The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-23
BRITISH ALSO REPORT BOMBING
OF STATIONS, AIRpRoMEe AND
zEEsRuooE BASE.
AMIENS LINE IMPROVED
ITALIANS REPULsE THIRD At
TEMPT OF AUsTRlANS TO
REGAIN MONTE coRNo.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Vile Sur-Ancre, north of Morlancourt,
was recaptured by the British. the
! Australian troops making a successful
raid. in which they took $50 prisoners
and twenty machine guns.
In aerial fighting Saturday. twenty
one German airplanes were destroyed
and two disabled by British aviators.
The statement on aerial operations al
SO reports continuation of the bombing
of enemy railway stations. airdromes.
munition dumps and billets. as well as
on the submarine base at Zeebrugge.
Rome, May 20.-A third attempt by
the Austrians to recapture Monte Cor
no has failed, according to the official
communication.
Nearly three weeks have passed
since the German offensive. begun on
March Fl, died down at its final &C.
tive point in futile assaults on the
Flanders front. Every indication.
however. points to the probability that
this week will witness its renewal.
The Germans attempted . vigorous
silent raid on one Of the American
combat groups within a strong point
in the Luneville sector Saturday morn
ing. but we're badly beaten.
Japan and China have been inform
ed by the allied governments that
they have arranged for entente mill
itary cooperation to meet the dangers
threatening the peace of the Far East
from German penetration.
With the American Army in France,
May 20.-American aviators north of
Toul shot down two German airplanes
Sunday in series of engagements
high III the air. Capt. David Peter
son OF Honesdale, Pa, shot down an
other enemy biplane Saturday.
With the American Army In France.
May 18.-Troops Of the new American
army have arrived within the zone
of the British forces in northern
France and are now completing their
training in the area occupied by the
troops which are blocking the path OF
the Germans to the channel ports.
Their commander already had COM
manded American forces in the
trenches on the French front.
The British officers and men who
are training the new force say the
Americans are of the finest material
and are certain to give a most excel
lent account of themselves.
British troops greeted the Ameri-
cans not only a. comrades in arms but
as warm friends. On arriving within
the British some they were cheered
Justify by the sons of Britain. many
of whom bore unmistakable' signs OF
battle. They had not seen the Amor
leans before but they knew they we're
coming.
London, May 1s.-Kaiser Wilhelm il
reported on the western front. super
vising preparations for the next big
German attack.
Rome. May 17.-Italian troops car
ried out an offensive operation Thurs
day in which the Austrian trenches
on Mount Asolone, between the Bren-
ia and Piaye rivers, were entered at
two points. The Italians inflicted
Both the Vienna and Rome official
statements tell of bitter fighting on
this particular front, the latter stat
ing that the Italian soldiers have en-
tered Austrian trenches on Monte Aso-
lone in two places.
London.-Thirty-sev German air
planes, twenty-five of which were de-
stroyed, were accounted for by British
airmen Wednesday. The official state
mept on aerial operations reports a
marked increase in the activities OF
both aerial forces on the western
front. The British continue to bonn
bard railway stations and billets be-
hind the German lines.
The government of India has decid-
ed to recruit at once more than 500..
900 men.
Rome.-Italian destroyers sank an
enemy transport in the Adriatic sea
near the entrance to the Duraxzo.
| A daring raid on the Austrian naval
base at Pola has been made by Italian
units, and an Austrian battleship OF
the 2O,00O-ton type has been destroyed.
The Italian naval forces were aided
by an aerial squadron.
Martial Law Proclaimed at Odessa.
London, May 1S-Martial law has
been proclaimed at Odessa by the Aus