The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-06-08
A &C., &C.. /: .3AL SURVEY OF
the WAR.

thursday, MAY 37.-BrItlSh casual
ties IN T. ay show total of 1902 Off
GERS ard 106,331 men.
Resumption of fairly active artil-
lery firing on both sides in few sec
tors and repulse Of a trench raid by
the British took place.
Spirited artillery fighting occurred
in the regions west of Vauxaillon, and
LaffauX and west of Rheims The Ger
mans occupied some trench elements
that had been shattered by explosions.
In the Champagne a French counter
attack diSlodged the Germans from
points on Mont Haul where they had
gained footing.
Italian troops in Albania have &C.
cupied the villages of Cerevoda, Vel
isest, Osoja and Gaia.
Friday, June 1.-Heavy gun firing
reached stage of great intensity in
the region of the Dunes on the Bel
gian coast and in the Ypres bend, par
ticularly in the Wytchaete sector,
says the official statement by the Ger
man army headquarters staff.
Violent efforts were made by the
Austrians to regain some of the
ground they recently lost in the Ital-
ian offensive. The attack failed COM
pletely.
In attacks north of Moulin de Laf-
faux, northeast of scissors, the Ger
mans occupied elements of French adj
vanced trenches, but later were ex-
PEELED from most of them.
French troops captured a German
post south of Crevreux, taking a num-
Der of prisoners. Raids by Germans
and an attack on the Casque were re-
pulsed.
Saturday, June 2.-General Cadorna
has ct his eqectfve military machine
in motion again and his renewed the
Italian thrust toward Triests. Inc new
advance was scored on a one and a
quarter mile front south of Castagna-
viva along which the Italians push
ed something like a quarter of mile
nearer their goal. The process of hem
ming in Dunno, on the coast to the
south AN important outlying defense
of Triests, is in progress over this i'm
mensely difficult ground on the Carso
plateau.
The Germans announce the capture
by surprise of French position about
1000 yards long northeast of scissors.
The Paris war office declared the Ger
mans were expelled from all but a few
elements of the advanced trenches in
which they had gained a foothold.
Sunday, June Sin the Lens and
Arras sectors on the French front the
British ana Germans were engaged in
fierce fighting in which each side won
successes, but were not able to hold
them in their entirety in the face Of
violent counter attacks.
Berlin announces the ROumanians
have started a new offensive in Mol
davia
"Kronstadt will be declared moral
ly boycotted, outlawed and cut off
from the rest of the empire unless it
Immediately withdraws it's defiance to
the provisional government" This
statement was made on Sunday by
Minister of Justice Perevaizeff of
Russia.
Monday, June 4.-Considerable &C
tivity was displayed by the artillery
on both sides along the British front
in France in several districts, includ-
ing the neighborhood of Vimy and
the Ypres sector. British raiding par
ties and airmen also were busy in
numerous successful operations.
The Germans have forced their way
into French advance positions on the
salient near Froidmont, according to
an official statement ISSUED by the
French war Office.
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