Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17

At two points on their line-north
of Hooge, which lies east of Ypres, in
Belgium. and at Festubert, in France,
the British troops have resumed an
active offensive A line of German
trenches at Festubert was occupied
but soon lost through the violence of
the German counter attack.
But in the engagement in Belgium
the British were successful in captur-
ing more than half a mile of trenches,
including the whole of the first line
and parts of the second line and these
they are holding.
Germans Admit Loss of Positions
The German war Office admits the
capture of positions by the British
near Ypres, but asserts that in the
fighting around Festubert the British
sustained heavy losses in men and
left several machine guns and bomb
throwers behind after their assaults
in which hand-to-hand fighting oc-
CURED, and were repelled.
The French are gaining ground in
the region of Arras and in the VOsges
on both banks of the Fecht river,
where several hundred prisoners to-
gether with a large quantity of rifles
and cartridges were taken.
Rheims Again Bombarded.
Rheims has again been bombarded
and TIE French report that about
dozen shells fell on the famous ca
thedral German aeroplanes have
dropped bombs on Nancy, st. Die and
Belfort.
Capture of Russians.
The capture of 1926 Russians and
a great number of guns from June
to June 10 is reported by the Austrian
war office. while Berlin's report gives
the German general Won Mackenzen
credit for the capture of 40, 900 since
June IL. Whether the latter are in
cluded in the Austrian official esti-
mate is not made clear.
2.soo,ooo in Austo- German Army.
Military observers at Petrograd ex-
press the belief that 2,800 900 Germans
and Austrians are operating against
the Russians in the east. No one so
far has attempted to say with any ex-
actitude how many Russians are un-
der arms to oppose this immense force
but early in the war Russia's potential
powers for recruiting were placed high
up in the millions
Each day adds to the extent of ter
ritory which the Austro-Germans have
regainSd from Russia's invading
armies and they are still pressing
their campaign against Lemberg, the
Galician canital, with the utmost de-
termination and unquestionably large
losses on both sides.
Along the Italian Frontier.
Battles of a rather minor character,
but with strategic points as their OBJ
jective, are being carried on by the
Italians against the Austrians along
the Austro-Italian frontier The
Italians have now come up to the pre-
viously prepared and powerful de-
fences of the Austrians on the Ison-
20 river and with the superlative ar
tillery which Italy possesses heavy
fighting may be looked for in the very
near future.
A Zeppelin raid on the northeast
coast of England has resulted in the
killing of sixteen persons and the in
Juring of forty. The number of
deaths resulting from a German air
ship raid on another portion of the
northeast coast on the night of June
was "a
Building AeroPIanes to Guard London
England, in anticipation Of a Zep-
pelin attack on London, is construct
ing larger aeroplanes and has great
ly increased her efficiency both in ma
chimes and men.
The British steamer Strathnairn has
been sunk off the Scilly Islands by q
German submarine. The captain and
21 of the crew were drowned, eleven
others were rescued.