Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-06-10
|craws of Three Warships
threaten to Use Force If
Demands Refused.
|pp1TISH HOLDING
POSITIONS WON
Crown Prince Rupprecht Apparently
Abandons Effort to Regain Lost
Ground - Entente Forces
Make Further Progress.
Associated Press Summary

Demand for trial and punishment oil
Nicholas Romanoff, the deposed en-
peror, is growing throughout Russia.
The crews of three Russian warships
have asked that the former emperor be
confined at Kronstadt until he is plac-
ed on trial and they threaten force if
their demands are rejected.
There has been little activity along
The Russian front, but the Germans
have evidently been busy in other
ways for Petrograd reports a wire
less message sent to the Russian arm
les by the German commander in chief
on the eastern front, in an attempt to
nyeigle them into an armistice and
secret negotiations with the German
leaders. The council of soldiers and
vorkmen's delegates gave out this in
formation, accompanied by denunci-
alton Of Germany's efforts to have
Russia play their allies false.
The German army under Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria appar-
emily has not recovered from the mas
ter stroke made against their line
south Of Ypres by the second British
army on Thursday.
Shaken by the mine explosion and
The terrific bombardment of the Brit
ish guns, the Germans lost more
than 1000 prisoners and have made
mo strong effort to regain the lost po-
stions.
Their unavailing attacks on Fri
day having been stopped, the Germans
on Saturday failed to renew their
attempt and were content to use only
their artillery in duel with the Brit
ish.
The newly gained ground having
been torn by mine explosions and fill
ed with she'll craters, the British were
busy Saturday in organizing their
new positions. They found time
however. to defend their gains largely
| on the right flank of the nine mile
iomt. In addition to losing more
than 1000 prisoners in the British
drlve and the subsequent fighting
SINCE, SINCE Thursday morning, the Ger
mans lost a large number of guns,
machine guns and trench mortars.
Both official and unofficial dispatch
Is show that the Germans made eff
Z Of the most determined sort on
friday night to reinstate themselves
y! y me Messines salient, from which
me British drove them in Thursdays
attack General Clumer's operations
aaa oeen too well planned and exc
euted, however, and his men were
ready and too we'll placed in their
new positions for the German efforts,
sarrled out by fresh troops though it
was to have any measure of sue
-, German Losses Frightful.
Inc British brought up their artil-
!efy with extraordinary prompitude
ana altho they had to fight the Ger
mans hard battle along the six
n mlle front Of the attack, they held
'a line intact and inflicted frightful
'oS M upon Gen. Won Arnim's troops.
meanwhile. the British commander
..ncnlet put his troops on other Sec
~rs OF the front into effective action,
anu carried out an operation that was
n .i more than a mere raid in force
along the line from La Bassee to we'll
south of Lens
:. IN one stretch of two miles, south
~ Lens, they penetrated half a mile
n ,n.o herman positions, capturing pris-
S Sa and machine guns and inflicting
neavy losses.
reports from the Messines battle
S Nea show that more than 30 guns
we're taken from the Germans, while
ca aay others were buried in the debris
caused ea by the terrific bombardment
S Sne NINE explosion, and have not yet
oeen unearthed.
n;a Inc German account of Friday
r r.snt,s fighting on the two battle lines
;;Jipresent it as due to further Brit
1sa attempts to advance, which the
ee IN troops stopped.
u me Italians have indicated thats
IA nsy. are more than half expecting an
austrian saasn offensive in the Trentino
tt . possibly the bringing of Aus
t M,an Il troops in large numbers from
c ~,t russian front. There is no indi-
t ta.1on OF any contemplated fresh at
o OWNS as yet, but reports announce
NY NY normal activities in the Trentino.
orr .ne Austrians still are contesting for
tho; captured by the Italians in
s ae3r drive on Triest and attacked sew
th ha' tlfnes Friday night, chiefly within
;as region north of Gorizie. The Ital-
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