, 1916-05-24

destructive fire OH the German defensive
organizations.
Rome, May 18th. The official commune
cation issued here to-day snys:- La the
Adamello Zone we occupied tn heat! of the
upper Sarea and the adjacent heights, cap
tured thirty prisoners and rich booty in
materials snd provisions. Between the
Cheiza and the Adige there has beeu an
intense artillery action. On a portion of the
front between the Adige aud the Terragnolo
valley we evacuated the Zeegnatorta posi-
ton wh.ch three days Of intense and uninier-
rupted b0mbardment had rem cred untena-
bic. Two successive violent counter-attacks
against our positions south Of ZeegnatOrtn
were repulsed with very grave losses for he
enemy. We took prisoners and machine guns.
in the zone between the Ielrugnelo wiley
and the upper Astico, the enemy continued,
with numerous batteries OF all calibres, a
violent bombardmeut Of our lines of defence
from Monte Maggie 10 Slgllo Daspio. In
order to avoid useless losses we evacuated
this line and fell back i'll good order
on positions in the rear where we are
reiufo cling ourselves. In the zoue of
Asiago there is nothing OF Importance
to report. In the Sugana valley, after al
intense artillery fire during the whole night
of the 10th, the enemy at law attacked
our positions from the Maggie valley TO
Monte Colo but was everywhere repulsed.
Our artillery bombarded Inichen and SlIIian
in the DIave valley. On the remainder Of
the front, the artillery activity has been most
intense III the upper regions, bat moderate
on the IsOuzo and Carso fronts. On the
night of the 18th we repulsed an enemy at
tack ia the MOnfalcOne zone. Enemy air raids
are reported at different points on the We
netian plain. One person was killed and
another wounded and slight material damage
resulted. Our ayiators bombarded enemy
camps and artillery parks III the Folgaria
zone and returned safely despite attacks
from batteries.
New York, May 19th.-A News Agency
despatch from Petro9rad to-day says: ''Ihe
Allies stand solid for q fight to a finish.
They intend to break Germany's heavy sword.
They owe this to unborn geuerations'. This
was the answer of peace talk from Berlin
to- day by Mr.. Rene Viviani, Minister Of JUS
tice, in the French Cabinet. Ri. Vjvianj has
been making extensive visits 10 England and
Russia. AT the French Embassy he gave
the second interview he has granted since
the War. Il am not qualified to speak Of
Germany's intentions" continued the French
Cabinet Oficia al, "but our alliance is more
compact than at any time since the War be-
gan and is growing constantly stronger.
The Allies continue to grow stronger in both
armament and men. They are steadily forg-
ing Germany's chastisement. They will force
her TO make full reparation for what she has
done. There will be no separate peace. The
Allies war as one. They have devised an
economic entente. After peuce the World
will find the Allies equally united". NJ. Vi
viani expressed the greatest pleasure at the
result of his visit TO England and Russia.
London, May 19lh.-A despatch to the
DAILY Express" from Amsterdam says a
general shakeup is expected i'll Tue German
Cabinet, aud that Herr Won Ratbman will
succeed Dir. Earl HeiffeIich, the Imperial
Treasurer, who is selected for a new post.
London, May 19tb.-The text of the Off
cial statemen says: The General Officer
COMMUNICATE Chief in Egypt, reports that
our ships aeroplanes and seaplanes success
fully bomburded Arish, an important post on
The enemy line of communications from Syria
to Egypt on the morning of May 18th. The
ships bombarded the fort southwest of the
town and are believed to have reduced
it to ruins. The aeroplaue attack was
divided into two phases. The seaplanes
opened the bombardmen being followed later
by the aeroplanes. The latter were given
orders to engage any hostile machines and
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