, 1916-04-22

ard CfevO were reputS6d. In GallCla the en-
emv on Sunday with strong forces made q
series of desperate attacks on our positions
OF Popovamsghila. All these attacks were
successfully repulsed with heavy losses
to the enemy. Additional particulars of
our captures in the course of the conquest
of PopovamsghiIa on the 18th show them to
include normous quantities of rifles, arms,
cartridges, telephone material, periscopes,
bomb throwers and caissous. Regarding
operations ON the caucasus front the follow
ing was issued to-day: tn The coast region
our amendments pursued the Turks aud &C.
cupied the village Of Dorna, ten versta east
of Treblzoud. Wet of Erzerum our troops,
after a shurp engagement disiodged The
Turks f ON u whole series of powerfully or
ganized positions.
Paris, April l8th-The War Office issued
the following communique to-day; In the
Argonne, our art iery was active IN the re-
gion OF Four-de-Ppris and against the roads
and communications Of The enemy. In the
N4rdun region bad weather has impeded
operations during the day. There have been
intermittent bombardments to the west Of
the Meu@e, in the sector of bill 304, and also
in The eastern regions south OF the Haudre-
mont wood, and against our positions be-
tween D%Ouanmont and VanN. No intau-
try actious, however, took place. East Of
s.. Mihiel our batteries shel!ed enemy
concentrations near Joinvilie. The Belgian
official statement is as follows: There
hns been ouly slight artillery activity,
except in the region of Steonstraete, whete
the bombardment was very violent.
London, April l9 h-Army Headquarters
issued the following communication to-day:
Twice during the last 30 hours our troops
have succeeded III peuatratln9 different
points Of the enelnys trencuea. Ga each
occasion our enterprise met with compete
success. A machine-guL emplaceineut was
destroyed, and several dugouts We're BON
barded During the ulgbt German efforts
against our positions at St, Eioi, preceded by
heavy bombaruments, were successfully re
pulsed. To-day there have been isolated ar
tiIlery duels at various points along the front.
There has been consl3 cradle mining activity
to the east of Vermelles, but without mate
rally altering The situation.
Berlin, April Is h-(OficiaI statemen)
Western front: Our artillery has extensive
" bombarded the British positions in the
region of St. Eloi. On both sides Of L.
Bassee Canal and to the northwest OF Loos,
spirited hand grenade fighting has developed.
In the region of Melville and near Beaov-
raignes we exploded several mines. with good
results. On the battlefield on both sides OF
the river Mouse there have been very ne0ry
artillery dueIs. On the right bank Of the
liver, our troops from lower Saxony, wrest-
ed from the French by storm, positions ut
Stpinbruch, south of the HaudrenIout fam,
and also on the ridge of hills north west of
the Phimont farm. During this lighting
officers and 1,646 men We're captured.
London, April 19ih.-In the House Of
Commons This afternoon Mr.. AsqUilh stated
that there were still some material points OF
disagreement IN the Cubiuet, aud he added
if they were not settled the inevitable Jesuit
must be a break up of the Government. In
the hope that this breakup might be ageFted
lie proposed an adjournment until next Tues
dy.
London, April 19Jh-A Salonica despatch
received here to-day says that German forces
crossed the Greek frontier on Monday in the
neighbourhood of Dorian, aud destroyed
railway ~culverts in the vicinity, apparently
fearing an advance on tie part of The En-
tente Alles.
PARIS, April 19h.-The War Office issued
tbe following communique this afternoon
There was u spirited bon'bardment of our
Dosiiions south Of he Haudremont wood on
1he Verdun front and east OF the Meuse last
NIGHT. There is nothing Of Importance to