The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-21
BRAVE CANUCKS
TAKE TRENCHES
IN THE ADVANCE
ONSTRONGHOLD
MAKES CAPTURE OF
LENS MORE LIKELY
British Make Gains East of
Arras- Reverse for the
French.

CANADIAN ARMY HEADouAF
TIERS IN FRANCE, June 2o.-cans
dian troops today captured nest Q
German trenches at the foot Of ReseI
voir hill, and have made the Entent
approach to Lens less difficult Til
new positions have been incorporate
in the British lines.
The nest was regarded by the Cana
dians as the chief place Of Germa
shelter between their own front am
Lens. It lies north of the Souehe
River.
A dugout was blown up and 3
prisoners were taken. Three Gefnna
counter attacks were beaten off.
On the fighting fronts in France
the British forces of Field Mar
shall Haig have recaptured impor-
tant positions from the Germans
east Of Arras, while the Germans.
in the Champagne region nave
gained foothold in French first
line trenches.
The British gain was made
east of Monchy LIE PreuI, where
VI lue uAuOA SSFS'
. of a violent bombardment drove
back the British and occupied
their. trenches. Between the ALL
cite river and Moulin De Lar
faux. the Germans in strong at
tack IN which huge electives
were used captured section OF
a trench held by the French. The
attack was delivered over front
of about two-thirds Of mile. and
followed q violent bombardment
of the French line.
Near Lens the Canadians, In an
assault on a position held by the
Germans, which was barring the
way to the coal city. routed out
the defenders and captured the
trenches and incorporated them
Into the British lines. The Ger
mans In vicious attacks endeav-
ored to regain the lost terrain
but were beaten off,.
In the Austro-Italian theatre
the Italians on the Asiago pla-
teau, southeast OF Trentino, are
again developing the offensive
which last week gave them con-
siderable territory but which was
stopped by weather conditions, ,
The Rome war office reports the
taking Of formidable positions on
. the plateau and the capture or
q more than a thousand officers ana
men, besides inflicting heavy cas-
ualties on the Austrians, who
strenuously resisted the advance:
The expected general engage
ment along the Macedonian front
has not yet developed. but on
various sectors. notably In the
Cerna Bend and north Of Mona
stir. the artillery activity has
again increased.
In Greece steps are being taken
to rid the country OF German pro-
pagandists. Thirty-one Of them.
including former premiers and
other ministers and members OF
the Greek general staff and the
reservists. have been ordered e1-
PEELED from the country. while
= others will be placed under sur
veillance.
The weekly report OF losses to
British shipping sunk by subma-
rines or mines has again reached
alarming proportions. 1t shows
an increase over the reports OF
the past six weeks to tonnage de-
stroyed. The latest figures, 27
vessels Of over 1900 tons and five
under $500 tons. place the losses
in the first category higher, ex-
cept during the weeks ending
April % than during any similar.
periods since Germany's intensi-
fed submarine campaign began.
During the latter weeks forty and
3S merchantmen. respectively,
were sent to the bottom.