, 1916-05-13

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some reason or other are temporarily resid-
ing or staying abroad. ] do not consider
that it has any application Mt all to married
men who are settled ~ canada ana are
permanently residing there"
London, Nav 11th-Britlsh troops are
now holding 80 miles Of the Western front
it was announced yesterday The British
lines extend from 3 po'Ut north OF Ypres
to a point near the Somme.
WASHINGTON, May 1lth-One Of the large
hvdro-aeroplapes, which has been flying be
tween Newport News and Washington
fell into The Potomac river near Mount
Vernon, Va. early to-day and was wrecked.
Three Of The occupants badly injured,
were rescued by a tug. Two are MISSING.
Athens, }Iay 11Sb. Sharp fighting has tax
en- place north Of Valona which IS apparently
a signal that the Aastrians have commenced
their long Threatened offensive against the
Italians and Selbians in Albania. After the
evacuation Of Durazzo by the Italians IN
February the forces which had garisoned
the town fell back on Walona. The Auatri~
ans arrived befote Yalone on March 18th,
but since that time there has been no re-
port of any activity on either side in Alba
MIA.
Berue, May 11th.-It is stated that 1000,
600 fresh troops have been massed on the Ser
man Western front. One third Of this num-
Der, it is said, have seen active service, while
the others are young men trained Ill 6arrI-
sons during the winter. There IS reason to
believe that the statement emnnates from
German sources and that the figure is gIeat-
ly exaggerated.
Berlin, May 1Ith.- On the Eastern front
heavier fighting is under way. The Ger
~oo~a - o,o op1.o mn oaOfuro1 fva hmm
dred yards OF Russian positions, taking prls-
oners 300 unwounded men.
Queenstown, May 1lth.-Mr. Thomas
Kent OF Coole as been court martialed and
shot at Fermoy, County Cork. This is the
first execution outside of Dublin 1000 rebel
prisoners captured in the south have arrived
in Dublin on their way to England.
London, May 11th.-The names of the
Duke OF Devonshire and the Earl of Derby
are mentioned in the papers as most probable
to succeed Lord Wimborne as Lord Lieuten-
ant of Ireland.
Berlin, May 10th.-In an engagement off
the Belgian coast on Monday between Ger
man and British torpedo craft, a British des-
troyer was badly damaged by artillery fire.
Two German torpedoboats, says the
official statement, while reconnoitring
on the morning of May 8th had
n brief engagement north OF Osttnd
with five British torpedohoat destroyers.
One enemy destroyer was badly damaged by
artillery fire. The German torpedo boats
returned to port unchanged.
Berlin, May 11th,-Two French attacks on
the Verdun front, one delivered near Dead
Mans Hill and the other southeast of Hill
3O4 broke down with considerable loss under
the German fire, the War Office announced
to-day.
London, May 1Oth,-British ~aeroplanes
dropped IS, 900 lbs. of food i'll addition to mail
and military and other stores in Kut-el-Amara
between April 18th and 29th. This effort
to relieve the hunger of the besieged garri-
son, which subsequently surrendered to the
Turks, was told of in the House of Commons
to-day by Mr.. Harold j. Tenant. During
the whole siege of Kut-el-Amara, Mr.. Tenant
said, only one British aeroplane was brought
down by the Turks. The pilot was killed
and the observer wounded.
Paris, May 11th.-German troops made
an attack last night on French positions near
Vaux Pond on the Verdun front east of the
Mouse. The War Office announces that that
this attack was repulsed. West of the Meuse,
the statement says, there was vigorous artille-
~ action in the region of Avocourt wood.
In the Champagne, our fire demolished a
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