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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1918
THE GREAT BATTLE.
REPORTS AND SPECULATIONS.
(Continued from Page1.)
`MAGNIFICENT GALLANTRY OF OUR
TROOPS.
ENEMY'S LOSSES PRODIGIOUS.
Loxnox, Mar, 23. Router's Correspondent at Dritish Headquarters, wiring on the orening of the 25th, says:—
The Hitanic struggle continues
.voabated.
Although the enemy artillery bring
EXTENSION OF NATIONAL SERVICE.
NO EXEMPTIONS OF ANY NATURE
LONDON, Mar, 20. The Morning Post demands the immedia convocation of Parliament for the purpose of sanctioning an extension of the National Service, raising the military age and abolish-
COL`REPINGDON'S VIEWS.
THE CHINA MAIL
Loston, Mar 26 Col. Repington, in the Morning Post, says
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
GERMAN ADVANCE BLOWING:
DOWN.
RETIREMENT FROM BAPAUME Just received.
VOLUNTARY
KENNER LONDON, Mar. 25.
It authoritatively stated that the British retired voluntarily from Bapaume, to thá" west of which we possess excellent defences.
The town itself is relatively unim- portant.
Bapatime and Peronne have fallen four days after the German scheduled time, and there is every reason to hope that the food will soon be staged and turned back. The com THE TERRIBLE PRICE OF THEIR correspondents speak of the German
butants in the central sextor are now fighting in the devastated area of the Somme Battle. Furbber west are the trenches the British held before July, 1916, and before the retirement brings the British to these trenches such a strong line of troops should be formed that the further progress of the enemy should be arrested.
FRENCH FRONT.
shows a tendency to decreuse winging all exceptions, including con- FURIOUS AND CEASELESS GERMAN reserved.
to the increasing difficulties of ad- (scientions, objectors. Departmental yanging the guns, on the other hand indispensables, and the Irish. The no stage of the war has seen sich ị Morning Pant is confident that no rose infantry fighting.
trouble from Labour need be appre- dehended.
Yesterday, British infantry bayonet churge, broke the enemy ranks and secured 120 "prisoners. One battalion of the Twenty-Fourth Division captured a post in a great; quarry commanding one of the main lines of the enemy advance and Yought to the lust man, dolaying the enery and piling up. corpses in semi-circular barricade, breast highs, around the quarry.
The nummer in which guns, Tanks and transports were withdrawn be bil the retiring line constitutes a marvellous feat.
After crossing the Soxume, we Blew up all the bridges except one
DETAILED STATEMENT OF WAR
PROGRESS DEMANDED.
detailed statement of the progress The Daily News demands a more of the battle from Headquarters and
says
i
the public prefer to leura it from their own officials statement than from the Germans.
that if it is unfavourable news
...
AMERICA AND TIWAR.
RUSH FOR ENLISTMENT.
WASHINGTON, "Mar. 28. General Wood, testifying before which was so communded by our the Sente Military Committee, Buns that it was deemed advantage- | declared that military experts were unanimously confident that the Ger- man offensive will fail. He recom- mended that an American Aany of two million mea be maintained abroad as SOCD as possible und another two millions be trained.
as to leave it.
The enemy.casualties, in their pforts to cross the Soreme, have been prodigious. Again and again. massed parties on rults and pontoons were annihilated by the guns. Ulti- mately, a passage was effected by the furious Brandenburg Iron Corps, Bear Lixourt. under a hailstorm of fire. but only after innumerable stimulated recruiting. There was al failures.
Ata certain place a large force of the enemy had thrust their way though and gained, what promised to develop into, a distinct tactical advantage, “but, during an
ensur
NEW YORK; Mar. 26. The news of the fighting has
rush by applicants for enlistment Jesterday.
ATTACKS.
Losnos, Mar. 26.
A French cornmuniqué states Furiously and censelessly the enery in bringing in reinforcements, Our troops are obeying orders and are siding ground foot by foot, delivering, vigorous, counter-attacks and inflicting benvy losses,
A desperte fight occurred round Newle, which changed hands several
times.
Rheims has received 1,975 shells during the past 24 hours-
HARD FIGHTING BETWEEN BAPAUME AND PERONNE..
