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The Germans apparently, having. been reinforced, are "desperately resisting sur-lienty pressure. "Vari-' enter-attack have been Launched, but except at Bullecourt. were unsuccessful. The German claim of having taken. 1000 prisoners, at Bullecourt is a wild statement.
FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS.
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY AT ST. QUENTIN.
"LONDON, April 1.
A French oficial reports states There was active artillery fighting in the St. Quentin region.
The enerny, south of the Oise, after a sharp bombardment, drove back one of our detachments to the north-east of Everneuilsous-Couey, but attack promptly ejected then
The artillery be both sides has been very active in the Champagne.
counter-
LONDON, April 12.
A French communius reports - The artillery struggle continued to be fairly violent during the night, between the Somme and the Oise, notably in the region of Urvillers,
j
The fighting for the key "position ni Monely-h-Preux has been tost bitter, but we are retaining all our gains and are consolidating our After artillery pieparation we attack... defences, Time is now required to the German positions south of the bring up our heavy guns and to milke Osie, east of the line Coney-le-Ville good our communications before Quincy-Basac. After a lively fight we attempting another great stroke in peshed back the enemy as far as the the battle of Arrus."
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between Croisellas and the Hiver Scarpe yesterday.
ant points d'appui.We also killed many of the enemy and took prisoners.
Reconnaissantes penetrated the German lines at several points north of the Aisne, and brought back to
The enemy is shelling bur new positions beyond Vimy Ridge, the loss of which has undoubtedly greatly prisoners. chagrined hin
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORTS.
HEAVY SNOWFALL IMPEDES OPERATIONS.
Lasros. April 1, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
reports
A heavy snow fall all day rendered observation impossible and imperled operations.
We beat off, this morning, two counter-attacks on our new positions at Monchy-le-Preux. Prisoners taken at that point state that they were onlered to hold the rulage at all costa
Farther south, we penetrated into
..
There was a lively attack to the eset of Sapigaeut. We drove out the enemy. from a few elements of trenches..ho stil cccupiel since April 4. Our line is no cozapletely re-established.
AMERICAN AIR SQUADRON IN FRANCE.
PARIS, April 12, An American air-squadron, in the French service, will fight in the . American uniform and under the
American flag.
SERIOUS INSURRECTION IN SERBIA.
APPALLING REPRESSIVE
MEASURES.
Laspor, April 12. Reuter has received comfirmation of the neighbourhood of Bullecourt, taking the reported insurrection in Serbia a number of prisoners. Large enemy which took place during March. The forces counter-attacked and forced us rebels seized several townships, depow back on our own lines, but our artillery and arms, and marched to Nish. The inflicted heary losses on the enemy's Bulgarinus, becoming alarmed, sent two attacking troops..
Divisions to oppose the rebels; neverthe- Our aeroplanes were active yesterday | less, the result of a fortnight's "ighting despite the gale. Few enemy machines enabled the rebels to reach the gates of
were seen.
"
LONDON, April 12 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports
The weather is wet and stormy.
Nish, and they would have captured the town, Luft. for the intervention of a third Bulgarian Division.
The subsequent suppression was most appalling. Civilians in the towns were We attacked this morning and massacred by Bulgarian women, and captured two important positions to the children were not spared. The popula north of Vimy Ridges, astride the tion was interned wholesale. Socchez River, taking prisoners.
We drove off two hight attacks at the northern end of Vimy Ridge, with heavy German losses.
We progressed south of the Scarpe River.
THE NEW TACTICS.
THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA
‚ ̈April 12. .
The situation in Busais continues to be watched with great interest.
The Times, in an editorial, echoes, the 'general feeling when it says that it. trusts that the lenders of ait parties will. LONDON, April 12
realise the imperious need for the pre-- The British offensive continues to bervation of internal concor. It reminds the topic of Faris where there is much the extremists that Faul Rohrhace, s admiration at the new tactics, whereby prominent German publicist, when lectur the front of attack his widened awiting in Berlin, caulidly admitter that progressed, instead of narrowing, like German peace schemes dependently the pravicus Allied offensives. Thus it on their success on the Russian Extreme is now impossible for the enemy to make Lelt. flank attacks, as no salient has been
produced
́SPAIN, AND THE GERMAN
SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.
The extent of the Brition front has doubled in two days, like to the open- ing of s fan. Its left commands the
MADUD April 122 Deout Plaid, the centre is within seven More Spanish ships have been sunk, miles of Doubi and the right is danger despite the Gorman, promises; scd ox-- ously threatening German lues with cusor, this, Ens. produced intense. envelopment. The whole is progress. | ovanțieration in boya whosa economile ing towards Ins
situation, moreover, is thereby terriblya French segomite of the battle well
of the succose of the Tanks and the new
planer.
ed cavalry after the Linping enem
look and the
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