, 1916-06-10

GUS pace. IL WIS the iuSb uIO pONChNA
"Warspite', sister to the 'sQueen Elizabeth"
which Admiral Jellicoe, learning Of the "War-
rior's'' peril, had sent ahead Of the Grand
Fleet to succour her. On came the great
battleship with the muzzles Of her Is inch
guns trained on the Germans. AT full speed
she arrosantly swept into the fray. A"'
"Warrior's" men greeted the "Warsplte"
with ringing cheers. These were answered
from the battleship which threw herself be-
tween the helpless "Warrior" and the German
vessels which were batteriug her silent hui.
Crash went a salvo from the "Warspite's 10
inch batteries. The German ship got the
full force OF ii and sank. Putting her helm
over the "Warspite' circled round the
"Warrior" drawing on holself all the fire OF
the German ships and replying with vigour
and great effect. A shell domaged her steer
ing gear but still the "Warsple" single
landed held on, fighting all he German bat
tleships. Four times the "Wmspite" clrc4ed
round the "Warrior" in this way, all the time
furnishing the Germans terribly. "Come back
you are sacrificing yourself signolled Adj
miral Beatty, but owing to her damaged con.
dition she could not obey the order. She
could only hang on and Highland she did tins
sturdily in spite of the heavy batteging she
received. BY The time her consorts of the
dreaduought division came up the German
Battle Fleet was in full flight. The "War-
spite bad beaten them off single handed
and had succourod the warrior" which the
Germans had regarded as a certain and easy
victory for their guns.
london, June 7th.-The Official commu-
nication issued this morning says There
YVES very heavy fighting during the after
noon (Tuesday) eost Of Ypres. Shortly after
midday the enemy commenced a heavy bonn
hard O,apt Of Our VbSitipD ahOnt HODGE NllI
also some distance north, and at the same
time bombarded to the south of HODGE aud
Ill the neighbourhcod of the Ypres-C Confines
railway and the Ypres- Confines Canal. Later
in the afternoon the enemy exploded Il
series of mines at various points on a z,OOO
yard front north Of Hooge. This was follow
ell by successful infantry attacks between
HODGE and the Ypres-Comines Canal. At
HODGE and Immediately north of HODGE the
enemy penetrated our front trenches, after
the explosion of mines. Fighting continues
in this area but our general line is still ~
tact. Attacks were also mace further north
but did not succeed. On the remainder OF
the front the situation is comparatively quiet.
North of Roclincourt we exploded a defen-
sive mine doing material damage to the ene-
my's galleries. Last night small bodies or
our troops entered German trenches at three
points near In Boisselle, Authuile and Hemel
respectively. At each place casualties We're
inflicted on the German garrison and their
shelters were bombed and trenches damaged.
In the Authuile raid q border regiment cap
tured sixteen prisoners, i'll addition to Inft}ct-
ing other damages.
Paris, June 6th.-The Official statement
issued by the War Office to night reads On
the front north of Verdun, no infantry action
was reported during the course OF the Gay.
The artillery struggle however continued
with undiminished violence in the region of
Vaux and Damloup. Major Baynal, who de-
Tended Fort Vaux with interchangeable energy,
has been made Commader of the Legion of
Honour.
Petrograd, June 6lh.-The War Office
communication issued to-day says In
the region OF Dvinsk and north of the
Poniewesch railway, a German offensive
was repulsed by our fire. South of
Smorgon on Sunday night, the enemy at
tempted to capture one of our advance
trenches but our machine gun fire and q
counter attack compelled them 90 retire to
their own trenches. South of Krevo on
Monday the Germans after artillery prepal-
atoms attempted an offensive against our
advanced elements near the village Of Kotcs,
ansky but were repulsed by our reserves.