, 1916-06-21

WHICH was PlOLulSCO ~ IL lRtUCl OOuuUiJ III
the event Of her joining the Allies. Bukowi-
ma has twice formed a part of Roumania and
the responsibility of it's return to the King
dom for a third time has been eagerly seized
upon by the leaders of the pfo-Ally party in
Roumania. The interventionists have lost
no time, and dispatches from Bucharest say
that they opened a vigorous campaign yester-
day and are confident that they will be able
to bring Premier Bratianu over to their side.
British Headquarters, France, Tune 10Th.
The contrast between the news of Rus
sian success nov to news of Russian
reverses last year is remarked on all
sides as proof of the turn of the tide as pre-
dicted by Earl Kitchener last year. and reas-
surances that the cooperation of tue Allies on
all fronts will end the war, not by the block
AIDE aud exhaustion of Germany alone, but by
a decisive military victory. It is universally
considered certain that in committing her
self to the Verdun operation, Germany has
dealt her own death blow. SO far as the CORES
poudent can learn, Germany still maintains
enormous forces against these fronts and
continues to hold the Eastern font with a
thin line. She has known that the long Rus
sian front gave a better opportunity for an
offensive than the heavily held and fortified
Western front, but she has not realized how
magnlfcently Russia could come back. This,
and the heroic stubbornne0s of the French at
Verdun and the increasing strength of the
British Army has resulted in the most cheer
ful feeling on the length Of the British trench
es since the War began. No talk Of any com
promise of peace is heard. The only ex-
pressed opinion on which the War will end
depends on whether the Germans will fight
through the Summer before coming to terms.
London, June 10Th. TIL casualty list for
the past week contains the names of 356 off
GERS, of whom 80 were killed, and 1886 men,
of whom 1,646 were killed.
Berlin, June 19th-Italian troops are on the
offensive in many sections of the front but
are being held in check by the Austrians,
saws the Official statement issued in Vienna
on Saturday. Italian forces in considerable
strength attacked our trout southeast of
Asiago and were repulsed. We captured ID
officers, 354 men and 5 machine-guns.
London, June 19th-Despatches from
Berlin quote the Lokal Anzeiger as announc-
ing that Germans II years old have been
called to the colours.
London, June 10tb.-Heavy fighting be-
tween the Russians advancing toward Kovel
and the Germans under General Won Lins-
niger is reported by the Berlin Tageblatt
correspondent at Austrian Headquarters,
according to an Amsterdam despatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company. The Russi-
ans are superior in numbers, and the des-
patch asserts that The Tageblatt's account Of
the fighting is worded SO as to prepare
Berlin for the news of another Teutonic re
treat. The Tageblatt says that the Austri-
ans have taken up fresh positions between
Czernowitz and the Dniester where they
are awaiting further Russian attacks. In
the middle Strypa sector on the district
line to Lemberg the German General Count
Won BothmSr is reported to be maintaining
his resistance against heavy pressure by the
Russians.
London, June 19th.-The Official state
ment tonight reads: During last night and
to- day the German infantry carried out no
enterprises along our front. Except for
some heavy Smelling of our trenches south
east of Neuville st. Vast the enemy a%rtiller-
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