War in Europe.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3125, 4 May 1915, Page 5

War in Europe.

ON THE YSER POSITIONS "UNCHANGED.

RUSSIANS MAK \i PROGRESS

The Prime Minister has received the following fiom the High Com missioner, London, dated May I North of Ypres the Allies attacked and progressed along the whole front, from a depth of five hundred metres to one kilometre. The Allies took two lines of trenches and a large number of prisoners. The Allies' aeroplanes bombarded the German hangars at Valenciennes. Petrograd, May 1. Official : We closely pressed the German advance guards along the whole front westwards of Niem«n, and repulsed thf» enemy in the Sosbia region, near Ossowieo wi'h heav) losses.

We vigorously advanced to the enemy's trenches in the region in the direction of Stryj, bayo luted a portion of the defenders, and took 4000 prisoners.

rilE SHELLING OF DUNKIRK

Paris, May I. The first shell fell in Dunkirk at 3 o'clock in the afternoon it came as a bolt from the. blue. The first efleet was one of amtz-ment. Presently, three German unropUn*s appeared and reconnoitt-red the town, Sh u lls with a diameter of 380 kilometres began to fall in quick succession, airmen apparently directing the fire. Shells were scattered through the town inflicting great damage. Antiaircraft guns drove off the airmen, and the bombardment ceased. The population did not become panic stricken, though a few thousands quitted the town, mostly going towards Calais Critics are of the opinion that the Cermans brought up guns of larger calibre, which were originaliy intended to assist in the recent effort to reach Cilais.