The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
Ieuton-Bulgars Under Mack.
ensen. Hit Back in Effective
Strength
GERMANS STRIKE HARD
AT HAIG'S LINE
Every Death-Dealing Instru-
ment Known to Modern
Warfare in Use in Titanic
Struggle on West Front

London, May 11.-From the tenn
porariiy stale-mate battle in the west,
interest shifted today TO the Mace
DOMAIN theater of war, where General
Sarraii. commander in chief of the
entente's Saloniki expedition. has
opened concerted drive along the
whole 100-mile front.
Official accounts regarding this new
allied offensive aimed at regaining
control Of the Orient railway and cut
ting off the central powers from their
eastern allies are conflicting. Sofia,
Berlin and Vienna assert that the en-
tente troops suffered sanguinary de-
feats all along the line, falling to
pierce the front anywhere The
French and British war Office report
satisfactory progress at some vital
points of the battle line. with captures
OF trench systems and prisoners The
British official account frankly admits
Il temporary reverse due TO a fierce
Bulgaro-Teu counter-offensive. This
was offset, however, by rallyinE
thrust on the part OF the British
In Initial Stage.
The offensive is still In its initial
stage as is indicated by the emphasis
laid In the Bulgarian and German re-
ports of the tremendous artillery
preparation by the entente
Day and night General Sarrairs big
guns are pounding the opponents line.
the preparation resembling that which
preceded the present offensive in the
west
1t Is believed the defense of tho
Macedonian front has been entrusted
to Field Marshal Won Mackensen, Sol
dlers OF all the Teutonic allies are on
the firing line.
On the attacking side soldiers Of no
FEWER than seven a7fepta ,,a.for,
battling together: French, British.
Russians, Italians, Serbians, Mantle.
negrtns and Greeks who have enlisted
IN the army formed by ex-Premier
Fenizelos. On Sarrail's left wing
around Monastir the Serbians are in
the tore, lighting with the bitterness.
aug tenac1tv or men recovering the
sol. OF thelr native land inch by inch.
Inc center of the Macedonian linz
on the Nardar river is held bv ths
french and the right by the British
around Lake Dorian.
a Wearing Down Combat.
In the West the wearing down bat
t!e-now a continuous series of mora
IMAM score of separate combats--
goes on without an hours let IN.
me french made a local gain arouna
Chevreus. above Craonne. They hava
neen creeping forward steadily in
TINS region in their efforts to bring
their right up to a level with ,ne,r
front on the Chemin des Danes.
-Four fresh divisions, 10000 men.
have been thrown into battle by the
Germans in the last forty-eight hours.
This" says the Paris communiouc
'4s irrefutabfe proof Of how ranid,v
these electives are being used up.
German losses in these three DAYS
exceed all estimates"
In Fierce Counter
On the Anglo-German front Ahe
ieutons nave attacked furiously, all
along the Lens-St. Quentin front.
they are again using liquid fire In
the battle around Bullecourt Boil
ing oil. hand grenades, rifle grenadea
trench mortars and every other death
dealing device has been enlisted By
them here in their tenacious attempts
to GUST the Australians. The latter.
however, are holding Arm. East Of
Arleux and south OF the Souchex riv-
ef their storming waves came on
to hand fighting resulted. The Brit
ish official day report says all these
assaults were of no avail.
Berlin announced officially today
that eighteen airplanes were brought
down by German fiiers yesterday
Germans in Counter Thrusts.
Violent Teuton counter thrusts re.
Sulteu III temporary successes OotA
on the British and French fronts, to-
nights official ACCOUNTS coneede. The
Germans, however, were promptly
elected by counter drives On the
Anglo-French front the Germans sue
ceeded in pushing the British back
south of the Souchez river. They
suffered heavy losses. Sir Douglas
Haig reports. when the British came
back" Far to the south the Car
rzcns penetrated the French posi-
tons near Cerny-enLaonnois'' on .
front of about 200 metres. Here too
they were driven back again.