TIDE TURNS IN MESOPOTAMIA

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2777, 23 May 1916, Page 6

TIDE TURNS IN MESOPOTAMIA

BRITISH SUCCESS ON THE TIGRIS RUSSIAN CAVALRY: APPEAR ON THE SCENE " The High Commissioner resorts;— , t 'j . ' ~ „ ,T , London, May 21, D.20 p.m. I ll .aMPPrtirom Mesopotamia, General Lake states: "On Friday the enemy vacated Betliai-Essa, an advanced position on tho right bank of the Tigris. General Gorringe, following the enomy up, attacked him, carrying the Dujailali redoubt. "The enemy still holds the Sanna-i-yat position on the leJEfc bank. 'A force of Russian cavalry has joined General Gorringe, after a bold and adventurous ride." OPERATIONSiON THE SALONIKA FRONT By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright W«toen i re^rS n,?iPe statc ® :( " The obsfcacles duo to floods in^Vard^VaHey AIR RAIDERS VISIT PORT SAID . (Kec. May 22, 8.20 p.m.) • Two enemy aeroplanes dropped sixteen bombs over Port Said on'' Sunday 7 morning. lie bombs were mostly directed into the Arabs' quarter, and killed two civilians and wounded .thirteen civilians and five soldiers. The airmen used searchlights when dropping their bombs. Anti-aircraft guns quickly drove them ON THE RUSSIAN NORTHERN BLANK GERMAN OFFENSIVE SHATTERED. (Rec. Hay 22, 8.20 p.m.) i p,„ ■ ~ . , . , , Petrograd, May 21. A S wan official communique states: "The enemy's attempt to tako-the often, sivo north ot Lako Ikon in tho lUukst region (north of Dvinsk, Russian northern ibniv), was repulsed with hcary Josses. GERMAN CRUISER FLEET SAILS FOR RIGA i ' (Kec. May 22, 10.40 p.m.) rnr r, Copenhagen, May 22. Ihe German cruiser fleet, including the new battle-cruiser Hindenburg, has passed lebmem, steaming in the direction o£ B-if.a.