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The Hongkong Telegraph
May 13, 1918,
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
ANOTHER BRITISH NAVAL VENTURE.
OSTEND AND ZEEBRUGGE PORTS RAIDED.
Block Ship Sunk Across Harbour Entrance.
London, May 9. It has been reported from Switzerland that the Germans are wasble to use the Flemish ports and are obliged to direct all sub. marines and destroyers from Germen porta. Tos corripondeat cannot confirm this, but is convinced that the blocking of Zebragge proved to be far more successful than hitherto imagined and that the port is now practically useless for the Germins.
"A Successful Operatiod.
London, May 10... The Admiralty report-An operation designed to clore the ports of Ostend and Zebrugge was ancomafully completed on the night of May 9, when the obsolete oraiser Vindictiva was suck`be. tween the riera and scross the entrance to Ostend harbour. Since the attack on Zsebragge on April 23 the Vindictiva had been filled with concrete sad fitted as a block-ship. Our light faraes returned to the base with the loss of a motor launch, which was damigad and was sunk by the Vice Admiral's orders to prevent it falling into the enemy's hands. Our ossualties were light,---
Details of the Exploit.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
ANOTHER BRITISH NATAL VENTURË.
War Cabinet's Congratulations.
London, May 1EAN The Press Bar angounces that the War Cabinst bar tafe graphed to Vios Admirel Kype as follows:-"The country owes you and your officers and men the warmest thanks for the accostal ffort to deal with the ebmarine menace-at-it euros blook ing of Ostend puts a finishing touch to the gallant achivement Zeebrugge. We seað our sincere congratulations.”
The German Yersion
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USA ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
Another Aviation Re
London, May 11 « sold. Häurebal Nie Donaisa Esig in a report on àviation, stau The cloudless wasther snobled a fall day's work on May » Mrobiges, flow all day long reconnoitring and photographing “Qut bombert displayed great Butivity of the whole front. They dropped twenty- four tons of hombe on places including the important val way. of Tournai, Donsi, Marcoing, Chaulnes and Cambrai. and billets st |Carvia, Perenne, and Cipilly, and the disks it / vebruggen kir fighting was almost continuous. - It was particularly feres' towards A Garman (fficial version of the Ostend exploit states pi-The dark. We brought dowa twenty-seven Gormin mschines and drove enemy ships were protected by #rtificial fog: They tried to forte įdown twelve. Biz Urito? mychines are missing. At night we their way into the harbour hat were driven of by coastal batteries dropped fou find a-half toon of bombe an the docks at the entrance The report seserie that the Vindictive" which was entirely battered to the canal at Ostend and three-and-a-half tone an Peronne, to pieces, lies aground before the harbour outside the marigation Chaulnes são Bapaume. All our mschions returned. channel and the entrance is quite free,”
Saccesstal British Reids.
Loudon, May 1L Feld Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: The Eranch advanc It is tited at Dover that Commodore Keres decided that the ad their line slightly north sist of Loore and took several prisonere. Vindictive abna be handled by a crew told off for the Brilliant, We carried cat ancoesstal zeide west of Merville and brought biok which, with the Sirius, previously tried to block Ottend hat the prisoners and a machine gun. Our fire stopped an attempted raid Enginernom Commander, a Petty Officer and four artificers who served east of Ypres. on the Vindictive at Zebraggeclaimed the right sad voce allowed
French Operations. to remain.
-Our Naval Men's Anxiety to Serve
London, May 11
ON THE WESTERN, FRONT.
Thirty German Aeroplanes Accounted For,
London, May 9. Aropped ten tons of bombe on Le Catean, Cambrai, Bspanne and Field Marshal Sir Douglar, reporting on aviation, says: We Zerugge decka and Mole. Strenuous air fighting cosarred in the and drove down seven. Our go-fra shos down another. Seven We brought down "twenty-two" German, machines British machines are missing. We dropped a ton of bombe daring the night on the railway stations at Donal and Karczing.
northern ares,
Artillery Activity.
