Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-20
WAR SUMMARY

| Russia, unaggressive in the field for several months because of internal dissensions. is making ready under the leadership of the new coalition government to resume an energetic campaign against the Teutonic powers.
 The lew cabinet, holding lAe con 1 fdence of the radical Council of Workmen's and Soldiers delegates, has declar'd against a separate peace and announces it's intention of taking the most energetic measures against any counter revolution. Declaring that the re-establishment of a general peace without annexations and indem- mites is possible only through the overpowering of Germany, the cabi- net asserts that its most important work is the inn ediate revivifying of the army.
 Russians Active Already the Russians have shown signs of activity and artillery and mine throwing bombardments by them are reported from several inn portant sectors along the S00-mile front from Riga, on the Baltic to G&- latz, on the Black Sea.
 While United States regulars and marines are preparing to depart for the battlefront in Europe, congress is ru;ihing through the greatert ap- propriation bill in the history of he nation. calling for the expenditure If more than three billion dollars.
 Herbert c. Hoover has accepted the position of food administrator under President Wilson's food control pro- gram. The President has asked con gress for great rowers for ;ne con trol of food prod dctioI. and to place the country on {. war footing as re- gards the necessities of life for Am CT ca and her allies.
 100000 Are Victims
 Along the western front there has | been little infantry activity but the artilleriec continue to lombard i'm por.ant poirts.
 North os Gorizia the Italians have | captured the heights of hill 652, the | key to the Vodice position. The Aus trians were driven from the strong hold with the loss of nearly 400 prs oners.
 Seven million men have been killed in the war thus far and the total csualties exceed 45,O00,000. This is the estimate made by Arthur Hen derson, member of the British war council. He said the end of war was not an immediate prospect and that it would not come until Germany's plan of military domination was de- feated.
 Outstanding developments in the war theatres are:
 The Italians on the fsonzo frol,t captured one of the crests' of Mount vodice, the key to the Austrian de- lenses north of Gorizia.
 The positions the Italian troops had taken east of Gorizia were main tained against repeated Austrian at tacks.
 Intense aerial activity and inces- sant artillery duels continued along the Austro-Italian front.
 The Russian armies showed fur ther signs of a renewal of activity along the Russo-German front.
 Artillery duels were maintained on the western front all the way from the Belgian coast to St. Quentin.
 The Germans assert that a British attack on both sides of the road from Arras to Douai broke down under fire.
 Waves of German troops thrown against the French in the river Aisne district succeeded only in obtaining a footing in one of the advanced trenches.
 The Germans used burning liquid in a futile attack northwest of Rheims.
 The Russian provisional govern ment announced that it unitedly re- jects a separate peace but aims at a general peace without annexations or indemnities.
 Nicaragua has severed diplomatic relations with. Germany.
 A French torpedo boat was sunk by mine in the Odriatic Sea, May Is it was announced Saturday.
 The British passenger steamer Highland Corrie was torpedoed with out warning Wednesday.
 The number of men killed in the war was estimated by Arthur Hen derson, member of the British war council, as seven million and the to- tai casualties to exceed 45,000,0O0.