The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-01
GERMANS lombard
DUNKIRK FORTRESS
Nineteen Shells Fired Into
City by Heavy Artil-
lcry Of Enemy.
20 KILLED. IS WOUNDED
special Cobie Bsspofch 70 Tar srv


LoNpoN. April 3o.-Dunkirk. the Brit
ish army headquarters. was bonbarded
by German heavy artillery, nineteen
shells falling in the city. A bulletin is
sued by the French War Office says that
twenty persons we're killed and forty five
wounded
The French bulletins began with the
statement:
German warships have been reported
AT large off the coast OF Belgium and
continued
"Dunkirk yesterday received nineteen
shells Of large calibrc Oater details re-
ceived by the British Admiralty say the
number was fourteenD Twenty persons
were Killed and forty-iive wounded. some
houses were destroyed"
The proximity of the statements re-
Garding German warships and the she'll
ing Of Dunkirk in the bulletin gave rise
to reports that warships had shclIcd tho
city. This conception of the French bal
lctin was corrected by the official press
bureau here tonight. which said that
aNiators who had made "Reminiscences
reported that the Smelling WAS done by
land guns.
THE reports that German warships
were on that port" the press bureaus
statement continues was due to a mis-
apprehension"
An official statement sent out from
berlin hN wireless mentions the bonn
bardmeut. but says nothing Of the Ger
man fleet. This statement says:
"Avators have been active on the
coast of bstend. Houses were damaged.
The fortress at Dunkirk was shelled
Yesterday bv German artillery"
The Admiralty issued Thu. statement
tonight:
The position OF the German guns
bombarding Dunltirk has been verified
by air reconnaissance and IL was at
tackled this evening. Twelve small and
NO large bombs We're dropped
~ reconnaissance also was made at
os'end, which H. clear of important
craft \ Taubc appeared and remained
10000 feet In the air. our aeroplanes
chased il for three miles, wher"upon
IL retired"
In the view of the Fumes correspondent
IN north France the Germans have
fallen back on the defensive and are
struggling TO defend the small territory
gained. The correspondent adds:
Fooled IN the attempt To cross the
canal the enemy made an equally vain
attempt to fore" a passage Of the User
AZ biNmude. Belgian bombs and shells
destroyed pontoon bridges as soon as
hey We're IN position and the gallant
Rcleian army st.ll holds its lines in
tact"
y despatch to- the vniJfieme Siccic
of Havre says that 1000 Germans
crossed the Yperlee near Steenstractc
and were virtually annihilated by Bel
gian guns. Heavy artillery destroyed
'he bridge over which the Germans
had crossed. while smaller guns Gu;
through the ranks with shrapnel. The
despatch adds that many If the Ger
mans raised their handk. rchefs on
their bayonets in token Of surrender
hut were moved down by their own
machine guns. The Belgians. accord
INK 70 the despatch. made many PRISON.
rrs
Tho official French statemen, issued
to-nigh; follows In full
In Belgium to the north OF Yprcs
our attacks have progressed along
the whole front 10 "a depth varying
from 10o meters to one klom.ter
$40 yards To- two-thrds OF a milel
We have captured two successive
lines ~ trenches and have mide
numerous prisoners.
The representative OF the Assoc
ciated Press Of America visited to-
day the summit OF liartmannswoller
kopf, which he enemy has not at
tackled In the past two days.
one OF our dirigihles has bonn
hdlut'l nv runway tracks ana the
hangers in the reg on Of Nalcucicuuos.
one of our dcroplanes. wrecked nv
an explosion. was brought down
within tn. cnemys lines
The day statement was ~ follows
We made progress Yesterday to the
north of Ypres, IN the region OF St"eu-
stract'.
The city of Rheims received 400
shells. Of which many were of an iu-
ceudiary nature. Thesr missiles
started several fires hu; It was found
possible to Circum~CrIbc them. and To
put them out quickly.
In the Champagne district the
enemy sh".led one OF our tmbulances
wuund!ng a doctor
German warships have been re-
ported a. large off the coast Of Rel
GUM. DuUkiri Yesterday received
nineteen shells of large rallhrc
Twenty persons were Killed and forty
fiv. wounded som. houses were de-
struNcd