, 1916-05-13

reaching q verdict asked for clemency III
behalf of Daeche who, according to his own
statements and those of Fay and Scholz, WAS
an employee of Fay and knew little of He
details of the "irebomb" plots.
London, May 9th.-The British official
statement of the campaign i'll France ard
Belgium reads Last night there were
mining activities on the front between Neu-
vile st. Vast and Souchez also north east
of Armentieres and east of Ypies without
effecting any change in the situation, There
was quite unimportant artillery activity to-
day.
Paris, May 9th.-The official communicn-
ton issued tonight reads In Champagne
our artillery shelled the trenches and bnttt-
ries of the Germans north of Ville-sur-Tourbe
and the enemy communications in the re-
gion of Somme Ply. On the left bank of tha
Meuse, the Commandment was less intense.
In the course of the day an enemy attack
against a trench west OF Hill 304 was stop
ped short by our curtain of hre and was act
able to debouch On the right bank and in
Woevre the artillery action was Intermittent.
--latest reports show that the night of May
6th-9th the Germans launched in the re
gion of Hill 304 three very violent attacks
which were carried out by heavy electives.
One reported in the communication of this
morning against our poslllons on Hill ESQ
another against our trenches north eusto4 Hill
304 and the lastagainst the Wood to the west.
All these attacks which were broken by our
fire cost the adversary very heavy losses. Our
batteries took under fire reVictuNlling con-
vOys and enemy detacLments on the road
between Essey and BayonviIle, northeast Of
Pont-n-Mousson. The Belgian official COM
munication reads: There was some slight ar
tiIlery action at divers points on The front
patrOoIa6 Nav OIL The followinu off
cinl communication was issued to-day The
Germans have again bumbarded the Ikskull
Bridgehead. On the Oviua near JacObstadt,
our artillery dispersed enemy working par
ties. Caucasus front. Ia the direction Of
Erzingan during the course Of the day the
Turks made q stubborn but unsuccessful at
tack agains; our positions. Having suffered
crushing losses, the enemy toward evening
abandoned the offensive. In the direction
of Diarbekr we dIslodged the Turks from
the chhin of mountains extending south Of
the region of Mush. In the direction Of
Bagdad, after dislodging the enemy from
fortified positions, we throw them westward,
and captured i'll the course Of the pursuit
three field guns.
London, May 9th.-The following oficiol
announcement was made here to-day. Gen
eral Bake reports that the fourth party Of
sick and wounded from Kutelamara consist
ing of 281 persons, reached the headquarters
of the TIgris Corps on May 9Th. md the ff-
th party consisting of 172 men on May 7th.
The total number of sick and WOUNDED
evacuated romKnt-el-amar in these five r.
ties is 1913. The hospitalshir started Tor
kut again on May 9Th. to bring back tie
sixth and last party. On May 7th, one Of
our machines was engaged with a hostile
mouoplane. Our machine was forced TO de-
scend owing to q perforated petrol tank, it
succeeded in reachiug our lines. Both the
pilot and observer were unhurt",
Copenhagen, May 9ih.-Reports have been
received here to the effect that a few days
ago fire broke out in an aeroplane factory at
Altoona, Prussia, an explosion occurring while
a mechanic was pouring petrol into a ma
chine. Sixty-two other machines which were
ready for service or partly finished, were de-
s!royed together with the factory, accord
ing to reports.
Berlin, May 9th.-The text of the official
statement follows. In connection with our
success at Hill 304 we took south Of TeImi-
ten Hill to the south Of FL tucourt several
trenches by storm. Attempts by the enemy
to recapture with strong forces the terrain
lost on Hill 304 failed. The enemy's losses
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