Loxtos, Mar. 25.
A wireless German official report ntutem:
PROGRESS.
It is significant that the German war
losses at Bapaume as being “compara. tively heavyak mend
WAR OFFICE REPORT.
LONDON, Mar. 3
The War Office announces to-day we hava beaten off continuous honvy
fronts. attacks on the Somme and Wancourt
French reinforcements are arriving. ** THE KING'S CHEERING O
MESSAGE
LONDON, Mar. 95.
LONDON, Mar. 25. This afternoon's British communiqué bas dospened the confidence that, the British will hold the enemy. equal belief in the ability of the British Reports from Allied capitals breathe soldiers to wear down the enemy. Puris is particularly sanguine Naws that the French had joined in led to expecta tions of important developments on the British right, regarding which, however, the enmmuniqnes and comment are The Press Baregn strites that the King has telegraphed to Sir Douglas According to the latest despatch from Haig as followa Mr. Philip Gibbs, after four days of
you the fortitude, the most terrible slaughter, the German courage and sacrifice with which advance is slowing down. The price the troops nder your command con they have paid, for the ground won is tinun, so heroically to resist greatly. simply stupendous, the casualties ring-superior numbers," are realised by me ing from anything between 30 to 13 and my people The Empire, atauds per cent of their forten engaged, while calm, confident in its soldiers God the ighting units are hangry, xhausted. bless and give them strength in this dazed and depressed at the receding time of trial prospect of the "promised decisive victory.
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WASHINGTON ABSOLUTELY
CONFIDENT.
LONDON, MA
Their progress has beers stopped and and it seems certain that our Armies are now able to control the situation within the limits of mufety. We are holding good lines surt the blackest shadows areington is absolutely confitenz beginning to life.
THE FRENCH TAKE A HAND. LONDON, Mar. 95.
A French communiqué states- French troops begun, on March 23rd, to intervene in the battle on the British Front. They relieved part of the British forces and took up the struggle
There is hard fighting between on their own account. They are at Bapaumo and Peronne.
present heroically fighting in the region of Noyon, disputing the heights on the right of the Oise with important German forces.
We drove back the enemy here to positions he hek before 1916 during the Somme Battle.
Our troops are fighting their way forward between the Somune and the Oise.
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GERMAN PRESS ADMISSIONS.
STUPENDOUS TASK STILL AHEAD.
Loxboy, Mar 26, The German newspapers are pre- PRESIDENT WILSON CONGRA-paring the public for a long struggle. TULATES SIR DOUGLAS HAÏG.
WASHINGTON. Mar. 26.
President Wilson cubled to Field pare to re-organike, ten Tanks ad- Marshal Sir Douglas Haig congratu vanced and caused havoc in the flating him on the British Stand and
ennan ranks, and finally drove predicting a final victory. them back.
The scenes on the roads lending
There are violent artillery actions in the region of Courey and Loivre, and north west of Rheims.
The best informed opinion in Wash-
American military crities warn the public against unreservedly swallowing communiques, which are obviously chiefly inspired by a deliberate intention to create gloom, anxiety, and fear among the "Allies.
GERMAN REPORT.
GERMANS CLAIM: 43,000 PRISONERS.
LONDON, Mar. 25:
A German official message anys — We defented the enemy in a tremen Two enemy coupe-de main east of dous struggle near Bapaume.MEN Suippe, in Champagne, broke down.. We broke through a strong enemy There is great artillery activity position north eastward of Baranme between Arrancoart and the Vorgen. Lafter bitter fighting. Meanwhile our The enemy, at dawn, attacked cast forces from east and south-east drova of Blenery and east of Badonviller but hack the enemy cia Ypres and Sailly, was repulsed with heavy losses.
The enemy's stubborn resistance which
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FINE WORK BY LONDON BATTALION-
LONDON, Mar. 23.
THE GÄLLANTRY OF THE SHROPSHIRES.
