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MONDAY, MAY 13, 1918.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1).

THE BLOCKING OF OSTEND,

THIE GERMAN VERSION OF

THE RAID..

Lastos, May, 10. The German official version of the Osten exploit states:--

Envy slips, protected by artificial log, tries to force their way ints the farbour, but were driven of by ostal batteries.

OFFICIAL REPORTS.

LOCAL FIGHTING AT DIFFERENT SECTORS.

LOST TERRITORY RECAP TURED NEAR ALBERT...

Losos, May 10, 2.45 pm. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports ----

Our counter-attack re-captured the j all portion of the front trench

THE CHINA MAIL.

"LONDON," May 11,

11. P..

Field Marshal Sir Doughts, Heig reports on aviation thui

FRENCH GAIN -GROUND.

ENEMY LINES RAIDED.

LONDON, May 11,"

Raineral.

The low clouds and mist prevented During the night the artillery

A French communiqué states flying on Friday until 5 in the after struggle was very lively throughout noon when the weather cleared. On the region of Grivesnes, Mailly and a small part of the front there was, great aerial activity until dark. A

We dropped 14 tons of bounds on Peronne, Bepuume. Thielt, Douai, Zeebrugge and ou the docks of Bruges.

gained by the enemy to the north-and were repeatedly attacking our Hostile scouts were very active west of Albert.

We captured a few prisoners. Hostile artillery was active in the It ta this cli Vindictive Sotae and Anere valleys and at . which

www entirely batted to different points of the Lys battle pleves and les aground before the frotit. harbour, is outside the navigation Charel and the entrance is quite. free"

THE WAR GABINET'S CONGRATULATIONS.

-FINISHING TOUCH TO ZEE. BRUGGE ACHIEVEMENT.

LONDON, May 11.

The Press Bureau states: The War Cabinet has telegraphed to Vice-Adiniral Keyes as follows:-- "The country nates to you, your officers and men their warest thanks for your successful efforts to dend with the submarine neue at the sourtes The blocking of Ostend puts the finishing touch to: the gallant achievement at Zer- brugge.

"We send you our sincer conā) gratulations.

THE EAGERNESS OF OFFICERS AND MEN.

LATER.

It is stated at over that Vice- Admiral Keyes decided that the Win- diefier shouki be handled by the wrew told off for the Brilliant, which

Lopes, May 10, 10.45 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Doughs Huig

| reports :-

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bonabing machines.

We brought down eight and drove down six out of control.

Nine British plates are missing. One of outs reported missing on May 7th bas returned.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, May 9, 12.45 p.m.

A German wireless official message states:-

There was focul fighting to-day Arely Wood northward of Albert,

Hostile artillery firing was particu. [urly active in the Ving and Robecą, In air-fighting during the puet lew sectors and southward of Dickebosch.days we brought down 37 enemy

Lexuos, May 11.

aeroplanes. 10.35 p.m.

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig PRESS CORRESPONDENTS' [reports: ----

We repulsed a raid in the neigh. lourload of Neuville-VitassE.

A wireless German official report | admits that the enemy obtained a′ footing in Grivesnes Para.

FRENCH LINE ADVANCED SLIGHTLY.

LONDOS. May 11, 12.45 p.. Field-Mayshal Sir Douglas Haig

wports:

The French advanced their line slightly north-eastward of L'Ocre and took several prisoners.

We carried out successful rails westward of Merville crd brought back prisoners.

REPORTS.

ORIGINAL ENEMY PUSH LOSES MOMENTUM.

dy

.

firivesues and captured 15 prisoners, We currist out a ruid north of A Lainer operation against Bois-de- Morsul, north-west of Orvillers, en

und several machine-guns, captured amount of granul with 30 prisoners Fabled us to in an appreciable

failed. An enemy counter-attack completely

a

to

"AMERICAN TROOPS IN

LONDON.

SCENES OF ENTHUALASK.

