New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-15
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ITALIANS RESUME GREAT or
FENsivE AND AUSTRIAN
DEFENsES FALL.
BRITONS keep UP DRIVE
GAIN MILE MORE TRENCHES IN
BELGIUM AND CAPTURE
SEVEN FIELD GUNS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western newspaper Union News 6eTSiCe.
Washington.-A telegram reaching
the State Department, undated and
supposed to be about a month old,
says the Turks have partially evacuat-
ed Jerusalem for military reasons, but
that the o~ft-threatened massacre was
not feared. The telegram came
through the Swedish minister at Con-
stantinople.
London.-British troops have cap
tured another mile of German trenches
southeast of Messines, together with
seven field guns and prisoners, accord.
ing to the official report from British
headquarters.
Germans assert they surprised q
French trench on the Chemin des
Danes Sunday night and killed all
the occupants.
Italians have launched another Of
fensive southeast of Trent and have
captured numerous Austrian posi-
tiOns.
The situation in China continues
tense.
The Bulgarian premier asserts that
Bulgaria will not carry the war into
Greece.
Two of five seaplanes about to raid
the English coast were destroyed by
a British patrol boat, the three other
planes escaping.
Italy announces that it's occupation
of Janima, Greece, is only a military
move for e~xpediting its operations.
Paris, June 1.-THE French madea
surprise attack on the left bank OF
the Moselle, near the eastern end OF
the front. The war office announces
that serious losses were inflicted on
the Germans. Violent artillery fight
ing occurred neal Craonne and Chew
reux. 49,.
Germans penetrated a part Of the
French line on the Chemin des Danes
but were driven back almost .immedi-
ately.
. British entered German positions
on two-mile front south of Lens to
depth of half a mile. Germans have
not attempted to counter-attack the
British, but south Of Ypres heavily
bombarded British positions.
Italians have occupied Janina. a city
of $4,000, in Greece, and the Greek
Cabinet files a protest.
Congress Of peasants delegates in
Russia urge. a republic. b.
The situation in Spain, through the
resignation of the Cabinet, Is still in.
tense.
London, June 9.-Gen. Pershing ar
rived in London Friday, and was well
coined by Walter Hines Page, the
American ambassador; Lord Derby,
secretary of state for war; Viscount
French, commanding the British home
forces, and other officers, including
Lord Brooke, who will be attached to
Gen. Pershing's staff during his stay
in England.
The expected arrival of Gen. Per
shing and his party had been kept q
fairly close secret from the London
public. Several floors of rooms in .
hotel had been reserved for the Amer
lean party and the hotel was COM
pletely transformed by the placing Of
numerous sign boards, the installation
of bureaus of information, ETC., de-
signed to make the most efficient pos
sible use of the place as temporary
American army headquarters.
One hundred American navy avia-
tors, to aid in detecting submarine
operations and other active duty, have
arrived safely in France. according to
official announcement in Washington.
They are the first officers and men
Of the regular fighting forces actually
to land In France.