CASUALTIES IN A
STAND
ALLANI
The following paragraph from Shropshire paper will interest a wide
A Palestine official report states:-circle of rewlors in Hongkong- We threw fresh bridges across the
From time to time we have referred
has been reinforced was broken in violent Jordan on the night of the 23rd to the bravery and tenacity of the Fatties. Frenb divisions and mumerons Tanks vainly opposed aur advance on instant. We progressed by the Shropshire in the war. Only a few
weeks ago we commented on the ga the roads from Bapaume to Cambrai night of the 24th instant nine miles Lantry shown when the Territorials.
LONDON, Mar. 25..
and Peronue. Reuter's Correspondent at British-
During the night battle Bapaume fell through difficult, mountainous coun-were unexpectedly brought in to setion
Another glorioue stand bas been.aundry The Cologne Gazette reminds the Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, says into our hands.
try in the direction of Essalt. people that the Germans are dealing Throughout the toughours of bright Hot fighting developed for the pousPSA-
Advanced mounted- troops secured somewhere on the Western Frost by the same hartalion. - Tao details to with a very formidable enemy and light the Germans continued their westward, in which the enemy was three miles to the south of the town. Shropshires hail to temporarily evacuate aunabile yesterday and in the moon-ion of Combles and the heights to the the bridge of El Howej, which is band from various sources show that the stupendous task is still ahead, us crushing tactics against our troops, who defeated. the British are fighting" with extra-bave fought their way to their rearguard
The Turks and Germans are opatrench as their flank was in the air, English cavalry attacks broke down. ordinary determination and bravery positions with valiant stubbornness. The
retaken about an hour later. Ligat We are now standing in the middle posing the advance. We took pri.but that the position was gallantly Gordon Morley, after leading a succERE The Cologne Folkszeitung says they maintains the same old tactics, of the former Sorine battle-field. soners of both rationalities.
relying on weight and constantly pushing fresh troops through his tired Hutier's Army ascended in bitter fighting brilliant attack captured an entire distinguished himself by fearles
The Crown Prines with General von The London Infantry Battalion inful maid, in which ho grest); divisions. These new troops press the heights westward of the Somme battery...
bravery, was shot down by a forward without waiting for artillery Vislent English infantry and cavalry support. The enemy is employing many counterattacks. broke down SAT small bodies of Uhlans mainly aguinarily R sconting patrola !!
Ws captured Nesle.
ACTIVITY BEHIND GERMAN LINES gigantic struggle cannot he shortly
ended, perhaps not for months.... LONDON, Mar. 26.
Several papers, point out that the Allies general reserve baye not as yet been called cn.
Mr. Philip Gibb:44 1 Press Corre- spondent, telegraphs:
British heavy and tick-guns were handled with marvellous discipline in rearguard actions in positions which became untenable. The gun-
o the rear have been most remark- able during the past three days, with parts of civilians and villagere shepherded hy soldiers, mixed labour groups, unpassive Orientals in all varieties of beadgear, African natives grinning as though the thing was huge jake, here a clay-caked arinour- ed car speeding back for ammunition, there a motor lorry stacked with of Germans, moving in the close maps and records, with a red-tatted vicinity, causing deadly losses, but Officer perched on the top.
the masses did not cease to advance Fullling their traditional crash-and were bearing down the, defenders through tactics, the German infan- by a ceaseless tide. try is pushing forward, unsupported by artillery.
ners were firing for hours at masses
This morning we are counter attacking A CHARACTERISTIC MESSAGE BY between Nesle and Hazu. The French
THE KAISER TO KAISERIN.
• AMSTERDAM; Mar. 26.
A Berlin message says the Kaiser has telegraphed to the Kaiserin, stating, inter alia, that the troops are pressing on westward from Bapaume, and farther south Hare. advancing on Albert and that the Same guns were abandoned, but Somme had been crossed at many many were withdrawn across the points above Perence, and claiming The German High Command is Somme, the gunners taking up new the capture of enormous quantities trusting, by an overwhelming weight, positions and re-entering into action of ammunition and provisions just to break down all resistance, thus like an exhibition of batteries. as after the Isonzo battle." affording unique opportunities for Mr. Percival Phillips, another our field-guns to spray the human Press Correspondent, telegraphs:
A very remarkable feature of the swarms, while yesterday at High
KAISER DECORATES · HIS GENERALS.
