The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-05-17
WAR SUMMARY

to reconstitute with fresh ele-
ments their units shattered by
the allies during the recent big
offensive, they are keeping up
intense bombardments against
the British and French posi-
tions on various sectors in
Flanders and Picardy. They
also have become embroiled
with the French in heavy ar
tillery duels in Champagne and
in the Vosges mountains.
Nowhere on any part of the
line from the North sea to the
Swiss frontier has there been
any infantry engagement of
great importance. Near Mar
lancourt which lies to the south
of Albert, the Germans deliv-
cred an attack agai ,st the Brit
ish on a front Of ns:arly a mile
and at one polrfs penetrated
a British position. The Aus
tralians in a counter-attack al
most Immediately re-captured
the ground and the enemy suf-
fered heavy losses and was re-
pulsed on the other parts of the
front.
The Germans attempted an
assault against the French on
Hill "A, the scene of many pre-
vious bloody encounters in the
KENNEL sector. Unofficial ac-
counts say the enemy gained
foothold on the rugged slopes,
but that the French were press
ing them hard, while Field Mar
shall Haig in his communication
asserts that an attack north of
KENNEL (which might include
Hill 44) was repulsed.
North of Robecq, in Flanders,
the British took the initiative
in their own hands in an
attack inflicting casualties on
the enemy and captured prison
ers. On the Amiens sector the
French carried out a similar
maneuver with like results.
Although the Germans every
where are remaining in compar-
atWe quiet, except for their ar
tillery work, it is realized be-
hind the allied lines that this
state of affairs will not last
long, for the enemy is known
to be preparing methodically
for a resumption of hostilities.
When the blow is to be deliv-
cred apparently is beyond the
realm even of surmise.
In the Italian theater cons;d-
cradle fighting continues
around Monte Corno, which
commands the approach to the
valley leading from Trent to
Rovereto. Here the Austrians
have renewed their attacks to
regain the ground captured by
General Diaz's forces last week,
but the Italians have success
fully warded off every blow
Attempts by the invaders to
reach Italian positions in sew
eral other sectors of the front
also met with repulse.
The British weekly casualty
report issued Tuesday gives
further proof of the sanguinary
character of the fighting that
has been going on since March
21. The latest list aggregates
46,612 of which number sol
officers and 5,065 men were
killed or died of wounds.
The report of last week
showed 10000 casualties and
that of the previous week
1851 or total of the three
weeks of 120,307 men killed,
wounded or missing.
The first effort to force form
er Russian subjects to take up
arms against the entente allies
has been made by the German
emperor. In a proclamation
announcing the independence"
of Lithuania, the emperor says
he assumes that the conven
tions to be concluded twill take
the interests Of the German
empire into account equally
with those of Lithuania and
that Lithuania will participate
in the war burdens of Ger
many, which secured her lib
Grafton"
There has been considerable
fighting in the streets of Mos
cow between Bolsheviki troops
and anarchists and at last ac-
counts the hostilities were still
in progress.
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