, 1916-05-20

T6fDo. Two OF CneSe I0lleQ ontlrSly nut Inc
third succeeded in entering our trenches for
a brief period. On the Why ridge troops Of
the Lancashire Fusiliers after the explosion
of some mines seized aud occupied the cue
my's forward lines on q front of some $50
yards and inflicted considerable casualties on
the enemy. Opposite Auchy a patrol iaided
the enemy's trenches after & mine explosion
and penetrated townrd their second line
where bombs were exchanged with the enc
my. Near Wieltje lin The vicinity of Vermelles)
a hostile patrol which attempted to approach
our lines was dispersed by our fire. To-day
there has been activity by the artillery of
both sides about FouquevilleIs, Angres, Fou-
guissart and Wytschaete.
Dublin, May 16th--Premier A>quith to-
day continued his conferences with promi-
nent persons in every sphere of Irish life.
The Premier, however, did not explain the
object of his Investigations, combining himself
TO asceltaining the views of the persons
whom he saw. The largest dinner party,
since the outbreak of the European War, was
held at the Vice-Regal Lodge this evening.
Paris, May I6th-The oficin. communion
ton issued by the War Office tonight reads:
AID enemy detachment, which attempted to
surprise one of our small posts in the region
of the Butte de-Mesnil was repulsed by means
Of grenadee. In the ArgOnne, an artillery
action of some intensity occurred in the sec
tors of -Four. de-Paris, Les COurtes Chnussees
and V%nuquois. On the left bank of the
Meuse, the bombardment was quite spirited
in the region of the Avocourt Wood, Hill 3 4
aud LHomme Mort. An attack against orr
positions west of Hill 3O4 was stopped by
our curtain Of fire. East of the Meuse and
in the Woevre, there were small artillery
gusts. The cnnnonading was Intermittent
an tha vast IF fha front RoInIon ~ NM,
cation: The artillery action was particularly
intense to-day. Concentrated fires were car
ried out by our heavy batteries against the
German defensive organizations on The east
bank of The User in the region of Dixmude.
The sectors south of ST. Georges was sub
jected to reciprocal commandments of great
violence.
Washington, May 16th.-Germany, in Il
Note presented to Mr.. Lansing by Count Won
Bernstorff to-day, warns neutral Governments
that Merchant ships flying neutral flags must
obey The provisions of International Lnw in
regard to their conduct when stopped by q
German submarine, and thai they incur daI-
ger should they turn their ships in the direc-
ton of a submarine.
Rome, May 16th-The following official
communication from General Headquarters
was issued to-day: On the Trenlino frontier
LuC CDSLA4 1OIlOWCd up u nlCbSC bOInDul a.
ment of the 14th. with an attack by masses
of infantry against parts of our front
between the Adige Valley and the upper
Astico. After the first resistance in which
we Inflicted on tie enemy very serious losses
our troops in the advanced positions retired
on the principal lines of defence. Along the
whole of the remainder of the front as far
as the sea, the enemy artillery fire and in
fantry attacks had the character of diver
sions. OF such q nature were engagements
which developed in the Sugsna Valley,
between Mont Gallo and Santa Anua in the
upper Seebach on the heights northwest
oil Gorizla and on the slopes north OF Moute
San Michele. Every where the enemy was
promptly repuised. More desperate were
the actions in the Monfalcone zone, where,
after changes in fortune, the enemy was
successfully CONGRATULATED and left in our
hands 254 prisoners including some Officers,
and two-machine guns. Enemy ail-raids
are reported in various plnces on the lower
Isonzo on the night of The 14th., on Venice
and Mestre on the evening of the 18th, on
Udine and Treviso at dawn on the 10th.
with comparatively few casualties and vely
slight damage. A squadron of our Caproni
aircraft bombarded at dawn the railway
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