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 25.
Wood and Delville Wood machine. German advance has been the rupid" gunners simply carpeted the earth movement of heavy guns. This A meseage from Berlin states that with corpses, before retiring. Before phase of open warfare was carefully the Kaiser, at Main Headquarters, long the Fatherland must be asking reburied for months. The British on the 24th instart. conferred on the price at which the offensive is airmen saw howitzers lumbering Field-Marshal von Hindenburg the being waged
along the roads in endless columns, Iron Cross with gold rage, hitherto only conferred on Prince Blucher, The weather is becoming unsettled. motor lorries bringing up shells to. He conferred on Geners! von Luden- The glass is falling..
new positions, guns come to action dorff the Grand Cross of the Lon anywhere, and open field batteries Cross on Departmental Chiela at were repeatedly seen galloping boldly rest of the Departmental Chiefs the Headquarters Oakleaves, etc., to the
across rising ground less than a mile: Kaiser presented a copy of his por from the British Behind the ad trait with his signature and date of 21st to 23rd March, the battle vancing annies comes another army 1918. of workmen, repairing the destroyed railways and bridges, érecting naw GERMAN DESTROYERS BOMBED,
The hospitals and acrodrones, offensive in the air is prosecuted NAVAL AIR-RAID ON TORPEDO with equal vigour.". Large formationa
The latest news is that fighting of the fiercest description is continuing
"THE ARMY'S IMMEDIATE'
PROBLEM.
LONDON, Mar. 28.
The Times notes with pride and satisfaction the fortitude with which
of Gothas have every night tried to the country is facing a grave situ tion. It says Our one desire is cut communicators and dropped unusually beavy explosives, but the that the Goverment should not-Icee | plan time in inking, whatever, fresh damage done has been insignificant
fast
are also in action.¦
North of Bapaume, the enemy attack: ed with considerable force at dawa, but did not pass our barrage.
Germanagents are spreading alarming reports amongst the civilian population in the neighbourhood of the battle zone: Tress agents are summarily deals with when caught.
THE LONG RANGE BOMBARDMENT
JAPAN AND SIBERIA.
BUSINESS MEN'S OPINION. „...
OSAWA, Mur. 25. Bosinen men believe that immediate Japanese action in Siberia is unlikely
GERMAN 400-TON SUBMARINE DANIGED.
Aeroplanes, including the Austra-niper, just as he had schiared how. lian units effectively, bombed, objective. His exploit was a brillisate directly hitting, the troops, transport one and we hear that he is to be After crossing Croat Canal we throw camps and also the trains on the recommended for the Victoria Cross
Other officers who had laid down their back the British, French and Americans
Hedjaz Railway.
Eves ware Captain Atherton, only son, rid Linenvelle, St. Illequier and
of Mr. W. Atherton of Great Hanwood- Aumont. French infantry and cavalry
and Lieut. Norman Smith of Bridg divisions brought up for a counter thrust
north, the late Adjutant of the fast were sanguinarily defeated. Me
Batallion Shropshire Volunteers, bathand We captured Gaiscard and Chauny.
whom were well known and haldi Our prisoners now number 45,000.
high regard in wide circles throughout the County, Major, W. G. Litt was seriously, but not dangerously wounded and the following officers were als wounded :: Captains ; -Shearer sud Hughes; Lieutenants Phillips, Exhau Boyce and Wilson, none of them very seriously, we are glad to hear-- E FERROL (Spain), Mar. 25.
sports speak very highly of the A German submarine of 400 tons, cos! and graciad work of Major armed, with two liem, guns, with a | Hawkins, Capain Shearer and Capistr Hostile airmen were very active
Charles Litt, in the very midat, of the The long range bombardment ceased crew of 30, has entered here: throughout last night, bombing our 69.30. All pablo services have worked The Commander stated the submarine heavy fighting. We are not yet heuri communications; but they show little
was badly damaged as the result of a the number of canaalties amongst the inclination to compete with opt sirmen normally.
fight with three warshipa:
men but are told the number killed is in the daylight.
rot very heavy considering the circum- stances. One of tho e who won the Military Medal at Pusschiedsole was
OF PARIS
The spearhead of the enemy effort, is still directed against the old Some battle ground where our troops haye
PARIS, Mar. 25. positions under tremendous pressure, bombardment at 6.50 on Monday besa Alowly falling back upon new
The long mange gus resumed its destroying everything likely to be morning. useful to the Germans, en roue.