London, May 10. A French communique. say-There is only marked reciprocal artillery salivity on the Asilles-Montdidier front.-
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TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN FRONT,
London, May Beater's correspondent at the French Headquarters, writing o the 8th inst, den bing the work of the French troops in the defender of Bcherpenberg on April 30th, skys der whose orders were two batta lions of British infantry and some British artillery, said the Brition London, May 11, infantry who wers Leicestershire A French commugigas atstas:➡Daring the nighis the artillerymen, fought in a way that evoked struggle was very setive throughout the region of Grivesins, Mailly" the warmest praise of himself and and Rsinevel. We'därriöi ouï a raid north of Grivesnes and took the Poilus. In recognition of the skill fifteen prisoners. A minor operation against Bsin de. Marwait and rand courage-with, which the Britanis northwest of Oszillera moabled us to gain an appreciable amount of the seme German troops were en- completely failed. Our detachmentsalsa.raided soemy lines south-ame Freock Division, shiri barred ground with thirty-nine prisoners! Sorral machine;counter-attacks god, which captured Hearmel. The east of Montdidier, north-east of Thierpesart and in Woerre. Some the way The French Colonel, m prisoners were brought back."
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·~··London, May 11 The blocking of Ostend was carried out, as previously, under the direction of Commodore Lynes. The weather conditions were ideal until 1.45 in the morning, a quarter of an hour before the Vindictive was timed to arrive at the entrance. Then a sea-fog drifted to the shore, radacing the visibility to 3,000 or 4,000 yards, rendering the mark most difficult. The Vindictive, for sweaty minutes, ocossed and re-crossed from west to east, seeking the entrance, subiscted to a Are which caused ossualties. About 220
guna-were served under Bevastating in the morning, the crew were delighted to find themselves almost
The Germans Held Up.
szamy fire, the same French Colonel alongside tas piere. Then came the great ordeal. Shot and shell
London, May-9.-
bortowed a French War Cross. on were battering the Vindictive, when the Oapisin sanog ber into the
Boolar'a correspondent at the British Headquartere, writing on a British Major, pinning on the de channel and rammed her stern against the eastern pier. Finding
the evening of May 9patites:-The enemy has made virtually no socation in the midst of a fg: the Vindictive aground aft and immorable, the officer cleared the
progress since the capture of Mont Kemmel, showing no disposition One French battery fred engine room and stokehold and blow the charges. The crew jamped
to follow up the initial mores, which were generally anticipated. Boerery, Kuo was disabled and into two motor boste, which were gallantly standing by ready to
long shia leol attacks sontiane to be zentralised so was the case oficers and half the men servi vesterday, so long will the bigger attempt be likely to be postponed overal stances in the recent resope. The Vindictive was then lying at an angle of forty degrees
Wonderful Work by our Airmen."
the guns killed or weusdedi from the eastern pier. The Germans frantically endeavored to
His dense concentrations remain in position; but the momenttim has ....... In z prevent the escape of the crew, for a hurricane of shells was raining
London, May 10. gone out of his original pass. The offspairs has spent itself. He 6ghting the Germans wer round the departing laurches. One of these sighted the figshiping on May 10, says The lall continues. Our airmen continue who have had liberal time for over-healing defendee. The enemy is their own marked Eke the British,
Reuter's correspondent at the British Headquarters, telegraph-istow in tas parition of having to start a fresh one against the Allies exptured British Lerophanes Warwick with Admim!-Keyes aboard at 3.15 in the morning, and
wo Lieutenants and thirty-eight of the Vindictive's men were taken to do wonderful work. The number of enemy machines brought off. One man wae deed. All aboard the Vindictive were volunteers down in recent days in remarkably high. It reported that now ford with the same problem as on March 21, Last, from the Daver patrol. One officer participated in the Zeebrugg recently fall and fractured his skull in the Somme Valley and is Lieutenant von Richthofen, brother of the famous German sirman, aitsek.” Commodore: Lynes' repört "says that the enemy did not interfere with the passgs out. Small craft were all Cespatched to unlikely to fly again. their stations with supporting destroyers and two motor 'font were
London, May 10, detailed to torpeda tha piers. The sea fog stopped the work of the
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Esig says:-Our-counter atta-sk accompanying aeroplanes and for a time even the searchlights were invisible, but the weather cleared and when the Vindictive strived optured the small portion of the French front gained by the the sir sttacks recommenced. For an hour the scene was most lurid, enemy to the north-west of Albert. We took few prisoners. with the thunder of the gune at ses and on land, the explosion off Hostile artillery is active in the Somme and Aucre Villeya, sad si nawounded prisoner?, fifteen machine-ganë and a quantity of April 28. The Germans bare-sozrco- seroplane bombe, the crise prossing of the searchlights and the glare different points on the Lya battle-front.
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Successful British Counter-Attack.
