The Dolores star., 1917-05-25
SEVEN MILLION
KILLED IN WAR
rGUToN ARMIES BURN TOWNS ~
PRgPARATIoM ron RETRgAT
TO NEW LiMEA
ITALIANS TAKE dunno
FRENCH REpULsg ATTACK NEAR
soIssoMs AND ADVANCE
TOWARD cRAoNE.
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Western Newspaper Union News servics.
London-The number of men killed
In the war thus far was estimated at
100000 by Arthur Henderson. mem
ber of the war council, in an address
at Richmond.
Germans launched offensive on Rus
SLAMS at Mitau. but stopped by heavy
gLnfire. Russians also drive hack
Teuton attacks east Of koveika In
Rumania.
North and east Of Oorisia Italians
continue driving back Austrian forces.
The Germans used burning liquid in
futile attack northwest Of Rheims.
Crown Prince hurls forces at French
line along Chemin des Danes. but is
thrown back everywhere except at
Cerny, where one trench was taken.
Italians captured the heights of
Hill $50, the key to the vodice posi.
tion. and took nearly 400 prisoners.
Intense aerial activity and incessant
artillery duels continue along the Aus
tro-Italian front.
Artillery fighting continues in Bull.
lecourt region. British guns hammer
Germans back. .....
Observation-Disclosures has severed
diplomatic relations with Germany.
following the lead Of Guatemala.
London.-The British admiralty an
nounced that fourteen drifters had
been sunk in a raid by Austrian light
cruisers in the Adriatic sea and that
the British light cruiser Dartmouth
Was torpedoed in q subsequent en-
gagement with the Austrian warships.
but reached port safely. The nd.
miralty stated that the British war.
ships Dartmouth and Bristol pursued
the Austrian vessels to q point near
Camaro when. battleships coming to
their assistance. the British vessels
We're compelled to withdraw.
London, May 18.-Failure of Won
Hindenburg's efforts ITO stop the Brit
ish progress in the Arras battle IL
shown by the fact that the hast Ger
mans who held out in Bullecourt have
been captured and the whole village
is In British hands.
On the French front German attacks
were incessant but vain, Paris an
nounces. This desperate German
counter-offensive against the French.
now in its third day, is considered In
competent quarters in Paris a. intend
ed to mask a further retirement Of the
German first line on other parts Of the
front, says Paris diopatch. During
the last few days the number Of fires
in villages behind the German front
north and south Of st. Quentin has
greatly increased.
st. Quentin itself has been in
flames for some time. Al It has been
German practice to burn all towns
and villages before abandoning them,
these general conflagrations are con.
sidered as almost sure Indications of
big retreat to new line of defense.
Incessant fighting has besn going
on at Bullecourt for two weeks. The
position of the Australian troops in
the Hindenburg line east of Bullecourt
between that village and Queant. is
now pore secure than at any time
since they first penetrated the
trenches of the defense system. Que
ant is practically uncovered from the
west, and the next attack in this re-
gion Is very likely to be on that vii
lage.
The Italians have made further
progress in their drive pushing ahead
on Mount Vodice and also south of
Grazigna, northeast of Gorilla. taking
town Of Duino.
The prisoners taken by the Italians
since Monday now number 4,O21. Five
additional small-caliber guns have
been captured.