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THE WAR.
THE GREAT STRUGGLE,
(Reuter's "Service" to the China Mail. ).
THE FIGHTING ON THE SCARPE,
EXTREME BITTERNESS OF THE FIGHTING.
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PARLEYING WITH THE RUSSIANS.
ENEMY'S PEACE MANŒUTRES.
PETROGRAD April 26,
Losnos, April 26.
The Germans are unremitting Kenter's Correspondent at Read their attempts to parleywith the quarters reports; - Clearly the tormans Eussian soldiers and are displaying intent to make every sacrifica to placards which state "Don't attack, Bighting a great delaying battle in the We also won't" During the inst for Scarpe Valley, Lacking well prepared days, on many of the sectors of the defences, their only hope in checking front, the Germans have not fired a shoc our advance is by using my great masses and German aeroplanes have dropped of troops. They are still hurrying proclamations alleging that there is a reserves and throwing them into they
popular movement in Germany in
tire.
The extreme bitterness of the fighting is due to the fact that some of their best divisions are employed. This must j
renit in greatly accelerating the
of immedinto negotiations for 24 honourable price.
Many Austrian and German parties, ring red and white tags, attempted
exhaustion, and, if antinued, the to reach the Russian trenches, despite
situation would resolve itself into a
the fire. Some of these were takeu
simple problem of which side can the Prisoners and affirmed that the enemy
longer maintain the deally paer. Since the answer to this. is unquestionable,
the only other question is "How Long
1)
BIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORTS.
Loxbox, April 26. -
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-
Westrove off an attempted raid to the south east of Ypres.
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There was considerable reciprocal artillery activity between St. tentin and Arras, and also in the neighbour hood of Ypres.
Two German aeroplanes were brought down and a third driven down. Throy of ours are missing.
ANOTHER ENEMY ATTACK. AT GRAVELLE REPULSED.
Losos, April 26. Fichl-Maralia! Sir Douglas Haig Reports:
ranks, especially the socialists, desired an inmerliste pruce.
that the Russian artillery is increas ing in activity at various points, which is a ficient answer to the latest Hun
The latest news from the front shows
movc
THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.
THE BRITISH ATTACK AT LAKE DOIRAN.
Lopes, April 26.
A German official report states: Prisoners
statements inlicuse that
the English attack ut Lake Doiran," on Tuesday, was intended to have far-reaching results in Bulgaria. : He the positions were maintained and heavy losses were inflicted oil the enemy.
A
Losnox, April 28. French communiqué froma Macedonia reports:-
The British attacked to the west. of Lake Doirun on the night of April The enemy, this evening, enden-
24-25, and captured trenches and voured to attack our new positions 1,000 metres of front to the north in the neighbourhood" of Gavrelle.
of the Amstalidolzeli fine. Our artillery and barrage fire "Caught
They the advancing troops and completelying four.esinter-attacks and inflicted.
consolidated their positions, repat
repulsed then.
ENEMY'S YAIN EFFORTS ON FRENCH FRONT.
LONDON, April 20. A French coniuniqué reports:- North of the Alsue the enemy again vainly attempted to drive us away from the plateau at Chemins- des-Dumes..
blowly losses on the enemy.
PRESSURE ON THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.
URGED TO DECLARE ITS WAR AIMS,
AMSTERDAM, April 26.
A message from Berlin states shat with reference to the urgent demand. Yesterday evering, after a violent that the Government should declare bombardment, the enemy twice it war dime, it is semi-officially powerfully and unsuccessfully at announce that the Government has tacked on a front of two kilometres nothing to add to its previous, come
to the west of Cerny. The attacks were smashed up before they reached our lines, with very heavy lowes.
Another attempt in the region of Hurtebise Farm failed similarly,
THE GERMAN' REPORT.
Losos, April 26
A German official message, trans- mitted by wireless, reporta:-
munications. It will continue its policy undeterred by pressure.
LATER.
It is semi-officially announced i Berlin that the statement concerning the war, aims is the Government's reply to the recent Socialat paseo resolutiona
The Verweerts describes the state ment as a sign of weakness and declares that the Government would
Attacking waves thrice stormed our positions to the south of the be glad to get peace on any term, Scarpe and were thrice compelled to but it does not dare to say Ho.. withdraw, Our position at Garvelle The Vossische Zeitung attacks the is now situated on the easters Government for not giving a clear
lead on the question which bourslary of the village
agitating the nation. Our advances have improved our pontion at Chemins-les-Dames. We took 168 prisonata, t
The enemy attacked bo a three kilometra front in the evening, on
MONGOLIA" SINKS
SUBMARINE.
LONDON, April 25,
both aides of Brye, and were A telegram foin New York re sanguinarily repulsed.
EARL OF SUFFOLK KILLED IN ACTION Ajan
LONDON, April 26. The Eart of Suffolk, who wana Major in the Field. Art: has been
ceived in Tondon, states that the Captain of the American stemmer | Mongolia, on her arrival from British, Ports, claims to have sunk a German |submarine by gunfire, on the latter was attacking the liner ins Bulikk
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