, 1916-05-24

- u AONt oh -
first news of the operations on the Tlgris
since The fill of Kut-el-Amurn, sent to day y
Lieutenant-G General Sir Percy Lake, although
it shows. that the Turks are still bo.dlng tho
Sunuayyat position on the left bank OF Tie
Tigris where The British check made 1t
impossible 10 carry out the relief OF Geuo +
Townshend, brings the welcome but aston
ishing intelligence that Il body OF Russlnn
cavalry after an adventurous ride has sue
ceeded in joining General G~o~iin2e on the
south bank of The Tiglis. How THIS import
ant junction was ttfecttd is still unknown
and the story will b. wait ed with interest
The supposItiOu is that this detAchm"nt
came from he Russian Atmy which IS threat,
ening Khanikou, but it still remains u pnz-
ze how the Russians succeeded in cro,SiDG
the river. Their sudden Appearance VITA
General Gorringe has also raised Ia ga stion
whether the Russians have already cut tho
Bagdal railway at Mosul. l. any ca~e The
uueX pectod appearance Of tins body Of cay'.-
~ is as e eat a surprise as WAS the first
landing OF Russian troops Al M}seille-, aud
is another instance OF The swift ami ste9Ithy
movement Of the Russian forces IN ASA
Minor.
London, May 2Gth-Tnroe Gcrmen aero
planes made a raid on the English East Coast
last night, an Official announcement tins
afternoon states The statement says -
hostile ar raid was cnIrisd oat on he enst
coast Of Kent last night by at least three
aeroplanes The raiders made The English
coast at a few minutes past two O'Clock 'h'@
morning. One seaplaue then tarued nolh
and dropped a dozen explosive bombs over
the Isle of Thuuet. Some windows wtre
broken, otherwise there were no casualties
and no other damage. Two 0 her seapIonef
,,,.,oI r,ntL o., lrnUfNaR tUyufy five az
plosive bombs over sou h-eastern Kent. la
one town a few bombs took effect. Ouo
soldier was killed, one woman and one sen
man injured. The raiders all lnada off as
soon MS tlejr. bombs were discharged. Quo
of The raidiug s,aplaues was blooGht down
10y a naval patrol off the belgian coast TIA !
morning.
London, May 20fb.-The Official commup
icntion on the campaign n Belgium ani
France issued by the British War Office to-
dav is as follows: "Bast ulgUl after a heavy
bombardment, the enemy maae II rad on our
line to the south west Of LoOs. The eueluy
entered our trout trenches, bnt was driven
out at once. Tue enemy also attempted 4"
rush a post to the north-east of NiettJr, bat
was driven back. The Royal North Lanc'
shire Regiment reaap ,ured a crater on tho
Vimy ridge, which the eutmy captured from
US Oh Jut 40 IL. 1V-Q'J 'AC'N HWN 'NSh wa"
siderubIo artillery activity at various points
along our front, principally IN the region If
Soucnez and northeast Of turqu s-alt. T.
day we blew up d mine in The huiuch sect.t
md occupied the eruter. Yesterday again
the woa' her was favouiab c for Il ing aad
much successful work WAS done There
were thurteen combats III the al, IN TIC
course of which two hostile machines
were brought down behind the enemy iiaes'
Paris, May 21st--Heavy lighting coniin.
ued last right in the vicinity Of Dead Mans
Hill on the Verduu front. The Official
French statement of to-day says the assaults
of the Germans were repu sed for the II ost
part, but that they succeeded in capturing
a first line trench gaining ground on the
slopes of the Hill. The statement follows!
'Wtst Of the Meuse, the Germans con- n
ued during the night their attacks on our
positions on Deod Mans Hill. They were
again repulsed by our curtain of fire which
shattered their attacks. The n,my sue
ceeded, however, in occupying one OF our
first line trenches and also slopes west OF
Dead Mans Hill. East Of the Meuse, there
was a very heavy artillery firing in the wei
nity of Fort Vaux without any infantry
actions. In Lorraine ou attack fol owing
a violent bombardment enabled the Ger