French Captura Grivesnes Park.
London, May 10.
thne securing immunity from the
--An Unfruitful German Yeature.
French, guns, swooping down OS groups of French officers and -ms- London, May 12. ...A Franch communique states:-After most violent artillery yards range.
chine-gunning them at a hundred preparations, the Germans this morning with shook troops attacked Gaane Wood, south west of Mailly Rineral. They gained a foot- The French Division paid a heavy gander cover of the fog in the northern part of the wood. They tell for its victory; but it has stop. were driven out by our brilliant oɔunter-attack, Oar line was pod dead the enemy completely restored. The Garmsas lost heavily and left a hundred against the Flemish Hill since
material in our hands.
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Some German Claims-
offersire
ly stirred except in response to of the ster shella.
French attacks. So completely were Commodore Lyzes says the two traning motor bosts brought
Loudon, March 9, the enemy beaten that mon who off three officers and forty men of the Vindictive'a oraw, while two A French communique- says:—After an interes but short A German wireless official message says :—Our local attacks to
went through the battle are cons- ofber launchen searched the shores carefully under very heavy fire, stillery preparation yesterday afternoon, we osptared the park of the south of Diskebosch Lake ware completely, successful. We dent that he will not try a frontal Ending nobody. The Vindictive e araw numbered fifty-two officers Griveunes, an important part of which the Germans had occupied, stormed strongly fortified positions on the east bank of the Vyrer stack on Scherpenberg, and men. She was about two miles from land when the enemy We took 258 prisoners, including four officers, and brought back a brook on a width of two kilometres and ran into a Franco British Field Marshal Sir Dougna, Heig opened firs. All her caenalties were caused from the fire of numerous large quantity of material. Despite lively enemy artillery, fire and attack whigh dissipated. The enemy's attack fally developed only reports: At the conclusión of six-inch and four-inch gans, at least one eleren-inch gan and reconneiesaces attempting to reseb our new line, we maintained astride the Laingbelet Kemmel Road and was repulsed together aghting this morning in the hundred machine-guns:
the conquered positions, which we organised. We carried out with counter-attacks against our new positions. We took 675 Cytte-Vormezselé sector the Freckle Dommodore Lyses mentions that none of the German ships at successful local operations or repelled raids on the right of the prisoners belong to six French and two English divisions, which and British positions were co Ostend ventured to sea to repel the attack of the British, whose Ailette, in the region of Massige, north of Rheims forest and Ailly suffered heavily. We took a number of prisoners in repulsing plately re-established. The enemy operations were covered by monitors and fire from coast batteries, Lientenent Fonok yesterday brought down six German: biplanss, English advances on the south bank of the Lys, near Bioquor, and after artillery firing, launched two so heavy that two hundred abelle fell close to two monitors without the first two in ten seconds and a third five minutes ister. :...
to the south of Albert. We took forty-five prisoners during an an early local attacks in the neighbour hitting them or causing caenalties. Airmen of the Dover Command-
sascessful Australian night attack on the Corbie-Bray rosd. To sir hood of Albert and Bourmont incessantly bombed enemy sirmen and subsequently secertsized
(fighting daring the past few days we brought down thirty-yen | Our rifle adid machine gun fire broką that the Vindictive was lying from 150 to 200 yarda inside the pier.
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up the latter attack, the enemy notă No attempt was made to land men and no Germans were visible
reaching our trancher The enemy on the pier. It is now disclosed that the previons attempt to block
after suffering "heavy" casualtion Oxend foiled because just previously the enemy had moved the bacy.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-In a successful local from our fire at Albert, effected ont of position.
operation on May 11, the French improved their positions north of lodgment in our advanced positions Kemmel village and took over one handrei prisoners. We repulsed a front of 150 yarda
raid on the Ypres Commines caual. Gar patrole, during night.
Pazil, May 10. encounters, took prisoners and a machine-gun in the neighbourhood Lord Derby, speaking at a dianen of Meteran. Tas sasmy's artillery is active in the Anore sector, giren in bia honour by the Anglos south of Albert, ahsiling our forward positions esat of Loos and: American frem Amsociation, co south of Yourmesaale.
phasised the loyalty with which Field Marshal Sir Dongisa Haig, who was an old friend of his, place hia sorvjcom as the... disposal Generalištima " Foch." This loyaất was due to his absolute confidence La Generaliačimo “Foch.
Great Satisfaction Felt.
