The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-23
BRITISH MAKING
FRESH ADVANCES
Gen. Haig Forces Capture In
portant German Position
East of MeSsines
WARRINGTON is NOW MEEAGED
important Town Threatened From
Two Sides Artillery DueIs Pres
age Impending Infantry Attack.

washington, June 15-The British
troops in the region of Messines are
! continuing 10 make gains at various
points against the Germans. who an
parently are unwilling to give battle.
advices from the front in France in
dIcate- Both east and south of Mes
sines, fresh advances by Field Mar
shall Haig's forces and the capture OF
important first line positions in the
neighborhOOd OF the hamlet of Gas
pard, which lies directly east of Mes
sines,. and between the Rivers Lvs
and St Yves and east OF the Ploes-
steert wood form q direct menace
from both the north and the south TO
the important town Of Warneton and
the road leading eastward toward
/ Confines.
Artillery DueIs Continue.
The artillery duels between the Bel
gians and French and the Germans
on various sectors in Belgium. par
/ ticularly near Steenstraete, Lizerne
and Boesinghe. continue undated and
doubtless these regions soon viii be
/ the scenes Of important infantry en-
/ gagements- Frem scissors eastward
there is still no activity by the in
/ fantTy OF the French and Germans
/ but the guns Of both sides are keeping
I up intermittent bombardments. Along
l the front in Russia and Galicia quiet
tide still prevails except that oecas-
ionally the Germans and Austrians
are making reconnaissance with
small parties, which generally meet
with hard usage at the hands of the
/ Russians
/ In the Caucasus region the Kurds
have delivered strong attacks against
the Russians, but all Of them are re-
pulsed
Fighting in Serbia.
Meanwhile on the fighting front,
along the Greco-Serbian frontier, con-
| siderable fighting is taking place, but
without any important results having
been achieved, although Paris reports
the repulse by the Italians and British
OF Teutonic attacks.
The Austrians on the Carso Plateau
and northeast Of Gorilla, in the Aus
tro-Italian zone, have delivered at
tacks against the Italians occupying
/ positions they recently captured. All
the attacks failed, however Like
wise in the Trentino section a heavy
! offensive by the Austrians was put
down by the Italians. the enemy being
( driven back in disorder and with
heavy losses.
Another Raid en- London.
London, June 14.-Nearly 100 per-
sons were killed and more than 500
{ injured in the greatest bomb dropping
Uaid yet made over England by some
twelve to fifteen German airplanes
over London, particularly the east end,
where live the poorer classes Of the
population Twenty-six Of those killed
and ninety-four Of the wounded were
children in a school on which bombs
fell A large number OF the killed or
injured were women and children
Attacked Invaders.
British aviators arose and attacked
the invaders and the sound of the anti
aircraft guns was everywhere heard
in London, but whether the Germans
suffered any losses has not yet been
established They were flying at a
height estimated at two miles when
they approached from Essex and flew
over the city
At late hour tonight the casualties
as officially announced numbered 534,
including 81 killed and 437 wounded.
Fifty-seTen men met death and 223
were wounded Sixteen women and
/ twenty-six children were killed and
122 women and ninety-four children
were wounded
Fifteen in Raiding Squadron.
The German squadron consisted Of
about fifteen machines and the down.
I town section Of London was their chief
/ objective. Many bombs fell In the
/ east end, where buildings were de-
7 stroyed and others badly damaged and
I scores Of persons fell victims to the
explosions. In one instance ten chill
dren were killed In a street and fifty
were injured.
British airplanes assembled immedi-
stely the signal was given that hostile
machines were coming. but the Ger
mains remained at a great height and
/ lew swiftly, and evidently the British
{ fighters had difficulty in the pursuit,
for the loss OF only one German ma
chine has been recorded Others are
Mexico Hits British Navy.