, 1916-05-17
SUPPLEMENT- TO ST. CRoIx AVIS, No. 40, nth MAY, 1916.

trenches but were at Ouc6 uIlV0A JUL PODo
dead German were observed on our wire
enfanglements and one prisoner was taken
We lost one prisoner. On the rest OF the
fronty there have been artillery and trench
mortar actions at various points, the heaviest
fir ing taking place about Hebuterne, Souchez,
Curencv. the Hohenzollern sector and the
area about st Eloi. There has been mining
activity on the part of the enemy near h1aa-
guissait and northwest of Wytscherte.
London, May 15th.-Hhe British Ohclal
statement on the campaign IN france anu
Belgium reads:- Last Saturday night artef
q heavy bombardment by guns OF all cailoLeS
the enemy attacked our ines about the
Ploegsteert Wood in three parties. One
party succeeded in entering our trenches
but was Immediately elected leaving IL dead
The other parties were met on the patapet
by Scottish troops aud dispersed. Early
this morning one OF our patrols entered me
enemy trenches south Of La Ba5see Canal.
Our artillery bombarded enemy positions
north of Monchy-au-B Bots and east of Vermel-
les, hostile artillery and trench mortars were
active about Maricourt, Loos. Souchez, Cam
brin and St Eloi There was some
activity about Souchez, the Hohenzollern
Redoubt, Givenchy and St Eloi.
Rome, MAY l3th.-Tae Official statement
issued to-day by The War Office is as follows:-
Movements of Austrian troops, vehicles and
trains continue in the Trentino region, ham
pered frequently by The accurate fire OF our
artillery. Enemy artillery actions which
were couptered by oul3 caused slight damage
to the villages Of Pontj di Legno IN the Val
Cumonica and San Giovanni i'll the Ledro Val
ley. The employment by the enemy OF explo-
sive proiectlIes was again observed III the
course of minor actions at Daelono and Dis
ale. In the Plezzo Basin there was a
persistent enemy artillery fire against
our positions on Mount GuNaem.
Our batteries scored hits in The enemy lines
on Mount Rombon burning several huts.
Enemy aeroplanes flew over the lower lsouzo
but were driven back by our aeroplanes
which bombed the camps at Ranzlano.
Rome, May 14th.-Ihe Official statement
from General Headqu ,rters issued to-day
reads: In the Trentinn on the Upper Adige
the artillery actions have been especially in
tense. In the Col-di-Lana zone, we repulsed
small attacks on Cukla and on the heights
before Lucinico. On the Carso our artillery
caused an explosion in the enemy lines near
San Martina and dispersed enemy columns
marching near Devetaker and Oppachiasella.
London, May 14th.-Ihe destruction of
another Zeppelin IL rep rted IN au Exchange
Telegraph despatch from Copenhagen. tits
said that the Zeppelin was Brought down off
the west coast of Norway and that three
British destroyers went III pursuit of it.
Nancy, May 18th President Poincare in
an address here to-day responded to Ger
many's declaration regarding peace contain
ed in the German reply to the American
Note. France does not want Germany to
tender peace said the President 'but
wants her adversary to ask for peace" The
President then made known clearly the only
kind of peace which would be acceptable to
France. The address was delivered at the
Molitor Garrison before q large number of
Lorraine refugees 10 whom the President after
expressing his sympathy and renewing
promises of solicitude and protection said
''Franee will not expose her sons to the dang
ers OF new aggressiors. The Central En-
pires, haunted by remorse for having
brought on the war and terrified by the indig-
nation and hatred they have stirred up iuman-
kind, are trying to day to make the World be-
lieve that the Allies alone are responsible for
the prolongation of hostjlities, a dull irony
which will deceive no one. Neither directly
nor indirectly have our enemies offered us
pence. But we do not want them to offer 1T to
us, we want them to ask it of us. We do not
want to submit to their conditions, we want