The situation in many places remains very confused, which is natural in a fight- ing that has resumed more of the character of a war of movement than at any time since the Battle of the Marne. The spirit and determination of our troops are beyond words,
The enemy Inser continue to be enormous.”
BRITISH TROOPS FIGHTING BLANCAPLENDIDLY.
LATÉE.
STOCK EXCHANGE CONFIDENT.
LONDON Mar. 25, The Stock Exchange, opened with a feeling of quiet confillence.
Offerings of the leading cecurities were readily absorbed and quotations now only show slight declines on the balance
DESTROYER AND MINE-SWEEPER killed, Lasco Corporal Haddock And
68 MEN LOST.
LONDON, Mar. 25. The Admiralty announces that Consols are quoted 53 and Warmine-rweeping song was mined and Loom: 931.
* OFERATIONS IN PALESTINE.
POSITIONS EXTENDED.
LONDON, Mar. 25.
An official message from Palestine BAYI ---
We extended our positions on the left bank of the Jordan
sank on March 22
. Two officers and 64 men were, lost
A destroyer after a collision on March
23 sankees
One officer and bile men were lost.
BILLIARDS.
One of our patrolling machine The final game in the tournament for
Private G Harper were badly wounce) whilst Corporal Brittle and Private | Joyce are mining. We also hesri that among the wounded are Private Green Walker, Buff and Madden, of Newport.
a Shropshire, are proud of the way,
which the Territorials have maintained
unsullied, the traditions of the
3rd Regiment.
* JIFANESE ENGLISH.
A Japanese puzzle appears to be
| möpe puzzling than the Chices puzzl "A rian of the former nationality ausd Bow County Court to recover possessi of the bonas sad, counsel for the tenan produced the following typewritten which mu evidently intended to form of notice
A heavy attack in the afternoon by attackal five aeroplanes and brought the Championship of the Colony, Property) I Wont That Hap
LONDON, Mar 2 The Press Burean states Our troope this morning" on the Soup northward to Wancourt, beat off continuous "heavy" attacks with complete success, our artillery and machine guns inflicting bezvy lossƏR.
Our low-flying seroplanes are repes BOATS, A
tedly attacking the enemy's advancing columns farther in the rear NEA LONDON, Mar. 25,
fresh enemy troops earbled them, to down thres out of control be played at the Victoria Recreation The Admiralty states progrees westward and south westward
The King of Hedjaz's troops, near Club, on Saturday, the 30th inst Naral seroplanes of Dunkirk of Baporme in the direction of Caunes Jeddah, 75 mil north westward of The game will be 1,000 up, played between the 21st and 24th instant Lette/ We have been pressed Back Medina arrised and destroyed a two sessions the first session being destroyed ten enemy machines and southward of Peronno at several placis Turkish Camel Corps fr pm to 7.30 p.m. and the brought down seyen, out of control to slightly westward of the Somme
We brought down & hostile balloonThe enemy farther south randy AOTUS
The players are Gunner Load and ZURICH Mar. 20 and carried out three bombing raids progrem, capturing Neale and Guiscard.
Wong Po Hong General Auffenberg, interviewed by were secured on the sheds and this neighbourh
is the Bruges docka. Many direct French reinforcements are arriv supreme object of driving a wedge » Budapest newspaper, asid, this upon the quare Bombs burst close. Our troops, thou between the British and French decisive battle will last for some to fus destrovers
heart and fighting: Armies, and says, the prospect of time. The format of the Central Aeroplance attacked savera?" for such a success is more rezpote. It Towers, thousands of kilometres podo boata, a destroyer and an armed cost of heavy swrifices. Eqys the impcdiate problem is away, may still be engaged, in which whether the British and French forces are able to re-occupy appr inately, the 1910 line
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The Times points out that the
Germans have not succeeded in their
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