The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-06-08
Congrafulafes Himself and Ally
on Failure of Entente Offen-
sives-The British Have Cap-
tured Over $4,000 Prisoners
Since April 1sf.

Although Field Marshal Won Hin.
denburg and Emperor William assert
tnat the Anglo-French offensive on
the western front has failed after
seven weeks of effort, a French of
llcial statement declares that the Ger
mans lost more than $4,000 prisoners
alone during the French and British
drives against the German lines.
Emperor William writes the Ger
man empress that the fightinp in
france has reached a Certain con-
ciuslon. Since April l, the British
nave advanced on front of 20 miles
from Loos to south of Bullecourt
70 an extreme depth of six miles east
OF Arras. Field Marshal Haip's men
nave taken Vimy ridge. dominat;no
tne plains to Doual and have virtual
~ surrounded Lens and St Ouent;,
and have held their gains aga;nst das
perate and repeated German ,ttool,s
while inflicting heavy losses.
In the same time the French b.va
ae'ahcea along a 15-mile front north
oI the Alsne and seized the heioh4s
dominating the valley of the Ailctte
TiVer' the last natural defense before
Laon' In Champagne the French
troops IN intrepid attacks have gained
[ne heights of Mont Carnillet. the
Casque, the Teton and Mont Haut 70
'he east OF Rheims. All the French
gains nave been held. Repeated at
tacks by the German crown nr;noo
against the captured have been uado
Wlthout avail and he has exnenJod
thousands of lives in fruitless efforts
TO regain the lost ground.
More than 1000 officers were -
Guided In the total of SO OOO n,;.
oners captured. Enormous uant;ties
VI material were taken from tho
germans, including 446 heavy and
neid guns, 1000 machine guns and
many trench guns.
emperor William also has conpra+-
uiated Emperor Charles on the
dofhs e'cN 1Se = gaSSssf % pne voo,,
ridge and have made important .d-
Vances on the Carso. The Ttal;ans
added to their gains on FRIDAY BY,
taking Austrian positions on q front
ot one e ana quarter miles to a depth
Vi 4oo yards south of Castagnavizza
OH one OF the main roads to Triest.
An advance of 400 yards along
mile and quarter front by Italian
troops on the road to Triest an
houncement by the Germans that the.
had captured a French position OO0
yards in length northeast of SoisSons
ana British air raid on German
oaSes along the German coast consti-
tuted the chief news DEVELOPMENTS in
the war theatres Saturday.
ASIDE from the battle fronts ocorr
ances in Brazil and in Southern p,,s
s'a bear important relations 70 the
war. ~ VIC
rorty-slX merchant vessels aopro-
gating 24O,779 tons are restored r.
the worlds carrying trade a IA tima
when they are urgently needed bv a
Gecree signed Saturday by President
hraz or Brazil. enabling that country
20 make use of the German vessels
now IN Brazilian ports.
Ihlrty-three of the German VOC
sells are of more than 1000 tons each
and one is of 1880 tons.
ms action was the first stem taken
oy Brazil after revoking her declara-
tion OF neutrality in the war.
In consequence of Russian roval-
ISIS riots in Tifiis, in the Trans-Cau-
caslan government of Southern Rms
sia, the Grand Duke Nicholas. former
~ commander in chief of the Russian
armies, is reported to have been ar
rested Tho -