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INCIDENTS OF THE
GERMAN RETREAT.
LONDON, Marel: 21.
...
DISCUSSING MEASURES TO OVER®
THROW BETHMANN-HOLLWEG,
AMSTERDAM. March 21,"
The Tageblatt states that there has Router's Correspondent at British been a secret meeting at Munich Headquarters reports that the Ger of the Nation Committee for the mans are showing a distaste for speedy defeat of England, at which participating in wholesale purnings, "measures for the overthrow of von fearing reprisals if the Allies reach Bethmann-Hollwig were discussed. the Fatheringd
There are very few prisoners. They know the wells were poisoned. All the wells in the, Chaulnes district were poisoned.
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FRENCH INDIGNATION AT GERMAN BARBARISM.
Pants, March 21. The newspapers are very indignant. nt the German barburism, especially carrying off of girls at Noyon and the wanton destruction of the his toric castle of Concy.
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Sested that the Allies should inform Germany that a German town will Belgian town mined. be destroyed for avery French und
DARING OF BRITISH AIRMEN
PARIS, March 21. French correspondents on the British front express great admiration of the work of our Griators. They stata that the bomb-throwers and machine-gunners` A French communiqué states: Skirmishes between our avalry often daringly attacked cavalry, dis of the Flying Corps, flying low, bays and detachments of the enemy persed infantry concentration and excurred on the road from Ham driven back or annihilated many
retreating convoys."
TWO FRENCH DEPARTMENTS
LIBERATED.
We brilliantly carried last night the Chateau de Savriennois and the village of Tussy, east of Ham, despite a keen defence by the gurrison.
PARIS, March 21. A expert commentator, summing We occupied a general line from up our front, states that it has been Ailette to south of Chauncey. All! the "positions reached have been!
carried in some places, more than Holidly organised.
thirty-five kilometres beyond the positions we occupied on March 15th We made considerable progress We liberated two French depart- during the night north and north-east. of Soissons, right and left of the sund" square kilometres of territory. ments representing even thou- Luon road, and have taken ten new Our losses have been insignificant, villages.
We, penetrated a German trench soon encounter a large Gerrun force but probably the Allies will very north of Chambrettes, Farm on the on the faraods Hindenburg position. right bank of the Meuse which had beer. previously bombarded, and found there numerous dead.
ANOTHER APOLOGIA FOR THE RETREAT.
A COMPLETELY NEW SITUATION CREATED..
AMSTERDAM, "March 21." The war correspondent of the Teskalarzeiger gives another apologia for the retreat. He says the Ger
RUSSIAN WAR OPERATIONS.
LayDON, March 21....... A Russian official report, trans anitted by wireless, states (
In the direction of Sakkiz we ure pursuing the Turks and have entered Turkish territory,
There is
great reconnoitring activity on the west frout
mun Command did not intend to THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.
leave the enemy the initiative in the Spring, and therefore tried to create an entirely new situation, while sparing the terrible bloodshed which
would have involved. The retreat this assault of the enemy's positions bus nullified the projected Anglo French offensive.
The Correspondent, gloats over the spectaple of the Empire of Death" zone before the German positions in which not a solitary object is left. ⠀
German apologists are by no means unanimous regarding the object of the retreat. Many do not agree with the second Tunnenberg theory meaning open, warfare, and boast
SEVERE FIGHTING NORTH OF MONASTIK
SALONIKA, March 21 Sovere fighting continues north of Monestir. The French are pressing. their advantage and have captured."
dominating height
A Bulgarian communiqué states We repulsed new enemy attacks between Lakes Ochrida and Prespa, also west of Monastir.
BULGARIANS BOMBARD MONASTIK”
WITH GAS SHELLA.
CORNIZ, March 21,
that the
-Germans are occupying A telegram from Salonika states that intrenched positions surpassing any-the Bulgarian bombardment of Monastir
thing hitherto seen.~~~
with gashells on the 17th inst killed
41 old men women and children, while
61 persons gassed are not expected to
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A SEMI-OFFICIAL STATEMENT Asemi-fficial Berlin telegram says the German withdrawal creates completely new situation in the Weat It asserts that the retire ment was effected unknown to the Allies. Thus, Peronne was evacuated on the night of the 18th and was not occupied until the evening of the 17th. It adds Everything, BOT- viceable to the enemy was destroy ed though the greatest consideration was paid to the inhabitants. The counide operations were carried out he peace interni manœuvres. Apart from some ten of war who had head (sic) who late their way in the wide.
LONDON, March 21
Mr. Hop stated in
Commons theE
terrain, we had no lossoas
sued on Lage 3)