NOTHING LIKE IT SINCE

AUGUST 1914)

LONDON, May 11,

The march through London to day of

Buckingham Palace, where they regiment of the United States troops were reviewed by His Majesty the King, occasioned scenes of enthusiasm un-

streets were thronged with people cheer miles along the route of the march the surpassed since August 1914. For

ing and waving flags while Whitehall, from the the Abbey to Trafalgar Square, Our detachments aine mided the doners unanimously calaimor the was very densely packed The Lon

and north-east of Thiepscourt and tires of America's now. Army and enemy lines south-east of Montdklier splected appearance of these represents WOMEN Some prisoners were especially admired what the Londoners brought back.

SHOCK TROOPS PARTICIPATE

IN ATTACK.

ENEMY EJECTED OUT OF

GAUNE WOOD.

LONDON, May 12, 2.35 p.m.

have come to know wa"the "Overseas

look and bearing which the Americans

possessed.

The peculiar significance of the eveat is that the regiment is one of the New Army, the officers and man having beep trained since last antama. Each soldier carried in the pocket of his tanic a message of welcome from His A French communiqué states:--!

Majesty the King, in which His Majesty After a very violent artillery pre-with sach one of you and bid you God. said: I wish I could shake bands, puration the Germans in the mom-speed on your mission." The King ing with "shock" troops attacked warmly complimented the Officer Com Gaune Wood, south-west of Mailly-manding on the general bearing of the Bainestul and gained a footing under troops. He was pleased to see so fine af of the wood. cover of the fog in the northern part maple of the forces which America is

sending to aid the Allies.

They were driven out by a brilliant

NO PROGRESS SINCE KEMMEL,

LONDON, May 9. Beuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing this even-pletely restored.

ing, says

e unter-attack and our line was comTHE KING'S LETTER TO AMERICAN

The Genons lost heavily and left

GERMAN REPORT.

Lesbos, May 9.

-11.30 p.10,

A wireless German official report

a hundred unwounded prisoners, 15 The energy has made virtually no progress aineo the capture of Montmachine-guns, and quantity of Kenimel and is not showing the dis-material in our hands. position to follow up bis initial | moves, which was generally antic pated. As long us his local attacks continue to be neutralised, as in the case of yesterday, so long will the with the Sirina previously tried to

biggen attempt be likely to be post-states:- Our machine-gun fire stopped an pond. His dense concentrations re- block Osterl, but the Engineer-Com- attempted raid eastward of Ypres.

Our local attacks southward of main in position, but the momentum Dickebusch Lake -mander, a petty officer and four

was completely artificers who served in the Pindir-

pluss gone out of his original push. successful. We tamed strongly- fice at Zeebrugge claimed the right

is now in a The offensive has spent itself. He fortified positions on the east bank aud were allowed to remain.

position of having to of the Vyver brook for- a width of start a fresh one against the Allies, two kilometres and mr into a Franco- ZEEBRUGGE PRACTICALLY USE- the 11th inst, the French improved hauling their defences. The openly The enemy's attack fully developed in a successful local operation on who have had liberal time for over British attack which we dissipated. their positions northward of Kettel is now faced with the same problem only astride the Liningheist-Kemmel village and took · øver A hundred us on March 21st last.

road and it was repulsed, together prisoners.

with counter-attacks against our new

LESS FOR GERMANS.

A SIGNIFICANT REPORT FROM

SWITZERLAND.

Losbos, May 9.

It has been reported from Switzer- land that the Gennans are unable to use the Flemish ports and are obliged to direct all submarines and destroy. ers German porta.

Lespox, May 12. 12.45 p.m. Field-Mustad Sir Douglas Haig reports:---

A repulsed a raid on the Ypres BRITISH AVIATORS DO WONDER-positions. Cornis Canal,

Our patiols, in night encounters, took prisoners and a machine-gun in the neighbourhood of Metren.

Enemy artillery was active in the Angre sector, southward of Albert,

ester's Agency cannot confirm and on our forward positions easte

FUL WORK.

LONDON, May, 10. Renter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing to-day.

535€

The lul continues.

Our airmen

We took 675 prisoners belonging to six French and two English Divi- sions which suffered heavily.

We prisonered a number when repulsing English advances on the south, bark of the Lys, near Buc-

this, but is convinced that the block ward of Loos und southward of Vor. continue to do wonderful work and/quoy, southward of Albert: We took

"ing of Zeebrugge has proved far more mexcele.

successful than it has so far been

the number of enemy machines Australian night attack

45 prisoners during an unsuccessful brought down in recent days is re- Corbie-Bry road.

