The Lexington intelligencer., 1917-06-22
TROOPS
BEGIN NEW DRIVE
Activity Has Been Renewed in
Flanders and Champagne
Says Berlin Report.
ARTILLERY FIRE IS INTENSE
French RepuIse Teuton Attempt to
Reeapture Lost Positions-Ital-
ians Check Austrians.

Washington, June 20.-Indications
point to an early resumption of oper
ations on a grand scale in Belgium
and France, if indeed, they have not
already begun in Flanders and Cham
pagne. The latest Berlin official com
munlcation says that in Flanders and
Champagne the fighting activity has
been revived at several points"
Aside from this there is no infor-
nation as to the exact state of affairs.
In Champagne the Germans have
made an attempt to recapture posi-
tions between Mont Blond and Mont
Carnillett taken by the French Mon
day. but were repulsed with heavy
casualties. To the Northwest, around
Craonne, heavy artillery duels are be.
ing fought.
The situation in Flanders is even
more obscure, as neither the British
nor French statements tend to clarity
the German report OF the recommence
ment of hostilities.
Artillery DueIs Intense.
Artillery duels of great intensity are
known to have been in progress be
tween Boesinghe and Frelinghien and
in the region of Steenstraete and Het
Sas, while in France near the Bau
pame.C Cambria road the British troops
have resumed trench raiding.
The Macedonian theater also prom
ises early developments on a large
scale, while along the line where Gen
eral Sarrairs forces are facing the
Teutonic allies near the Graeco-Sert
border, the reports show only artillery
duels to be in progress The entente
commander is still pouring men into
Thessaly and occupying important 10
calities. Another indication that the
Greeks are turning toward the entente
cause is shown by the fact that con
siderable quantities of arms and am
munition have been surrendered by
the population of the invested towns
and villages.
Again the Austrians have endeavor
ed to dislodge the Italians from posi-
tions northeast of Jamiano in tn,
Carso sector. A surprise attack hai
been repulsed with severe losses. On
Monte Rombon, however, the Aus
trians captured advanced posts of the
Italians on the southeastern slopes o.
the mountain.
Plan Drive In Serbia.
Washington, June 1.-THE massinG
of entente troops in Thessaly soutt
of the center of the line now held by
General Sarrails forces. taken in con
nection with the withdrawal of Brit
ish forces on the extreme eastern
wing along the lower reaches OF thC
Struma river, seemingly is an indica
tion that big events are in the max
ing in the Macedonian theater in al
attempt to retake Serbia, or at leas
that portion of it as far as Nish
through which runs the famous Ber
n-Constantinople railway.
Along the Vardar and Moravia rive
valleys northward through Serbia un
doubtedly would prove easier grounI
over which to operate than northwarC
along the Struma and through west
ern Bulgaria to the junction Of the
railway at Sofia. No impediment il
being placed in the way of the troops
that have been landed in Thessaly
and with the departure of former Kinl
Constantine from the country the peo
pie are declared 10 have become NOR,
friendly to the entente allied caus,
by placing their adherence in the pro
yisional government of Eliptherloi
venizelos.
British Hold Tight.
Although on the eastern wing thu
British have given up numerous vii
lagos, which they previously burned
they are holding tightly to the bridge
head position on the left bank of thu
River Struma, in the Lake Tahinos
Butkovo sector. northeast of Saloniki
That the retirement of the British wa
voluntary is indicated by the Bulgar
ian official report dealing with tn,
maneuver, which does not mention
any fighting as having taken place
There has, however, already beei
some activity on the part Of the Brit
ish in the Vardar-Lake Doiran sector
but Sofia reports that the attemp
made by them to advance near Dautl
was repulsed.
To the east OF Arras, on the from
in France. the British troops havl
been compelled to fall back from ad
vanced positions before an attack de
livered by the Germans which wa
covered by a heavy bombardmeni
Dodaed Four Waiting U-6oats.
New YorE Inna % "A French line