Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-10
DARING NAVAL RAID
MADE DURING NIGHT
london, May 0.-The British naval forces
carried out another brilliant and successful coup
last night. hey dashed down upon the Bel

I'd down upon the Bel
gum coast and barred
the seaway to the inn
portant German subma-
rine base at ostend by sinking tn.
cruiser indicative, across the har-
Dor.
The operation was similar to that
al Zeebruggee on April %, when thar
submarine base WAS made ineffective
by the sinking OF block ships
The indicative Which had been the
leader in the Zebrugge raids and
was badly shot up there. was filled
with cement and sunk last night be-
tween the piers at the outlet of the
0stend harbor
The admiralty issued the following
Official statement;
THE operation designed to close
the ports Of Ostend and Zeebrugge
were successfully completed last
night when the obsolete cruiser Vim.
dicatIye was sunk between the piers.
across the entrance to the Ostend
harbor. Since the attack on Zeebrugge
on April %, the indicative has
been filled with concrete and fitted
out as a block ship
our light forces returned to their
base with the loss OF one motor launch
which was damaged and sunk by or.
derS OF the vice admiral to prevent
it from falling into the hands of the
enemy.
Our casualties were light"
The greatest enthusiasm was
aroused at Dover by the exploit es.
pecially when those who participated
IN II returned this morning.
The same vice admiral at Dover
who directed the previous raid had
charge of last nights operation. II
was Vice Admiral Reyes. who com.
manded the former raiding party
Bring Bodies Home
Dover, May 10. Bodies have been
brought ashore from the ships that
took part in the raid on Ostend The
number OF casualties is unknown.
One or two Of the vessels engaged
shows sears Of battle
French Make Gains.
Paris, May --"Following an in.
tense, but brief bombardment on
Thursday afternoon, the French seized
the park at Griysnes. including i'm
portant terrain that the Germans had
occupied the French war office an
nouuced today
I'VE captured 25S prisoners, incud
ing four officers and much material
We maintained our new positions and
organized il in spite Of German coun
te-atlacks. On the right bank of the
Aiett river in the Champagne dis
lrcl near Massiges and north Of
Rheims, as well as Lorraine wood we
carried ont several minor operations,
and repuscd raids, capturing thirty. ,
six prisoners, one an officer.
Mass Troops at somme
London May TO- The mternaton
al News Service learned this after
noon That the German, have brought
a considerable number OF new diyi
sions TO the Flanders and Somme
front during he past week
Il is expected that the enemy will
continue his attack for the Flander-
Ridge and the nigh ground between
The Somme and Lys rivers to enable
him 70 continue his drive toward
Nmiens The main enemy reserve
force is massed ON the Somne where
the principle attack is looked .or.
Events OF the past week are mo-. re.
garded as of great Importance bv .1e
higher commands
The War in summary
In the continued absence OF any Big
scale Of action ON the battle front ia
'ofest conferred today to brJlIiJus
enterprise carried on. by The frH,b
navy which has resul.eJ ON the bot
ling af the German ubnase at Os
END
The closing ol the Zeorugge .ud %
tend harbors is bound to have ana ma.