The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
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ONGERlIlS,s NE
ALMOST TOSEA
New British Drive Expected
on Belgian Line
FRENCH HOLD OWN
Russian Workmen Seize Fort at
kronstadt and Threaten Govern
ment with Munltion Strikes.

London, June 1.-Expectations of
British drive against the German right
wing in Belgium were conveyed by
the Berlin official report, which says
Allied heavy artillery has let loose
terrific drumfire all along the front
between Loos and the coast, The
British official statement also makes
mention of unusual artillery action
around Ypres. Raids by British avia-
tors on three Belgian coast towns, in
cluding the Teuton naval base of Zee
brugge are reported.
Aside from several small raids and
outpost engagements, there has been
little doing except artillery fighting
on the Arras battle front.
Continuing his isolated attacks
against the French lines, the German
crown prince yesterday threw his
troops forward north OF Moulin de
Laffaux where the battle front bends
northeast of Scissors, and against the
battle SCARED positions on hill 3O4 on
the Verdun front.
Checked Thursday in his attempt
to hold positions won on Mont Haut
in Champagne, the crown prince had
better success in his effort to break
the French line near Moulin de LAT
raux. The Germans gained foothold
in some advanced trenches and while
counter attacks by the French troops
forced them to retire from most OF the
elements taken they still maintain
tenure of portion of them. French
artillery fire sufficed to check the Ger
man efforts against hill 3OA, the Ger
mans suffering heavy loss
The inactivity in infantry fighting
on the British front during the past
several weeks is shown by the report
of British captures during May. These
aggregated 3,412 Germans and only
one large German gun. In April the
British took more than 10000 prison
ers and 257 large guns and howitzers.
On the other battle fronts there
have been no changes. Austrian at
tacks in the Vodice area of the Julian
front north of Gorilla were repulsed
by the Italians and Vienna reports the
failure of Italian attempts in the same
region.
The taking over OF the government
of the great fortress of Kronstadt by
the Council of Workmen's and Sol
diers' delegates and strike outbreaks
in many of the large munition factor
les of Petrograd, indicate that the
new provisional government of Rus
e;a 10 ,,,aafipor with Increased informal
opposition.
Kronstadt, twenty miles west of
Petrograd, is the main fortress guard
ing the Russian capital and is the
main port of entry to the capital from
the Baltic sea. The Workmen's and
Soldiers delegates there not only
have taken charge of the town but
have declared that they do not recog-
nize the provisional government. The
council announced that all relations
between Kronstadt and Petrograd
hereafter will be carried out only
through the Petrograd branch of the
Workmen's and Soldiers delegates,
which recently caused the overthrow
of several members of the Russian
cabinet.
More than 100 of the largest factor
les in Petrograd are threatened with
complete tieup because of strike de.
mands made by workmen. Several fac
tories already have been closed by
strikes and a Cancellation board is en-
deavoring to bring about an agree
ment between the workmen and their
employers.