At the end of May Ludendorff determined to go straight for Paris, and with twenty-five divisions overwhelmed the French between Soissons and Rheims. This German onslaught continued with varying success until it reached Château-Thierry. The stubborn resistance of the French made any farther advance impossible, and, although the battle still raged on a gigantic front, the Germans had to abandon their intention of striking at Paris. In April Naval raids on Zeebrugge and Ostend were made, and two ships filled with concrete were successfully sunk at the entrance of the Bruges Canal, while an obsolete submarine and two other ships were blown up off the Mole at Ostend. In Italy the Austrians began offensive operations on a large scale, and crossed the Piave River, but the Italians, by a series of counterattacks, regained the lost ground, and by the end of June had driven back the Austrians with heavy loss across the river. [Sidenote: 1st Batt.] THE 1ST BATTALION ROLL OF OFFICERS Lieut.-Colonel Viscount Gort, D.S.O., M.V.O., M.C. Commanding Officer. Major C. H. Greville, D.S.O. Second in Command. Capt. R. D. Lawford, M.C. Adjutant. Lieut. R. F. W. Echlin Transport Officer. 2nd Lieut. E. G. Hawkesworth Intelligence Officer. Capt. J. Teece, M.C. Quartermaster. Capt. P. Malcolm King's Company. Lieut. J. A. Lloyd " " Lieut. L. G. Byng, M.C. " " 2nd Lieut. A. Ames " " 2nd Lieut. G. D. Neale " " Capt. A. T. G. Rhodes No. 2 Company. Lieut. A. A. Moller, M.C. " " Lieut. P. G. Simmons, M.C. " " 2nd Lieut. S. J. Hargreaves " " 2nd Lieut. O. W. D. Smith " " Capt. O. F. Stein, D.S.O. No. 3 Company. Lieut. A. S. Chambers " " 2nd Lieut. W. A. Fleet " " 2nd Lieut. R. L. Webber " " 2nd Lieut. R. E. I. Holmes " " Capt. R. Wolrige-Gordon, M.C. No. 4 Company. Lieut. J. F. Tindal-Atkinson " " Lieut. the Hon. P. P. Cary " " Lieut. H. B. Vernon " " Lieut. R. C. Bruce " " 2nd Lieut. G. E. A. A. Fitz-G. Hamilton " " Lieut. W. B. Evans, U.S.M.O.R.C. Medical Officer. [Sidenote: April.]