The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-05-25
BRITISH RAIOING
ENEMY TRENCHES
Successful Attack East Of Yer
meIles Recorded in the
Official Report.
BIG GUNS AGAIN ARE ACTIVE
Pa ris Statement Tells Of Violent Bonn
bardment on French Front-ltai-
ians RepuIse the Austrlans.

ians Hepulse the Austrians.
London, May 2S.-"Our troops sue
ces sfully raided the enemy's trenches
ca st Of Vermelles at noon today" says
the war office statement tonight. "On
the rest of the front there was moth
ing of special interest to report. One
German airplane was brought dewn
in the air fighting yesterday and an
other hostile machine was driven
down damaged. One of our airplanes
isN missing"
Paris, May. 2S.-The official state
ment issued by the~war office tonight
reads:
1.-The artillery action took on during
the course of the day the character Of
great violence in the region Of the
Yauclero and California plateau and
ca st Of Chevreux.
The Germans yesterday and today
su omitted Rheims to a very powerful
BIO mbardment.
Yesterday our pilots brought down
two German captive balloons, which
fell in flames
Belgian communication;
Retallatory Actions.
Last night was marked by the
usual grenade fighting in the sectors
of Dixmude, Steenstraete and Het.
Sas. The artillery was particularly
active in the sector of Ramscapelle-
Pervyse. Today the German batteries
directed their fire against the batter
and works in the section Of Rams
ca p elle-Pervyse. We counter-shelled
the enemy artillery and carried out
re Z aliatory actions"
Austrians Repulsed.
Rome, via London, May 23.-To-
official statement follows:
ION the Trentino front the enemy,
lot %withstanding the repulse he has
suffered in the last few days, still per
lists in making desultory and fruit
ess attempts to divert the Italian gen.
raj staff from its main detectives.
Raids were made in force last night
Igainst u advanced line at Cavento
'ass, Adamello, Pluberga bridge, in
he Chiese, and in the Gdumella val.
at Rio Pionale. All were repulsed.
British Hold Hindenbura Line.
London. May 22.-British troops are
holding the entire HindenbuTg
ne from east Of Bullecourt to Arras,
nth the exception of trench elements
n a front of about two thousand
ards west of B~ullecourt, according to
official communication issued to- !
Recent gains northwest of
sullecourt have been consolidated. {.
he statement says:
'our new positions in the linden.
'urg line northwest Of B%ullecourt have |
secured during the day with {
little interference from the enemy.
AZ information received confirms the
'e verify OF German losses in recent
lighting in this area.
with the exception Of a sector
lbout two thousand yards long, i'm.
n ediately west Of Bullecourt, we now
lOld the whole Of the Hindenburg line
rom a point one mile east of Bulle,
sOurt to Arras.
Great Activity In Air.
THE hostile artillery has again
shown considerable activity on the
aOrth bank OF the Scarpe.
There was great aerial activity YES.
-erday. A number OF successful bomb.
ing raids were carried out and our air.
planes co-operated excellenty with
our infantry in the attacks, engaging
he enemy troops in the enemy's front
line trenches with machine gun fire.
in the air fighting seven German
airplanes were downed, Of which one
fell inside our lines. Eight others
were driven down out Of control. An.
other hostile machine was shot down
out Of control by cur antf.aircran
guns. Four OF our airplanes are miss.
ing"
LulI on French Front.
Paris, May 21.-The war office
statement tonight reads:
THE day was comparatively calm
The artillery actions we're intermit.
tent over the greater part OF the front
except in Champagne, where the
enemy violently bombarded the posi-
lions we occupied yesterday in the
region south Of Moronvilliers."