, 1916-04-15

of ST. Georges, but the enemy was Immediate
" driven out by counter-attack leaving niue
dead. During The day there was consideta-
bic artillery activity e pecially IN the dlrec-
ton Of Dixmude and south of this place.
Berlin, April 10th.-Ohicial Western front:
Attempts by an enemy bombing party to re-
capture mine-craters south Of 81. Eioi were
repulsed. Mine fighting between La Bassee
and the Arras Canal has increased during
the last few days. West of the Meuse;
Bethancourt and also fortified points III
Alsace and lorraine south-wost OF Bethan~
court were isolated. The enemy made n
hasty retreat but was cut eff by SIesin
troops who Inflicted heavy losses upon him
and took prisoners IA officers, 700 men, Z
guns and Is machine guns. At the same
time We cleared enemy bIockhouses and
positions which INSTRUCTED Hs at various
points on the front from north OF the village
Of Avocourt to south OF the Grow woods.
In the course OF these operations we luflct-
ell eericuS losses on the French and took
276 prisoners including several officers. On
the right bank OF the Meuse, q ravlne on
the southwestern border of the Polvre
lidee VAS cleared in the same manner.
-Four officers, 184 men and a quantity OF
material remained in our hands. Various
aerial fights occurred, and a French aero
plane was shot down southeast OF D1mIoup.
Au enemy neropIaue crashed to earth III the
village of Loos and another in the CaiIette
wood.
London, April 10th--A despatch from
Aolesund says that, under, the protection of
Them mine fields, the Germans have resumed
their trade with the west coast Of Norway.
The first steamer since Tie wal arrived at e
Norwegian point last week where she loaded
E,I,- ND al 4 noaln1 Eap,na, ot0o,,g ..r
rived two days later.
London, April 11th-The Press Bureau
issues the following: General AyImer re-
ports that the British attack on the Turkish
position of Sarrayyat on the Tjgris below
Kut- el-Amara has failed so far to break
through the Turkish line
Paris, April 11th.~-This mornings official
communique is as follows: Ga the left bank
of the river Mouse the Germans yesterday
delivered an attack against our positions on
Dead Mans Hill. The attack was accom-
panied by the use OF flaming liquids and was
delivered from the direction OF the Cor
beaux wood. The enemy was checked by
our fire except on the east where he sue
ceeded in gaining a footing in n few small
trenches. On the right bank of the Meuse
the Germans endeavoured last night to ex-
prl as from the trenches which we captured
during the pHSt few days south OF the VII
lage of Douaumont. They made use OF
flaming liquid, but their attempts were met
by a sanguiuary check. In the regions of
Douaumont and Vaux, as we'll as the Woevre
district, commandment is still violent. This
morning a French air pilot wang tished a
German aeroplane which fell within our
lines near Badenyiller. The avlators were
killed.
Berlin, April 11th.-Siuce Feby. DIST The
Germaus have captured 10000 French pri-
soners in the fighting about Verdun.
Madrid, April 11th.-the returns in the
election for members of the Cortes show that
$50 Liberals, 80 Conservatives and about Is
Radicals and Republicans have been elected.
London, April 11th.-A Madrid despatch
says that four of the crew of the Spanish
steamship "Sant Anderino" a vessel of 1886
tons, which has been reported sunk by tor
pedoine, were drowned. The remainder of
the crew were landed.
Manila. April 11th.-Two German steam-
ship officers have been taken off an American
Inter island schooner ten miles west of Zam-
boanga by a British cruiser.
London, April 11th-During a fight among
German prisoners interned in the Isle OF Man
three prisoners were wounded by a sentry,
who fired into the crowd when they refused