The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-17
Reinforcements From Russian
Front, However, Have Stalled
Entente Advance
BRITISH VICTORIOUS
ON MACEDONIAN FRONT
While Powerful Italian Drive
Carries Soldiers of Rome
Across lsonzo Against Very
Strong Defense

London. May 1s.-Except for a
French local reverse on the Aisne
front military operations in the last
t"enty-rour hours greatly favored the
entente.
. 1He BRUSH. according to unofficial
dispatches, wrested from the Germans
most of the ground In Bullecourt lost
20 them in yesterdays violent Teuton
counter DIVE
The French withstood a terrific new
crive by the crown princes troops on
'front.' Of two and d half miles in
the region of Moulin de Iaffa ux
Northeast Of -Saissons,H Arse the Ger
mans are trying TO turn the French
ieft on the Road OF the Ladies. At
various points violent fighting was
sui in progress tonight. Berlin an
nounced a penetration OF the~French
hhe on front OF one-third OF mile
by BraHdenhUrg troops. who took i1s
PRISONERS The gain was firmly held,
the German war off sn asserts.
British Score in Macedonia.
In Macedonia the British scored the
: most important success recorded on
that theater by the entente this year
TnrNsting forward from their Dorian
front which constitutes General Sar-
rats right wing they ca ptured the
village Of kjaprj Al the same time
faeS sfofmcd ahead on the Struma
|. 'FRONT.' and seized Bulgarian trenche
ep q troat Of 3.000 yards to the south
wcs' uf Emekei
Tho italian war office was able to-
aay 90 announce the first concrete
res1its uf General Cadorna'a spring
t~;se In thirty FIVE mile front from
Tomaaa l. the head OF the Adriatic.
ZIP te thc present time" says the
4 eeto.. statement from Rome, We
lsty u gtured 1915 prisoners. a
=
gems ana much material
Eas, Of Gorilla heights HillsIT4.
north of Tuoli, which was strongly
defended was captured. Ali counter
attacks were repulsed and beaten
back"
This advance carried the Italians
across the lsonzo. On the eastern
bank, unofficial dispatches state n
number OF important heights and vii
lagos were ptgred. >"
Important Gains announced
Tonight the Rome war Office an
nounced the capture Of three villa ges
and an important advance ali along
the thirty FIVE mile front IN the face
OF stubborn defense
In the PLAYA sector the Italians took
b. storm the villages OF Zagora and
Zsgomiia. both to the east of Til.
Isonzo. Further south. between Losa
tIiJ iRU1blcS, thCA lpfIFH tNe stream
and dug themselves in" on he east
bank. taking Bombrez village and
holding their gains firmly
North Of Gorizia they wrested from
ihe Austro- Hungartans- series OF
hills on the rivers eastern bank The
e!f!cfai account emphasizes the Wig
erous Austrian counter Smelling. which.
however. was unable TO stop Cadorna's
onrush- The advance still continues.
All Ground Retnken.
An almost Identical story Ia told by
ton!ght's French and British officials.
A story OF reckless, volcanic Teuton
onsiaughts In dense masses. OF the en-
tente lines being pushed back by the
initial striking force of the counter
drive. of piercing of the entente's
lines at some points and finally Of
brilliant counter charges by the poilus
! and the ''Tommies" with the result
that every inch of ground was recap
turcd.
Moreover. to the northwest Of Bulle-
court. in the old Hindenburg nne, Sir
Douglas Haig's troops even made some
new progress.