Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-18
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ing. in which the position several
times changed hands. and men feIl
H. hundreds. in attacks and counter
alta, ks. the British forces have at last
driven the Germans out or the village
of Bullecourt and once more are
threatening tho southern end Of the
Drocourt Queant line, which fle!d
Marshal Won Hindeuburg constructed
to defend Cambria from. the eastward
advance of Field Marshal Haig's
army.
Fresh Tcutons In Fray.
Thousands of fresh German troops
recently have been thrown INTO the
fray around BulleCOurt but their el-
forts, according TO official communl-
cations have gone for naught in en-
deavoring to drive out the British
from the entire village. Altho sew
eral times the lines has bent by the
prepondorance OF weight OF the Ger
man formations, at no time nave the
British been forced to eVacuate. hold
ing here and there fringes of the out
skirts and keeping back the Teutons
until their elements were reformed
with sufficient strength to make ettec-
tive counterattaCkS and regain thelr
lost territory.
Likewise to the east of Arras,
around the village of RoeuX the pat
tie has been waged with NiciousneSs
scarcely ever before seen, and here
also the British have been successful
against the Germans.
In Wednesday nights fighting the
Germans were forced TO give grounu
before counterattacks inside the WI
lage of RocuN and loosen their hold
on the positions they previously mad
taken.
French RcDulsc Enemy.
Altho the forces of the German
crown prince have renewed with eN-
trcme violence their attacks AGAINST
the French northeast of scissors in
the sectors of the Moulin -de-batfauN
and Braye- -Laonnois - three OF
them against each position-they We're
again repulsed by the French artiI-
lery and infantry. suffering enormous
casualties. To the east the French
troops. near Craonne delivered sue
cessful attack. capturing German
trench elements
The Berlin war office reports that
for the first 16 days of May the Ger
mans made prisoners of five thousand
British and French soldiers on the
French front-twenty-th hundred
of them British and twenty-seVen
hundred French.
Italians Continue Active.
From Tclmino to the sea, the ltal-
ians are keeping up their strong Of
fensiVe against the Austrians or ward
ing off violent counterattacks against
positions they have captured in their
new push. All coumerattncks thus
far have failed, SAYS the Rome war
office. and the Italians have been
able to capture positions on various
sectors thruout the fighting zone.
In IL Miles of Tricst.
An unofficial dispatch reports the
taking by the Italians of the fashion
able watering resort of Dunno at the
head of the Gulf of Triest, and only
2 miles from the city of Triest, Aus
trias most important port on the
Adriatic sea. In the six days Of fight
ing since the Italian offensive began
1921 Austrians have been made pris-
ouers by the Italians.
In Macedonia also the forces of the
Teutonic allies are meeting with re-
verses at the hands of the entente
troops. In>the Cerna river region, not
withstandng the fact that they threw
into the action fresh reinforcements
from Bulgaria, the Germans lost TO
the French troops positions on front
If nearly half mile, while to the east
in the Struma river region the British
haze taken the village of Kjupri and
elements of enemy trenches.
Reports from Russia indicate the
virtual settlement of the differences
that have existed between the govern
ment and the council of workmen and
soldiers's delegates. Another hearten-
irg symptom in the situation is that
all the army commanders, including
Generals Brussloff and Gurko. who
had resigned. have decided to remain
their posts