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Show iHE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK May 29, 1915. French captured Ablain-St. Na-zaire Na-zaire after three weeks' fight. Heavy fighting In Russian Baltic provinces. Italians reached Ison2o river and took several Austrian towns, but were repulsed at Caporetto and near Plava. Austrian aeroplanes bombed Venice, causing fires. May 30, 1915. French gained ground at four, places In France and Alsace. Russian attempts to cross the San failed and ring around Prze-mysl Prze-mysl closing. Italians checked by isonzo defenses de-fenses and repulsed at Cortina. Turks took allied trenches at Avi Burnu with bayonet. German repiy to America's Lusl-tania Lusl-tania note received; held evasive. May 31, 1915. French made gains between Oou-chez Oou-chez and Carency. Austrians took Russian positions posi-tions near Stry. Italians occupied Cortina. Heavy fighting In Galllpoll. Zeppelins made night raid on London, dropping Incendiary bombs. June 1, 1915. Violent battle at Souchez, French winning. Teutons storming three Przemysl forts. Austro-Germans took Stry. Serbians resumed operations against Austrians, British repulsed severe attack at Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli. British passenger steamer Sald-ieh Sald-ieh torpedoed without warning. June 2, 1915. Germans recaptured Souchez sugar mill. British took Chateau Hooge with bayonet. Reims again bombarded. Italians established on Monte Nero ridge In Friuli. British submarine sank German transport in Sea of Marmora. June 3, 1915. Terrific fighting near Arras and Souchez. Przemysl taken by storm by Austro-Germans. Austrians repulsed Italians on Tyrolean and Carinthian frontiers. Swedish, Danish, British and French vessels sunk by German submarines. ' French aviators attacked headquarters head-quarters of German crown prince. San Marino declared war on Austria. Aus-tria. June 4, 1915. Germans, re-enforced from East, retook Givenchy trenches and Chateau Cha-teau Hooge. Severe fighting along entire Ga-lician Ga-lician front. Combined general assault on Turkish Gallipoli positions begun. r Three German transports sunk by mines. Many vessels sunk by German submarines. Zeppelin raid on English coast. Germany expressed regret ' r torpedoing Gulf light by mistake. |