, 1916-06-17
SUPPLEMENT TO ST. CRoK AVIS, No. 40, 18TH JUNE, 1915

there was intermittent artillery activity
during the day. There is nothing 10 re-
port from the rest of the front" The
Belgian official statement says: '"The artill-
erv fighting was comparatively intense in
the Dixmude sector, especially near Steen-
straete".
London, June 15th.-The Canadians are
still holding to the positions they recaptured
from the Germans near Zillebeke on Tuesday,
east of Ypres, although they have been heav-
lily shelled by the Germans, according to an
Official communication issued tonight. Since
the Canadians gained back their lost ground,
there have been no further infantry engage
ments in this regroD. Last night (Huesday)
and to-day, says the Official communications,
"there have been no infantry actions The
positions regained yesterday east Of Ypres
have been heavily shelled. During the day
more prisoners were taken, chiefly wounded
men who were found during the clearing OF
the ground. The total number taken is 3
officers and 1873 men Of other ranks. Our
lines from opposite Maricourt to the north
east of Carney and south Of Melville StVaast
have been heavily shelled. We carried ont
q bombardment of the enemy's trenches on
various points of their line between StElol
aud Messines, Last night the enemy blew
up three mines III the region of Neuvllle
81. WAIST without damage. Today we blew
up two camouflets near Fricourt, destroy
ing hostile galleries..
Nykoping, Sweden, June 14tb. Thirteen
German merchantmeH, which were coming
from the north conveyed by an auxiliary
cruiser and some torpedoboats aud armed
trawlers, were attacked early this morning
al a point near Hevringe by a squadron Of
R1r4ioD orpa1oI,.tc and G1bInurinaG Ianar
the Swedish Baltic coast. The German con
voy was dispersed, aud the merchanthen
fed toward The coast. 1t is reported that
some of The vessels We're sunk.
Copenhagen en-, June 14th.-Describing the
Baltic fight, the "Dagels Nyheder' says that
the Russian squadron won an important VIC
tory. The, Russians had SIX destroyers and
several submarines, and were going at such
speed that the Germans were taken com
pletely by surprise, and only fired one SHOT,
tLen making for port in the utmost haste.
cit IS believed" says the paper, that twelve
merchantmen were sunk, while a German
armed cruiser which arrived at Nykoplng
had $50 men on board from a German des-
troyer which had been sent to the bottom.
The German auxiliary cruiser was the "ko-
mig Won Sachsen' which WAS also seen TO sink,
and it is supposed that nil her crew were
drowned. The"Dagens Nyheder" names the
following ten steamers as having been lost IN
the attack of the Russian squadron: Norma
Umesly, Arda, Mecklenburg, Issele, Italia,
Beterro, Weser, Konsul Schultze and Al
gieba".
Amsterdam, June 15th-The following
statement has been gwen out in Berlin in
connection with the attack by Russian war
ships in the Baltic: During the night 5f
June 18Th, the German auxiliary cruiser
"Herzmanu" was attacked by four Russian
destroyers in the Blight, southeast of Stock
holm. After Il courageous resistance, the
vessel wa set afire by shells, and was blown
up by her crew. The Commander and most
Of her crew were saved.
Amsterdam, June l9th-A Zeppelin was
DESTROYED III u wind storm near Chnhelineau,
south Belgium on Monlay, according to from
tier correspondents.
London, June 14th-Huudraas Of Dutch
women went to The Prime Minister today
to demand that measures be taken 10 enable
the working classes to obtain food by having
the prices reduce,, says Reuters correspon-
dent at the Hague. The Premier promises
to receive a deputation of women later. The
women then went to the house of the Burgo5
master.
London, June 14th-A despatch to Reu-
ter's Telegraph Company from Petrograd
dealing with the Russian advance in East
Galicia says: The Russians hold the Dnie-
ster between the frontier and considerably
westward of the confluence of the Stripa and
the Dnlester. After the capture of Zales-
zcyky and Horodenka their next objective is
Kolpmea, three marches distant. Unless
til re is some unlikely change in the strategic
position only a prompt retreat will save the
cutting off OF the Austrian right wing. There
were small Russian losses in the forcing of
the Dniester owing to the brilliant sklllful
tactics. This contrasts strongly with the
German losses In q tossing the NareW and