The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
GRAND DUKES ARMY
CHECKED BY TURKS.
sULTAN's FORCES WERE HEAV'
lily REINFORCED BY GERMANS
AND AUSTRIANs.
French LOSE near VERDUN
italians Have Been Able to Make
Stand Against the Austrians--Ne"
Serbian Army on Creek
Serbian Border
From European War Fronts.

From European War Fronts.
The Turks taking the offensive at
three points in Asia Minor against the
Russians have temporarily at least
brought the Russian advance toward
Mesopotamia to a standstill. All the
Turkish attacks we're repulsed except
at Mamakatun, fifty miles west OF
Erzerum, which was evacuated by the
Russians. Here the fighting was over
front of about twenty miles. At
tempts Of the Turks, who are said to
be heavily reinforced by Austrians and
Germans, to press back the Russians
near Baibert and Diarbekh failed.
The Germans have switched their of,
fensive from the region of lie Mort
Homme, northwest of Verdun, to the
sector between the Thiaumont farm
and Vaux, northeast of the fortress,
and have succeeded here in entering
French first line trenches between
Fort DOuaumont and the Vaux pond.
The Italians, according to Rome
continue to hold back attacks by the
Austrians at various points along the
Tyrol front. Especially bitter fighting
has taken place in the region Of the
Posnia Torrent and southeast Of Ar.
siero, where the Austrians either were
stopped or driven back in disorder
Lively artillery duels are in progress
in the Lagarina Valley and between
the Posina and the upper Astico
rivers.
Artillery engagements and infantry
firing is in progress along the whole
Russian front, but no changes in the
positions of the Russians or the Teu
tons have been reported.
That the Serbs recently reported as
having landed at Saloniki now are on
the entente allied front on the Greek
Serbian border is indicated by the lat
est German official communication
The communication says a weak at
tack made by the entente allies at the
southern end of Lake Dorian was re
pulsed, and that northeast of the lakes
Serbians wearing British uniforms
we're taken prisoners.
French positions on a front Of ap
proximately two miles, extending from
the southern side of lie Mort Homme
to the Cumieres village, northwest OF
Verdun, have been captured by the
Germans, according to the latest Of
fetal communication from Berlin. In
addition the Teutons again have press.
ed forward in the Thiaumont region,
northeast Of Verdun, and added to
their line in the eastern part of 1t.
These gains, made during the vic
ious fighting Of Monday, have been in
part admitted by Paris, which has re-
ported the loss of 300 meters of ad
vanced trenches northwest of Gu
mieres and the retirement from SINH
lar positions to the south of the road
between Bethincourt and Cumieres
Berlin says the Germans captured
1913 prisoners, including several staff
officers.
Fighting Of great intensity has
been In progress around Hill 3O4 and
between LIE Mort Homme and Gu
mieres, but except near Cumieres all
the Germans vicious onslaughts were
set at naught by the vigorous counter.
offensive of the French.
The sectors east and west of Fort
Douaumont, northeast OF Verdun, have
witnessed still another violent artil.
lery duel, but no infantry attacks were
launched, The artillery of both sides
has been busy along the remainder OF
the front In France and Belgium.
The Bulgarian invasion of Greek
Macedonia has reached to Demir-His.
sar and from that town the forces of
the Bulgarians are said to be making
their way southeastward toward the
Aegean seaport Of Kavalla, northeast
OF Saloniki.