The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-05-26
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.

Thursday, May 18.-Paris reports
the capture of fort near hill 304 by
an early morning attack in the Meuse
sector.
Russian and British submarines
have sunk three German steamers in
missing.
One French steamer is reported tor
pedoed.
The Austrian offensive against Italy
continues, and Vienna claims the Ital
ians have been driven to the border
ABOUT Gorilla.
Friday, May 19.-Austrian troops
continuing their drive in the southern
Tyrol have conquered several more
important Italian positions, taking al
together 1900 prisoners and many
guns.
One hundred and fifty steamers
have been assembled at the Hunger
ian sea port of Fiume to transport
troops, munitions and supplies under
protection of the Austro- Hungarian
posed that the Austrians intend to
make strong attack on he Albanian
town of Avlona, which is occupied by
the Italians.
Berlin claims the capture of posi-
lions on both banks of the Meuse.
The entente subsea campaign in the
Baltic continues with the loss of
fourth German ship.
Saturday, May 2o.-Germans cap
tured French trenches on Dead Man
Hill north of Verdun; fail in attacks
on Belgians and on French in Cham
payne.
Three German airmen raided Kent
coast; one was brought down later.
Jeremiah G. Lynch, naturalizei
American, convicted of part in recent
Irish revolt, was sentenced by British
to ten years in prison
Austrians report the capture of r.
coo Italians to date in recent Tyrol
offensive Rome admits retreat to
better defensive line.
A Greek collier was sunk by Aus
boat saved crew.
Sunday, May 21.-Russian troops
have joined the British in Mesopota-
mia and an allied drive on Bagdad is
now belived to be imminent. The
Russians. after a wild and adventur-
Gus ride from Persia, Joined the col
umn of General Sir G. Gorringhe
which is fighting it's way up the Tigris
toward Kut. A further advance for
General Gorrin ghe's troops on the
right bank of the Tigris also is Off
cially reported.
More than 1900 French, including
thirty-one officers, in addition to six
teen machine guns and eight cannon,
were captured in new German as
sault on the Verdun front, in the re-
gion of Dead Man Hill, the German
war Office announces.
The official Austrian reports of May
10 and 20 show further extensive
gains in the new offensive movement
in the southern Tyrol which has car
ried the Austrians on to Italian ter
ritory
Monday, May 22.-The Italians have
been driven from their entire position
on Lavorone Platef q, the Austrian
war office announc >ment says It is
! stated that Italian defeat is steadily
becoming more serious. The Austri-
an lines have 5een pushed forward
rapidly, several additional positions of
strategic Importance having been cap
tured. The lumber of Italians taken
prisoner has, been increased to 23,SS3.
French grenadiers occupied several
blockhouses in Avocourt wood on the
Verdun front in the course of severe
fighting at night German attacks on
Dead Man Hill were repulsed
French troops obtained footing in
the quarry south of Haudremont, on
the east bank of the Meuse, after
three attacks, the German war Office
admits
The capture of several lines of Bri-
fish positions over front of two kilo-
meters (1A miles, near Givenchy-en-
Grohelle was announced by the Ger
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