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Show h HiEHDlG rs IIIIIG 10 SEE WHAT HAIG DDES German Commander Slov About Starting Big Coun-i Coun-i ter Drive Which Has Been Predicted. LOCAL FIGHTING ON WESTERN FRONT Small Successes Claimed in Reports From All the Capitals; Sharp Encounters Encoun-ters in Trentino. Us Aside from several sectors in the region between Soissons and Rlielms and in Champagne, near Mont Carnillet, little fighting of moment is taking place. The French, continuing their smashing tactics against the Germans, now have retaken the greater part of the territory lying northeast of the Moisy farm in the region of Vauxaillon, which the army of the German crown prince captured last week. To the east in the region of Hurteblse and Craonne. the violent artillery duel s continues, and the French guns have put down an attempted infantry attack by the Germans. The German war office asserts that east r of Mont Carnillet, ' In Champagne, the French have been compelled under a heavy concentration of artillery fire to evacuate ground they captured from the Germans last week. Haig's Operations. i The operations of Kir Douglas Haig's army against the Germans in France and i Belgium have consisted entirely In effectually ef-fectually putting clown attempted enemy raids and answering the fire of hostile guns. There is still considerable artillery artil-lery activity on the part of the Germans on various sectors in Belgium, especially i near Reninghe, Pypegaal and Lizerne. and lively hand grenade fighting between the French and the Germans near Steen-straete Steen-straete and the ferryman's house. There has been no resumption of the Italian offensive In the Trentino region of the A ustro-Italian theater, but on the Asiago pin teau there has been considerable consider-able artillery activity, apparently with the Austrlans the aggressors. ' Austrians Driven Back. To the northeast the A ustrians delivered deliv-ered an attack in the Cordevole valley at Mont Pet t sass. Italians drove back the enemy, inflicting heavy casualties on him. The movements in Russia and Gallcia T still have not risen in importance above patrol engagements and reconnaissances. , These have been lively in Galicia. i 'fy In the Macedonia theater only small engagements by patrol parties have been reported, although east of Iike Presba the enemy lias violently shelled entente trenches. rno flelal advices say a temporary cabinet to replace that of Count Clam-"Martlnic. Clam-"Martlnic. which resigned last wt;ek. has been formed. Tt will be headed by Dr. on Kaydler, who assumes, in addition to the post of premier, that of minister of agriculture. |