, 1916-04-05

man battery here caused several caissons to
explode. Our aviation pilots, il The coasse
Of a spirited engagement with the enemys
airmeu, brought down on Aviat'k inside our
lines at Scope. iu TIE region CT Belfort. The
Belgian ofic statement IA Issued this even
ing says: After a comparatively quiet morn
lug the artillery FIRE during the afternoon
became exceedingly violent. especially III the
sectors of Pervyse and Dixmude.
London. April 1st.-The following COM
munication from Army Headquarters was
published to-day During yesterday there
WAS much aerial activity on both sides.
Our airmen did some very successful
work. but at the end of the day three
machines failed to return to their base. GA
Thursday the enemy exploded a mine near
Melville ST. V4ast and endeavoured to- fol-
low up with an Infantry attack. but was easi-
ly repulsed. We exploded a strong mine
near the Hohenzollern redoubt completely
wrecking hostile posts i'll two old mine crat-
eFs. On Friday there continued artillery
activity both north and aouth of Angres,
south of Hulluch aud to the north of Ploeg-
STRAIT wood and also above Plkep. South
of st. Eloi the euemy attempted an attack
which completely broke down uuder our
FIRE.
Petrograd, March 31st-In the Jacob
stadt sectors the enemy made AN atIHck
south of the Neuselbourg sutton but was
successfully repulsed. South of Krevot De"r
Movzselki brisk fighting occurred for the
possession of a niue crater. Enemy ~avia'orS
dropped several bombs in the neighbour
hood of the railway stations Of PodorieltzY,
Politely, Antanovska, Louuitz aud Sinick-
siniavka. South Of The Rakimuo MARSHES,
in the region west of Czartorysk, our voluu-
teers annihilated an enemy detachment. Ia
Il n~;,, &c ALo rnoow nu1 ~o:Il1. SkNSn~o
we repulsed heavy forces which attempted
to enter our trenches. On the Caucasus front
in the direction of B"g1ad in the region
around the fortress of Karamalachen, We de-
feated an enemy detachment which suffered
very heavy losses ard finally was put TO
fight aud retired ina sourherly direction,
London, April 2st.-An Army Council
notice. posted last night states that all
hay, oats, wheat, and straw on farms
or other premises throughout the Uni
ted Kingdom are to be requisitiouet
by the War Department. Farmers and
stock dealers are authorized TO use only
a normal quantity of straw for the livestock.
The amount allotted for private oonsump-
ton is restricted 10 the monthly average of
the preceding three months.
Paris, April 2nd.-The following is the
text OF an official report given out yeste,l day /:
North of the river A she, there has been con-
siderable artillery activity between the OPP
posing forces in the vicinity of Muulin Sous
Tout, Vent and FoDtenoy. In the Argonne
district, we din ected a destructive artillery
fire on the highways and railway lines of fha
enemy north OF Haut Echevauchee. West
of the Mouse, an intermittent bombardment
is III progress 10 the region of Nolan
court, which however, has not been ac-
companied by infantry engagements. The
bombardment was exceedingly violent last
night in the sector between The wood
south of Haudemont and the village of Vaux.
The Germuns delivered two attacks. The
first was checked by our curtain of fire and
infantry. In the second, however, after 70
spirited fight. the enemy g0iued a footing
in the western part of The village of Vaux.
In the Woevre district, there has been active
artillery firing against the village at the base
of the heights of the Meuse.
Rome, April lst.-Oficiel announcement is
as follows: In the Daone valley, during an en-
counter between small detachments on the
slopes of Moute Melino on Wednesday, the
the enemy was put to fight abandoning his
arms and munitions. In the Sugana valley.
our artillery dispersed an enemy supply COL
umn marching in the direction of Caldonaz.
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