Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-18
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After days Of most intensive fighting,
in which the position several times
changed hands and men fell in hum
drcds. in attacks and countcrattacks.
tho British forces have at last driven
the Germans out Of the village OF Bulle-
court. and once more are threatening
the southern end Of the Drocourt-
oucant line, which Field Marshal Won
Hindcnburs constructed TO defend Cam
brai from tho eastward advance OF
Field Marshal IiaiS's army.
Thousands OF fresh German troops
recently have been thrown into the fray
around Bullccourt. but their efforts.
according to official communicates s..
have gone for nauGht in cndcavoring
10 drive out the British from the entire
Village. Although several times the
line has been bent by tho prcponder-
ancc OF weight Of the German forma-
tions. At no time have the British been
forced to ev:,cuatc holding here and
there fringcs OF the outskirts and
keeping back tho Tcutons until their
elements we're reformed with sufficient
strength 10 make effective countcrat-
lacks and regain their lost territory.
GERMANS FORCED TO WELD
BEFOHE COZ NTE:R Alta CKs
'ikcwisc 10 the east OF Arras. around
the village OF Rocux the oattlc has been
wnGcd with viciouSncss scarcely ever
before seen. and here also tho British
have been successful aeains, tho Ger
mans. In Wednesday nights lighting
the Germans were forced TO give
ground before counterattacks inside
tho village OF RocuA. and ioosen their
hold OH the positions they previously
had taken,
Although tn: forces OF the German
Crown Prince have renewed with ex-
tremc violence their attacks against
the French northeast Of Soissons. in
the sectors OF the Maulin- dc I.affaux
aud Brave en- -L;ionnois--thrcc OF tScm
against each position--thcy were again
rcpulscd by the French artillery and
infantry. suffering enormous casualties.
70 the cast tho French troops near
Craonnc delivered successful attack,
capturing German trench elements.
The Berlin War Office reports that
for the first sixteen days OF May the
Germans made prisoners of 5000 Brit
ish and French soldiers on the French
French.
iTALIANS CONTINUE TO TURN
IMPORTANT POSITIONS
From Tolmino 10 the sea, the Italians
are keeping up their strong offensive
against the Austrians. or wardinE off
violent countcrattacks against posi-
tions they have captured in their new
push. All counterattacks thus far have
failed, says the Rome War Onicc, and
the Italians have been able to capture
positions on various sectors through
out the lighting zone.
An unofficial dispatch reports the
king by the Italians of the fashion
able watering resort of puino. at the
head OF the Gulf of Trieste, and only
twelve miles from the city of Trieste
Austria's most important port on the
Adriattc Sea. In the six days of fight
ing since the Italian offensive began,
f.021 Austrians have been made pris-
oncr by the Italians.
In Macedonia also the forces of tho
verses at the hands OF tho entente
troops. In tho Ccrna River region. not
withstanding the fact that they threw
into tho action fresh rc-enforccmcnts
from Bulgaria. the Germans lost to
the French troops positions on front
of nearly half mile. while to the
east In the Struma River region the
and elements OF enemy trenches.