The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-27
'I8'AEROPLANES
SHELL GERMAN
BOMB FACTORY
Fire Breaks Out In Several
Places In Teuton Mill
tary Base.
ITALY INVADES AUSTRIA
Germans Say Przemysl Is
DIeeionc
Germans Say Przemysl Is
Surrounded Russians
Say No Danger.
nv Associated Press.)

PARIS, May 27.-A French aerial
squadron, composed of IS. aeroplanes,
each carrying Ito pounds of projec-
tiles, this morning bombarded a
chemical factory at Ludvigshafen on
the Rhine, opposite Mannheim. Fire
broke out in several factory buildings
as a result Of this bombardment The
factory is one of the most important
manufactures of explosives in all Ger
many.
The French aviators were in the air
for six hours. and covered more than
24o miles. This. exhibition against an
important military establishment was
the French reply to the attempts Of
German aviators on the city Of Paris,
The official war office continues:
belgian troops last night repulsed
two German attacks, one north and
the other south Of Dixmude. The first
was driven of: by counter attacks and
the second by artillery fire. To the
north OF Arras two. engagements took
Southwest, OF souchez We took pos
session, ot t4one OF the trenches
near Chateau of Carleulen, taking at
the same time some prisoners, includ.
ing one officer. East of Neuyeille, st,
Vast the Germans advanced to an
attack, but were checked by our ar.
tillery. AT various points along the
front. notably near Rheims and in, the
vosges, there were yesterday artillery
engagements" ,s
LONDON. May 27.-Notwithstand.
ing the superb weather the contend.
ers in the western arena OF hosttli.
ties realizing their terrible losses, even
an insignificant advance entailed,
have reverted generally speaking, to
trench warfare OF the winter, and It
Is Galicia in. the east and the Dar-
danelles and, perhaps the Itaho.Aus-
trian frontier which are most likely
to furnish interesting developments
during the next fortnight. The Rus.
SLAMS have at last admitted the extent
of their retreat from the Dunatec to
the San, and while they profess that
the Austro.G German rush has been held
up and that 5Przemysl Is In no danger
they pay tribute to the impetus and
spirit OF the advance of their antagon-
ISIS, at LQe7 same LIIlS LuSS Ia0t SAo
smoothness of the Russian retirement,
which they are calling as mastery as
that OF the allies from Mons. Out OF
breath after the eastward squirt the
Germans and Austrians are now bring
ing UP reintorcements and ammuni.
tfon and another great battle will be
fought to determine whether the new
lines to which the Russians have
fallen back are tenable.
According to the Germans the en-
circling OF Przemysl is progressing in
that they have forged another crossing
Of the river San, only II miles north
Of the fortress.
Italy and Austria are now engaged
in the familiar roles OF issuing contra.
dictory official communications rela.
tive to the border fighting, but 1t Is
claimed there has been as yet no i'm.
portant engagements. OF the :2o0 miles
OF common frontier; between Italy and
Austria, st is estimated that only one
fifth Is of character for. critical milf
taryt operations, and Itsly's forces now
in the field are following the course
dictated by the geographical necessity
one army driving towards the River
Isonzo and Triest, and the other into
the Tyrol. where the rough country
precludes any decisive engagement at
so early date.