War News.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4627, 12 May 1915, Page 4

War News.

Lmxima’, May 10,

(leneral French reports : On Saturday night the enemy continued their attacks east of Vjircs, and wore attacking again on Sunday. All attacks were repulsed with heavy loss, and our lino Inis boon firmly established.

This morning onr First Arm}' attacked the enemy's lines between Boilgrenier and St. Hubert, gaining ground south-east to-wards Fromilles. Fighting in tliis area still cuntin ties.

I’aris reports that between Viewport and the sea a (lerman attack was repulsed with important losses. The British gained ground in the region ol I' romilles. The Allies took the village of 'l’argotte and half the village of Nouvillo Saint Vaast, advancing at some points four kilometres. Two thousand prisoners and six guns were captured.

The French Embassy’s communique says ; The French Marine Fusiliers carried a strongly lortiiied iarm eastward of St. (ieurges (Nieupurl). The bombardment of Dunkirk has been resumed. Two shells were bred.

Pairs, May 10. A communique states : Three fresh (lerman attacks northward of Lombaert'/.yde were repulsed. We maintained all our important gains northward of Arras, reported in last night's communique. Di \kii;i\, May 10.

Tliu asphyxiating gases gave the | (lotmans tin Initial advantage at j Hill CO. Tin; Britishers were Minded and suffocated, but they j held on as long as possible. I'lven with inspirators the position was intolerable. When they sprang on to the parapets at the back of the trenches tho German machine guns opened lire and many fell under the hail of bullets. The Germans also hud to imi from the gases, which then enshrouded the deserted hilltop. More Bomb Dropping. L"Ni>u.\, May 10. A Zeppelin raider Hew over the marine parade at Southend. The bomb missed the gapwoiks, but wrecked a house in York road, injuring a soldier who was asleep. Several uthei ex plosions shattered windows within a radius of half a mile.

One bomb missed St. Erkin wald's Church on a. conspicuous hill-top. Arndher lireel some buildings in a builder’s yard near St. Er kin wald's.

A bomb wrecked a bouse at Pritllowell, and Mrs Whitehall was killed in leaping from the window, Avbile her husband was severely injured.

There were a dozen outbreaks of lire at Westeliffe.

An attempt to bomb (lie gas works at Leigh failed.

Bombs were dropped all round tiro (Jueeu Mary Hospital, also Cauvey Island. Altogether the Zeppelin dropped upwards of eighty bombs and Hew seaward when sighted by au aeroplane at Sheorness. When the airship, which was using a searchlight, was sighted at o.GO a.nr., the towns sounded a warming to people to remain in their houses, but hundreds at Southend. Westclil'f, and Leigh rushed into the streets. There was no panic when the bombs were dropped.

The iires at several diiferenl places spread rapidly. One family escaped from a buttling house by jumping from Hie windows. A boarding house was gutted, but tiro occupants escaped. A bomb crashed through tin AV bite well’s house and the bed wa igi Ted. Mrs Whitweil was kill* * w) ile in bed, and her husband wa severely injured in trying to ex Hr giiisii the lire.

Ten people were injured at Southend.

An picroplauo went up at Slieer- , ik.'."- ; and drove oil' the airship. s 11 is feared considerable clamant i \va i done at Canvey Island. j' The Eastern Frontier. i'l-vrKO..iiAc, May 10. i Mllcial.—The Russians repulse* atb.cks in the direction of Mezn l.>, , hoi ez (Luptkow Pa*-) and the L'p;ier Louiuitza (East Galieia). " Lonk«.y, May 10. A \ iuntifi coniiiiiiuiqne staffs , (ha', the Russians are retreating on ) a fiont of 200 kilometres from the <' Vit'.ula to the Uzsok Pass. More violent, battles are developing in South-east Galieia. i London, May 9. j An ollicial communique from Ber- ' iiii slates : I '• Owing to the strong forces at j Mitau, out detachments withdrew. i | tJei.'ji-al Mackenscn has crossed the jV, is'cka. The Russians are withjdiawing to the Vistula, owing to [»r—sure east and north of Tarnow." Germans occupy Libau. : Lo.vno.v, May 10. A Petrograd ollicial message adI in its liiat the Germans have occu- | pied Libsui (a Baltic seaport). j The above message confirms the Mu'imaii communique of yesterday, i-diow ing again there is -r-nerailv a considerable- basis of i nth in the enemy's oiliciai statement,-. S'-me- ■ tiling IV->- political pin,.- se.s the. "'ii' ; '' j :■' a ,. y ,i. !i], tM ute!v - risk to mc, .--■eding for u.edicine in ; c.isi-a iii' !i'.nl.!i.':i attack ct l.owei. complaint. ; Think »t the dull'orhij,' that njuat be en- , iluiY'il 1 1? jli 1 uji'Lbeiue can bo obtained. The ;;afe way ':.-, Uj 1.-efp Chamberlain's : Oulio ;iiid Diarrhoea Kennedy always oa band. It iuia never failed to relieve j .!i.':rOi.>>a, dv.-enlei-y and pains in the t '"..;' V .i. any other medicine known. I Sold by E. JI. Leigh,