Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
GERMANS ARE ADVANCING
LINES IN VERDUN REGION
Paris Admits That Advanced
Trenches Are Lost on Slope
of Dead Mans Hill.
ATT ACKs REFUSED
Austrians Claim to Have Driven
Italians From Main Line OF
Resistance.

Tho Russians have achieved in part
one of their main objects in Asiatic
Turkey---the joining OF hands with
their British allies. fighting against
the Turks on the Tirris River With
out preliminary announcement. and ap-
parently quite unexpected. the Rus
sion cavalry, after Il bold and adj
vcnturous ride has formed Junction
with the British General Gorringe on
the right bank of the Tisris. In the
region OF kut-el Amara. where only
recently n British force under General
Townshend and, after Il long siege. was
forced to capitulatc TO the Turks. How
the Russians made their advance
whether along the Tigris Valley or
down through persia-has not been
made known. Coincdent with their
arrival. however, comes n report that
the Turks have evacuated Bcthniessa,
their advanced position on the right
bank Of the TiEris, and also have lost
TO the British their Dujaliam redouht.
rctrograd lso says the Russians are
keeping up their advance on Mosul.
Around Ferdun the fighting between
the French and the Germans con-
tinucs with great violence, especially
between the Avocourt wood and the
River Meuse. northwest of tho fortress.
\ French frst-line trench and slopes
OF the west OF lie Mort Honme have been
captured by the Germans. while the
French have taken two German
trenches the road from Esnes to-
Haucourt Numerous German attacks
have been repulsed. Berlin reports that
more than 1900" French were taken
guns and eight cannon were captured
IT, the region OF LIE Mort Homme.
FRENCH TAKE HAuDREMONT
QUARRIES FROM GERMANS
Northeast OF the fortress the French
have taken from the Germans the
Daudremont quarries, which had been
strongly organized, and captured eighty
Prisoners aud four machine guns On
the remainder of the front the fighting
has consisted mainly of artillery duels
an" numerous combats in the air. In
the aerial fighting aviators Of both
sides were brought down.
The latest Austrian official report.
dated Saturday. and presumably refer
ring to fighting on the previous day,
records additional progress OF the
Austrian armies against the Italians
i'll Southern Tyrol. The Rome commuJ
nlrntion, which deals with the fishtiur.
OF Saturday, mentions an infantry en-.
saSement In the Lagarina VALLEY.
where the AuStrians threw three large
masses Of infantry into the fray. hua
were driven back with heavy losses.
Another attack between the Astico ana
Brenta forces had a similar result. Adj
vanccd italian posts repulsed anothet
attack in the Sugana Valley. but after1
wards withdrew to their lines OF sup4
port. The Austrian artillery continued
extremely active at other points
Except for German attempts at OF.
fensives against tho Russians in the
1lloukst region, and north of Lake
I'sen. which were repulsed, there have
been only artillery duels on the Russ
Sian front.
Two aeroplanes OF the Teutonic ala
lies have dropped bombs on Cairo.
Egypt. killing two and woundng thirs
teen civilians and injuring five solj
diers