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by The French War Office, but they were
repuised along the whole front attacked ex-
cept in one or two points in the advanced
trenches at Cappy south of the Somme, and
the attack, the statement says, completely
failed. East OF the Meuse and, III the
Woevre, there was an intermittent lombard
ment, otherwise the front was comparative
ly quiet.
Paris, May 5th-The War Office commu-
n~ication issued this evening says: Bad
weather has impeded the operations on
most parts of the trout where ouly artillery
fighting hns been reported. To the West
of the Mtuse, the bombardment went on
with increased violence, DUNG the course OF
the day on the sector of Hill 3O4. In the
region of the Avocourt Wood and the eau
lettes Wood the bombardment is less vio-
lent but continues. 10 the east of the
Meuse aud in the Woevre, mo lerate artll-
lery activity is reported. Army of the East:
On the night of May 4th and 9th abon' 2
o'clock in the morning IL Zeppelin which was
towering over SalonIca, was brought down by
the al tillery of the Allied fleet. The Zeppe-
lin fell IN flames at the mouth of the VardAr
river. Belgian communication: The German
artillery at daybreak opened q violent f'e
on our positions to the mouth OF oteenStraete
and Dixmude. A very spirited fight be-
tween bomb-throwers and pieces Of every CAL
ibre ensued. During the bombardment of
the German line WI severely damaged the
German defence organ. cations VIII CHI were
shattered at several points.
London, My 5th-The British liner Clan
Macfadyen" has arrived ut GraveSend from
Africa somewhat damaged by the g%ulhre OF
two subm trints. The steamer reports that
the first attack was made on her in the Bay
r D:o.- -l~o n cnItonri1no Hrol IN ChniG ~
her ut a range of so yards. The steamer
brought her big gun iuto action and hit the
submarine several times, and it IS bellved
destroyed it. Three hours later another
submarine fred a torpedo but missed the
sClan Macfadyen" by "a few feet.
Athens, May 5th.-phe French flagship
"Patrie' brought down II Zeppelin n 2 o'clock
this friday morning, the airship fell i'll the
Vardar river, Snlonjka.
London, May 5th.-The official statement
on the destruction of a Zeppelin during a
raid over Salouika issued to-day says: Vice
Admiral De Roebeck reports that at about
2.3O O'Clock on Thursday morning Zeppelin
approached Salonika and when passing over
the harbour size was hit by the fleet and
came down abl3ze near the mouth OF the
Vnrdar river. There were 10 survivors.
Londou, May 5lh-The Government to day
1SSQ6u GuF Jill inS IllS HU ~
Commander-in-C Chief of the Grand Fleet has
reported that the ships which destroyed q
Zeppelin yesterday were H. M. S. "Guia-
tea, Commodore Edwyn S. Alexander Sin
clair aud Fl. ais. "Phueton', Captain John
E. Cameron, The Zeppelin apparently was
employed in scouting duty when she was de-
stroyed by the gun-fre of these two vessels.
London, May 5th-The British Govern
ment has decided to release the 38 Germans
aud Austrians who were taken from the
American steamer "China". The release Of
these men will To ordered Immediately. The
Germans and Austriens were removed from
the China by the British auxiliary cruiser
"Laurentic" on February 10th while the
"China" was on her way from Shanghai to
San Francisco.
London, May 5th-Immediately after the out
breuk of the Irish revolution,G German soldiers
in trenches opposite he Irish division fight
ing on the Western front. put up signs lnvlt-
lug Irishmeu to join the Germans, according
70 news received by MIR. John E. Redmond
from his brother Captain William FL. K. Red
mond BOW at the front. One notice read:
e.Irishmen in ireland are in revolution.
English guns are firing on yonf wives and
children. Sir Roger Easement prosecuted.
Throw your arms away. We give you a