The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
FURTHER GAINS MADE

London, June 10.-The British have gained further ground at several points, it is announced officially. The statement follows:
 We gained further ground during the night at number of points on our battle front south of Ypres. Successful raids were carried out by us last night southeast of Epehy, south of Armen- tieres and northeast of Ypres. We cap tured 17 prisoners.
 Hostile raiding parties were re- pulsed east of Levergui and southwest of Labassee."
 Tonights statement reads:
 The enemy made no further counter attacks south of Ypres, but his artil- lery continued active in this region. We carried out successful raids today south of the Sanchez river. The hostile artillery has been active in the neigh borhood of Fontaine-L Les Croisilles.
 Six German airplanes were brought others were driven down out of control. Three of our airplanes are missing" lON IN l l<1A
 London, June 10.-The occupation by Italian troops of the city of Janina, in northwestern Greece, is reported in a Reuter- dispatch from Athens. On re- eeipt of this information at Athens the cabinet assembled to formulate a pro- test.
 Janina is a city of about 25,000 in- habitants, 30 miles east of the Albanian 1order and more than 100 miles below she battle front in Macedonia In the last few weeks the Italians have been extending their operations from their base at the Albanian port of Avlona, taking over various southern Albanian and Greek towns. Last March Greece presented a note to Italy insisting upon the withdrawal of Italian troops from Epirus.
 FRENCH SURPRISE GERMANS
 Paris, June 10.-The French made a surprise attack last night Q he left bank of the Moselle. near .Seastern end of the front. The war office an nounces that serious losses were in ficted on the Germans. Violent artil- lery fighting occurred near Craonne and ChevreuX.
 The statement follows:
 Violent artillery actions occurred last night at various points on the fronts, es- pecially in the vicinity of Craonne and Chevreu German reconnoitering parties attempted to approach our lines near the Hurtebise monument, northeast of Prunay and on both banks of the Mouse, at Dead Man hill and in Caurieres wood. These efforts were without result.
 We carried out surprise attack on the left bank of the Moselle. i'll the re- gion of the Thlaucourt railroad. Our de- tachments penetrated German trench al several points and inflicted serious losses on the enemy. They destroyed shelters and brought back a score of prisoners.
 NIGHT STATEMENT
 The statement tonight reads;
 "A spirited action by our artillery car ried out in the sector of Nieuport- Bains, in Belgium. caused heavy dam age to the German trenches
 ..On the Chemin- -des-Dames enemy de- tachmentS who nau SalHeu loOllng III the morning by surprise attack in a small salient of our line west of Cerny were immediately driven back Fifteen prisoners, one of them an officer, re- mained in our hands.
 "In the period June 1-7 our aviators fought numerous combats and brought down 21 enemy airplai .he fall of which was established. 1fd TWO capeive balloons, which fell in ameS
 Belgian communications Khe as feeble artillery activity at3ng the VT lie front yesterday. An enepis airpiane IS brought down..
 Eastern theatre, June Guita Seg88ls artillery actions occurre especlallx m the right bank of the NafCaf anG en the Servian front Aviatess were acfiHe on both sides, there beins several q II engagements on the Itali Erant Erit- ish aviators bombarded $avsoh nart6- west of Seres."
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