The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
At TACK
BY THE GERMANS
IS BEATEN BACK
BOTH THE BRITISH, AND
FRENCH HOLD GROUND.
The Teutons Enter Allies,
Positions, but Are at
Once Enjected.

Between Gavrelle and the ScarD0,;
river, in France, the German forces
have again made extraordinarily
heavy counter-attacks against the poss
sitions taken from them recently BIZ
Field Marshal Haig'S men, but again !
the British inflicted exceptionally .
heavy casualties on them and hsld 4
their ground.
On the AIsne sector. held by the
French, the Germans threw In large !
effectives in An endeavor to push back
the line. At several places the French
line bent under the impetus OF tho
ish, the Frenchmen launched brilliant
cGunter-attacks, which enabled them !
to retake their lost ground and indict I
heavy losses on the Germans. =;
The Italians are keeping up their
strong offensive against the Austrtan1
along the lsonzo front, and have suc.
ceeded in capturing several vantage
points, including the villages Of Zagu.
"a and Zagomila, and carrying With
great dash two mountain crests. The
Austrians. apparently taken by sur.
prise in the commencement Of the Of;
fensive, now are striving with their af.s
1illery and infantry to hold the Italians
in check. but thus far, according to the;
Rome war office, they have met With
mo success. Prisoners to the number
of 1875. among them SO officers, ands
guns, machine guns and war MATERIAL
have been captured by the Italians. S
In Mesopotamia and Macedonia sue
cesses for the Entente allies are ter
corded. In the latter theatre the Brit:
ish in the Lake DOiran region hASos
captured 5000 yards Of the enemy
trenches TO depth Of 500 yards; and:
in the Struma river sector anotA4f;
front Of trenches Of 5000 yards Il:
PARIS, May 16, 10:4o p. m.-1ekvy-
! German attacks in the Aisne sector have
been repulsed with sanguinary losses. and
; where the Germans temporarily broke:
through they were driven out and lost:
ground regained. according TO the Off:
cial statement issued by the war offlces
tonight. ItS
LONDON. May is. l1:24 p. m.-.Ex:!
ceptionally heavy losses" were inflicted
on the German troops which today were
sent against the British between Cav:
rele and the Scarpe river, according TO-
the official report from British head;
quarters in France tonight The Brit;
ish advanced posts were forced back by;
the Germans. hut the latter were driven
out nf the ground they had gained al.
most Immediately. .sr-s::,
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN;
FRANCE. May IL. via London. 9:?0 p:'i
m.-The Germans received a heavy
chrcl ''orth OF the Scarpe river today
where. in massed formation. they
sturmed this position. which was recent.S
~ won by the British. After terrific
honlba rdment lasting considerable !
time the German infantry came down
the slopes Of Greenland hill from the
direction of plourain. ,5l
The British artillery made the hillside
look like Il mushroom farm. with shell
smoke SproutinC up thfckly over the en.s
tire field. Machine guns streanledS
nickelcd missiles into the enemy ranks 8
on the front and in the flanks. Sheer
weight and momentum carried the Gef.s
mans beyond the British outposts and Z
even into the chemical works them
selves. but. like Il rubber ball. the ~.
bound WAS instantaneous and sWfttlys
the defenders struck. After short Alad 4
hard hight the enemy was thrown OUT
with heavy losses leaving the BritiSh
established more securely. than ever. ~.
The lighting continued about BulIos
court and 4 German partial success r.
Gently won there was wiped out In tbs
meantime the British strengthened thoieS
positions eastward toward Roeux RN4s
drew n mite closer To Lens. Here t3AI
Germans continue their work Of wreck!
ing the district. Buildings are being
blown up and machinery is being 4eAs1
Stroycd III order that the great mining
center shall no, furnish the slightest
benefit To the allies when the Germans
are finally forced TO let 60. -:
LONDON. May IL. 6:46 p. m.-Ths I
British troops in Macedonia have made
I'm important advance on the Dorian
front and captured the village OF k3Aprt,
on the S;ruma front, Il is announced Of;
iically. Advanced trenches on a 'front.'
al 3hnn yards southwest Of Erneket 2lDo
have been captured. 5sl lsGSS