The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-01
Crown Prince Makes Desper-
ate Effort to Regain Strategic
Moronvilliers
ITALIANS TAKE FOUR
TOWNS In ALBANIA
tlare-up In Forgotten Field Of
/. War May Foreshadow Move
to Withdraw Saloniki Army
by That Route

London. May 31--The German
crown prince continues to launch blow
a3ter blow against the French. first
south of Laon. then in the Cham
1a&ne On -Angln-Erench- front
Mr. Douglas Haig and the Bavarian
tnrone heir are playing hide and s-~<.
q which only scouting columns figure.
only now and than larger forces Of
aniantry venture beyond the parapets
ana then bloody mix-up ensues. in
which the side that draws most blood
b the victor.
-FOUR massed assaults were launched
~ the Teutons in the champa gnc
between O'Clock and dawn. Poison
gus gas shells and shells from the
biggest Rrupps prepared them. In
tne last attack Paris admits the Ger
mans gained q foothoid in French ad-
vanced trenches to the northeast OF
Monthaut. This is below the Moron
viiliers heights. which the crown
prince Is trying TO regain by thanking
te French positions upon them.
Broken up by our FIRE or repuised
Uy khe bayonet" saxA the French
war Office report. the attacking
troops each tine were hurled back
the came, after suffering heavy
losses
Berssn says of this attack that the
Germans captured several French
trenches
Hesiying artillery activity on the
Angio-GermaH front was reported BY
British headquarters today. The Ger
man war office reported the repuise OF
q British attack south Of the Scarp..
with heavy losses To the British.
IlsALIaNs ss:sa<ssa4 YsAstfsls
sosER TOWNS IN -AhBsAIeIA
London. May si.--upon an aimoss
forgott.. theater OF war signs Jared
MP today of new menace TO Aus
tria-HaHgary@ at Il moment when she
needs all ayaila BILE men-power on the
1sonzo.
The Rome war once issued a brief
bulletin announcing the capture OF
four villages in Albania, northeast of
f the Adriatic seaport of Aviona- No
AetHtas were. gsae1 butt tha <AxfSaIfca
! 81 taken AZ the beginning OF new
offensive against the dual monarchy.
whose troops ccupy most OF Albania.
The Italian forces here virtually form
the extreme left wing OF General Sar-
tnii1s Balkan arnny.----=
On the Isonzo from there were no
actions of major scale in the last
4wenty-four hours. The Italians con-
eolidated their gains while the Aus
fro- Hungarians made a series OF coun-
ter~attacks, which, according to Rome.
we're beaten Off.
While London dispatches herald the
madden Italian advance in Albania as
Ahe fcrefHHHer- t,f u new drive In that
theafer. the news from Rome gives
[rtse to another theory. which. from
n military standpoint. liz more plausi-
he: The cnnture Of the four vii
laxes may mean Il local Italian Often
sfye to screen the withdrawal OF the
antente Saioniki army by way Of Al
HAMA. british man power in the west
has bexn seriously depleted by the
Arras drive az II shown by the huge
antal 81 British caSualties in May.
fhe communication facilities Of the
salon,ki expedition havc been rem
dered dtfYcult and periIous by tho
vy-boat campaign in the Meditcr-
van4an. withdrawal OF the army by
~ Of Alvona- Rrindisi. acrorx q
mort stretch OF the Adriauc would be
- logical move II a withdrawal II
cortem plated