01 the

imagined, and it has become pre- GREAT AERIAL WARFARE, arkably high, tically useless for the Germans,

ENEMY BOMBS BELGIAN WORKS.

LONDON, May 11.

A Belgian corumuniqué states!-~~ German artillery bombarded the Belgian works and communications in the Nieuport zone during the night while the British were attucking the ecast.

-

THIRTY ENEMY MACHINES

BROUGHT DOWN. ..."

SIXTEEN BRITISH PLANES. MISSING.

Losnes, May 9, 11.55 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, says: -

We dropped 10 tons of bombs on SPLENDID ARTILLERY SERVICES. Le Cateau, Cambrai and Bapawne and on the Zeebrugge Cocke' and rnoje.

LONDON, May 10.

The Press Bureau'states:- Field-Marshal Sir Donglus Haig has expressed his deep appreciation of the splended service of the arti lery in the Somme and Lys battles, and added that the infantry will be the first to admit the inestimable

value of artillery support. The con- fident, reliance of each arm upon the most whole-hearted and self-sacrific. ing co-opeintion of the other in the greatest possible gasurance that all further assaults be met and defeated,*!

GENERAL MAURICE on retired PAY.

- ARMY COUNCIL'S FINDINGS.

LONDON, May 11

The Press Bureau states that the Army Council have considered Major General Maurice's explanations and lave decided that be should be placed forthwith on retired pay.

MAJOR-GENERAL MAHON'S A

BUCCESSOR.

LONDON, May 10, The Daily News says it is under: stood that General: Shaw has buc- ceedid Major-General Bryan Mahon,

the northern aren.

Strenuous air-fighting occurred in

down 22 German machines and drove We brought

down seven.

Our gun-fire shot down another. Seven British planes are missing We dropped a ton of baraba at night-time on the railway stations of Doval and Marcoing.

30 MACHINES DESTROYED.

It is reported that Lieutenant" Baron von Richthofen, the brother

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

of the famous German airman, MONTE, CORNO HEIGHTS STORMED. recently fell and fractured his skull in the Somme Valley and is not! likely to fly again.

THE FRENCH FRONT. FRENCH CAPTURE GRIVESNES PARK

REMARKABLE FEAT OF FRENCH AVIATOR.

LONDON, May 10, 10.20 p.m.

LONDON, May 31.

. An Italian official report stateż:-

We atormed the strongly-organised height of Monte Corno in Vallarso. on the night of the 9th, capturing a hundred prisoners and two guns.

PERILOUS POLITICAL SITUATION

IN AUSTRIA.

HONGKONG WAR BONDS DRAWING

PRIZES.

The sale of tickets has proceede, 1 so satisfac torily that the Committee is now able to indicate

1

provisional allocation of the 3 big prize and the 100 smaller prizes.

The prizes given below are, as already advised, subject to the amount" available for distributio being the sum of $500,000.

In this event

WAR CHARITIES WILL RECEIVE 1st prize

Approximately.

$125,000

187,500

2nd prize 3rd prize

56,200

$7,500

2 prizes of $10,000 each (approx)

20,000.

2 prizes of $7,500 eachTM

15,000

2 prizes of 65,000 each

10,000

2 prizes of $2,500 each

FORCES.

5,000

7 prizes of $2,000 each

14,000

THE ALLIES WILL GAIN

NEW HEART:"

6 prizes of $1,000 each

8,000

10 prizes of $700 each

7,000

15 prizes of $400 each

6,000

15 prizes of $300 each

4,500

24 prizes of $200 each 15 prizes of $100 each

4,800

1,500

103 prizes

$500,000

LONDON, May 10. The Press Bursan states: His Majesty the King has written the following personal letter to be distributed to evary, American soldier arriving in England

"The people of the British Isles welcome you on your way to take a stand beside the Armies of many nations who are now fighting in the and the number of tickets now available for sale Old World the "great battle for

The closing date for sale of tickets is 12th June

human freedom. The Allies will gais is rapidly becoming less; therefore if you have not new heart sud spirit in your com- bought all the tickets you require, it is advisable

pany. I wish I could shake hands

with each one of you. I bid you to hurry up and tell your friends to do likewise, God-speed on your mission."

