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BRITISH ATTACK ON A WIDER FRONT.
*** MAKING, BATISFACTORY
PROGRESS."
ני
MESOPOTAMIA.
SUCCESSFUL BRITISH
OPERATIONS:
Lospos, April 23.
An official despatch from Meso-. polauis reports 1-
Losros, April 23. Field-Marshal Sie Douglas Haig
We storrad portions of the reports
Istaballar position on April 21 and We attacked this morning on the enemy evacuated the remainder" wider front on both banks of the of aby position. Puring the night river Scarpe
we continues! the pursuit of the eneing tutif daybreak of April 22 capturing prisoners and a"-heurs," " bowitzer.
The fighting is proceeding our troops inuking satisfactory progress.
We cuptured during the night the reiäinder of the village of Tresult General Mande is attacking the. to the south of the Bagansie position on the right bank of the Camomi road, and gained possession | Tigris, six miles neurer Sumam.
of the greater purt of Harrincourt
wood.
PRISONERS ALREÄDY RUN INTO
FOUR FIGURES."
«Losous, Apri 33. Renter's Correspondent at Blend- quarter, telegraphing to-day, says:
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a series of co-ordinating attacks on various. Duints of the front from St. Quentas to Tena,
Generally I hear things are going well. The prisoners already run into four figures.
The day is fine and clear and the siemen are taking a great hand in
"THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.
GERMAN NEWS.
Losnos, April 23. A German official communiqué
states!
The Bulgars repulsed a British attnek at Lake' Doiran.
THE RUSSIANO IN PERSIA.
HOSTILITY OF KURDS AND ÄRABS.
Loxnos, April 23.
A Russian official report trans
The Kurds are showing increased. activity against in Pursia,
Ambs attacked our squadron at Cheraian escorting the English Mil-
the combat, successfully endeavour-tary Agent. The squadron succeed- ed in foreing a passage and reached ing to init enemy obsection.
Bakure. Yesterday they brought down six grant kite balloons.
HEAVY ARTILLERY WORK ON, FRENCH FRONT.
Laxbox, April. 23.
THE SITUATION IN GREECE.
IRREGULARS ARMED AND ORGANISED FROM
ATHENS
on
A French communiqué states:
Losnos, April 23. There has been great reciprocul
Some light was thrown the artillery activity during the night to dreck situation in the House of the south of St. Quentin and between Commons by Lord Robert Cecil Soissons and Rheims.
Replying to a question he admitted Our batteries effectively beat down that it had been proved that the a very violent enemy bonbardment irregulars who had been "guilty of ust of Cronne preparatory to an depredations against the Venezelista attack which did not occur.
in various parts" of Greece were
Our artillery and machine-gun fire arned unul organised from Athens. broke up an attack last night in the Moreover," written orders from the salient north-east of Highimount officiuls of King Constantine to the In the Champagne the enemy chiefs of these bands in Thessaly renewed an attempt at night on the had been discovered cresta we hold at Moronvillers and Massif where the struggle was very keen at certain point, resulting everywhere to our advantage.
GERMAN REPORT.;
LONDON, April 28. A German official report, truns mitted by wireless, soys:
The English on Sunday penetrated bur first line to the north-west of Lens, on a front of 500 metres. A counter-attack drove them back.
Infantry fighting recommenced this morning on a wide fronte
A strong French attack north weakward of Lasille-au-Bois heavily broke down
We brought down eleven aero-
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A German official message, trans- smitted by wireless, reports
A new English assault, on the Arrus battlefield, broke down with heavy enemy lossen.
GERMANS USE GLASS BULLETS,
April 23
LONDO Russian official report, tanis
by wireless, says. The Liermanyuded glass bullets
Lord Robert Cecil added that General Surrail was taking the nea sury steps to deal with the ratten,
PRO-ALLY DEMONSTRATION IN
ARGENTINA."
BENOS AIRES, April 2 An immense but very orderly and out enthusiastle meeting passed resolation protesting against sub murinism and supporting the Allies. A procession of 100,000 people sang. the Marseillaisa "' and cheered tha United States and the other. Allies and ovated anti-Cernan newspap officca.
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT AND WORKMEN'S COUNCIL.
PETROGRAD, April 28, The situation as between the v Provisional Government and the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
delegates la explained by M. Cheiden. the President of the latter in a speech delivered to day he declared emphatically that there was to duality of power. Eis council served simply us sort of constitutional opposition which necessary as check on every Government. Thi staté vas fiaffed with deavening
applau
region of the A. Br