Arizona republican., 1917-07-18
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 There has been no relaxation in the intensity of the fighting between the French and the Germans on various sectors of the southern line in France and from the region of Soissons east ward through the Champagne and into the district northeast of Verdun cen tering about the famed Hill BOA
 Victories are recorded for both sides for the Germans along the Laon Soissons road in the penetration and destruction of French trenches, and in the Champagne north of Mont Teton, where the forces of the crown prince Previously had been repulsed with heavy casualties, and for the French in the Nerdun sector where General Petain's forces in a mighty effort took enemy lines on a front of a mile and a half to d depth of about two-thirds of a mile.
 The success of the Germans north of Mont Teton was obtained through per- Slstent counter attacks on positions they had lost last Saturday, in which their losses had been extremely heavy. While the German war office asserts that all the old eGrman positions were recaptured, the Paris official commun- ication says the troops of the crown prince only regained a footing at cer- tain points in the trench elements.
 Artillery duels and small operations carried out by raiding parties continue to feature the situation on the British line. Intensive air fighting is still in progress in thls region, III une latest oI which six German machines were driven down ana three others forced down out of control by British air. men, whose machines ali returned fl on their forays.
 The Russians in east Galicia have been forced, for strategic reasons, to eVacuate the town of Kalusz and take up positions on the southern side of the LOmnica river. The important crossing of the Lomnica was made secure by the troops of General Brus- siloff after they made their retreat Previous to retiring the Germans had repulsed all of them. Serious fighting has taken place in this immediate re- zion for the village of Novica, the Austro Germans capturing it but later being driven out on the arrival of Rus sian reserves
 Heavy artillery fighting continues along the northern front around Riga, Dyinsk and Nmorgon.
 In Rumania along the Danube, Rus sian scouts captured the village of Dunaevec and most of its defenders. bul lelltl dDdIlOOllGll lile
 In none of the other theaters has there been battle of any great mo- ment
 Important changes have taken place Tn the British cabinet. Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer. has retired from the war cabinet and Is replaced on that important board by Sir Edward Carson. Sir Edward has thus withdrawn from the admiralty and Sir Eric Campbell Geddes has as- sumed the position of first lord of the admiralty.
 Winston Spencer Churchill, whose retirement from the admiralty compar- atively early in the war was the out come of serious controversies, has again assumed a ministerial post. the important one of minister of munitions
 Capture German Positions
 PARIS. July 17.-A powerful attack by the French this morning on the lief, bank of the Mouse resulted in the cap- ture of German positions on front of more than mile and a half to 6 depth of about thirds of a mile.
 The war office statement announcing this gain says that the Germans offered
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