New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17
HILL a. FALLS
IN FRENCH DASH
TEUTON ANN UNiTION DUMP At
CANTiGNY BLOWN UP BY
AMERICANS.
HUNS ACTIVE IN WEST
ENGLISH CAPTURE kIRkUT AND
PURSUE FLEEING TURKS FOR
TWENTY MILES.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Paris, May A. Active artillery
fighting in P.cardy on both sides OF
the Avre river is reported in Mondays
official statement.
1t is now two weeks since the disas-
trous repulse north of Mont KENNEL
and in that time the Germans have
gained hardly a foot either in Elan
ders or Picardy. The French and
British, however, have taken some
small and locally important positions
in limited attacks, the latest advance
having been made by the French north
of KENNEL village in the capture Of
Hill "A and an adjoining farm. 1t is
felt the Germans cannot delay their
attacks in strength much longer and
that important sectors southwest OF
Ypres and between Arras and the
Somme will soon resound again to the
clash of mighty battles. Meanwhile
the opposing cannon are firing thous-
ands of shells into and behind the hos
tile positions.
On the Italian front, the fighting is
becoming sharper with the Italians on
the offensive. After the successful
operation on Monte Como, south of
Asiago, the Italians have wiped out an
Austrian advance post on the import
ant height of Col Del Orso, between
the Brenta and the Piave. Austrian
patrol parties were repulsed north of
I .J.a Co,I, ,,J ,In,r tho 1inA uuaSt nf
the Brenta.
In Mesopotamia, the British forces
have progressed further up the Tigris
and have captured Kirkut, pursuing
the Turks for twenty miles to h
northward. The British are now sixty
miles east of the important city of Mo
sui, the site of the ancient city of
Nineveh and the crossing of numerous
caravan routes.
With the American Army in France,
May 14.-A gigantic enemy ammuni-
ton dump at Cantigny was fired by
the American artillery Monday morn
ing. At the same time two fires were
started in M%ontdidier, followed by nu-
merous explosions. The weather con-
inues misty and rainy.
ROme.-ltalian troops StOrmod Monte
Como end look about 100 prisoners,
two guns and four machine guns.
With the British Army in France,
May 13.-An important section OF
high ground nea" the Vyerbc1k river,
north of KcmEicl, has been captured
by the French in a strong attack.
Bolh hill No. Al and GOddezone farm,
which lie between La Clyttc and Eier'
STRAIT, were storlled and occupied,
thereby giving the French positions
which had been a bone Of contention
for rany days.
The Germans also received IA knock
on the southern battle front. where
they made 4 drive in an attempt to
capture defenses on the elevation
south OF Mailly-Raineval.
Rome, May 13.-Italian troops Sat
urday stormed an Italian post at Col
Della Orso, on the northern mountain
front, destroying its garrison, the war
office announces. In hand-tO-hand
fighting with bayonets and bombs the
Italians captured a machine gun.
Other patrols put enemy detach-
ments to flight with losses. War ma
terials were captured if the AsOlone
area. Enemy parties were repulsed
north OF Monte Mantello, in the La
garina valley, and to the right of the
Brenta valley.
Paris.-The Germans attacked the
French lines Saturday after violent ar
tillery fire southwest of Mailly-Raine-
val and gained a small section OF ter
ritory, which was retaken by the
French by a brilliant counter attack.
The Germans suffered heavy losses.
London, May 12.-Another week has
passed without a renewal by the Ger
mans of the offensive they began
March 81, which was halted before
Amiens early in April, and came to
a definite pause on its right flank be-
fore the barrier of the Flanders hills,
just as the month of May was open.
ing. Ever since the costly defeat of
Gen. o Arnim's army in a~rdesperate
assault on the front southwest of
Ypres nearly two weeks ago., the be-
ginning of a new effort by the enemy