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British and French offensive during the last hour, on the announce hitherto, is the forcing of Rindauburgment that the Swiss Minister was con... to qugage bis reserves, which he bad ferring with President Wilson and re- assembled for quite another purpose, ports. of immense strikes in Germany, and wasting them irreparably. The and also that Dr. Bethmann Hollweg Gernians apparently had a strategic will make a peace offer on Thursday: reserve of 41 Divisions in the West. The market closed demoralized. | Thirty-three of these were sent to the frous line and it is estimated that over half of them were withdrawn for ro-constitution, owing to losses. The. Germans are at the moment pouring ont troops in the hope of a separate peace with Russia. Evidence demont strates thut German battalion'
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April, six Divisioną id bayonet strength.
FRENCH FRONT.
ANOTHER 520 PRISONERS.
LONDON, May 1.
A. French communique reporta At Chemins-des-Dames there was fairly lively artillery activity, especially near Hartebise, in the Craonne region and at Coarcy,
In the Champagne, there was violent artillery activity to the south of Marenvillers, where our barrage and machine gun fire twice broke heavy enemy counter-attacks against the positions captured on April 30 to the north-east of High Mount.
Wa inflicted heavy losses, taking 520 prisoners Five gone were captured in the fighting on April 30...
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LONDON, May 2.
A French communiqué reports:- There was great reciprocal artillery}
desivity in the region of Chemin-des- Dames and on the Hurtebise and Cronne front. Our machine guns and grenades Irepulsed enemy partial attacks on our
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AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY
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WASHINGTON, May
After a Cabinet meeting, it became nown that the consensus of opinion
the lespatch of American troop
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WASHINGTON, May 2.
The Government is prepared to send. small expedition to Frame in 1000 a the Allies consider that ships can he spared from the transportation of food stuffs,
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THE FRENCH MISSION IN -AMERICAN BENATE.
WASHINGTON," May 39-
M. Viviari and General Jodre, appeared in the Senate which adjourned the debate on the Army Bill to receive A violent artillery struggle took place them. M. Viviani gave a stirring. during the night on the sectors of address and General Joffre, in response Mopcarallet and Monthaut in the to repeated calls, monnter the rostros. Champagne
and said of Vive Amerique
There was lively grennde fighting, in the woods to the west of Montcornillet in which we progressed. Some of ou detachment penetrated the German lines at different points...
We wrecked the enemy works at Les Eparges and brought back material
Our air squadrons on the night of April 30 hosvily bombed several railway stations and military establishments in the regions of Laon, Younier and Rethel, éausing fires.
THE BRITISH FRONT.
LONDON, May 2. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports
There was dual night artillery activity between St Quentin and Lens,
We repulsed. German raid at Fauqzissart
THE BELGIAN FRONT
LONDON, May 1
A Belgina communique states that there was a reciprocal bombardment to the north of Dizmade,
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THE AMERICAN ARMY BILL
WASHINGTON, May 11
The Senate adopted the Army Bit with conscription provisions. The Bill "now, goes before a conference of, the. House of Representatives.
CENSORSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON, May 2 President Wilson has authorised the censorship of all cables from the United States besides the telegraph and tele phone lines to Mexico with the object of preventing the transmission of infor mation to the enemy.
RUSSIANS Y TURES,
LONDON, May 2
A Russian official message, frans- mitted by wireless, reportaj
We repulled Turkish attacks to
the
south west of Cumishtare" and "also to the north-east of Ogpot.
A Russian, submarine, Bosphorus sanku 1,000 ton sailni ship and a steam tug, and Miented the abcre
opened fire
TURKS OCCUPY MUSH
LONDON, May
Turkish commant
the Turks have occured Mh and the
russiazis retires to the north
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