SCUTARI FALLS FRENCH VICTORS IN GUN DUEL GERMANS ROLL BACK RUSSIANS 1 Rome. Montenegrin troops have occupied Scutari, largest city of Albania. Paris. Battle north -of Arras re sumed after several days of inaction. Preceded by heavy artillery attack, French infantry regiments rushed the German positions at several points from Souchez to northern outskirts of Arras. French have gained ground in first stages of new battle, making prog ress along sunken road from Augres to Ablain. French left is attacking violently near Givenchy. London. Berlin dispatch listed Lieut. Heinrich von Heinrichshofen of St Louis, Mo., among latest Ger man dead. He was killed May 13. Berlin, via Wireless to London. With increased momentum new Aus-tro-German drive is rolling enemy back on every front in Galicia. Gen. Von Linsengen has inflicted new de feats upon Russians all along Dneis ter river. Petrograd. Battle in the clouds overhanging Gheidag mountain in the Caucasus resulted in defeat of Turkish forces with heavy losses. Supported by several thousand Kurdish irregulars, Turks are contin uing their attacks in Melagherzk val ley of Caucasus. Russian troops dis persed an attacking body and cap tured commander of Kurds. An a 100-mile front Grand Duke Nicholas is slowly withdrawing his armies in Galicia eastward upon strongly fortified lines prepared be fore the evacuation of Lemberg. Re tirement continues from Russian bor der in north region of Stanislau in south. Believed next great battle will be fought along front 30 miles east and northeast of Lemberg. Officially ad mitted that Russians have fallen back to within few miles of Busk, on Bug river, but war office dispatches indi cated that Grand Duke Is preparing to make stand on west bank of Bug. Southeast of Lemberg Austro-Ger-mans vainly attempting to force gen eral engagement along Gnilla Lipa river. Gen. Ivanoff has steadily with drawn eastward since capture of He licz and Zaravno, straightening line and effecting a closer junction with both the Bukowina armies and the northern forces around Lemberg. Rome. For capturing first Aus trian flag since beginning of hostil ities, a Tucan infantryman, S. Brana, was awarded a silver medal and given $2,000. Milan. Italian ambassador to Con stantinople has been recalled. Turk ish ambassador to Rome has re ceived his passports and is preparing to depart Paris. A "national defense" com mittee, to handle alf matters pertain ing to war after adjournment of par liament, is to be formed with sanction of chamber of deputies, it was an nounced today. Committee will be composed of 10 members, from war, navy, foreign affairs and budget com mittees. President of each commit tee will also hold membership. o o "My husband complained because he had to hook me up the" back last night He said there ought to be a machine invented to do that sort of thing." "What did you say?" "I told him there was he was it!" o o Great pile of refuse around Scotch iron and coal mines, regarded for years as waste material, are being utilized for the manufacture of bricks. o o England, France and Russia pos sess about six times' as many sub marines as Germany. o o Policemen to see that kids do not set off dangerous fireworka