The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-18
LAST GERMAN IS
NOW OWEN OUT
Of BULLECOURT
BRITISH THREATENING
DROCOURT- T-QUEANT LINE
Successes for Allies on the
Italian and Macedonian
Fronts.

After days ri most intensive hSht-
ing, in which the position several
times changed hands anu men teil
in hundreds in attacks and counter at
tarks. the British forces have at last
driven the Germans out or the village
of Bullecourt and once more are
threatening the southern end OF inc
Drocuurt-Queant line, which Field
Marshal Von Hinderburg constructed
lu defend Cambria from the eastward
advance Of Field Marshal llalg's army.
Thousands of fresh German troops
recently have been thrown INFO me
fray around Bullecourt, but their el-
forts according 10 official communl-
cations, have gone for naueht In en-
! tdeHyoring to drive out the British
from the entire village. Although
several times the line has been bent
| by the prcponderance OF weight oil
the German forlna ations. at no time
have The British been forced to evacu-
ate, holding here and there frlnges
! of the outskirts and keeping back The
Teutons until their elements we're re-
formed with sufficient strength 10
make effective counter attacks and
regain their lost territory.
! Likewise 10 the east Of ArraS around
been waged with Viciousness scarce
! ly ever before seen, and here also Inc
British have been successful against
: the Germans. In Wednesday nIght s
lighting the Germans were forced 10
give ground before counter attacks
inside the village of Roeux and loosen
:their. hold on the positions they pre-
}Wiously had taken.
Although tho forces of tho German
crown price have renewed with e1-
treme vlnlence' their attacks against
the French northeast of Sotssuns In
| the sectors Of the Mouin-de.LattauX
and Brayc.en-LaonnoiS three Of them
against each position - they were
again rfpulsed by thc French arfl'-
Ilcry and infantry. suffering enormous
caslaltics. To the east the French
troops near Cra0nne delivered Il sue
cesSful attack. capturing German
! trench elements.
| The Berlin war Office renoriS that
! for 'hn first sixteen days OF May The
! Germans made prisoner 5000 British
and French soldiers nn the French
front. ZOO OF them british and 100
French.
] From Tnlmino In the sea tn" ltal-
ians ar" Keeping un their strong of-
, fenSivr against thr AuStrianS or war'l-
! ing off violent counter attacks against
positions they have captured in their
now push. All counter. attacks thus
/ far have failed, says the Rome war
office. and IN" Italians have heen able
, 10 capture positions on various sec
jtorS throughout the fighting zone.
! An unofficial dispatch reports the
l1aking by the Italians of the fashion
able water resort Of DuinO at the head
! Of the Gulf Of Trieste and only twelve
miles from IN" city Of Trieste, AUS
/, iria'S most important port on the
! Adrialic sea. In tho six days of fight
ling since lhr Italian offensive begun
i4.h2l Austrians have been made priS-
/ Oner BY HE Italians
! In Macedonia also the forces Of the
iTeutonic Allies are meciinc' with H.
verses AT the hands OF The knIcni"
troops. In the Crrna river region.
'nOtwilhstandinc The fact that they
threw INTO the action fresh reinforce.
! mcnts from Bulgaria. the Germans lost
ito the French troops positions on Il
! front Of nearly half mile. while 20
the east in The Slruma river region
! The British have taken The village OF
! kiupri and elements Of enemy
trenches.
Reports from Russia indivaIn The
virtual settlement Of the differences
that have existed between the govern
imrnt and inr council OF workmen' s
land soldiers delegates.