Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
ALLIES BIG ARMY
BATTLE GERMANS
WITH FIRM GRASP ON BULLE-
COURT ALLIES STRUGGLE TO
STRAlGHTEN LINE.
RUSSIANS MAKE FIRM STAND
Soldiers Of New Republic Repulse
Teuton Attacks and Give Evil
dences of neutrality-suspicious.
Meeting With Success.

With Bullecourt firmly in their
possession, the British troops are Civ
ing the Germans no chance for rest,
and have started another offensive
with the idea of bringing their forces
to the north of Bullecourt in align
ment with those within the village.
Sunday saw Field Marshal Haig's
men against the German line hard in
this region and carrying German po-
sitions over front of more than a
mile between Fontaine les Croisselles
and Bullecourt, and hold them not
withstanding the furious counter at
tacks. The fighting here again was
OF sanguinary character, and Lon
don reports that heavy casualties
were inflicted on the Germans.
Berlin Reports Offensive.
Although London makes no men,
ton of the fact that Berlin war office
reports an offensive by the British
along a 15-mile front extending from
Acheville to Queant, which means
that again the entire fronts of the
Drocourt-Queant switch line are be-
ing hammered
The German crown princes army
continues Intellectually in it's efforts
to crack the French line along the
Chemin des Danes. After a shell
fire of great intensity by all caliber
guns, not excepting asphyxiating gas
projectiles, the Germans Sunday en-
deavored to come out of the trenches
and attack in force. With their usual
display OF expert craftsmanship, how
ever, the Frenchmen at most places
held the Teutons to their trenches
under reciprocal artillery fire.
Wherever the Germans were able
to come into the open and dash to-
ward the French trenches they were
met with whitening fire and suf-
fered heavy losses. Only at one place
northeast of Cerny, did they succeed,
after the payment of heavy price in
killed and wounded, in penetrating
the French positions. At this point
advanced points on front of about
200 yards were entered
Germans Attack Russians.
Again comes news from the Rus
sian front that the Germans have at
tackled the Russian lines The of
fensive has occurred in the vicinity
of Mitau, where they attacked but
were stopped by the fire of the Rus
sian artillery.
In Rumania the Germans also at
tackled the Russians east of Koveika,
but here again the Teutons were dis
persed.
North and east of Gorilla the Ital-
ian troops are continuing the success
es over the Austrians either in fresh
advances or in holding back the coun-
ter attacks launched with huge effect
ives. In the former region defense
formations of the Austrians endeavor-
ed to wrest from the Italians posi-
tions captured on the Vodice, but
were driven back with sanguinary
losses. A number of guns and large
quantities of arms and ammunition
were taken by the Italians East of
Gorilla the Austrian lines were pierre
ed In an attack by the Italians, who
took 254 prisoners.
In Macedonia artillery duels and
isolated infantry engagements con-
tinue.
British Troops Hold On.
London.-The British troops are
now holding the entire Hindenburg
line from the east of .Bullecourt to Ar
ras, with the exception of trench ele-
ments on front of about 1000 yards
west of Bullecourt. The recent gains
northwest of Bullecourt have been con-
solidated