, 1916-05-03

Berlin, May 1st.-Oficial report: Western
front: The situation generally is unchanged.
Near Dead Mans Hill violent fighting con-
tlnued yesterday. German aerial squadrons
conducted extensive bombardments of the
enemy encampment and magazines west of
Verdun. A French biplane was shot down
III an aerial fight east of Troyon. The oc-
cupants of the machine were dead. Eastern
and Balkan front: Nothing important has
occurred.
Berlin, May 1st.-The Austro-H Hungarian
statement of April Both received here says:
North of Mlynov Austro- Hungarian detach-
ments have been withdraw in the face of
attacks by superior Russian forces from the
Russian advanced positions which they had
captured on April 23rd. The number of
prisoners reported yesterday has increased
to more than 200. On the Italian front,
there have been the usual artillery engage
ments at several places. Gorilla was again
sheIled for a time. Austro-H Hungarian air
men dropped bombs on the railway and
camps near Villa Vicentina. All the aero
planes returned unframed after a successful
aerial battle. An Austro-H ungarian airman
fought, near San Daniel Mel Friuli, against
four hostile machines and forced one of
them to descend in precipitate flight.
Paris, May 1st.-Ihe official communication
issued,by;the War Office tonight is as follows:
In Belgium, our artillery shattered German
trenches in front of Steenstrate. In the
ArSonne, mine fighting occurred at La File
Morte. We occupied the southern edge of
the crater formed by the explosion of one Of
our mines. Our fire WAS concentrated on
the enemy organizations at Les Courtes
Chaussees and Ithe Cheppy wood. In the
region of Verdun there WAS a very spirited
bombardment of our positions on the left
bank of the, Meuse. On the right bank, the ar
hllery was concentrated on the sectors of
Cote du Poivre and Douaumont. During
the month of April, our aerial battle corps
displayed much activity in the region of Yer
dun, attaining appreciate results III the
course of numerous aerial struggles where
they kept an incontestable advantage. Our
pilots succeeded in bringing down 81 enemy
machines Nine of these fell within our lines
and twenty-five were seen By our observers to
fall in flames within the German lines where
they were completely abandoned. During
the same period six French aeroplanes were
worsted and fell within the German lines.
Army of the East: Along the Greek frontier
nothing has been reported from April Is to
Both except skirmishes which were without
Importance, but were Of more frequent
occurrence by reason of the proximity of
the Allied troops and the German-Bulga-
rian forces, which are less than a mile apart
in certain places.
Petrograd, May 1st.-Oficial report: In the
region of Poulkarn, south east of Riga, we
successfully cannonaded an enemy battery.
German artillery bombarded the bridgehead
at Ikskull. In one sector of the Dvinsk
positions our artillery caused an outbreak
of fire in the enemy trenches. Southwest
Of lake Narocz the Germans attempted to
debouch from their trenches. They were
met by our fire and compelled to give up
their attempt and returned to their posi-
tons.
London, May 1st-The British armed
Yacht"Augusta" and the British mine-sweeper
"Nasturtium' struck mines in the Mediterre-
mean and have sunk. The official statement
announcing this adds that the captain and
officers of both ships were saved, Six men
are missing from the crew of the Augusta"
and seven from the "Nasturtium''
London, May 1st-Telegraphing from
Dublin under date of Sunday, the Evening
News" correspondent says: The last rebel
stronghold to be taken was the Jacobs fac
tory which was surrounded at midday.
Cut off from the city, the beleagured
insurgents there had not heard of the
canitulation of their chiefs and thew kent