| Show FRENCH E 6 E R 1 8 VI A N AT ATTEMPT TO TURN FRENCH POSITION ON VERDUN FRONT CHECKED canadian troops ind and germans battling fiercely on ypres cypres salient violent artillery Due duels WAlong along ru buestan aslan front london the region of vaux and damloup Dam loup northeast of verdun has been tile the scene of further futile attempts of the germans to pierce the french lines all the attacks were set at naught by the french fire except a night attack between damloup and fort vaux where the germans obtained a foothold in french trenches from these however they were immediately med latefy driven out by a counterattack tho the canadian troops and the germans have been battling fiercely fler cely on the ypres cypres salient the german guns opened up several days ago deluging the canadian positions and the surrounding territory with shells then the german infantry advanced along an all extended front of almost two miles capturing trenches la in a series of counterattacks counter attacks in which bombs and bayonet played an important part the canadians regained most of the lost ground and have reorganized their positions sit ions on the russian front violent artillery duels are going on in the desear ablan and sectors several russian infantry attacks against the austrians Aust rians were repulsed the italians in the region of arsiero are holding the austrians Aust rians from further advances in the desperate struggle glo that is going on I 1 in this region the austrians Aust rians with large effectives fec tives attempted to break through the italian line in tho the direction of 0 but were driven back the bombardments are still heavy on the other sectors of the austro italian front at according to unofficial advices advises from Sal Salo nikl general Sar sarrail rall the fre french ch commander has haa declared martial law in the entire zone occupied by the entente allies and the allied troops have taken over the telegraph office the port and customs house at Sal Salo nikl |
