The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-08
FRENCH ARMIES
T|IEEOFFENSINI
QN|N!IIE|.|y'.I| /. Front.
Line of Attack is Extend
ing Over the Entire
Battlefield.
MAI PRISONERS 81 {. / RS. TAKEN |. !! /.
The River Dubysa Changes
Hand Five TimestIn
One Day.
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN.
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BY Associated fPress.1
LONDON, June 8. Virtually the en-.
tiee westernsllne Of battle except those
portions held by the Belgians and the
British has been the scene of what
would appear to be a series Of often
sise movements initiated by the
French dn&thes region of the Arras,
the French have extend led the area of
their attack, while they are pressing
all along the front from the angle of
the Aisne and the Disc in a northerly
direction as far as the British posi-.
ttops near La sBasse, where the British
Eofees are lying quiescent:
For the last three weeks the French
have been adyancin slowly but stead
iiy IN the country immed ediately north
OF Atras Here they met determined
resistance from the formidable Ger.
man works known as the labyrinth,
part OF Wifi ich, however, , is now in their
control. The French have been gath;
ering IA prisoners. AZ the Hehuterne
tEeg hayes stake some s400 Sand;at Sots;
sons $50 more. Y sS M: Is Tx Y 23 .l
Desperate German counter attacks,
aerofding To- the French report have
heen aade wit thout sue cess and tn
NEELf
The German Off icia1A ann nouncernent
fnakes but brie o eference to the west
ern front, merely ecordtng repulse5
OF French attacks.
Rivers figure more or less promi-
nantly today IN the report Of both
sides. From the eastern front the
Russians claim to have pushed their
oifensfve across the Pruth near Kolo-
tnea while iPetrograd has admitted the
advance OF the Austro:G Germans across
the River DneisterF in Galicia. y
Tife River Dubysa changed hand ;
dNs tines In one sday,iwi the Rus
slams finally in possession, and the
fsonzo ssthel scene Of the! most import.
mt Italian advance into Austrian ter
There has been little news with re!
kard to this italian movement, other
Than the on Iicial admission from Wien:
na that the talians appeared to 4 be
adSaneing against Isonzo in strong
Hungarya is experiencing a political
crfHis similar to that which has Just
come toSany end in England Although
ne oppositi6 leaders have expressed
their assent, controversies which anti
date thefwars have thus far prevented
the FORMATION of! a coalition cabinet.
BDINE, Italy, way Chiasso and.
Fafis, June s-Italian forces are to
day engaged with the forces of Aus:
trda On the eastern banks of the
Isonzo river at "a point north OF
Tolmino! They are fighting also
aroundf fGradisca evidently with inten;
ton sc enciEcling this location
Caporette, Cormons, Verso, Cervig:
nanos TerSo. Porto Buso and 9rado,
skfefching In a line north and south
rom the head OF the gulf of Triest,
are today An heir possession and have
been since the opening OF hosttlittes.
Il apparently is the intention of the
ifaiinn military leaders to deprive
the Austrians 3of their first line Of
defanse that along the Osonzo and
hefr oWnsterritory. To, this end. J Mon;
tero also has been occupied as have
the mountains between Isonzo and
Idfia rivers. i.
These positions dominate the towns
Of Eoizna, Ronzlna, Canale and Des:;
ala, iii on the s1zols sonzo. BY the sea
she operations are being conducted
With the fide cd Of gaining possession OF
The gulf ofa Panzano whence 1T will be
easfsr tos ATTACK Monsalcone.
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