, 1916-05-24


bardment of our c~antonments our avlators
dropped bombs on the German aviation
parks.
Paris, May 21st-The Official communica-
ton issued by the War Office tonight reads.
Gu the left bank of the Meuse, the battle
continued fercely all day on the front be-
tween the Avocourt Wood aud the Meuse.
In the neighbourhood of the road from
Esues to Haucourt au attack launched by
our troops permitted us to occupy two Ger
mar trenches. A NAL work which the eu-
envy occupied on May 18th south of Hill 2S7
was entirely shattered by our artillery.
Immediately east of Hill 304 the enemy de-
livered against our positions an attack which
after momentarily penetrating our first
line trenches WAS completely driven back.
On the slopes west Of Dead Mans Hill a
violent offensive action carried out Ivy an
enemy brigade was stopped by the fire of
our machine-guns and 10y our counter-at-
tacks. Enemy grenade columns which fol-
lowed the asaaultlng waves were taken under
fire of our batteries and were obliged 10
fall back. On the right bank Of the Meuse,
the artillery struggle was very violent. In
the sector of DVuaumoDt, our troops in p
spirited attack captured the Haulremont
quarries which had been strongly organized
by the enemy. We took eighty prisoners
and four machine-guns. There were interim
ittent artillery actions on the rest of the
front. German aeroplanes carried out since
Yesterday two commandments IN The region
of Dunkirk. About twenty shells were drop
ped last evening killing four persons and
wounding fifteen. To day another enemy
squadron dropped about Que hundred bombs
in the outskirts of Dunkirk. Two soldiers
and a child were killed aud twenty perso s
wounded. Allied aeroplanes pursued the
enemy machines and succeeded in bringing
down two at the moment they were about to
enter their own lines. Immediately after
the first bombardment, 6fty-three British
French and Belgian aeroplanes flew over the
German cantonmen,s at Wyege and Ghisief-
lea, on which Is shells were dropped. Ger
man aeroplane6 to-day dropped fifteen bombs
on Belfort, but the material damage was
Insignificant. Belgian communication Last
night and to-day the artillery duels III the
sector of Dixmuie reach great intensity. In
the direction of Steenstraete the action ex-
tended to al engagement with bombs. Yes
telday in an aerial fight off Nieupo t, a
Belgian aeroplane brought down q German
machine which fell into the sen.
Rome, May 20th-The Official communi-
cation issued to-day is as follows: In the
Ortler zone minor actions resulted in our
favour. Between the Adige and the Terreg-
mole wiley attacks in the direction of Marco
and along the railway line were repulsed.
The enemy then resumed a violent lombard
ment of our positions on the northern slopes
of MontePasudio. The enemy's use Of explo-
sive pfojectiles and l~achrymosuI shells was
observed. In the zone between the Terreg-
mole valley and the upper Astico the enemy
offensive is valiantly held by our troops. An
attack against Coeton in the Laghi was
repulsed. On the Assiage plateau attacks
from Milgrobe and the Busavefle, although
prepared and supported by the most violent
artillery fire, were shattered against the
solid resistance of our troops. In the Sug-
ana valley the situation is unchanged. Along
the rest of the front the enemy scattered
the fire Of his artillery without any precise
objective. Our guns abstained from reply
ing. A great aerial raid was attempted
at dawn yesterday by the enemy at different
points on the Venetian plain. There were
o few casualties at Cividale and Moraro and
and almost no damage. Enemy air squadrons
which pushed on as far as Udine and Cas-
arsa were driven back by the prompt inter
vention of our ~aviators.
Rome. May 21st-The following communi-
cation was issued to-day: From Stelvio TO
the Adige, the situation is unc aanged. In
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