White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-04-21
BRITISH MAKING
GAINS ON TURKS
WHO ARE TRYING TO BAR THE
WAY ALONG THE TIGRIS
RIVER.
VICTORY REPORTED BY CAR
Fight RACES Before verdun-Both
Sides Report Prosress-Germans
lombard French Postions-ItaI-
ians Make Gains.

London, April 17-British troops
going to the relief of Kut-El-Amara
have gained further ground against
the Turks, who are barring their way
along the Tigris river. Pushing stead
lily ahead, the British have driven in
the Turks from their advanced lines
on the right bank of the river, killing
many Of the Turks and taking a con-
siderable number of prisoners.
The Turks also have met with an
other defeat at the hands of the Rus
slams in the Black sea littoral. Petro-
grad reports that the Russians have
driven the Ottomans from a strongly
organized position Is miles east Of Ire
bizond, and are pursuing them ener-
getically.
Battle RACES Before Verdun.
The Douaumont-Vaux sector north
east of Verdun has been the scene Of
another hard fought infantry engage
ment, but the Paris and Berlin official
reports are at variance as regards the
result. Paris reports that south of
Douaumont the French troops in an
attack captured sections of German
trenches and took 200 prisoners. Be1-
lin asserts that in the fighting which
extended from Fort Douaumont to the
Vaux ravine, the French were repuls-
ed with sanguinary casualties, and in
addition lost 200 men taken prisoner.
The Germans are heavily lombard
ing French positions in the Avocourt
wood and on hill 304, and considerable
artillery activity also is being dis
played around Douaumont and in the
Woevre about Moulainville Haudi-
mont and Les Eparges.
British Raid German Trenches.
The British report the raiding of
German trenches south of the Be-
thune-La Bassee road, while Berlin
records the destruction of British po-
sition about go metres in length in mi
ming operations near Vermelles.
Artillery commandments continue at
various places along the northern line.
Further south near Smorgen, the Ger
mans started an offensive, but were
repulsed, while south of the Olyka
station the Russians at several places
have made advances.
Italians Capture Trenches.
In the Sugana valley and Carso Sec
tors of the Austro-Italian zone the
Italians have taken Austrian trenches.
The Austrians evidently are fighting
hard to regain the Sugana valley po-
sitions, as Rome reports that they are
being maintained under curtain of
fire.
Three British naval aeroplanes have
raided Constantinople, dropping bombs
on powder factory and aeroplane
hangers. Another machine dropped
bombs on the Adrianople railway sta
ton. Constantinople reports that no
damage was done.
British Losses Heavy.
Serious losses continue to be shown
in the British casualty lists. The lists
issued Saturday and Sunday give the
names Of SO officers killed, 118
wounded and 20 missing. The losses
to the rank and file are correspond
ingly heavy.
German Attacks Repulsed.
London, April 18-Again the Ger
mans have launched powerful infan-
try attack against the French position
from the river Meuse to
Douaumont and again they have been
swept back by the guns of the French,
except where they obtained footing
in small portion of the Chauffeur
wood. Heavy casualties were inflicted
on the attacking forces along the 21a-
mile battle front.