The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-02
rEOToNs TAKE FoRr.s,.I
ERAL ASSAULTS A. 'rIS
MANY MEN III
ON AUsTRO.ITAuAN !
Anstr'ans Are Keeping Ia ! /
lent Offensive Aealnrt N, \,
Russians Reach the 1Io,, 4
and Join British
Latest European Wa, +,

anated' On both sides Of ~ &
northeast and northwest n
ress, the Germans are keen,,. B
bombardments and vicious :, 1
tacks, while the French Az
20 the German guns virtual,
shot. and under a witheripr 4
ing the Germans at almost s' ],
One more gain, however, 4
made by the Germans. After.
ing Fort Douaumout And
trenches south and southvss 1
fort, the Germans to the - 4
occupied a section of French !,
after a series of attacks 4 4
which they were repulsed wiz
casualties except the one vbs
penetrated the French line,
Around Douaumont a heau !.
duel is progressing, and mara
Verdun the Germans havs III
their artillery fire against d, /
on Hill 3O4, probably prepas
another infantry attack for NJ
of this much.fought,for yapt,,|
Under a rain Of shot and AMI
inflicted enormous losses, NJ
mans have again taken hs
mont, northeast Of Verdun M
French. AS though to even b,
somewhat, however, the Fts.sf
spirited counter-attack norb,
Verdun, recaptured from ths b
trenches on the southern ouhl
the village of Cumieres, Nh
Germans had occupied ID NJ
fighting, and also stopped NH
artillery several attempts q n
mans to debouch from the NH
In the region southeast Of M.
across the border In Italy, nj
ports the repulse Of Austria I
and the throwing back Of d. I
ers in disorder, In the Astu I
the Italians are replying eileb
the bombardment Of the Austsl
the Asiago-Sugana valley dItIl
situation is unchanged.
On the Austro.Italian front AI
TRANS, from the Lake Gards N
the Sugana district, are kssI
their violent offensive sRInE
Italians. Driven across tie r
southeast of Trent, the ItalhnI.
deavoring to hold a fortified lhE
Asiago to Arsiero and Tie Z
east Of the Val d'Assa. Rons Z
that in effecting their retra
the border the Italians destr1
tillery which 1t was ,impSg
withdraw.
The Italians for their o!iesiA1
cording to Rome advices, h,Hl
heavily reinforced In men al
Since the beginning Of the II
Vienna asserts more than
thousand men have been tata
er and 102 cannon have been u
by the Austrians. 1
Petrograd reports q junctlMl
sian troops with the British N
the region of Kut-ELAmara lA
SLAMS came from the region \
manshah and Kasr.LShirin b
northeast of Bagdad. This N
ment probably refers to the !
Cossacks which was Officially
several days ago from l0ndaaaE
joined the British.
In connection with the fgA9
the Persian front, COnsln1
claims the Turks have stopfA /
vance of the Russians 10 DO
of Kasr-I-Shirin, and also u
Russian detachments at Sln
north Of Kasr-I-Shirin.
Unofficial advices from M
a heavy bombardment and lnl
lions have taken place from
Gievgeli, on the Macedonia "
that entente allied aeropInas
dropped bombs on several
Serbia held by the Teutonle
King George has signed 'as
service bill, under which al VI
tween the ages Of Is and 4 VI
be called to the colors.
AS an outgrowth Of recsil
peace, Sir Edward Grey Dos "
in the house of commons tnsl
Is not yet ripe for peace y \
duty of diplomacy to mainlan I, i
darity of the entente alllS
until a stage Of the war
reached where the prospee
tanning an enduring peace VI
with the allies.
The American note 70 WV /
and France, reiterating, iDeg|
strongly than in the pre'Ds
| the governments protests "
seizure and detention q n
mail bound to and from Y
States, has been handed % y
and French ambassadors
While along the Russlia !. !,
usual bombardments pave !,
| almost exclusively in the fnt
region. the Russians ID z !.
attack drove the Germans =