Arizona republican., 1917-05-13

refuge in the label Hamrin Hills, about 100 miles northwest of Bag dad.
 Farther north, on the Caucasus front both Russian and Turkish forces have been on the offensive with alternate advantage and retreat the result of which seems to have left the situation there unchanged.
 In Macedonia the Serbian troops have captured and held against counter at tacks several trenches on Dobropolye heights. east of the Cerna river.
 Signs of renewed activity on the part of the British army. invading Palestine are evident Turkish positions near Gaza have been bombarded. The Germans admiralty asserts a British destroyer was sunk in a naval engagement between the Dutch and English coasts on Thursday. Zeebrugge on the Belgian coast. was heavily bonn barded by warships early Saturday morning.
 Are in Bullecourt LONDON, May 12.- The British troops have established themselves in the village of Bullecourt, the zone of terrific fighting during the last few days, according to the official report from British headquarters in France tonight. Fighting still continues. The British also have captured an important German trench of about two thirds of mile astride the Arras- Cambrai road, as well as German posi- tions oyer a front of one and a half miles near RoeuX.
 The statement reads:
 Our troops have established them selves in the village of Bullecourt where fighting still continues. the rra sc "a mhral road we have captured some 1900 yards of a German trench, including strong point known as eCavalry farm. North of the river Scarpe our troops last night stormed RoeuX cemetery and the chemical works to the north Today they continue their advance and carried the enemy's position in this neighbor- hood on a front of about one and half miles"
 Tn these operations we have cap tured over 700 prisoners, including eleven officers, and number of trench mortars and machine guns-
 Tn the air fighting yesterday seven German airplanes were destroyed, five others were driven down out of con- trol. Four of our airplanes are missing"
 German Statement
 BERLIN, May F Via London- British attacks today on the Arras front failed with heavy losses, ac- cording to the supplementary official statement issued by the war office this evening. The statement reads:
 The British attacks reported in this mornings communication were deliv cred between Gavrelle and the Scarpe on both sides of the Arras- Cambrai road, and at Bullecourt. They failed with heavy losses to the enemy. At Roeux the fighting still continues.
 "On the Aisne and in the Cham pagne there is nothing new to report"
 French Statement PARIS, May 12.-The official com munication tonight says:
 ''On May l our airplanes fought num- erous engagements in which seven German ma chimes brought down by our pilots were entirely destroyed Seven others, severely damaged, fell inside thir own lines.
 Eastern theater: The enemy op- posed our attacks by violent counter attacks, in which he succeeded in gain ing foothold in some trenches cap tured yesterday on Serka Di Legen, but east of that point Hellenic troops. op- erating in conjunction with French troops, brilliantly Carried an enemy work near Lymnitsa and took about thirty prisoners. The Serbians, gain ing ground foot by foot, after having repulsed several counter attacks, cap- tured hill 1924. They continue to ad- vance on DObrODOlye'