The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-06-15
.PERSNING AND
STAFF IN LONDON
oa,r,sH win rReMcs.es or GER
MANs ON MIME-aaiLe FRONT
IN BGLoIUM.
RAG SWEEPS FORWARD
HITS FOES IN NEW SECTOR Dc.
Low YPREs, WHERE FIGHT oc-
Ours AFTER YEAR OF QUIET.

Paris, June 1.-THE French made Q
surprise attack on the left bank OF
the Moselle, near the eastern end Of
the front The war office announces
that serious losses were inflicted ON
the Germans. Violent artillery fight
Ing occurred near Craonne and Chew
reux.
Germans penetrated q part of the
French line on the Chemin des Danes
but were driven back almost immedi-
ately.
British entered German positions
on two-mile front south Of Lens to
depth Of half Q mile. Germans have
not attempted to counter-attack the
British. but south of Ypres heavily
bombarded British positions.
Italians have occupied Janina. city
of 25.000. in Greece, and the Greek
Cabinet files Q protest.
Congress Of peasants delegates In
Russia urge . republic.
The situation in Spain, through the
resignation Of the Cabinet, Il still In
tense.
London. June 9.-Gen. Pershing ar
rived In London Friday, and was vel
coined by Walter Hines Page. the
American ambassador; Lord Derby.
secretary Of state for war; Viscount
French, commanding the British home
forces. and other officers, including
Lord Brooke, who will be attached to
Gen. Pershing's staff during his stay
In England.
The expected arrival Of Gen. Per
shing and his party had been kept .
fairly close secret from the London
public. Several floors of rooms in .
hotel had been reserved for the Amer
lean party and the hotel was COM
pletely transformed by the placing of
numerous sign boards. the installation
Of bureaus Of information, ETC.. de-
signed to make the most efficient pos
sible use Of the place a. temporary
American army headQuarters.
One hundred American navy avia-
tors, to aid in detecting submarine
operations and other active duty. have
arrived safely In France. according to
official announcement in Washington.
They are the first officers and men
of the regular fighting forces actually
to land in France.
London, June 9.-The British forces
in Belgium have consolidated their
gains of Thursday and during Friday
successfully warded off German coun-
ter attacks in the region Of Costa.
verne. and Mesines. according to the
British official communication. Among
more than 6.40O prisoners. are 1a2 Of
ficers. Germans admit Withdrawing
their lines from before the British in
Belgium. Austrians are Withdrawing
troops from the Russian fronts and
massing them against Italians. d.
London. The British steamer
Southland, from Liverpool to Philadel.
phia in ballast. was torpedoed without
warning ON June 4. She had six Amer.
leans on board, Of whom one 10 miss.
Ing. The gun crew Of the Southland
fired ten shots ct the submarine after
the first torpedo was fired. A second
torpedo was fired y the submarine and
1t caused an explosion which killed
eight men. Two boats containing 40
men are missing. The rest Of the crew
of 159 has been landed.
Rome.-Repulse of an Austrian at.
tack in force ON the Trentino front
Is announced in Thursdays statement
from the war office. In the sector
above Trieste, the Austrians. heavily
reinforced. made violent attacks.
After an all-day battle they were re.
pulsed completely.
London.-Field Marshal Haig's re.
stunned offensive swept forward vic
toriously- early Thursday over a front
of nine miles in the Messines
Wytschaete sector. Everywhere We
captured our first objectives," the
British commander-in-chief reported
Further progress was reported salts
factory on the whole front.
"A number Of prisoners are report
ed already reaching collecting sta
tons"
British seaplanes carried out an
other successful bombing expedition
at New Munster.
Berlin (via London), June Sin
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