Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-23
Forces Effect Junction on the
Tigris River in Mesopo-
tamia After Bold Ride
TURKS FORCED TO RETIRE
Russians May Have Cut the
Bagdad Railway at Mosul
appearance a Surprise

London, May pa force of Rus
sian cavalry has joined the British
army on the Tigris, in Mesopotamia.
An official communication concern
ing the situation along the Tigris fol-
lows:
Gen. Lake reports that on the 10Th
the enemy vacated the Bethaiessa adj
vanced the position on the right bank
of the Tigris. Gen. Gorringe, follow
ing up the enemy, attacked and car
ried the Dujailam redoubt. The enc
my is still holding the Sammy Vat po-
sition on the left bank Of the river.
"a force of Russian cavalry has
joined Gen. Gorringe after bold and
adventurous ride"
How the important junction was eff
fected is still unknown. The suppO-
sition is that this detachment came
from the Russian army which is
threatening Khanikan, but it still re-
mains a doubt where and how the
Russians succeeded in crossing the
river.
Their sudden appearance with Gen.
Gorringe also has raised the question
whether the Russians have already
cut the Bagdad railroad at Mosul. In
any case, the unexpected appearance
of this body of cavalry is as great a
surprise as was the first landing of the
Russian troops at MarseilleS and is
another instance of the swift and
stealthy movement of the Russian
forces in Asia Minor.
RUSSIAN LINE STRENGTHENED
The Russian occupation of Sakiz
land their advance upon the village of
Ban is OF extreme importance and es-
tablishes direct line of communica-
ton between the two Russian groups
which are operating against the Turk
lSh MeSOpOtamlan army.
Ban is near the Turkish border and,
along a 200-mile front, the Russian ar
mics are now drawn up close to the
Mesopotamian frontier. Military ex-
perts believe that further progress Tor
the Russians should be considerably
facilitated by the Strengthening out Of
the Russian line and the establishment
of direct communication which not
only makes further Kurdish inroads
impossible but lightens the difficult
task Of provisioning which delayed
the Russian progress in Asia Minor.
Around Verdun the fighting be-
tween the French and the Germans
continues with great violence, especi-
ally between the Avocourt wood and
the river Meuse, northwest of the
fortress. A French first line trench
and slopes on the west of lie Mort
Homme have been captured by the
Germans, while the French have tax
EN- two German trenches on the road
from Esnes to Haucourt. Numerous
German attacks have been repulsed.
Berlin reports that more than 1900
French were taken prisoners and that
seXteen machine guns and eight can
non were captured in the region Of
lie Mort Homme,
Except for German attempts at Of
fensives against the Russians in the
Illoukst region and north of Lake IL
sen which were repulsed there have
been only artillery duels on the Rus
sian front.
CAIRO ATTACKED.
Cairo, Egypt, May %. IAN aerial
attack on Cairo was made yesterday.
causing the death OF two persons and
the injury of number of others. The
following official statement was issu-
ed:
Two army aeroplanes dropped
sixteen bombs Sunday morning.
mostly on the Arab quarter. Two
civilians were killed and thirteen
were injured severely. Five soldiers
were wounded. The aeroplanes were
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