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JESDAY, MARCH 8, 1918.
PROGRESS OF THE BATTLE.
BRITISH, FRENCH AND AMERICANS
FURTHER ADVANCES IN
---PALESTINE,
HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS RETARD PROGRESS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Lossos, Mar. 26.
An official inessage from Palestine
FIGHTING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.stat
Tintinued from Page 2.)
ERMAN OFFICIAL
REPORTS.
Loxton, Misc 17,
1.80 5.5
The German offen report, by airless," says
ENEMY TROPPS MOVED UP AT
A CURIOUS FRESS ANNOUNCE- MENT.
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 96.. The Rheinische Westfactische states that troop for the offensive
A new phase of the tremendous are being detrained considerably Battle has set in. The enemy is bebind the Belgian frontier and are retreating on a wide front astride marching to the battle line during! the Somme. We have crossed at the night,” many "points the old "positions before! No colinins appear on the roads the Somme Battle of 1015. We are during day-light.' now before Albert. We have eng sored Lions, Roye and Nogen.
SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL BUT STILL EXCEEDINGLY GRAVE,
Losnox, Mar. 27.
We comer the Bapaume Albert Boad near Courcelette and Pazieres. Gengal conRotasker forend the pange of the Somme southward of
The Times Correspondent states Peronne. Storruing and capturing that the situation hust night was Maisonnette height, also Biaches, undoubtedly more hopeful than since and Barlous! Strong counter -attacks wore themselves out before
pur lines.
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We further progressed eastward of
EARLIER TELEGRAMS;
THE GREAT BATTLE.
HE ATTACKS DEVELOPING.
LONDON, Mar Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haix
reporta.:-
6.
The fighting died down during the
General of proved capacity,
the enemy rush in this direction bas dust already alankened. Chauny, on, the baak of the Olso, which the Germani hold now in the front line, is once more a boup of ruins
A regrettable consequence of the Garman advanco is that the relief work in the devastated districts is brought to
eceived: A Small Shipraeui GIMBAL'S AMERICAN
CHOCOLATES
a stop and numerous French, British HENNA SHAMPOO POWDERS
and American charitable agencies have Been obliged to withdrew. This work wai largely in the hands of compassion fruits of their labours once moro des troyed by the invador, 197
the Jorden, on Monday and are ap-night and our troops established them sto American ladies, who now the VICTORIA DISPENSARY
prouching Essal.
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The curny is offering little resist. ance, but the advance is cult
wing to heavy thunderstorms.,
FRINGE LICHNOWSKY'S
MEMORANDUM.
THE ANGLO-GERMAN COLONIAL TREATY.
Stocknow, Mar. 27.
selves in new positions eastward of Roys and Albert
ward of the Somme is expected but has
A continuance of the fighting north"
not yet developed...
FRENCH RETARDING THE THRUST.
the Diss.
LONDON, Mar. 26.
Attacks are reported to be developing this morning against the British and French southward of the Somme in the
A French communiqué states neighbourhood of Roye and Chaulnes
Neyon was evacuated during the The enemy's loses continue to beWe are firmly helding the aight in most orderly fashion sevaro and he bar been obliged to
right bank reinforce his battlefront from all parts The battle continued violently on the| of the Western theatre, Over 10 evening of the 25th The enemy at hostile Divisions are known to have night time multiplied his attacks along "been engaged in the battle.
the entire front from Nayon to Chaulnes Qur artillery is well established in the region of Noyon and effectively supported the infantry, whose resistange and frequent counterattacks are retard ing the thrust of the Germans wh sustaining very heavy louses
1.
· BRITISH RETIREMENT
VOLUNTARY.
The Politiken publishes further
↑ LONDON, Mar. 28. portions of Prince Lichne a sky's | Reuter's Correspondent at the British Menoraalum which deals principally Headquarters, telegraphing, today,
with the negotiations in censuction with the Anglo-Gennan Colonial Trenty.
Prince Lichnowsky reriarks, at the outset. that the good relations he established in London bad efvet ed a noticeable improvement in the German relations with Enghind, and he says that Earl Grey devoted him self honestly to this rapprochement, and his intentions were especially noticeable with regard to the Coloniul | Treuty and the Baglad Railway. The Prince says that Count Hatz.
the battle began, but it is still exceedingly grave, for though the enemy's rush in the northers section Genert voo Hutier, after hard is apparently held, it is clearly, ai fighting drove back the enemy rear pace against time in the south, anci Marchete Rot. and Hattencourt, everything depends on the next few across the Peronne-Roye Railway hours We regur to-day and to- We wrested Etalon from the British mormy as most critical. Whereas signed a secret agreement, dividing the Portuguese Colonies in Africa and French who tenaciously defend. General von Buelow who burst ed it. We defented the French at through the Isonzo, has made absent none spheres of interest lutely no impression between the
between Germany and Great Britain,
Bays:-
THE MOMENTART RUPTURE CHECKED.
Very slowly, and exacting the heaviest possible toll for every foot ofte xround, our line continues to withdraw before the pressure of the Gerusa masses. Over a large portion of the battle zone, the retirement a voluntary and carried out en as to maintain an hard and dry, thus favouring the enemy unbroken front. The weather remains in bringing forward guns.
Even so, prisoners say the advanco is
much hekind time table, the teansity of our resistance exceeding anything they deemed possible.