AMERICAN TROOPS IN FRANCE.

WAR SECRETARY'S FORECAST- EXCEEDED.

OVER HALF-A-MILLION ALREADY AT THE FRONT,

WASHINGTON, May 10.

Mr. Baker, the War Secretary, autorises the amouberment that his forecast to the Congress Janu Lary that half-a-million of American | troops will be in France early in 1918

has already been surpassed.

CONFUSION IN RUSSIA.

GERMAN #COUPIETAT: IN UKRAINE.

Moscow, May 10. The coxy ddal in Ukraine į has {created a great impression bere and

there are fears that the incident of a

Prussian officer entering the Rada may RACIAL PROBLEMS LIKELY TO soon find an analogy en a bigger scale

PRECIPITATE CRISIS.

insuperable difficulties in connection and agitation

with, the Southern Slav

The newspapers are full of descrip- tions of the irruption of German soldiers Fin the Rada with the Members and the public standing at the point of the pistol with their arms above tüeir heads. The only exception was the president, Frofessor Grouchevsky, who protested against the invasion. The efforts of

the Ukranian Ministers and the Rada to secure a compromise with the "Gar- Dans were unavailing. The German

It is too late Ambassador at Kieff, replying said.

A French communiqué "states;

LONDON, May 11 After an intense short, artillery The situation both in Austria and prepation, we yesterday afternoon Hungary continues to be perilous captured the Fark of Grivesnes, on The German papers predict, the resigna aportant part of which the Germans tion of the Austrian Fremier, Dr. had occupied. We took 258 prison

von Seidler, who is faced with almost ers, including four officers, and brought back a large quantity of

other racial problems. inaterial.

Slav Minister, Herr von Zogler, the LONDON, May 11,...

Despite Lively enemy artillery fra reaigned owing to threatened To 12.5 ..

ing and reconnaissances in attempt greasive measures against the Slavs, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, ing to reach our new line, wo main As regarde Hungary, an announce rigorous censorship at Kieff. The police The Germans have established a

reporting" or aviation, says

tained the conquered positions, ment by the Premier, Dr. Wekerle, raided the residence of Professor The cloudless weather enabled a which we have organised.

while spparently granting universal Grouchovsky, President of the Central full day's work on the 9th. Our | inachines flew throughout the day. We carried out successful local suffrage, insists that every voter must Rads, with the object of arresting him reconnoitring and photographing operations or repelled raids in the be a master of the Hungarian language. Professor Grouchevsky escaped to

Our bombent displayed great Ailette: region, at Massige, north of This effectively bars the masses of Slave Po activity on the whole front and drop heims, and in the Forest of Ailly."

Touch yesterday

ped 24 tons of bombs, including the Lieutenant

Important railway stations of Tour brought down, six German miplanes, na Douni, Marcing, Chaulnes and Cambrai, on the billets at Carvin, the first two ni ten seconds and the

Peronne and Chipilly and the docks third five minutes later.

of Zeebrugge.AS

いず

Air-fighting was almost continuous! ARTILLERY DUELS NEAR

and particularly fierce towards dusk. We brought down 27. German

machines and drove down 12.

Six Bytish planes are missing. Wardropped at night 1 tone of

GRIVESNES.

LONDON, May 11,

1.45 a.m.

A member of the Bads was arrested and subsequently released.

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SPECIAL MASS FOR CATHOLICS.

**** Bow, May 10. A detachment of officem attempted The Pops's Motu Proprio urges the to arrest M. Salikovsky, the Government Catholic clergy throughout the work Commissary at Kiell, but Salikov

to offer special mass on June 29 for escapod. the restoration of jesties and peace.

NEW HUNGARIAN CABINET

DR. WEKELLE SUCCESSFUL French communique statesTAJAT LAS

bombs on the docks at the entrance. There was a Laitly violent artillery

who has not resigned, but relinquish of the Ostend Consland 83 Tone on his command owing to military, Ferome, Chaumes and Bapaume.

in Ireland On

All our machines returned;

trusle in the region of Crivene

and between Iassingny and Royou.

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