Local Fighting.
London, May 10, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports-There was lopal fighting on May 10 ia Arolak Wood, to the north of Albert, There was hostile stillery activity, particularly in the Vimy and Robeok Gtor, and south of Dick barch. We repulsed is raid in the neighbourhood of Nenville Vitseen.
A German Admission,
More Aerial Work,
French Improve Positions:
London, May 12.
London, May 10.
Londor, May 11. "There is the greatest satisfaction at the succesful operation at A German official wireler message admits that the enemy Ostend. One or two wesela participa ing show fears of battle, The gained a footing in Grivenen Park. bodies have hitherto been landed at Dover. There are no farthər | details at present.
- London, May 11 Where the "Vindictiva "Lies.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, states: Lendon, May IL Low clouds sad mist prevented flying on Friday, antil five o'clock It is stated on unquestionable authority that the Vindictive in the afternoon, when the weather cleared on a small part of the
THE UKRAINE UNREST. lines in the neck of the channel at the entrance to Ostend Harbour front and where there was great serial activity until dark. We st an angle of shont thirty degrees. Lying thas, she does not dropped fourteen tous of bombe on Perrone, Bagnume, Thielt,
More Trouble with the Germans. effectively birok the obanuel, which is about twenty feet wider than Douzi, Zeebrugge and on the docks at Bruges. Hossile scouts were
"London, May 10. the length of th. Vindictive, but most useful purpose is served. very active, repeatedly attacking our bombing machines. We According to Renter's correspondent at Macom, the coup d'etat A partial and most serious blockade has been aoniered and the brought down eight and drove down six msobines uncontrollable. in Ukraine has created a great impression there, and there are loste obstraction will certainly tend to increase ander the conditions of Nine British machines are missing. One of oura, reported missing that the incident of the Prasan Offi ser entering, the Rada may soon Lord Derby was convinced that the tide and the rapid silt prevailing on that coast. As it is, it is on May 7, has returned. not claimed that the Vindictive will prevent the egram of sub- marines or even ertirely stop the agress of destroyers. It will materially hamper both, however,
What is very important is that the German light oraft, when chased by our mas forces, will not be able, se hitherto, to zash fall- speed into shelter. The British causaltion so far, as can be ascertain od are well under thirty,'
The plan followed was almost an erst repetition of that at Zeebrugge. It was carried out between midnight on Thursday and four o'clock infthe morning. There were supporting vessels and heavy fire Smoke screens were again employed, and the climatic ocuditions were fairly favourably, The email member of ossualties indiestes that the enemy was surpriseda m
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It is computed that at least three or four days must elapse before el ösn be õleared and buoyed between the stern of the runken oraisar and the land. The silt in collectio very fast at 24ebrugge,
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UKRAINE AND RUSSIA.!
and an analogy on a bigger scale. The newspapers are full of de- unified "command" was the The Artillery Praised, 1
seriptions of the irruption of German soldiers in the Reds with road to victory, which would not London, by 10% The Press Bureau sanounces that Field Marshal Sir Douglas above their heade. The only exception was President Gronobersky
mambera and the publið stånding st the pistol-poiat with their arms, long in being traversod. Haig has expressed his deep appreciation of the eplendid service of who protected at the farmion. The efforts of the Ugrainian Ministers the artillery in the Samme and Lys Bittles, and added that the and the Rada to secure a compromise with the Germans is, daavail- infantry were the first to admit the inestimable vaing of the Artillerying, the German Ambassador at Kient replying that it is too: Inte. support. The confident reliance of each arm upon the most whole The Germans have established a rigorone censorship at Ki The hearted self-sacrificing support of the other in the greatest possible police raided the residence of Professor Gronchevsky, Prendent of sasursos that all further sesults will be met.
and affested. the Central Bide, with the objɛot of arresting him. M. Pollioure, a A Gunnery Struggle.
Member of the- Rida, was arrested but subsequently, ralessed. “A Men, Landon, May 11. detachment of offioera: attempted to arrant-M. Salikokvaky, the A French communique says There is a fairly violent szállery Government Commissary at Kief. M. Sölikovsky escaped......... etraggle in the region of Grivoozes and between Lingay and Noyon.
A New Government Formed. The Belrings Bombarded,
Jan K London, ndent at Mowcow, sia.es- Ostobrista bai bồển trib
Belgian communique says:mi Gāms elgian works and communiostions in the night, while the British wen attacking the
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