Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-22
7 Million Killed, IS Million
Wounded in European War,
English Statesman Declares

NEW YORK, May 19.-(By Foreign
Cables From European Capitals. Seven
million men have been killed in the war
thus far and the total casualties exceed
100000. This is the estimate made
by Arthur Henderson, member OF the
British war council. He said :Se end
of the war was not an immediate pros
pect and that 1t would not come until
Germany's plan of military domination
was defeated. 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 cam
paign against the Teutonic powers
The new cabinet, holding the conf
dence of the radical council of work
mems and soldiers delegates, has de-
clared against a separate peace, and an
nounces it's intention of taking the most
energetic measures against any counter
revolutions. Declaring that the re-es-
adjustment Of general peace without
annexations and indemnities Is possible
only through the overpowering Of Ger
many, the cabinet asserts that its most
important work is the revtvifying OF the
army.
Along the western front there has
been little infantry activity, but the ar
tilleries continue to lombard important
points. Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
apparently is convinced that his armies
cannot regain the ground captured in the
past six weeks by the French and British,
and the Germans for the present are
resting on their arms waiting for the
next stroke by the entente troops.
North of Gorilla the Italians have
captured the heights of Hill $50, the key
to the Vodice position. in a long and Sc
we're action, in which the attacking
troops were compelled to advance from
rock to rock. Despite desperate resist
ance, the Austrians were driven from
the stronghold. with the loss of nearly
400 prisoners.
Outstanding developments in the war
theaters are:
The Italians, continuing their often
sive along the Isonzo, captured one Of
the crests of Mount Vodice, the key to
the Austrian defenses north of Gor1zia.
The positions the Italian troops had
taken east of Gorilla were maintained
against repeated Austrian attacks. -
Intense aerial activity and incessant
artillery duels continued along the Aus
tro-Italian front.
The Russian armies showed further
signs or a renewal of activity by artil-
lery and mine throwing bombardments
at four points along the Russo-German
front These ELECTED an energetic reply
from the Germans.
Artillery duels were maintained on the
western FROM in France all the way
from the Belgian coast to St. Quentin.
The Germans assert that a British at
tack on both sides of the road from Ar
ras 10 Doua1 broke down under fire.
Waves of German troops were thrown
against the French in the river Aisne
district northwest of Braye-en-Laon-
nois, but succeeded only in obtaining a
footing in one Of the advanced trenches.
rhe Germans used burning liquid In
futile attack northwest Of Rheims.
The Russian provisional government:
announced that II unitedly rejects
separate peace but aim at general
ueace without annexations or indemni-
ties.
Nicaragua has severed diplomatic re-