The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-21

Confines, on the IyS. West OF IN
river Lys from near Warneton soutf
ward" presumably means that abou
eight square miles down to Houpline
has been evacuated.
The territory in the angle forme
by the canal and the river is 10y
and marshy, being commanded b
the Messines-W ytschaete ridge no,
held by the British.l
Nothing to Report.
LONDON, June 21.-Ffeld Marsha
Haig had nothing of special interes
to report from the British front to
day.
Aviator Escaped Five.
PARIS, June Elbow Corpora
Stephen Bigelow OF the Lafayette
escadrille managed to land safely
after a brush with German plane
and hot commandment from anti-all
craft gun, was told in word received
here from the front today. Bigelow
who is an American citizen, resident
of Boston, was acting as guard to a
squadron of French machines en-
gagged in photographing enemy posi-
lions when he sighted five boche
planes. One of these-the nearest, he
engaged, while the German arches
flung hail of shells at him. He
escaped this fire and all five German
machines and landed safely with a
big hole shot In the wing of his plane.
Russia Active Again.
LONDON, june PA delayed
Russian official statement-the first
in three days-gave weight today to
General Brusiloff's pledge that Rus
STA will fight, as expressed in mes
sage to General Sir William Robert
son, chief of the British imperial
staff The Petrograd war office re.
ported "fusillades and aerial activl-
ties on all fronts"
General BrusiIoff's message was In
reply to one from General Robertson
congratulating him on his appoint
ment as commander in chief OF Rus
sia's army. Brusiloff declared:
"In honor bound. free Russia's
armies will not fail to do their duty
Completely Surprised.
BERLIN, June 81. (Via London
Capture of French position az
yauxhaillon. over a width of more
than a mile, by German storming at.
tack. was announced in today's or
ficial statement.
"The enemy was completely sur
prised," the war office said. Some
OF our troops penetrated as far as
the reserves positions. The enemy
losses were heavy"
Fresh German Troops.
PARIS. June 21.-An extremely
violent attack" thrown against french
position east OF Vauxhaillon by fresh
German troops from the Russian front
penetrated French trenches, the war
office stated today.
"The enemy made an extremely
violent attack east OF Vauxhaillon,
with fresh troops from the HussIan
front" the statement said. Our
counter attacks. breaking up the adj
vantages gained In the first onset
were fierce1y resisted. The Ger
mans finally penetrated our front
trenches south OF Monkeys Mountain
and north Of NOISY farm. We re-
gained the former position this morn
ing"
lvauxhaillon is about twelve miles
southwest of IAon and has seen some
of the fiercest fighting Of the whole
French front The position as held
by the French has been a constant
to the German flank along
the Chemin Des Danes and because
OF this, has been incessantly under
the German attack.
Austria Near Revolution.
BF1RNE, Switzerland, June 21.-The
movement which resulted In the
downfall of the Austrian cabinet,
bears all the ear marks OF revolu-
ton in its incipiency, according to
private advices received from Vienna.
While the primary cause OF Count
Clam Marttnic's resignation was OPP
position Of the Polish nationalists, 1t
was pointed out that this party Is
the Czechs in their de-
mand for a separate kingdom Of
bohemia and those OF the Slavs who
are demanding separate southern
principality created out OF Austria's
dominions.
Thurs three formidable movements
for secession are now Joined IN one
powerful anti-government plan.
Proceedings in the reichsrat last
week, heretofore suppressed, were
reported today to have included very
frank speeches by the Poles and
Czechs. The Poles declared they de-
manded "a united and independent
Poland, not the farcial kingdom OF
poland which Germany and Austria
have pretended to create"
Russia VIII Fight.
PETROGRAD, June 21.-The all
Russia congress of w'orkmen and sol
diers today unanimously resolved up
on an immediate Russian offensive.
The unanimous vote indicates that
even the Petrograd council Of work
mems and soldiers delegates which
has heretofore been strongly in favor
of peace, has been won over to the
war side In view Of the overwhelm'
ing sentiment to that end developed
by the all-Russia conference. The
Petrograd local council has hereto
fore assumed a place of national i'm
portance, but with the assembling of
delegates from all over the nation,
is now comDlataly oyershadD