Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-02
F0OTHOlD GAINED
IN SOME. ADVANCED
French TRENCHES
Crown Prince Partly Sue
cessful in Attacks Near
MOulin-de-L -LaffauX.
FORCED TO RETIRE FROM
MOST OF WON POSITIONS
Both London and Berlin Report
Increased Artillery Firing
in Ypres Sector.
NO CHANGES ON OTHER FRONTS
Internal Opposition Facing New Rus
sian Government Grows
More Serious.
FORCED TO RETIRE FROM
MOST OF WON POSITIONS
NO CHANGES On OTHER FRONTS
Internal Opposition Facing New Rus
sian Government Grows
More Serious.

Continuing his Isolated attacks
against the French lines. the German
Crown Prince on Friday threw his
troops forward north Of Moulin-de-
Lafaux. where Tire battle front bends
northeast of Scissors. and against the
battlc-scarred positions on hili 36a. on
the Verdun front
Checked on Thursday in his attempt
to hold positions Won on Mont Haut.
In Champagne. the crown prince had
better success IN his efforts 20 break
the French line near Moulin dc Laffaux.
The Germans gained fnothoid in some
advanced trenches. aud. while counter
attacks by the French troops forced
them TO retire from mos, Of the cle-
mcnts taken. they st!ll maintain tenure
OF 4 portion Of them. French artillery
tirc sufticed to check the German efforts
against hill 30t the Germans suffering
heavy losses.
There has been increased artillery
firing in the Yprcs sector. in belgium.
Both London and Berlin comment in
their conmunica ations on the activity of
the heavy guns in that region. Aside
from several small raids and outpost
cnga Sements. there has been little
doing except artillery nshiims on the
ArTaS battle front.
REPORT OF BRITISH
CAPTURES DURING. MAY
The inactivity in infantry lighting
on this. portion OF the front during the
last several weeks L. shown by the re-
port of British captures during May.
These amounted, 10 3il2 Germans. aud
only one large German gun
~'sins A pril The British tooh more than
10000 prisoners and twrrty-iive large
guns and howitZers
On the other battle fronts there have
been no changes, Austrian attacks on
the Vodice area of tho Julian front.
north of Gori:ia, were rcpulScd by the
Italians. and Vienna reports tho fal-
ure of Italian attempts III the same re-
gion.
The taking over from the government
OF the Erea, fortress OF krons,adt by
the local Council of Workmens and
Soldiers peiesntcs and strike ont
breaks in many ot tho large munition
factories of Petrorrah. indicate that the
new provisional sovernmen, Of Russia
L. meeting With increased internal op-
position.
WILL Not RECOGNIZE
PROVISIONAL CONVENIENT
kronstadt. twenty miles west Of
retroErad. is the ma III fortress guard
ing the Russian capital, and is the
main port Of entry TO the capital from
the Baltic Sea The Workmcns and
Soldiers Delegates there not only have
taken charge OF the town. but haze de-
clared that they do not recognize the
provisional government. The council
announced that all relations between
Kronstadt and Petroerad hereafter
will be carried out onl. through the
Petrograd branch OF tic Workmens
and Soldiers Delegates. 'hich recently
caused the overthrow % several MEM
bers of the Russian Cabinet
More than l"p OF the largest facto-
rics In FetroGrad are threatened with
4 complete tic-up because of Strik"
demands made by workmeu Several
factories already have been tied up by
strikes. and a concilation board. is on
deavoring TO bring about an agreement
between the workmen and heir en-
ployers.