The Dolores star., 1917-06-01
|SEVENTY-SIx Are
SLAIMIN AFRAID
WoAGEN AND CHILDREN VICTIMS
IN kAisgR's NEW cAMpAIoM
or TERROR.
TO SINK MERCY SHIPS
ITALIANS CLOSING IN ON TRl-
ESTE CAPTURE 1900 PRiS
oNERs IN TEN DAYS.

Western Newspaper Union News serviea
Petrograd. - During the last few
days German aircraft have dropped
bombs on towns situated I'm the Dan
ube region. inflicting many casual
ties. A raid on the town Of Inmail.
Bessarabia, was particularly destruc-
tive, large number Of women and
children being killed and wounded.
The raid, which claimed the lives of
seventy-six persons and caused injury
to IT'S others, proved more deadly
than any raid that the Zeppelins have
made on England since the war began.
London.-The intention Of the Ger
man government to sink all entente
hospital ships In the entire barred
zone" with the exception Of certain
ships from Saloniki to Gibraltar 10
semi-officially announced in Berlin.
Rome. May 28.-Italians smash Aus
trian lines on Carso plateau and north
OF Gorizia, making substantial gains.
In assault between Jamiano and Tri-
este gulf. Italian troops cut Monfal-
cone-Duilo railroad northeast of San
Giovanni and carry strong hill south
west Of Madeira. More than 1000
prisoners taken, making total Of over
"a 900 since May 1%th. Near PLAYA Ca
dorna's men carry by storm heights at
head Of Palliova valley. connecting up
their lines to Mount Cucco.
British make local gains northwest
of st. Quentin and near Fontaine-les.
Coisilles, on south end OF Arras bat.
tie line.
Crown princes forces penetrate
French lines in Champagne. but are
later repuned. North of Aisne river
Germans repulsed in attack ON LAT
faux mill.
Forty-eight passengers and eighty
five members Of the crew Of the Span
ish steamer c. de Eizaguirre are be-
lieved to have perished as q result OF
the sinking of the steamer.
Marquis Prieto. the Spanish pre-
mier, announced that the Spanish
steamship Begona., 1852 tons gross.
had been sunk.
Rome. May 26.-Italian troops en-
gagged in the offensive movement
south of Gorizia have captured the
fortified heights north of Jamiano.
The Italian positions have been ex-
tended still further. the announce
ment adds. South Of Jamiano to the
sea the Italians also gained ground.
driving forward south Of the Jamiano-
Brestovizza road. The battle 10 still
raging from the sea as far north a.
PLAYA. The Italians in two days took
a total of 1O,425 prisoners and much
war material.
| Paris-Eight thousand six hundred
German prisoners have been taken BY
French troops since May in their Of.
fensive between Scissors and Auber'
i've. the official statement asserted.
detailing further heavy losses inflict'
ed on the enemy in repulse of violent
attack on the Vauclerc plateau.
The Vauclerc attack was a bloody
check to the Germans. Their troops
were literally thrown back to the
starting point Of the counter-thrust
Prisoners captured were identified a
belonging to four different German
divisions, indicating that the enemy
attack was by Q force of not less than
10000 men.
Lon -on-The British transport
Transylvania was torpedoed on May
4, with the loss of Alb persons. in the
Mediterranean. The following official
statement was given out: "The Brit
ish transport Transylvania. with
troops aboard in the Mediterranean
OF May 4. resulting in the following
losses: Twenty-Five officers and 37s
OF other ranks. also the ships captain
Lieut.. s. Brenell. and one officer and
nine men of the crew."
Paris.-The French destroyer Bou
tefeu was mined and sunk in a nava
engagement between Austrian ant
French, British and Italian nava
craft. There were forty-two survivors
of the Boutefeu rescued.
Paris.-It is officially announced
that the French liner Sontay. 7,241
tons, bound for Marseilles, from Sa
lcniki, with 344 passengers, was tor
pedoed on April 16 with loss Of for
ty-five lives. Captain Mages went
down with the ship.