The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-02-09
PROGRESS OF THE WAR

tHt UIltCA was AAC aAA
in the Franzela valley zone. The ac-
ton was begun on the eastern Asiago
plateau and succeeded in wrestling
from the enemy his positions west OF
the Franzela valley. 1t was the Ger
man menace in this valley that led to
the operation, for in the Spring a
drive would have taken the Teutons
into the Venetian plains.
Col del Rosso and Col Dechele.
which are on the descent to the west
ern edge of the valley, were taken
on Monday and held despite deter
mined counter-attacks. The Romans
later extended their success by cap
turing Monte di Vella Bella. The
enemy suffered heavy losses in addi-
ton to the 5000 prisoners taken. Six
guns of various calibers and 100 ma
chine guns were captured.
The French success to the east
ward had paved the way for the
Italian drive. The French had forced
the enemy to evacuate the northern
reaches of Monte Tomba and this had
given the French artillery free play
to the westward upon the rather
low-lying positions of the Austro-
Hungarians. The British, French
and Italian batteries concentrated in
a unified bombardment of immense
power and when the Italian troops
pressed forward they were able to
fight with enemies who had literally
been blown out of their trenches.
Aerial battles and commandments
have been numerous. The Germans
twice bombed London and its suburbs
and made the first organized raid on
Paris attempted with airplanes. So
far as known the Teutons lost nj
plane in England and one in the fight
over Paris. In London the losses
weres severe, but were even more Sc
we're in Paris. where 45 were killed
and 200 injured.
The air fighting in Italy has been
fierce. The Teutons have concen-
trated a great number of machines
for action in Italy. but they have not
obtained supremacy of the air, for
the Italians are now assisted by Brit
ish and French airmen. The leu
tons have lost 20 or Is machines in
the last week.
In France there have been numer-
BUS raids by both sides and the losses
have been heavy.
Major General Wood was wounded
in France in an accidental explosion
which killed a number of French
soldiers. Lieutenant Colonel Charles
E. Kilbourne and Major Kenyon A
Joyce were also injured. Colone
Kilbourne may lose an eye.
The battle cruiser Goeben. which
was damaged during a fight with the
British and which stranded in the
Dardanelles, has been reioated an6
is back at its pier in Constantinople.
Forty lives were lost when tht
French freight transport Drome anC
the trawler Kerbihan struck mines
near Marseilles. Twelve lives wer,
lost when the steamship Cork wa
torpedoed without warning. TIT
ship sank in five minutes.
The Cunard liner Andania was tor
pedoed off the Irish coast, but all tn,
passengers we're saved. For severa
days it was doubtful whether tn,
liner could be kept af1oat. but tn,
latest report was that it had beer
towed into a British port.
An American patrol boat wen
ashore in British waters and wa
abandoned.
The British admiralty reports tn,
loss of nine ships of nor than 160'
tons.
An American position was raidet
by the Germans in a heavy fog short
ly after daylight last Wednesday
Two Americans were killed and on
soldier is missing.
In Finland the Bolshevik Rec
Guard is fighting with the armies o.
the new republic. Bolsheviki have
cl.o a<+o.LaI Dol;sh d;v;e;onc hav.