The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-25
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FRENCH HAVE TAKEN
ALL LOST TERRITORY
Elaborately Prepared Ger
man Attack Put Down
AT Start by French
Artillery.

Aside from several sectors In the
region between scissors and Rheims
and in the Champagne near Mont
Carnillet, little lighting Of moment Is
taking place.
The French, continuing their smash
ing tactics against the Germans. now
have re-taken the greater part of the
territory lying northeast Of the Noisy
farm in the region OF Vau1aillon
which the army Of the German crown
,rInce. reinforced by picked men.
captured last week in attacks In,
which they suffered extremely heavy
casualties under the Are Of the French
artillerymen and infantry. To the
east in the region Of Hurtebise and
Craonne. the violent artillery duel
continues. and the French gums have
put down an attempted infantry at
tack by the Germans. the intensity OF
the FIRE and the accuracy Of the aim
slaught fast IN their trenches.
The German war office ASSERTS that
east of Mont Carnillet in Champagne
the French have been compelled un-
der heavy concentration Of artillery
fire to evacuate ground they captured
from the Germans In two attacks last
week
The operations Of Sir Douglas Haigs
army against the Germans in France
and Belgium have consisted entirely
, in etectually putting down attempted
enemy raids and answering the fire
of hostile guns. There is still consid-
cradle artillery activity on the part
OF the Germans on various sectors in
al Iri lu n 1Jh
! Pypegaale and Llzerne, and lively
hand grenade lighting between the
! French and the Germans near Steen-
| straete and the ferryman's house.
There has been no resumption OF
! the italian often sive in the Trentino
region OF the Austro-Italian theatre,
! but on the Asiaeo plateau there has
! been considerable artillery activity.
apparently with the Austrians the az
! gressors.
! To the northeast. the Austrfans de-
, livered an attack in the Corderoley
: valley at Mont Settsass. The itaI-
ians not only stopped the attack hut
themselves took the initiative and
drove back the enemy. inflicttng
heavy casualties on him.
The operations in Russia and Galicia
still have not risen in Importance
above patrol engagements and recon
naiscances. These have been lively
in Galicia.
Likewise In the Macedon theatre
only small engagements by patrol par
ties have been reported. although
west Of Lake Presba the enemy has
violently shelled Entente trenches.
Unofficial advices say a temporary
Austrian cabinet 10 replace that or
Count Clam-Martinic. which resigned
last week, has been formed. It will
! be headed by Dr. Won Seydler. who
assumes in addition TO the post OF
premier that OF minister Of agrtcul'
ture.
LONDON. Juns 24.-Today's official
statement regarding operations on the
Franco Belgian front Is as follows:
we captured few prisoners during
tho night al the result OF patrol en-
tile artillery was active In the n"IEhhor-
hood OF Croisilles and Messtnes.
RERL1N. juno "a (via Londonp.- -
Concentrated fire from the German ar
tillcry has forced the French 10 "racn-
atc thc ground they captured Juno lS
10 81 east OF Mont Carnillct, III tn"
Champagne. army headquarters an
The artillery battle has continued
along the AiSnc front and there has
been considerable firing on tho front
held by tho British near Warncron and
south OF the Scarpe.
ROME. Jun. .4-Thpre has been
renewal of sharp fighting in III" Tr"n-
tino, but no changes In position of tho
opposing forces have resulted. according
10 tndar's war office report. An Aus
trian attack in ;he cord" N"lc valley
Al Mt. Settsass was driven off hT the
Italians. who inflicted heavy LOSSES on
tho NuStrinns. Thor" is hraTy artillery
fighting the NsinEo plateau and
much radiat!ng activity.
:
PETROGRAD. June 24.--l.ivcly scout
ing operations between the Russian and
Austrian lines in IialicIa Is reported in
tndny's war office statement