Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-01
Desperate Effort By Crown
Prince to Win Back Points
Of Vantage Results in
Heavy Losses for German
and Complete Repulse.
GAS SHELLS FAIL
TO WEAKEN DEFENSE

Petrosrad, May si.-Troops o
the Russian Caucasus army have
successfully beaten on hottie at
tacks at several points In Armenia
and on the Mesopotamian 'front.'
according to today's war ohses
statement. No change In the slt-
uatIon along tho battIe lines In the
Rueso- -oalleian Or Rusnanian arsae
10 Indicated.
ITALIANS CAPTURE TOWNS.
Rors, May 31.-ltallaN troops In
Albania haNe occupied the villages
Of cersvoda. veiisest, osola and
cafa, the war otflee announced to
day.
The towns occupied BY the ltal-
ians are In the central part OF
southern Albania. This extension
Of the Macedonian front westward
TO Aviona on the Adrlatlc, has
been one bio aim Of the Italian
forces. Their advance 10 reclaim
Ing more Of Albania from Aus-
trIan infsvsncs.
fAssociated Press Summary
Desperate attempts by the Germans
| to push back the French from tho
vantage ground won in the recent at
tAcks BY General Petain's forces in the
| Champagne region have been renewed.
Aa a whole the French line remain
ed intact under the successive severe
blows dealt 1t early today In sustain.
Ell efYort OF an extremely violent and
i sanguinRry character, gas shells being
literally employed. The front was
tented at only one point and this but
! 4 sE u, the crnwn princes troS-.
1 Earning a footing in some advanced
trenches northwest of Mont Haut, AT
the Teton, the Casque, at positions
northwest OF Auberive and at Mont
Blond on the front against which tho
attacks were launched. the net German
gain was nil, the valuable ground
which the French need for the pushing
OF further offensive, particularly for
observation purposes, being retained
intact.
| Along the British line in France the
comparative quiet continues, broken
into only by trench raids. Increased
artillery activity from the Arras battle
front, however, is reported today, tho
big guns on both sides having started
up again In somewhat lively fashion
| near Bullecourt and further north
along the Scarpe east OF Arras.
HAND TO HAND FIGHTING.
| Paris, May 31.-The Germans att
tackled the French lines in the Cham,
payne with extreme violence at sever
al points last night. The attacking
forces were checked at some places BY
the French fire and at others at thu
point of the bayonet, the Germans re-
tiring each time after heavy losses, the
war ONCE announced today.
The fighting was particularly desper-
ate in the region Of the Teton. the
Casoue and Mont Haut. the attack be-
ing launched in four successive waves
after heavy bombarlment from largd
calfber guns and suffocattng ga1
shells.
FOUR CHARGES REPULsEo.
Northwest of Auberive and al
Monte Blond all the German efforts
were checked by our fre. The enemy
attacked with particular strength out
positions at the Teton, the Casdue and
Mont Haut. we repulsed four differ
ent attacks after a struggle OF extreme
severity. The lighting began at
o'clock and was continued until day
break.
Broken up by our FIRE or repulse<
by the bayonet, the attacking troope
each time were hurled back IN disor
der to the trenches whence they came
after having suffered heavy losses
Only at one point on the front attach
ed, northwest OF Mont Haut, did enemy
troops gain a footing in some advanced
positions. We took number OF pris
oners. OF whom two are officers.
ION the left bank Of the Meuse fver
dun 'front.' the artillery fighting wal
spir,ted In the region Of hill s04. Two
attacks by the enemy were repulset
, completely"
ONLY ONE OF GREW LIVES.
Boston. Mass. May sl.--Fifty-nin'
out of the sixty men aboard the War
rem liner Sycamore from Boston, wer'
, lost when the vessel was sunk by
mine off the Irish coast two month.
, ago. according to Capt Alexander Fen
/ ton. formerly commander OF the vessel
who brought the first authentic repos
!. OF the disaster to an American port "a
day There were two Americans II
: the crew.
BRITISH LOSSES HEAVY.
London, MAY Sl.-British casuaitle