The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-19
Turks Have Driven Russians From 20
sitions Near Mount KoPe--Aus-
TRANS and italians Fighting in
Mountain Regions.
Latest From European War Fronts.

the case of murder charges would be
hereafter conducted publicly.
The house of lords passed a resolu'
ton expressing dissatisfaction with
the administration of Irish affairs.
Premier Asquith has left London for
Dublin to study the situation.
The infantry actions in the region
of Verdun have again given way to ar
tillery bombardments, the most VIC
lent of which was directed against the
French positions in the Caillette Wood
and their second lines on the right
bank of the Meuse. Bombardments
also have taken place along the front
held by the Belgians, and mining op.
erations and artillery duels have pre-
dominated on the British front. A SO.
we're artillery duel is in progress
around the HohenZollern redoubt be-
tween the British and Germans.
The Russians and Germans on the
western line are keeping up mutual
bombardments at various points, and
similar conditions prevail in the fight
ing between the Austrians and Italians
in the mountainous region on the Ital.
ian front.
Constantinople reports that In the
Caucasus region, around Mount Kope,
the Turks in an attack drove out the
Russians from positions nine and a
half miles In extent, forced them to
retreat eastward and likewise south.
east of Mamskatun put the Russians
to flight.
An entire system of trenches on the
northern slope of Hill 304, northwest
of Verdun. has been captured by the
Germans, according to Berlin, and the
French suffered extraordinarily heavy
losses. In addition, forty officers and
1880 soldiers were taken prisoner.
Paris reports that to the east Of the
hill the Germans were driven from
communicating trench which they pre-
viously had penetrated. and to the
west of the hill German assault
against French positions at Hill 2S7
was put down by the French fire.
Five patches Of sick and wounded
British soldiers from Kut-El-Amara,
aggregating 1913 men, have reached
the British headquarters on the Tigris.
A hospital ship is proceeding to Kut.
El-Amara to take away the remainder
Of the sick and wounded.
One hundred and seven members OF
the crew of the Cymric have arrived at
Bantny. Several were suffering from
broken limbs and were sent to the hos
pital.
The officers of the Cymric declare
that the vessel was torpedoed without
warning.
A submarine was seen but II disap-
peared Immediately after firing the
torpedo. The Cymric, although badly
damaged, made her way for some
hours but finally sank.
Many of the crew on their arrival
at Bantny were barefooted and only
partly clad.
The Germans on the Russian front
launched an offensive to the south of
Illukst against the Russians, but met
with no success. Mine fighting and
bombardments continue at various
points along this line. In Galicia, to
the northwest Of Tarnopol, the Rus
slams captured mine crater from the
Teutons.
In the fighting in Asia Minor the
Russians have compelled the Turks to
withdraw from their entire first line
trenches in the region of Erzingan.
Russian torpedo boats have effect.
ually shelled German positions on the
northern coast of Courland, according
to Berlin.
In Galicia along the lower Stripa
river the Russians have made a fur
Their advance against the Teutons.
while In the Caucasus the Turkish at
tacks In the Black Sea littoral were
repulsed.
The Turks, who had been contesting
the advance Of the Russians between
Bagdad In the Serinalkerind region.
have retreated hastily after having
sustained heavy losses, leaving be-
hind them their tents and war ma
terial.
Small infantry encounters at yari.
GUS points along the Austro-Italian
front, in which what advantages there
were rested with the Italians
Reports from Dublin are to the Of.
feet that Lewis Harcourt viii repIaca
Augustine Birrell az chief secretary
for Ireland. The Countess Markieyicz
one of the prime movers of the Irish
revolt, was found guilty by court.
martial and sentenced to death. but
the sentence was committed to pena,
servitude for life. Similar sentences
OF number Of other leaders have been
commuted. About one thousand man
taken nriennar in JroIaoa ,uA,