Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-08-10

May 10. when the Itaiinns returned
TO the attack In the Carso. aiming az
Trieste. On May IS the haul OF Aus
trian prisoners was announced to be
0.432. The offensive was renewed May
20. 1900 prisoners being taken the
first day. on May 20 Italy stated she
had taken 22,4i4 prisoners since
May II.
The last operations left the Italians
IN an unfavorable terrain and the Aus
trlnns countcr-attacked successfully.
lnnicting Important losses, but not
driving back the invaders TO any great
extent. The Italians apparently set
tied down to organize tho conquered
soil In preparation for a new blow.
In the Balkans.
In the Balkans the deadlock con-
tinues. but what changes there have
been have favored the allies. At the
west end OF the lines the gallant Ser
blans last winter fought their way
back on their W soil. and with the
help OF other troops took Monastir.
King Constantine Of Greece gave up
the forts OF Kavala to the BIlgarians
ubu Ant 1tIAluHh Abbh uUohh &SfgRA
Greek soldiers to Silesia as "guests.T
For this and other acts favoring the
Germans he lost his throne. Greece
Is now building up 4 new army OF
100000 men, which will probably soon
be fighting for the u OF democracy
under the leadership OF the great pa
triot, venlEelos.
The Italians have increased their
forces In Albania and built excellent
communications through the noun
talns, forming a junction with sarrairs
left and securing this end Of the Bal
kan line.
When the marshes froze there was
n sharp Russian offensive last winter
near Riga. Otherwise. the coast front
lay dormant for many months, and
during the revolution "~fraternizlng"
was rife between the opposing armies.
Then the Russians, having put their
house in order, set out to show the
kaiser that free men can fight better
than slaves.
The sectors selected for attack lay
between the Pinsk marshes and the
%Cnrpathians, the same as last summer
Successes were scored at several
points, the prisoners by July IL num-
berlng $4,000. The greatest advance
was near Stanislaus. from which city
Kornlloff's men advanced across q
series OF rivers, capturing Hallcz and
Knlucz and sabering and %bayonetinp
the beaten A%ustrians.
Russian Drive Pieases.
The unexpected ''come back" over
joyed the allies and filed the Russians
at home with martial enthusiasm.
Tho Turks suffered severe defeats
In the course Of the year at severn
points. Tho British splendidly re
trieved their reputation In Mesopo
, tamia by recapturing Kut-el-Amarn
, On March II they took Bagdad. The,
continued several scores OF miles fur
Their on and also formed n junction
, with the Russians northeast Of Bag
A dad.
, Farther north the Russians held oil
a to their more important gains-h
great cities OF Erzerum and Trebizond
but abandoned Mush, Armenia, and
!, large city but thlnly settled region I
Q the foe.
Near Jerusalem.
n Moving out from the Suez cana
4 the British inflicted a severe defea
/ on the Turks near Romani and the
n fought their way into Palestine
Q building a new railroad us they wen
A further slight advance would brtn
o them before Jerusalem. The Turk
apparently are preparing TO abando
the Holy City. They have also n
moved the Jews from the seaport {
IS jana, treating them so cruelty thu
J. hundreds have died.
In Germany's sole remaining colon!
d East Africa, converglng columns {
Il British, Portuguese and French al
d closing In on the remnants OF the d,
Tending army and the knlser's owe
seas Nominations seem near eclipse.
A. All military observers expect n
ID war will continue through the mel
II winter and the new campaigns al
D. awaited with special interest becau'
American troops will have a chan'
n TO show their mettle on the west iron