The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-05-17
BRITISH NAVY SINKS OBSOLETE
CRUISER ACROSS ENTRANCE
TO osTERD HkRsoR.
ALLIED TROOPS MAKE GAINS
French Force Germans TO vacate Por.
ton Of orlvcsnes Remaining In
Their Hand7--Patroi Fights
OF Italian Front
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German submarine operations from
the harhor of Osiend Belgium have
been seriously hampgrrd for a time. "
n0t rendered impossible, rs daring
raid made on the harbor hy the Brit
ish Friday morning, An official state
ment ISSUED by the British admiralty
says thr chunnel leading out ~ the Ia
ner harhor hus been completely block.
ed by he hulk Of the old cruiser Vim
dictive, which was mhucuyered into POI
sition under heavy fire and then sunk
hy bombs II appears, however. there
IL some doubt that the entire channel
II blocked. one report saying the vessel
lies at an angle and does not abso-
nIely interrupt the use OF the fair
way
The British lost one motorboat
Their casualties we're light
Germans Say Raid Was Failure.
The German official statement con.
eeruing the raid says the attempt was
n failure. and that he hulk Of the old
cruiser lies outside Of the navigation
channel. This report may he c0mpar-
ed to the one issued April -. the day
following the raid on Zeebrugge,
which Stained no damage was done to
the mole or the harhor there. Sub
seauent events have proved the dam
age done by the raid Of April - was
Of d serious nature,
u IL pointed out that the Ohstruc-
ton In the channel dt 0stend will tend
70 eventually close the hnrbor through
the action Of the tides ana the rapid
sitting up Of the harbor
Great Mine Field Ready.
II ostend nnd Zeebrnge are removed
az ports from which the German e.
boats may be- operated The Germans
apparently viii be compelled 10 with.
draw their suhmerdbics To their home
ports. la this connection IL ~ inter.
estlng % note Tint Il week ago IL was
announced that the greatest mine field
known t0 naval operations had been
planted IN the North sea 20 combat the
submarines, II WINS officially stated
the area Of this mine field would be
i2i.Ts2 miles and would be completed
hY May ~, Some months ago Ad-
mlral Jelllcoe 81 the british navy, an.
nounced the submarine menace would
BE- met ~ August ana Il Is possible
.he had the blocking ~ the harb0rs Of
Ieebrugge and Ostend aud the laying
~ an Immense mine field IA mind
when he mude his statement.
French Make Advance.
While the naval arm al the entente
nations WAS husy on the belgian coast
the military forces were engaged m
local fighting In the Ypres aud Somme
sectors The French made notable
advance at UrIyrsncs. whore they took
the part at the town which had been
Ia German hands for three weeks
Along the front 10 the north there were
scattering engagements notably az
AVeluy wood, north OF Alberta. where
the coniendlng armies are striving for
strategic ground
There were also smull operations In
the ktmmel hin trout, southwest II
Npres.
There have hcen the usual local en-
sagemcnts between patrols oa the
italian and Macedonian fronts but
nothing approaching a general engage
ment has heru fought.
Pore Hgnedlct has SGT aside June %
az daY 80 be- observed la Catholic
churches Of she wurtd as day for
prayers thar lauee may De- restored e.
the world