The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-15

Attack
GAINING
GERMANS UNWILLING
TO GIVE BATTLE
New Gains Direct Menace 10
Important German
Positions.

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I The British troops in the region VI
MnsSincS ridge arc continuing 10 make
gains at various points against me Ger
mans who. apparently, ar" unWlillnS
10 give battle. Both east and SCUM OIL
MnsSincs fresh advances by Field Mar:
{ shaI Haig's forces and the capture OF
E important first line positions are re-
/ ported. The new advances in the
neighborhood Of the hamlc, or Gas
pard. which lies directly east or Mes
sincs. and between the rivers LES anu
ST. Yves and easl Of the lloessireet
wood. form a direct menace from both
! the north and the south 10 ,lr l'npoli,
Itart Town Oi Warneton and IN" Toau
ijeldjnr eastward toward Confines.
! Artillery OueIs.
! The artillery duelS between the Bel
cians and French and the Germans on
various sectors in Belgium, parlicu,
larly near Sucenstractc. i-lZefnC ana
Bursnghe, continue mabatcd. ana
doubtless these regions soon VIII DC
the scenes Of important n1anlr! en-
gag"mcutS.
From Scissors eastward there is
! still no activity by the infantry u1 Inc
: French and the Germans, but the guns
; of both sides are keeping up lntcEInlt-
! tent bnmbardmcntS.
Along The front in Russia and VA
iliria nljctudr slIll prevails. except
! IhaI occasionally the Germans and
! AustrianS are makin. reconnaissance
with small parties. which Seneralli
| meet with hard usage Ill the hands OIL
! the Russians. >.
In the Caucasus region the kurdS
Ihayf. delivered strong attacks against
tie Russians, but Ill OF them were
! ir:pulsrd.
! With the abdicatiOn Of King Con-
fslantinp OF Greece and the departure
of The former monarch. the queen. lhe
crown prince and The royal cntouraGe
from Athens 10 embark on Il BTitish
warShip That will lake them 10 "A point
whence they can proceed 10 SWitzeI-
Hand. the Macedonian theatre holds
forth promises of early important de-
iyrlopmpnis. Additional entenlc
TROOPS have occupied further strategic
/ points in Greece. notably AT the Plr'
aeus, the port OF Athens. and also IN
lThpsSaly, with the purpose OF project
ling the ripening crops.
Meanwhile on the iron: along the
lGraeco- Serbian frontier considerable
| fighting is taking place. but without
I anv important results having been
achieved, although The French war OIL
fee reports the repuISr hy The ltailans
and The British 0l lPulOnlC aAldtha'
The AustrianS on tho Carso plateau
land northeast of Gorizia in the Nus
:tro-Italian zonr have delivered at
Tracks against the Italians occupying
positions They recently captured. All
Inc attacks. however. went for nauSht,
owing to The accuracy OF tho fire OF he
Italian arrillrrymrn. Likewise IN me
Trcntino sector a heavy offensive by
Tho Austrians was put down by thu
Italians. The enemy being driven back
in disorder and with heavy losses:
Another German Zeppelin has been
destroyed by. British naval forces
while il was flying over the North sea.
The chancellor of tn" cXcheqQef, IN
Announcing tho destruction Of the air
shin said il burst into flames shortly
AFTER being attacked and fell into the
sea and that none Of its crew Was seen
aiipIward