WAR NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1917, Page 1

WAR NEWS.

(Pan Bursa Association.—Coptbight.] Bullecourt Captured WELLINGTON, May 17th. Tlie High Commissioner reports from London, Mi-y 17tli at 10.55 p.m., as follows: A British official report says:-“To-day wo completed the capture of Bullecourt.” , French Success. LONDON, May 17. A French communique reports:— Fresh enemy attempts to retake the ground we gained in the Laffeux mill region failed. The struggle-which was very lively at certain points turned everywhere to our advantage and the "enemy’s losses were heavy. We took many more prisoners. Our barrages inflicted heavy losses on three German assaulting detachments which made several fruitless attempts to reach our line at Loyer Farm and in tlie Espine de Clievrigny sector nortCi-west of > German Report, uaptures for May. [iieuteb’& service.—cor vright.j LONDON, May 17. -Wireless German offiical.—Owing to strong English counter-attacks w e gave up the ground captured 1 at Roeux. Wo repulsed English attacks northward of the Scarpe ,and southwest of Reimcourt. During May we prisonered 2300 English on this front. We advanced some liuhureds of metres near Vauxaillon. Eastward of Laffaux we captured an advanced postiion to the weshpand near Brave. During May we prifsonered 2,700 French. We repulsed French attacks north and northwest, of Monastic. At Salonika. . \ LONDON, May 17 British Salonika official.—We Heavily repulsed two counter-attacks at Kjunri on the Struma front.

French Report . {LONDON, May 18. French Official report says: We have completely re-establislied our line north of Lafaux mill. W©. appreciably advanced east of Craonne and Hill 108, sotxtli of Berry-au-Bac. IN GREECE. ROME, May 17. A telegram from Athens states than Premier Zaimis has advised that King Constantine will abdicate. German Methods' PETROGRAD, May 17th. The “Norclsub” says that refugees declare that' the Germans are employing British prisoners in the construction of fortifications. The Germans have abandoned the Roumanian bank of the Danube owing to the heavy losses from incessant Russian air raids. Italian Success [bsuteh’s sek.vice. —oopyhight.] ROME, May 17. An Italian infantry rush supported by a heavy barrage carried all the heights round Gorizia. The Austrians in the last moments concentrated a deadly fire on Gorizia, where there was enromous damage. Bitter Fighting. ROME, May 18. Italian official: —TlieiV has i been bitter fighting between Cuceo and Yodice. The enemy’s repeated massed attacks were repulsed. Wo retain the bastion at . Mount Cncco from a height of 610 ft. to a height of 524 ft. We progressed towards an important summit at a height of 652 ft on Yocliee. Enemy fcouneivattacks eastward of Gorizia were broken. -y Wo occupied an important height soultward of Grazigua. . We repulsed a serjous and powerful attack on the northern sector of Carso. Wo have prisonered 4031 during the last threQ days.

I8u:t the rv?Av . Sir E. Uar son’s Advice(AnstrJi&n .& N.Z Cable A-soctation and Keuter.) LONDOIST, May 17,; At- the Navy League luncheon in honour of the United States Navy, S' • Edward Carson declared that the arrival of the American fiotdla was oin ■ of the most important events in the history of the world. It svas a recognition of the fact that the old and new • worlds meant to completely reserve tli * Freedom of the Seas in the interests ci : civilisation and humanity against plunder and savagery. He admitted th: submarinism was a real danger, hrt , the -.navy assisted by the American navy would counteract it. Referring to the criticism of the Ad- <- miralty, Sir Edward Carson said, “let the growlers continue to growl, th 1 navy is doing its work silently, and courageously. The submarine menace will not he solved by abuse ; or funk. ’ The people might be sorely tried during the coming months, an 1 it might in the long run be a question of which nation could stic-k it out. Wq are going to stick it out. The navy has neither swollen heads or cold feet.” V He advised the country not to pay the' slightest attention to those who imagined the navy,- and Admiralty did not know what they were about. Tcrpedoer Sunk. AMSTERDAM, May 17 A German torpedoer way sunk north of Schiermonnikovg. It is unknown whether the vessel was mined or torpedoed. Russian Proposals. [REUTER’S SERVICE.—COPYRIGHT. I x PETROGRAD, May 17. In respond to’ the proposals of tho Workmen and Soldiers’ Council tho Government has counter-proposed the following conditions. Firstly: All treaties with the Allies must be observed.- ■ Secondly : The Governments power must he absolute. Thirdly: Strong measures are to ho taken against an anarchy. V Fourthly: The ai-my to he maintained at full force. ' Fifthly: Agitators are to he forbidden access to the army. As M. Milinkoff’s 'resignation wall mean the withdrawal of all tlie National Liberals from the Government, he has been ' asked to return as Minister of Education. j A Desperate Posi ion. [REUTER'S SERVICE. —COPYRIGHT..] > LONDON, May 18. The “Daily Express” Petrograd correspondent says that the retirement ef M. Miliukoff repre'Sents a victory for the Workmen and Soldiers’ Council, which, though repudiating a separate peace, desires an immediate arrangement with the enemw and are , quite willing to compromise with the Hohenzollerxis. , There is some -talk that the Generals and ex-cabinet ministers aro retiring to Moscow and creating a new Government or anything possible. The situation -is most desperate. .Reichstag Adjourns. AMSTERDAM, May 17. Tho' Reichstag has adjourned until the sth of July. 9