Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-30
ITALIANS |NFL|CT
HEAVY LOSSES ON
AUSTRIAN FORCES
Stop Them From Further
Advances in Tyrol by
Counterattacks.
SANGUINARY BATTLES
IN REGION OF VERDUN
Germans Capture About 800
Meters of French Trenches
Near Cumieres.
ARTILLERY CONTINUES BUSY
Nothing New With Regard to Ma
ncuvers Of BuIgars in Greek
Macedonia.
CONTINUES BUSY
Nothing New With Regard to Ma
ncuvers Of RuIgars in Greek
Macedonia.

The Vertlun region and Southern
Tyrol continue the tneaters where the
most sangu;nary battles are taking
place While the Italians are holding
back tho Austrans from further adj
vances and infiicting heavy losses on
them In countcrattacks in the Tyrol,
their German allies have been able to
make another gain in the capture of
about 300 meters OF French trenches
northwest OF the village Of Cumieres,
on tho left bank of the Meuse. near
Nerdun.
Fighting OF great Intensity has been
in progress around hill No. 304 and
between Le Mort Hommc and Cumieres,
but. except near Cumicres, all the Ger
mans vicious onslauGhts were set at
nauEht by the vigorous counteroffen-
sives of the French.
The sectors east and west OF Fort
Douaumont, northeast OF Eerdun. 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.
In the Tyrol the Austrians In the
Lagarina Valley and south of tho
Posina Torrent threw heavy assaults
against the italian positions but the
Italians repulsed the attackers with
considerable losses. On the Asiago
pia teau the men of two ba atteries which
were surrounded on Mount Mosciag by
the Austrians were relieved by an ItaI-
ian regiment and their guns brought
safely away.
EXCEPT for a report from Petrograd
that the Germans have repeatedly bonn
barded the railway line to the east OF
Riga no operation Of moment has taken
place on the Russian front.
Minor successes have been obtained
BY the Russians over the Turks in the
Rivandouza region Of the Caucasus
front.
Nothing new has come through with
regard to the maneuvers of the Bulgars
in Greek Macedonia. where important
events are expected because OF the Bul4
garian advance into Greek territory.
FEELING HIGH IN ATHENS
OVER BULGARIAN INVASION
PARIS. May PA news dispatch
from Athens says that grave trouble
has broken out there following ths
news OF the invasion OF Macedonia BY
the Bulgarians.
frontier on May 26 and occupied the
Greek forts of Rupel. Dragotin and
Spatovo. The Greek troops which had
garrisoned these forts withdrew on the
advance of the Bulgarians. who olaimed
permission from the Athens governments
for their act. The Bulgarians were
said to he led by German officers. who
explained to tho commanders OF tho
Greek forts that the central powers
were merely being accorded the sams
privilege that had been given the allies
in permitting them to occupy Saloniki.
1t was reported from Athens on Sum
day that feeling was running very high
In the Greek capital over the BuIgar-
Ian Invasion. The Herald, the organ
Of NJ. Fenizelos, appeared on Sunday
with n black border and contained a
fiery article from the pen of the former
Premier