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THE BRITISH
THRUST.
ANOTHER COUNTER-ATTACK
REPULSED."
Lovgor, Nos. 27. Fickl-Marshat Sir Douglas Haig
raporta
Ve repulsed another counter attack against the north-east corner of Bourlon Wood,
The weather is wet and stopy THE POSITION ON THE BATTLE FRONT.
THE SPIRIT OF GERMANY.
LORD ROBERT CECIL ON THE WAR.
LONDON, Nov. 272 Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of Blockade, speaking at Norwich, said that where Germany was concerned the spirit which existed in that country was that no law, morality or religion could prevent them from committing any crime, however be in the interests of Germany. hideous, provided it was thought to
That was the spirit which we had. to Eght. There could be no safety for us until Germany was finally Losos, Nov. 27,"
beaten. Some people believed that" Reuters Correspondent at British
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fromthe first effects of it therefore received from the German Govern
ment, and no one, therafore, could. and he can concentrate reinforce
exts furiy tapitiy
We have won positions of supreme yahut und the Gerinas are bond,ar at least, desperately endeavour esset a larger soll of casualties for our tention of the gains
An outstanding feature of the past work is that the vaunted invincibility
of the Hindenburg defences had been
Government today is precisely whus was when they rushed Europe into Unless that spirit was changed would be criminals if we thought any lasting peace could be made withr & power of that kind. The first of Four war aims is and in 1st be sictory. Franes, Lord Robert Cecil said for Referring to the operations in
two years there had never
sily crushed through. Henceforth the last two y
the Germans will not be able to say been a battle between the British that any part of their laborious lines troops and the Gazans in which the of resistance is safe. It is a feat of Germans and got been forced to give enormous importance at a tim when ground.
I cannot qucation
it was a serious matter for enemy doubt the conviction which I know to hate more of this, reserves tiod is held by those who are best able. [down; moreover, it is not likely this to indre--the Commanders of our. the Germans in Flanders are feeling rules France They only pak, very confident.
for a fair field and no favour and they are quite sure they can beat the Gennans every tlipe. We have pratically required every one of the Geruan, Culonies and our
victoi
THE HABITUAL BAD FATH OF
-- THE GERMAN STAFF.
LYING GERMAN COMMUNIQUES.
PARIS, Nov. 27.
י: ...
in Palestine must surely give the Gernians cause to think. Then there The French newspapers are now, is Mesopotucia. Wherever we look purmitted to publish enemy come may, at any rate, say that the muniqués in catenso.
Germans do not occupy one square Asemi-official commentator, deal inch of British territory. Hegunday ing, with yesterday's German com the blockade, I know it has its eri- rauniqué, saya that the contents ties, but I venture to say, with show the habitual bad faith of the sense of responsibility, that there has German Stat. As an example, the been no achievernent of the kind in catatnunique speaks of, numerous the whole world's history equalling British attacks being ** rupulsed with our blockade. We have accomplish.
·heavy losses!!
The truth is thated the most rigid blockada these operations have mostly beer extablished, and I rightly maintain invented in order that the Germans that we have naver upringed the may gain easy credit. Similarly, the communiqué states that a French Principle of international law, which uttack, between Bamogneux and we went to war to defend Anglencat failed, which is also untrue.»
AMERICAN WEEKLY WAR: REVIEW
THE DOMINATING FEATURE OF THE SITUATION.
WASHINGTON Nov
We
ever
FRENCH EX-MINISTER TO BE
SENT FOR TRIAL.
AN ALLEGED TRAITOR.
PARIA Nov. 27.
The Committee of the Chamber has decided to send E. falvy, the The Secretary of War, in his ex-Minister of the Interior, for tel weekly review pays a high tribute It officially alleged
to the Britial successes, NY
He states: The situation is Malvy while holding dominated by the spectacular suc Minister of the Interior, informe cene of the British thrust towards enemy of all military and Cambrai. By adopting new tactical Par
projects, especially the
methods and daringly conceived strategy, the British have won more Chemin-des-Dames, and that he ground" than eithers belligerent bas provoked 'or, encouraged geined; in the same time, on the the Army. Western Front
SUCCESSFUL, LOCAL OPERATION"
SOY THE FRENCH
Trane communique.
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