, 1916-05-10

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prisoners. The Belgian communication reads:
The intensity Of the artillery actions and
trench mortar work in the last few days has
diminished. To-day there was slight actlvl-
ty in the region of Ranscapelle and Dix
nude.
Petrograd, May 7th-Oficial communion
ton: In the region of Kokenhausen station
east of Eriedrichstadt enemy artillery bonn
barded one of our trains. In Galicia on the
Lower S ripa in the region north of the viii
la9e of Yazloyenez, we made some progress.
On the Caucasus coast, our advance guards
easily repuised q Turkish offensive Iu the
region of Bagdad, since our occupation of
the organized points Of the Serlnalkerind
p~ositiou,th he Turks have sustained heavy loss
es and retired hastily abandoning a great
camp cf tents and other materials, 1t has
now been established that by the occupa-
ton Of Trebizond we captHrp! eighty mount
ed coast guns, fourteen slx-inch guns, one
field gun. a thousand rifles, fifty three cais-
sons and other important booty.
Petrograd, May 6th-Oficial statement:
Western Russian front: On the Dvinsk
front, the Germans directed a violent bonn
bardment against the Notifications at the
Ikskull bridgehead. Enemy aeropIanes drop
ped bombs at several points on the front. In
Tic region D6lWS6u NluHh
our artillery by o successful hit caused an
explosion of enemy munitions. Caucasus
front: In the direction of Erzingan we re-
pulsed a Turkish offensive supported by
artillery. In the direction of Bagdad, our
troops attacked the Turks with the bayonet
and dislodged them from their position III
the nei9hbourhood of the village OF Serlnal-
kerind. After bayonetting the defenders
we occupied the position.
Berlin, May 7th-Flgbting in the region
of Verdun west of the Mause is still in p'o-
gress. The artillery of both sides especially
shows activity, according to the official state
ment issued by the German army H~eadquar-
ters to day which follows: Western front:
Fighting was again continued yesterday to
the west OF tue Meust. The artillery on
both SIDES was especially active. Eo t #
the river "a French attack made du.ing the
early .no'n1ng hours IN the region of
the Tluam,ont farm was unsuccessful. At
several points on the front enemy rcconuoI.
trlhg detachmeuts were rupnIsed. South
OF Llhons several prisoners were trken 10y
a German patrol. Eastern front: Yestey-
day morning Russian torpedoboats i%netfnc.
tualIy bombar ted the north coast OF Cour-
land between Rohen and Kindergarten. Bal
kan front. There is nothing important to
report. A large number of French captive
balloons broke loose owing to a sudden
storm, they were driven over the lines and
more than Is were captured by the Teutons.
Dublin, May 7th-It is reported here
hat MI. Lewis Harcourt, First Commissioner
of Works, has been appointed to succeed Mr..
Augustine Birrell as Chief Secretary for
Ireland. A party of about one thousand
prisoners left Dublin last night for England.
They were mostly from the country parts.
This is the last day under General MnxwelPs
order for Sinr Feiners and Irish volunteers
to baud in their arms aud ammunition. Sat-
urday was noteworthy as the anniversary
of the assassination of Lord Frederick Cav
endish, Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Tho
mas I'll. Burke, Under Secretary, in Phoenix
Park, which occurred on May 9th. 1882.
London, May 7th-Sir Robert Chalmers,
who has been Governor of Ceylon since 1913,
has been appointed to succeed Sir Matthew
Nathan as under Secretay for Ireland.
Paris, May 7th.-Belgian troops on April
18th, captured German positions at Shangu-
GU on the border of German Fest Africa and
continued to progress south of Kivu lake,
according to an announcement made by the
Belgian Minister for the Colonies. They occu-
pied a German post at Ishengi on the 22nd.