The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-16
Reinforced From Russian F ront
Teutons Are Making Strong
Counter-Attacks
PETAIN APPOINTED
FRENCH ARMY CHIEF
Russian Workmens Commit
tee Declares Against Sepa-
rate Peace, Decides to Join
Coalition Government

-Iantloa May t5--Hindenfnarg-
struck hack today on the TWO
wings OF tho line that bears his
name. In the first concerted
counter offensive since the en-
tente spring drive began nc at
tackled with tremendous force In
and around Builesourt and all
along the Aisnc front.
Both the British and French
- afHeiai accounts admit the loss of -
some advanced positions, but as-
scrt that the icuton counter
drive. ON the whole, broke down.
Berlin makes no mention of
gains on tho British front. but
announces en- important success
against the French.
The German ''come-hack" IN the
west was dramatically staged for the
Gay on which an expectant reichstag
was to hear from the lips of the
chancellor a detailed declaration az
10 the Teuton terms Of peace At the
very hour when. he once more de-
rHnnd to do SO, Hindenhurg was
throwing division upon division
nost Of them fresh from the strip
nsd eastern front--into cyclonic on
}aHE,3tS against the entente lines
His attacks .vi-h the earth sha king
x AEaH ego r--Nf ltFft'ttiA8 ana ar'~
icp tE.3u haG al the carmarks OF
i'rsa,n IA Command
#Fs.wit f. thr wrench ministry et-
4--@,9 HRa+ laade4#ast9 u the high
d .nr-ei faet9'a WAS made
Hs-sa4o az the French. with
ta eoH maOd ~ ;he armies In
tte te Niyellc was Feiegated 30 TIE
'ou4lt.ol o+ certain army groups.
f'orH e@o fed thc -Frcnch center in
the t..ti4 of-t'rc Name was appo'nf-
ia ia succoed rctain rs ch-cf OF staff.
TEn German cuu0ter-dr've on the
rr,t'sh front CONSISTED Of two sepa-
ra.a determined alta cks. one in Bul'e-
cot}rf ana the other against the Brit
ish pcsit'o~s in the nearby sector Of
: the cid Frdenhurg line The latter
Was failure.
ia Rulecourt," reported Sir Doug
i.s Haig "hss attack was also re-
pulsed after 1ghting in which our adj
yaneed positions in the northwestern
portion of the Village We're forced
heCk short distance
The s:rategical purpose Of the Teu-
Tn attacks in this battered village
was to remove the British menace to
the southern extremity OF the Wo'an
fast IN the major part of the village.
On the Franco German front the
crown prince struck out on both sides
~ ffle rgoNTt rf t,1e ladies INC high
way which dominates the fortified
aefen<es Of I4aon, He tried TO turn
the French positions on this valuable
strategic road nv thrusting forward TO
the northwest % F~ave-en- a ennois
and 70 the north Of SapiEnoul
Gained Footing at Ono Point.
1.-THE Germans" said the Paris day
rommuniuue. were not able to APP
proach our lines except at one point.
where the enemy gained footing in
one of our advanced trenches south
west OF Filain."
For the rest. the violent German
onrush was sttfied in the French bar
rare and machine gun fire.
Berlin. on the other hand, an
nounced the CAPTURE of the st, Berthe
farm east OF Fort Malmaison. The
German war once further reported
that the newly captured line ION Hill
los, north OF Spaigneul. was won by
pressing back the French" and was
held against all counter-attacks.
Six entente airplanes fell within the
German lines and another was forced
70 land said the German report.
The French executed successful sur
prtse attacks on the Verdun front and
in Lorraine. penetrating the Teuton
lines and returning with prisoners.