The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-21


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PARIS, Fob. 20. noon-Active artil-
lcry engaEemcnts occurred last night
between the Ose and the Aisnc and in
the region north or Flirey. surprise
attack BY tho French resulted in The
taking OF prisoners.
Tho announcement follows:
Rather spirited artillery actions oc-
Cured between the Dies and Tho Aisnc
i'm the Avocourt sector north of Fllrcy
and west Of Wat:wcilc:. WN nude a
surprise attack on trenches OF the enemy
and took prisoners, Elsewhere the night
passed quietly"
LONDON. Foo. 20. 1925 q, m.-Thc
occupation by two Italian battalions o.
konitZa, in western Greece near the
Albanian burdcr. is reported in an EN-
change Telegraph despatch from Athens
which says this announcement mas pcr'i
made Officially. The Greek authorities
ut Konltza are reported TO have with
drawn southwark to Janina.
PETROGRAD. Feb. 20, via London,
2lO D. MA minor infantry operation
on the Russian front in which the Tue
tonic troops were beaten off by the Rus
sian fire is reported in to-day's war
office statement. Further successful
operations b. Russian submarines in the
Black sea also are announced. The Stale
ment reads:
Western front: Tho enemy. about a
battalion strong, attacked in close form
alton our position in the region OF Sla-
ventino. nrthwcst OF POuGdatc. b"inE
met by our concentrated fire und forcc!
to return to his entvcnchlnrn:s.
'Rumanian and Caucasus fronts;
Scouting rcconnnlSanccS anu reclpFocI
firing il proceeding.
In the Eiack sea ono OF our sub
1nrrincs sank steamer and eight
schounrrs near the Bosph"rus.
in the region OF SmorGon ON Sunday
and Monday our pilots had Il number OF
surrrssiuI aerial engagements with III"
enemy. One Of our airplancS. pilotcd by
sub lieutenant TnmSon. had dcsp"r'
ate combat with two enemy machines
and forced both to return to their posi-
tons
Berlin. Feb. 20. tby wireless !" Say
yiilnl a British attack on the German
line In tn" vicinity Of MeSain"$. t',,i'
GUM, yesterday. broke down under tn
German fire the war uTir" announced
today. The Germans TOOK lew prison.
\ German raiding party captured !;
point Of support near Lc IrAn$l"y, on
the Summr front taking 80 prisoners
The statement reads:
shall Duk. Alhr"cht of Wurrttsmburg
Just before noon a British advau''" wts
launched west ut M"SSin"S. after arii!-
lrry preparation. Ii failed and one
officer and six men remained III our
hands.
Army group Of Crown rrincc Hnp,
prccht: on the ArtciS front som" Brit
iSh accommodating advanccrs were re-
pulsed.
"uu the north bank of ri" Ancrc 4
railing party surprised n British out.
post and brought bach seven prisoners
After brief ire had had is Effect
our thruStinc h"iachn"uts captured by
storm and IN ham,I-j"-hund lighting =
point OF supper: south "t l." 'rrun$t"y
and marched off In" garrison of 81
men as prisoners.
Arm; group "C In" German Crown
Prince: In tn" Ckamlat"n" ana IN In,
Voscrs m!nur enterprises w,.r'" con
Quoted by tin" French without results
On the northeast front Of E'rduli u
German surprise attach on = h"s;!i,, nIi.
post WAS succ"H~r'il TIA" urtr"&l b"in:;
caught III broad daylight
BERLIN. I'.h. @o.--uIiy wireless. t"
Sayvil"--Marii'.d arIivity lay raldmg
IL tachmrniS anJ uurr.-"uS u"ir">t thlt
ha." nCcurTi.h aluu" H." l;u>Sau aud l.u-
mHrran fronts. according t." army head
quarters report bat there have ircclI no