HEAY EXECUTION BY THE FRENCH ARTILLERY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2764, 6 May 1916, Page 7

HEAY EXECUTION BY THE FRENCH ARTILLERY

'\ . THE SUCCESS AT MORT HOMME ENEMY CONCENTRATING IN BELGIUM *" ■ . , Tiio High Commissioner reports:—* exploded B V ntnftio°nrdepS ery - dMtro ? ed SOm ° & d." XTS'SiS'iS°' P ° lnt tendered, being the only surviving'W ||East of tlie/Meuse, there lias been a bombardment iri the region of Vaux in the V\oeuvre, our artillery concentrated on many points. At Lpr liparges ire blew up a mine, and organised tho crater. , a * S - 0I i? cnen ! y reconnaissance which attempted to attach on. one of,our.posts m the legion of Apremont was repulsed. • ■ One of our, aeroplanes attacked two German machines in the region of Douaunicnt; .one fell disabled, the other fled."- ~ "yon or

\ r m . , . London, May 5,4.45 am. Hill 304 ' els a very Vlolont . bombardment in the region of "At. Mort Hommo a small. German attack 'on the tranches we recently conquered was jstopped by our curtain of lire." . m-emiy REPORTS FROM THE BRITISH FRONT The High Commissioner reports: iff.-, , , . London, May 5, 4.45 a.m. ;'A British official report states that the artillery or. both sides is active at Maricourt. " "Near Monchy, the enemy, after a heavy bombardment, raided our trenches, causing somo casualties. "At Double Crassier, following a mine explosion, the British made a small but successful attack on hostile dug-outs, which were bombed, causing casualties to the enemy. < . "At Hoo'ge we sprang a mine, damaging the enemy's underground workings." 1 . , ' GERMAN OFFIbIAL COMMUNIQUE. . (Rec. May 5, 8.5 p.m.) , ' .' ' ' ' , Amsterdam, May 5. , A Berlin official communique states: "There has been vigorous figlitin« at some points between Armentiercs • and Arras. Tho British, following a mine explosion, attempted an attack north-west of Lens, but the attempt failed. "Though tho French attack on the western slopes of Mort Homme was ' repulsed, the. enemy gained a footing in our advanced positions on the southwestern slopes of Mort Homme. ■ GERMANS MASSING TROOPS. By Telesraph-Press Association-Copyright ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) ■ London, May 4. : Reports, from Amsterdam allege that massed movements of troops to Belgium continue. . • ' Tho German strength on the Meuse is now 700,000. The Kaiser' is going to Verdun to inspect tho front.

! . . CIVILIANS QUITTING METZ.. • V: . Amsterdam, May 4. The civilian population is quitting Motz. . MR. ASQUITH INDULGES IN P ROPHECY. (Uce. May 5, 8.5 p.m.) London, May 4. Mr. AsquitJi (the Prime Minister), speaking at the annual meoting of the Belgian -Relief Committee at the 'Mansion House, said that the intervention 9f America and Spain had saved the Belgians from starvation. It had been one of tho finest of humanity. He hoped that the Allies would soon relieve the Belgian people from their present tyranny. Sir Thomas Mackenzie (New Zealand High Commissioner) said that ho felt sure that Neiv Zealand would do her part, not. only in respect to the relief of BeJiiium, but i» winning tho war. .

FRENCH MOVE IN THE BALKANS SERBO-GREEK FRONTIER TOWN OCCUPIED Br Teltgrnph—Press Association—Copyright • 1 (Hoc. May 5, 10.55 p.m.) Salonika, May 5. French troops have occupied Fiorina, on tlio Serbo-Greek frontier. THE SURRENDER AT KUT-EL-AMARA - . LORD KITCHENER'S EULOGY OP THE DEFENDERS. (Rec. May 5, 10.55 p.m.) • , • . ' London, May 5. Lord Kitchener, in Uie Honso of Lords, warmly eulogised General Towiishend and t]io defenders of Kut-el-Amara. General' Townshend's last message, was as follows"We are pleased to know wo have done our duty. We. recognise that tho situation was one of the fortunes of wai\ I thank you,' General Gorringe, and all ranks of the Tigris force, for your great efforts to save us."' LordKitcheneradded thattheHou.se could not. fail to realise the tense strain which had.been home by the troops, who had been holding these posts for upwards of twenty weeks, under abnormal climatic difficulties and restricted rations. "General Townshend's troops have the' satisfaction of knowing that, their comrades/Parliament,-and tho country knew that they did* all that was possible to resist to the last." Lord' Kitohener highly praised General Sir Percy Lake and General Gorringe. .