June 15--British and Scottish troops in the Lys salient capture German forward positions on a front of two miles north of Béthune; French improve their position at Villers-Cotterets Forest; French recapture Coeuvres-et-Valsery, south of the Aisne; Americans repulse night raid south of Thiaucourt; announcement made that Americans are holding sectors in Alsace. June 16--Americans drive Germans off with gas attacks northwest of Château-Thierry; French repulse Germans on the Matz River. June 17--French improve their positions between the Oise and the Aisne, near Hautebraye; Germans drench American lines near Belleau with gas. June 18--French improve their positions in local operations in the Aisne region. ITALIAN CAMPAIGN June 11--Italians repulse attacks at Monte Carno and Cortellazzo and east of Capo Sile. June 14--Austro-Hungarian forces launch attack against the Italian lines on Cady Summit and the Monticello Ridge, but are beaten back. June 15--Austrians begin great offensive on a 97-mile front from the Asiago Plateau to the sea. June 16--Austrians cross the Piave River in the vicinity of Nervesa and in the Fagara-Musile area; Italians give way at the Sette Comuni Plateau and in the regions of Monte Asolone and Monte Grappa, but later re-establish their lines. June 17--British and Italians check Austrians in the regions of Asiago and Monte Grappa; Austrians extend their gains west of the Piave River opposite San Dona di Piave and capture Capo Sile. June 18--Austrians repulsed on the eastern edge of the Asiago Plateau and fail in attempt to cross the Piave between Meserada and Cardelu, a mountain position across Piave on their eastern flank, but suffer enormous losses. BALKAN CAMPAIGN May 31--Greek troops, supported by French artillery, capture strong enemy positions of Srka di Legen, on the Struma front. June 2--Greeks enlarge their gains west of Srka di Legen. June 11--Serbs repulse attacks in the region of Dobropolje. CAMPAIGN IN EAST AFRICA May 19--Nanungu occupied by the British. May 24--Announcement made that direct communication had been established between the advanced troops of Brigadier Edward's column, advancing westward from Port Amelia, and Major Gen. North's troops, advancing eastward from Lake Nyassa. CAMPAIGN IN ASIA MINOR May 22--British advance north of Tekrit on the Tigris to Fatha. May 29--Turks on the Irak front occupy Kirkuk. June 14--Turks occupy Tabriz in Persia. AERIAL RECORD The London area was raided on May 19. Forty-four persons were killed and 179 wounded. Five German airplanes were brought down by the British.