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Western Kamerun
The British. at the left flank of the enemy.
between the Sanaga and the Njong. were
again attacked from the north.
Western Front:
La Baue'e-Arrac
the French violently bombarded the German
positions; an enemy attack north of Souchez
was repulsed,
On .ll.lfit‘. 29,.
Raye-Soiuons
A night attack on the German positions north-
west of Moulin-sous-Touvent failed.
The Western Argonne
After the Germans. by means of laborious
mining operations, had advanced against the
strong French line in the La Grurie Forest,
they stormed the section on both sides of the
Binarville-Vienne-le-chateau road, on a front
of 2 kilometers.
Verdun
On the heights of the Meuse, south-
west of Les Eparges, where the Ger-
mans had advanced to and beyond
the Verdun - Hattonchiitel road ’
(Grande Tranchee de Calonne) the
French attempted to pierce the ring
around Verdun. After five strong
attacks in the evening they pene-
trated to the second line, east of the
Tranchee but were repulsed at all
points to the west thereof.
French Lorraine
Superior enemy forces compelled the Ger-
man advanced post west of Gondrexon
(southeast of Embermenil) to withdraw to
the northeast.
Upper Alsace
French attacks at Metzeral and Sondernach
were repulsed with sanguinary losses.
France
As a result of German reprisals the French
Government ordered the transfer of the Ger-
Ylillitthpmgigggs from unhealthy Dahomey to
North Sea
A German submarine damaged the British
iimlored . cruiser "Roxburgh" (launched
904- d13Pl3Cement H.000 tons) off the
east coast of Scotland
Ahh h ‘Eastern Front: Lithuania
mi f0U8 the Russians were ‘able to bring up
tarligorcerrients at several points renewed at-
C northwest and south of Schaulen failed.
Two 5 f M ’ Calicia
P 0 ackensen s army. defeated the
enemy at avaruska and occupied the town.
-. . 6: ussians retreated from the Grodek
position toward Zolkiev. Lemberg and the
266
On June 21,
No. 67
Szczerek river and also evacuated the south-
ern bank of the Dniester, between the swam?-"
and Zydaczov. ,
Bulzovina-Beuaraltld
Violent Russian attacks on the left bank of
the Dniester north of Horodenka. 3? Z315‘
zczyki and on the eastern frontier. failed-
Italian Front: Icon”
After the Italian attacks at Plava had bet?!
repulsed during the pteceedlnz ' day‘! c
enemy limited his activities to artillery 5"-
Turkey: Gallipoli Peninsula-" Janelle!
Artillery duels and infantry en8a89me“‘5f“%’:'
tinued. At Sedd-iil-Bahr an attack 0 5
enemy failed with heaVY 105595-
Western Front:
Yur Canal
enemy attacks on several farms northwest of
Dixmuiden were repulsed.
La Baue'e-Am"
In the evening a French attack in the Lab!‘
rinth failed. champagne
The German line advanced west of Pzrtltf;
Near Verdun: H2187!“ 9’ f,” :t 0
During the night the enem)’ W35 dl’1‘ve’:v;t 0
the second line of German trenc es-entering
Les Eparges, but succeeded In 1'9
them the next day. French Lomgin;
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Engagements developed at Leintrcy. 035
Embermenil. Upper Alnace
Metzeral which had been destroigd .ent::2:
by French artillery was evacuact! ‘Sick: on
Dlete order at dawn. In renew; ad heavy
the I-Iilsenfirst the enemy 5“ "C
losses. Eastern I-‘ran!’ G“"‘la
Von Mackensen’s army. by ‘“’"nm8 5?
heights south of Zolkiev. 0“tHa"ked-191:: elzft
my position north of l:.ember3- H cked the
wine of Boehm-Ermollu arm)’ “ athe rig t
western fortifications Pf the tmlihni Szczere
wing forced a crossin8 Ovefl iher poinu.
river at Szczerzec and at sever? gyardanellu
Turkey: Gallipolz‘ Penl“’“ a‘ h at Secld.
A strong attempt to break tl1l""t"3’e of a few
iil-Baht resultid ]t‘>nlY 1“htl;eb:,ai)h: enemy.
renc e ' as
advanced Tur is human Southweot glfncc
Botha‘s troops oqcuplzd %'““’""’
Swakopmund-Otavi RagI’e<7;'1m"m Ea’, Af,-fag
Ian
Superior British force-': advanc thebiirestcm
and water against Biikoba (oilvem repulse
shore of Lake Vlfltofla) 3 they
on the K3851‘?! R“""'
