, 1916-04-08
TELEGRAMS
ST CROIX STATION.
Censored at Jamaica)

Paris, April 4th-Yesterday afternoons
official communique is as follows: Between
Scissors aud Rheims we carried out a con"
c+ntrated FIRE against the German organl-
cations north of the Butte Wood and Sapig-
neul. We violently bombarded the western
corner of the Avocourt wood. An enemy
bIockhouse was destroyed and a munitions
depot blown up. West of the Mouse yester-
dav, the Germans launched a vigorous attack
between Haucourt and Bethanconrt against
our positions on the north bank of the For
s.es brook. which we evacuated on the 31st.
and LIST. Withdrawing to the south bank
without the enemy having perceived 1t. Sur
prise6 by our violent fire which we directed
from our new positions the enemy forces sutt-
cred heavy losses and We're unable to light
East of the Meuse, our counter-attacks de-
veloped successfully. We drove the enemy
to the northern outskirts of the Calllette
wood and north of the Vaux pond. A hnal
counter-attack enabled US to reoccupy the
western section of the village OF Vaux.
In retaliation for the bombardment OF
Dunkirk by Zeppelins two nights ago
thirty. one Allied aeroplanes dropped 30
bombs of large calibre on the enemy can
tonments at Keyen, Essen, Terrest and
Rputhulst. They also dropped bombs on
the station of CONTAINS. To-day numerous
aerial combats took place result'ng I'D our
favour in the region of Verdun. German
aeropIanes and other machines took flight or
were forced to land.
London, April 4th-The Press Bureau is
sues the following: Six Zeppelins took part
in he raids on Sunday night, three IN the
raid on the southeastern Counties of Scot
land. one in that on the northeastern coast
of England, and two in the raid on the east
err Counties of England. Thirty-slx explo"
sive shells and seventeen incendiary bombs
were dropped ia various places, resulting IN
some damage to hotels and dwelling houses.
The number of casualties reported comprises
seven men and three children killed, and five
men, two women, and four children injured.
No casualties are reported in England.
London, April 4th-According to q BerDe
despatch, Germany has apologized to Swift
zerland for the bombing by German aero
planes of the Swiss village Porrentury.
Germany promises to punish the a~viators,
who, she says, supposed they were over Bel
fort.
Berlin, April 3rd.-Oficial statement: A
German airship squadron attacked the Eng
lish coast on the night of the End Bro. Ex-
plosive and incendiary bombs were dropped
with good success on the Edlpburgh and
Leith dock establishments, on the Firth OF
COrtA, ana on NEWCASTLE, bISO uPOu iAPot'auC
shipbuilding works, furnaces, and factories
on the river Tyne. There were numerous
fires and violent explosions accompanied by
detonations. One battery near Newcastle
was silenced. Although heavily shelled, all
the airships returned safely.
London, April 4th-General Headquarters
gave out the following statement last night:
Yesterday our ~aviatOrs shot down a German
machine in the neigbourhood of Lens. This
morning at ST. Eloi we attacked a crater held
by the Germans since the Both. Having
captured this crater, we establ shed our line
beyond it. In this operation We took "a pri-
soners including 4 officers. The artillery on
both sides has been very active.
Paris, April 4th-Essad Pasha was recelv'
ed by M. BRAND, the Premier, yesterday.
NJ. BRAND commended him as President OF
the Albanian Government for his loyal attl-
fude towards the Entente Allies. and for the
help he had rendered in extricating the Ser
bian Army.
Paris. April 4th.-Accordibg to a despatch
reaching here from Athens, the Bulgarian
Government has notified Greece that orders
have been given for the evacuation of points
in Greek territory occupied by Bulgarian
troops. Bulgaria has assured Greece of her
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