The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-12
British Public Keenly Inter- ested in Stand Wilson Has Taken on Submarine Warfare Proposition
RUSSIANS ATTEMPT A COUNTER THRUST
 AGAINST AUSTRIANS
Preliminary Success Causes
 General Satisfaction in
 London-German Offen- sive Is Believed Broken

Rome, June 11.-(Via Paris, June 12, 3:20 a. m.)-It is officially an- nounced that the Italians have occu- pied Gradisca, six miles southwest of Gorizia, in Austria Hungary. London, June 11.-(10:30 p. m.) The American note to Germany, which is considered here as "firm but pa- cific," divided the interest of the Brit ish public today with the successful Russian counter thrust against the Austro-G German lines in Galicia. When placards of the evening news papers announced the receipt of the note there was a general rush for copies, as the text had been anxiously awaited. It arrived too late, how ever, for comment in the evening edi- tiOns.
 l The Russian success has caused grati- fcation and relief and military experts expect there will be a reptition in Ga
 llcia of what occurred before Warsaw last winter when the Germans suffered
 enormous losses in their efforts tc
 break the Russian front. As on thai occasion, the Russian reinforcements
 arrived in time to force back portion
 General Linsingens army, which had crossed the Dniester river near Zuraw-
 ma, before it could be strengthened oi
 entrenched.
 The German and the Austrian officia reports do not mention the fighting 1T | this region, but from an account issued | in Petrograd the Austro-Germans mus l have suffered heavy reverses as they
 are said to have lost IT guns and 700( lprisoners. In fact military men express
 the belief that very few of those who crossed the river could have escaped. 1 Russians Claim Success The Russians also claim that farther up the Dniester, directly south of Lem
 berg, they have pressed their opponents back and have taken another 2Ooo pris
 oners while near Mosciska, east oi 1 Przemysl, they say the Germans sui fered severely when they attacked the
 Russian position. In eastern Galicia and l In Bukowina the Russians continue fc l fall back to the Dniester under the 1 Austrian pressure.
 l Following the example of the Italians l who occupied Avlona, the Servians arc | marching across northern Albania to- | wards the port of Durazzo, while tho Montenegrins are making for the DOT | of Alessio still farther north. For some l tune Albania has been over-run oy bands, which, it is alleged, were or ganized by Austrians and Turks to har' rass Servia, and in fact these bands more than once have invaded Serviar territory. The opinion is generally ex | pressed here that these occupation. probably will spell the end of Albanian ] Integrity.
 Heavy Fighting Continues Heavy fighting continues along th' 1 Italian frontier, particularly on thu River Izonso, where the Austrians ar' making their most determined effort tt I stem the Italian advance
 I Today's toll exacted by German sub marines is five vessels: The Britisl steamer Strathcarron. the RussiaI steamer Dania, the Swedish steame Otago, the Russian bark Thomasina ant the British trawler Intrepid. A Britisl warship also was attacked by a sub marine in the Adriatic but reached per slightly damaged.