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Show Fill il 1 VERDUN BA1TLE Two Hundred Yards of Trenches in the Meuse Hill Captured. London, May 15. Little heavy fighting is in progress In any of the various war theatres. The French in the Meuse hills to the east of Verdun, in a surprise attack, at-tack, havo cleared tho Germans, from trenches over a front of about 200 yards and also have put down in Champagne several German attacks. Bombardments alone are taking placo around Verdun. Along the British line in France bombardments and sapping operations are being carried on at various points. East of Loos the Germans succeeded in gaining a footing in British trenches trench-es but were able to hold them only a few minutes under a counterattack. The Italians in the Monto Adamello zone have succeeded in occupying ptw H sitions in the sector between Crozzoiv jH d( Fargorida and Crozzon di Lares, jH which are of great strategic value in H their movement against Trent. Thoi ll Italians also have made further pro- ll gross against the Austrians on Mount Jl Sperrone. H Attacks by the Austrians north of H Lcnzumo were Repulsed by the j H Italians. Elsewhere alone this jH front there have been only artillery engagements. , H Little fighting of moment Is going H on between the Teutons and the Rus- H sums on Russian territory, except ar- H tillory duels. iH In the Caucasus region the Russians ' H are continuing their advance against H the Turks, according to Petrograd. H In the operation toward Mosul, hav- H ing Bagdad as its objective, the Turks H are declared to have retreated precipl- tatcly before the Russians, abandon- ,H ing war materials. The Russians are ; H pressing on in pursuit. H oo H |
