, 1916-05-17

region OF Nerdun, there was an lnLeELAl6-
tent bombardment of our first and second
lines west of the Mouse. On the heights
Of the Meuse, sudan attack for which
preparations ha6 been made by our artillery
was entirely successful. Our patrols clear
ell the enemy trenches on . front of about
200 metres anG brought back prisoners,
Our artillery shelled enemy detadalments
on the road between Essey and Pannes
south west of ThiaucOurt. The Belgian
Official communication reads: The artll
lery action was resumed this norning with
great violence in the sector of Dlxmude.
A German party which attempted to gain
a footing in a trench along the User north
of that town, was Immediately driven back"
Petrograd, May 15th-The following
Official statement issued to-day reads: "On
General Evert's front the enemy at many
places maintained a blisk artillery fire.
Caucasus front: In the direction of Ma
makhatun our recOnnaissances produced
sue essful results. In the direction of
Diarbehr, we repulsed a khurdish often
si7e. In the direction of Mosul our
troops entered the town of Rivandouza and
seized ammunition depots. The enemy
beat a precipitate retreat, abandoning con
VOWS and war material Our cavalry are III
close pursuit.
London, May 15th-The following off
cial communication was issued this even
ing: Yesterday and during the night
there was considerable activity on our
front between Loos and Bethune and La
Basse Canal. Immediately east of the
former place the enemy bombarded heavily
a small section of our trenches and a raid
ing party succeeded in entering them, but
only for q few minutes. Meanwhile fur
Their north, we subjected the German posi-
lions near the Hohenzollern Redoubt to a
heavy effective bombardment Further
north still, just south of the Canal, the
enemy exploded a mine 25 yards in front
of our trenches and seized the crater.
After a sharp bombardment with trench
mortars our infantry secured the lip of the
crater, capturing one prisoner and finding
several dead Germans in the crater. To-
day both sides exploded mines northwest
of Hulluch, but no infantry fighting
took place. We carried out a successful
bombardment of the enemy's positions
opposite Faquissart. Our artillery silenced
enemy t~rench-mortars in the neighbour
hood Of st. ElOl
London, May 15th.-A despatch to the
DAILY Mail from Copehagen says that a
large German fleet, which has left Kiel for
Riga, includes the new bat. loship linden
burg and several other battleships of the
largest type
Paris, May 15th.-The speech of Presi-
dent Poincare at Nancy on Sunday, in
which the President declared that France
did not want Germany to offer peace, but
desired that she should ask peace of France,
is widely commented on to-day by the
newspapers as the final and authoritative
announcement of the French policy on the
subject of peace. The 'Temps" says: The
discourse of the President of the Republic
is much more than an impressive orator.
cal manifestation, and there is no need for
deception either at Berlin or in Capitals OF
neutral countries where the idea OF
eventual mediation is entertained among
those without authority and without
responsibility. The Presidents address
expresses the sentiments profoundly rooted
in the hearts Of all good Frenchmen, and
against which no questionable manoeuvre
will ever prevail. The entire French
people are resolved to fight until they
obtain a peace, re-establishing vested
rights and giving guarantees of equili-
brium and stability.
London, May 15th-The differences
between Greece and the Entente have been
amicably settled, according to an announce
ment Of the British Foreign Office. This