The Dolores star., 1917-05-18
BRITISH BoMsARo xEEBRUooE
AND U-OoAT SHEDS BATTERED
DOWN BY Dig sHELLe.
BuLLECOURT IS RETAkEN
BERLIN ADMITS ADVANCE OF A.
LIES THROUGH GERMAN
LINES At ROEUx.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

London, May 15.-An official state
ment issued by the British admiralty
says: "a very heavy bombardment
of the important area at Zeebrugge
was successfully carried out Saturday
morning by our forces. The royal ma
val air service rendered valuable Co
operation, and over fifteen aerial COM
bats occurred, in which four enemy
machines were destroyed and five
others were driven down out Of con
troll. Two Of our machines failed to
return. One of these descended in
Dutch territory and was interned."
Most OF the village Of Bullecourt, in
the Hindenburg line. is now in the
hands of the British, who also. accord
ing to the official report from head
quarters in France. occupied the west
ern section Of Roeux.
On southern end OF line held BY
French, Germans Sunday morning
made strong attacks on plateau OF
and in region Of Maisons de Cham
payne. French put down all three at
tacks. with artillery and rifles. causing
heavy casualties.
In Macedonia the Serbian troop,
have captured and held against coun
ter attacks several trenches on Do
bropolye heights, east of the Cerns
river.
British Headquarters in France, May
12.-While there is no general battle
in progress intensely bitter fighting
has flared up at various sectors on the
British line from the vicinity of Lens
almost to the south of st. Quentin
Much of this is due to the desperate
attempts of the Germans to re-takt
some of their old positions. They are
still hurting fresh reinforcements BY
day and by night into the conflict
which ever is becoming more sanguin
ary.
The Germans have resorted agail
to the use of liquid fire in their mos:
recent attacks but even that barbara
weapon has failed them.
1t has been employed several time'
in the tragic fighting which has raget
| about Bullecourt in the last ten days
This village and the sections of th'
Hindenburg line which adjoins 1t haI
been the real storm center of the wa
during this period along the British
front.
The Germans appear ,absolutel:
frantic in their efforts to hold tn.
northern half of the village of Bulls
court and to oust the Australians from
their grim hold on the Hindenburi
line short distance to the east. Th'
fighting here has been marked by al
the more terrible devices OF warfare
and in addition to liquid fire, gas ha.
been used time after time.
Boiling oil has been thrown, ant
hand grenades. rifle grenades, trench
mortars and every character and ev
cry caliber artillery has been em
ployed.
The Australians have held theil
ground like men of iron. however. ant
the losses inflicted upon the attack
ers have been as heavy as in the most
bitter fighting during the battle of the
Somme.
Just south of the river they made
three different attempts against Brit
ish positions. during the last of which
liquid fire was used in great quaint
ties. These flaming torches projecting
a roaring blaze $50 feet in front of the
Germans made a terrifying spectacle
under the cloud-banked sky but they
did little or no damage.
The Germans delivered number O:
heavy attacks from Gavrelle all alont
the line as far north as the Souche;
river. They were repulsed every
where.
There was heavy fighting Friday
around La Coulotte, just west of Avi
on. where the British had made a ma
terial advance. Near Arleux the Ger
mans made a severe attack. All thei,
assaults are now preceded by the heav,
lest artillery preparations which the
Germans have ever employed but
many OF their guns are silenced by
the British batteries.