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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK June 26, 1915. Germans retook some lost trenches near Souchez. Dutch steamer Ceres sunk by mine in Gulf of Bothnia. Austrian submarine sank Italian torpedo boat in Adriatic. British aviators blew up big ammunition am-munition depot near Roulers, killing kill-ing 50 soldiers. June 27, 1915. Violent artillery fighting In Belgium Bel-gium and north of Arras. Serbs captured M icharskaada, Austria, with much booty. Italians occupied summit of Zeil-lenkofsel, Zeil-lenkofsel, west of Monte Croce pass. Russians In Caucasus region occupied oc-cupied Gob and moved toward Bit-lis. Bit-lis. French aeroplane bombed Zeppelin Zeppe-lin hangars at Friedrlchshafen. June 28. 1915. Severe artillery duels from the Aisne to Flanders. Teutons took Halicz, Galicia, and ''forced back Russians along the Bug. Montenegrins occupied Giovanni Medua, Albania. Italians entered Austrian territory terri-tory south of Riva and In the Ledro valley. German submarine sank British steamer Armenian; 29 lost, including includ-ing 20 Americans. June 29, 1915. Heavy cannonading near Souchez. Sou-chez. Teutons drove Russians across border north of Lemberg and took Tomaszow, Poland. Montenegrins entered Scutari, Albania. German submarines sank British Brit-ish steamer Scottish Monarch and three Norwegian vessels. Austria - Hungary protested against shipment of war munitions from U. S. June 30, 1915. Germans won some ground from French near Bagatelle. Austro-Germans took Zawichost, Poland. Germans stormed Russian positions posi-tions on the Gnila Lipa and crossed that river. Italians captured three passes in the Carnic Alps. Austrlans repulsed attacks in Monfalcone, Sagrado and Plava regions. Allies took Turkish trenches near Krithia. July 1, 1915. Great artillery engagements along the Aisne. Teutons captured Zamost and advanced ad-vanced between Vistula and Bug rivers. Austrians beat Italians northeast north-east of Monfalcone. German submarine sank one Italian Ital-ian and two British steamers. French aeroplane bombed Zee-brugge Zee-brugge and Bruges. July 2, 1915. Germans' under crown prince took offensive in western part of the Argonne. 1 Germans made gains near Le Four-de-Paris. Italians took village of Tolmino but Austrians held the fortifica-i fortifica-i tions. Allies held gains in Gallipoli ' against furious counter-attacks. Russian squadron routed German : squadron in engagement in the Baltic. Russian submarine blew up German Ger-man battleship near Danzig bay. British munitions bill passed house of lords. |