Progress of the War.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15605, 1 June 1916, Page 6

Progress of the War.

That the Germans have resumed their offensive with great vigour is evident from to-day's messages. On Monday, after a bombardment of great violence, the enemy renewed his attacks oil the line from Mort Homme to Cumieres, employing a division of fresh troops in the assaults. The German communique claims the capture of the "entire posi- " tion" between the southern ridge of Mort Homme and the village. The French report, however, puts the posi- | tion in a somewhat different light. All the Gorman attacks on the slopes of Mort Homme were broken. In the vicinity of the Caurettes Wood, which lies between Cumieres and Mort Homme, the French were obliged to fall back to the south side of the road from Bethincourt which traverses the valley at this point. On the right the Germans failed to dislodge the French from the outskirts of Cumieres, from which it would appear that the sum total of the German success is the bending of the line in the centre for a short distanoe. Tho position on the Italian front cannot be regarded as satisfactory. ' Tho Austrian report is very meagre, claiming nothing more than a slight advance in the vicinity of Posina, westward of Areiero. A Rome message speaks of heavy fighting on the plateau of the Sette Comuni. where the Austrian pressure is said to be strongest. The Italians are reported to have evacuated Asiago, but are holding the hills to the eastward. There is no news regarding the position on the Adige and the Brenta, at either end of the line, from which it may be inferred that tho Italians arc still holding their own on the wings. It is reported that the Greeks are still holding Demirhissar, on the Struma, and that strong Bulgarian forces are concentrating at Neviokop, on tlic Mestra, a few miles north of the frontier. If the Bulgarian movements are regarded a-s a threat against Seres, Drama, and Kavala, it is difficult to see how Greece can view tho situation with complacency. German messages state that the Bulgarians are operating in Macedonia in accordance with an agreement with the Greek Government, but the overrunning of the country cannot be regarded as analogous to the position of the Allies at Salonica. The next few days should bring important developments in Greek Macedonia.