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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK June 12, 1915. Germans regained lost ground fcarth of Arras and had successes elsewhere in West. ,'talians advanced toward Trent and Trieste. British steamer and three trawlers traw-lers sunk by submarines. Austrian aviators bombarded Barl and Monopoll. Dr. Dernburg sailed from America. Amer-ica. Russians left Bukowina. June 13, 1915. French took strongly fortified ridge near Souchez. Germans bombarded Solssons and Luneville. Italians began bombarding Goritz fortifications. Russians drove back the Turks in the Caucasus. Teutons attacked Russians north of Przemysl and west of Warsaw. 5 One Norwegian and two British vessels sunk by submarines. Italian airship seriously damaged Mustrian naval station at Pola. June 14, 1918. Germans regained trenches at Souchez and repulsed French on Lorette hills. Mackensen attacked Russians in Middle Gallcia, breaking their line and taking 18,000 prisoners. Austrlans won- fights along the Dniester. Italians occupied Valentlna In Carnia. British, French and Danish vessels ves-sels sunk by submarines. June 15, 1915. Severe but inconclusive fighting around Arras. Austro-Germans renewed great drive In Galicla, taking Mosclska. Italians repulsed Austrian attack at Monfalcone. Court of inquiry on Lusitania opened in London. Allied aeroplanes bombarded Karlsruhe. Zeppelin raid on northeast coast of England; 16 killed. House of commons voted war credit of $1,250,000,000. Former Premier Venlzelos won Greek elections. June 16, 1915. British resumed offensive near Ypres, capturing trenches. French made big gains In the Vosges and in other places. Teutonic drive toward Lemberg continued through Nlemerow. Austrians held Italians In check along the Isonzo. - Turkish artillery battered allies at AvI Burnu. German submarine sank British steamer Strathnalrn; 22 lost. German aeroplanes bombed Nancy, Belfort and St. Die. June 17, 1915. French won great two days' battle bat-tle near Souchez. Russians retreated over own border bor-der from Gallcia toward'Tarnogrod. Italians took heights of Plava on Isonzo and Mori, near Rovereto. British repulsed Turks led by Germans on Gallipoli. Austrian submarine torpedoed and sank Italian submarine Medusa. Me-dusa. British submarine sank three Turkish transports loaded with troops. Sub. Lieut. Warneford killed by fall of his aeroplane. French aviators bombarded German Ger-man forces at Givenchy. Italian dirigibles bombarded Austrian Aus-trian positions at Monte 8anto and Gradlsca. June 18, 1915. Allies made strong concerted attack at-tack on Germans between Ypres and Arras. Battle for Lemberg raged along fortified line at Grodek. Tarnogrod taken by Teutons. Austrians took offensive against Italians, repulsing them near Plava. Italians shelled Grodlaca. Italian fleet bombarded Dalmatian Dalma-tian Islands. Austrian squadron shelled Italian coast towns but was driven off. British steamer Ailsa sunk by submarine. |