The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-06-02
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.

Thursday, May 25.--Paris admits
further German gains in the Verdun
sector near Fort Douaumont, including
losses between Haudromont wood and
Thiamont farm
Austrians continue to push their Of
fensive on the Italian frontier, the at
lacks shifting to the east, Rome re
ports.
President Wilson's note delivered to
British and French embassies is said
to vigorously protest against the med
ding with first-class mails between
the United States and neutral coun-
tries.
Friday, Nav 26.-President Wilson
is reported to be preparing move to
end the European war. 1t is said the
president thinks both rulers and peo-
ple of Europe would welcome such a
step.
The French report retaking trench
at Thiamont farm in the Verdun sec
tor, and Berlin reports capturing 500
prisoners in taking a ravine near DOu-
aumont.
Rome dispatches tell of an attempt
of the allies to begin the end of the
war by a vast offensive in Mesopota-
mia and in the Balkans The dispatch
names Italy as participating in the
drive. the first time italian troops
have been reported in the Balkans.
Saturday, May 27.-The United
States, denouncing interference with
neutral mails, notifies Great Britain
and France that it can no longer to-.
crate the wrongs which American cit
zens have suffered and continue to
suffer through the 'lawless practice"
those governments have INDUCED III.
and that only a radical change in pol
lev. restoring the United States TO its
full rights as a neutral power, will be
satisfactory.
The Germans have opened a new
bombardment on, the west of the
Meuse with the evident purpose of
aiming a blow with infantry at the
enemy's left flank in the Dead Man
hill sector.
A Hayas dispatch from Athens says
il has been learned from reliable
source that 10000 Bulgarians have
been brought from the Black sea
coast to reinforce the Macedonian
front.
Sunday, May 23.-Occupation by the
French of portions of three craters
formed by the explosion of German
mines in the Argonne is announced in
the official statement issued by the
French war department. Paris and
Berlin report other attacks repulsed.
Greeces protest against the military
powers and Bulgaria in Greek Mace
donna was forwarded to the ministers
of Greece at Berlin, Vienna and Sofia.
The Bulgars entered Greek territory
unopposed and occupied three for
tresses, one taken from them by the
Greeks in the last war.
After crossing the Aegean Sea with
out loss, the Serbian army in full
strength, or about 100000 men, now
has been landed at Saloniki, according
to a dispatch received at Paris by
wireless telegraph
Monday, May 29.-The Greek govern.
ment, according to dispatches from
Athens, is determined on policy of
nonreSistance, against the Bulgarian
invision, but grave disturbances have
broken out in Athens and elsewhere,
which may lead to mutiny on the part
of the army and revolt on the part of
the people.
A British force in Africa has pene-
trated twenty miles into German ter
ritory on the front between Lakes
Nyassa and Tanganyika
In the attacks on the British Isles
from sea and air during the war q
166 persons have been killed or
wounded The number of deaths is
$50.