July 5--Germans take trenches from the French at the Forest of Le Pretre; French repulse attacks north of Arras. July 6--British gain near Ypres, expelling Germans from trenches near Pilkem won during the gas assaults in April. July 8--French take 800 yards of trenches north of the Souchez railway station, Germans recapturing 100 yards; German counter-attacks on the trenches southwest of Pilkem, recently taken by the British, are repulsed by British and French artillery. July 9--British press on north of Ypres, the Germans falling back after a two-days' bombardment; in the Vosges, near Fontenelle, the French advance. July 10--French check the Germans north of Arras and the Belgians check them on the Yser. July 11--Artillery actions are in progress at Nieuport, in the region of the Aisne, in Champagne, in the territory between the Upper Meuse and Moselle, and in the Vosges: Arras and Rheims are again shelled. July 13--German Crown Prince's army, attacking in force, is thrown back by the French in the Argonne, the move being regarded by military observers as the beginning of a new offensive against Verdun. July 14--The German Crown Prince's army in the Argonne advances two-thirds of a mile, the French then halting it. July 15--Germans hold gains made in the Argonne. ITALIAN CAMPAIGN June 16--Along the Isonzo River, on the line from Podgora to Montforton and to the intersection of the Monfalcone Canal, Austrians are holding Italians in check by elaborate defenses, which include intrenchments sometimes in several lines and often in masonry or concrete, reinforced by metallic sheeting and protected by a network of mines or batteries often placed below ground; Italians are attacking Austrian positions at Goritz. June 17--After a two-days' fight, Italians take the heights near Plava, on the left bank of the Isonzo River; Italians operating in the Trentino occupy Mori, five miles from Rovereto. June 18--Austrians are taking the offensive from Mori and Rovereto against the Italians at Brentonico, at Serravale, and in the Arsa Valley; Austrians repulse Italians near Plava; Italians are shelling Gradisca. June 19--It is unofficially reported from Rome that the Italian army now occupies 10,000 square kilometers of "unredeemed" territory, or more than twice as much as Austria offered to Italy for remaining neutral. June 20--In the Monte Nero region, Italians take further positions; Italians repulse two counter-attacks on the Isonzo. June 21--Italians are making a general attack on Austrian positions; Austrians repulse Italians east of the Fassa Valley; Austrians repulse two attacks near Preva. June 22--Italians have had heavy losses during the last four days in attempting to take by assault Austrian positions along the Isonzo River. June 23--Italians gain possession of all the positions defending Malborgeth in Carnia, after hard fighting, and are bombarding the city.