Desperate counter attacks, according
10 the French report, have been made.
but without success and with terrible
losses to the attackers. The German Of
fetal announcement makes but brief
reference to events on the western front.
merely recording the repulses OF French
attacks.
Rivers figure more or less prominently
Ia.
From the eastern front the Russians
claim to have pushed their offensive
movement across the Pruth near Koio-
mea, while Petrograd has admitted the
advance of the Acknowledgements across
the. Dneister river in Galicia. The Dubysa
river changed hands five time IN one
day. with the Russians finally in possess
sion. and the Isonzo Is the scene of the
nost important Italian advance into Aus
tridn territory.
There has been little news with regard
to this Italian movement. other than the
official assmission from Vienna that the
Italians appear TO be advancing against
the lsonEo in strong force.
Hungary Is experienced political
crisis such as that which Just came 70
an end IN England Although the oppo-
sition leaders have expressed their con
sent. controversies which antedate the
war have thus far prevented the sorma-
ton OF a coalition cabinet.
Turkish OfniciaI Report.
AMSTERDAM. June S--Cvia London)-
There has been received here from Con-
htantinople a disnstch which transmits
the following Turkish official report on
the progress of hostilities at the Dar-
danellos:
Our artillery has destroyed an enemy
position near AT Burnu, from which
bombs were being dropped The neigh
boring trenches also were destroyed.
Tn the vicinity OF Seddul Dahr, tho
enemy. IN condition OF exhaustion. has
not shown any further activity since his
latest unsuccessful attack.
Our batteries on the Asiatio coast
shelled the weary troops of the enemy in
the neighborhood of seddul Bahr yester-
day His artillery position and his am
munition transports also were sheiled.
Two OF the enemy cruisers Onsuccesa-
fully shclled the village Of Ajanea, op-
posite the Island OF Mytilene. Sub
sequently the enemy sent a steamer filled
with soldiers to this port and attempted
10 remove some boats at anchor there
HN "o ObShSu on TINS btoafner from
the banks and the vessel ran ashore.
Subsequently the cruisers retired"
French official Report.
PARIS, June s.-The French war office
this afternoon gave out a statement on
the progress OF hostilities reading:
In the sector 10 the north of Arras
there were yesterday evening and last
night some infantry engaRemants. On the
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