Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-31
FRENCH FORCED
!. FROM POSITIONS
BY GERMAN DRIVE
They Are Compelled to Yield
Along Bethincourt-Cu-
imieres Road.
ALSO FORCED TO RETIRE
FROM THiAUMONT WOOD
i
Crown Prince Throwing Large
Masses of Fresh Troops
Into Battle.
ARTILLERY FIRE is HEAVY
Attackers Celebrate tooth Day OF
Conflict by Achieving Impor-
tant Gains.
ALSO FORCED TO RETIRE
FROM THlAUMONT WOOD
ARTILLERY FIRE is HEAVY
Attackers Celebrate tooth Day OF
Conflict by Achieving Impor-
tant Gains.

F.".ch positions on n front ~ APP
proAimately two miles. extending from
the southern edge Of lie Mort Homme TO
the Cumieres village. northwest OF
Verdun. have been captured by the
Germans. according 20 the lates; Of
fetal communication from Berlin. In
: addition. the Teutons again have
Sprcssed forward in the rh;aumont
wood. northeast Of Vcrdun. and added
to their line In the eastern part Of IL.
These gains. made during the vicious
3 fighting OF Monday. have been in par:
admitted by Paris. which has reported
3the loss OF 900 meters of advanced
trenches northwest OF Cumiercs and tho
retirement from similar positions 10 the
south or the road between Bethincourt
s5and Cumieres. Berlin says the Germans
Scaptured 1913 prisoners, including sew
&eral STAFF officers.
'ASIoLENT BoMBARDMENT
STILL. Is N PROGRESS
4 Around lie Mort Hommc and Cumieres
q n violent bomba rdnent Is sin In prog
rcss. bur there has been diminution
in the intensity Of tho fire az the biz
guns northeast OF Ncrdun. Since the
fghting OF Monday there apparently
have been no !n!aniry attacks any
where on either side OF the Meuse.
The Austrians have begun another
attack against the Italians in the
Posina region OF Italy, southwest OF
pos!na. and farther north along the
upper reaches Of The Astico River. on
the Austro- Italian border south Of
Poslna Italians prepared for their
offensive with a bombardment. but.
bn
a desperate struggle against the AUS
trian infantry. retained their positions.
In the Lagarina VALLEY, On the Pasuhio
sector. and in the Sueana Valley. at
OspedalepFo. the Austrians are heavily
bonn harding the Italian positions.
On the Russian front the Germans
essayed an offensive northeast OF Au-
gustlnhof but were driven back "a their
trenches by the Russians.
The Austrians In Gal!cia met with /,
momcntary success near Gliadki. driv-
4, ing the Russians from q position and
capturing Il. TIE Russians. however.
in a countera,;ack recaptured the post
Near Boutchachs the Austrians at
tempted an offensive. but il was put
down by the Russian fire.
SITUATION is UNCHANGED.
ACCORDING TO RUSSIANS
On their from, in Asia,ic Turkey the
Russians report the situation I'M
changed Consiantincpie says that near
Feiahie. in the kut-e!-Amara region,
the Turks silenced TWO British guns
and took prisoners IN surprise attack.
The Germans arc with The EulFar-
!ans in the advance into Greek Mace
donia. The invasion, according to I5eg-
lin, was made as a protection against
a surprise attack which the entente
allies were planning.
The total subscriptions 20 tho recent
Austro- Hungarian war loan are said
to have reached 6.00n. COCO crowns.
Germany is soon going 10 ask for
war credit Of l2.o)0, oOG. 600 marks, ac-
cortlng 70 a Berlin newspaper.