May 9--British re-establish their lines and drive Germans out of British trenches between La Clytte and Voormezeele; Germans occupy British advanced positions at Albert on a front of about 150 yards. May 10--British restore their line at Albert; German artillery fire active in the Vimy and Robecq sectors of the British front, and south of Dickebusch. May 11--Berlin reports heavy losses inflicted on American troops southwest of Apremont; Germans gain small portion of territory southwest of Mailly-Raineval, but are driven out by French; French gain ground in Mareuil Wood. May 12--French troops north of Kemmel capture Hill 44 and an adjoining farm; Germans bombard Albert, Loos, and Ypres sectors, and lines southeast of Amiens, but are repulsed by the French near Orvillers-Sorel. May 13--Americans blow up enemy ammunition dump and start fires in Cantigny, with explosions; Germans resume firing north of Kemmel. May 14--Hill 44, north of Kemmel, changes hands several times; French advance in Hangard region; British carry out successful raid near Robecq. May 15--Germans repulsed by the British southwest of Morlancourt and by the French north of Kemmel. May 16--Heavy gunfire in the Lys and Avre areas. May 17--Official announcement that American troops have taken their place in the British war zone in Northern France; German gunfire increases in the Lys and Hailles region. ITALIAN CAMPAIGN. May 3--Heavy fighting reported along the entire front between the Adriatic and the Giudicaria Valley. May 5--Increase in artillery fire, notably in the Lagarina and Astico Valleys. May 11--Italians penetrate advanced Austrian positions on Monte Carno. May 12--Italians wipe out a Coll dell' Orso garrison. May 14--Austrian attempts to renew attacks on Monte Carno and to approach Italian lines at Dosso Casina and in the Balcino and Ornic Valleys fail. May 16--Italians enter Austrian lines at two points on Monte Asolone; British make successful raid at Canove. CAMPAIGN IN ASIA MINOR. April 21--Armenians retake Van. April 27--British in Mesopotamia advance north of Bagdad and Kifra. April 28--British cavalry forces a passage of the Aqsu at a point southwest of Tuzhurmatl. April 29--British take Tuzhurmatl. April 30--British advance as far as the Tauk River, and occupy Mezreh. May 1--Es-Salt taken by the British. May 7--British enter Kerkuk. May 12--Arabs of Hedjaz raid Jadi Jerdun station and a post on the Hedjaz Railway, taking many prisoners and destroying tracks and bridges. AERIAL RECORD. Trent, Trieste, and Pola were raided by Italian scouts on May 10. Carlshutte, Germany, was bombed by the British May 3. Saarbrucken was bombed on May 16, and five German machines were brought down. British aviators raided the aviation grounds at Campo Maggiore on May 4 and brought down fourteen Austrian planes. German airmen attacked Dutch fishing vessels in the North Sea May 5.