PRISONERS COMPLAIN OF
PRIVATIONS. -
|
ALL UNITS FIRMLY WELDED TOGETHER.
PARIS, Mar. 25.
A semi official misage states :- The momentary rupture of the Froct which, on Saturday, threatened to separate the British and French Armies. is nów checked and all'unita engaged in the struggle are firmly welded together. The morale of the troops is admirable Prisoners complain of great privations and the co-operation between the British feldt and Mr. Ballour, in 18 owing to lack of supplies and say the and French General Staffe becomes
extreme weariness is telling heavily closer daily. This is doubtless true of the prisoners GERMAN PRESS SPECULATION taken, but, thanks to the dense masses
AND FRENCH EXPERT of supports, the enemy is able constant-
OPINION. fresh units.
Freniches and Bethancourt and Scarpe add Cojeul, streams of the Ensuring the inviolability and inely to replenish his forward line with
red Hussy.
We are standing upon the heights Borthward of Novon,
We have brought down 93 enemy newoplines and six balloons since the beginning of the battle.
The captures of guns, have reached $83. Over 100 Tanks are lying in the captured positions.
Artillery battles contince over the rendinder of the Front and are wrensing in great strength in Tor
rain
We continued the bardment of The fortress of Puris.
GERMANS CLAIM FRESH .SUCCESSES.
aye:-
LONDON, Mar. 28.
10.35 p.m..
A wireless German official message
Yesterday we achieved fresh suc desson. We defeated English Divi- sion: brought up from Flanders and Italy and the French thrown against ve in desperate attack..
Generals von Buelow and von der Marwitz finally retained Ervillera after a tot Anetunting buttles Ad. vancing against Achiet-le-Grand they
MR. CHURCHILL APPEALS TO MUNITION WORKERS.".
DEPRECATES EASTER
HOLIDAYS.
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Yesterday was supreme time for our gunners, the advance being held up early everywhere by the ceaseless intensity of car, artillery, fire and the enemy massed waves received dreadful punishments.
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LONDON, Mar. 26. THE SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE.
The German newspapers continue to speculate on when and where the re- serves will be thrown in
German war correspondents em- phasize that no decision is yet in sight. French experts express the opinion that the time is rapidly approaching materialize and this will probably be the great counter-move will
Field-Marshal von Hindenburg has crux of the battle. They believe that already thrown in some reserves
when 2
GERMAN → TANK" CLAIMS. ·
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 26.
alaims that German Tanka with captured A message from Berlin semi-officially British Tanks played a leading part in the advance south-east of St. Quentin.
enemy anyth of the Some have dependence of the Portuguese King-
ENEMY FIGHTING AGAINST crossed the 1910 Allied lins from dom and declaring the intention of
TIME near Bray to near Roye, kat south-supporting Portugal, financially and
The enemy is fighting desperately east of Roye they are still well within economically. It therefore did not hard against time. the. 1916 line. This is the point clash with the old Anglo Portuguese We now know that in the first day's which gives most anxiety, but also Treaty, dating from the Sixteenth fighting, the enemy's reserves were re most ground bone.
Century. Nevertheless, at the induced to 52 Divisions and by the end of the second day, 40 Divisions from the stigation of Count Soveral, the then reserve were thrown in. Portuguese Minister, the new Anglo- Portuguese Treaty the so-called Windsor Treaty was signed in 1899, refforcing the old Treaty. The Anglo-German negotiations, which begin before Prince Lichnowsky's. LOYDON, Mar. 27. arrival, were intended to revise and Mr. Churchill, Minister of Muni- improve the Treaty of 1808 and,
The work of our airmen surpassen tions, has appealed to muzition thanks to the accommodating atti-praise. Last night they made a veritable workers to make special efforts to tude of the British Government, pandemonium of every centre of con- replace the nerious losses in guns, Prince Lichnowsky was able to give front. Tens of thousands of rounds centration and traffic behind the German machine-guns and ammunition the new Tranty a form conforming have been fired point blank into enemy The resources are sufficient to do to German wishes and interests.
formations, whose density offered perfect this. He deprecatus Easter holiday-
German observation is so targets. Prince Lichnowsky Bays: Sie restricted by day that they never can do ing, and acknowledges assurances:
Edward Grey wished to show us more than peep and run. On the other already given by iren in innny disgoodwill and also in the main to hand, our fliers are fulfilling with deadly effectiveness the role of the eyes of the further our colonial development, artillery. In this direction the weather while Great Britain ako wished to is undoubtedly favouring us. lead the German development of
AN ENCOURAGING SUMMARY Power fan the North Sea and
OF THE SITUATION, Western Europe to the Atlantic und
LONDON, Mar. 26. Africa. We do not grudge Ger
• THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN. many her colonial development" a
Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters reports :— member of the Cabraet said to me. Prince Lichnowsky continues that the entire calm and unshaken couidance.
Today's news should be read with $3,000,000,000 AT 41′PER CENT. Treaty was practically ready in 1918, That our Front would be compelled to
WASHINGTON, Mar. 26. recoil under Hindenburg's hammer Mr. Meddoc has announced that the but "new difficulties arose to pre- blows was inevitable and was fully amount of the third Liberty Loan will
tricts that there will be loss of output.
BOLSHEVIKS RECAPTURE
ODESSA,
Moscow, Mar. 20. The Bolsheviks officially state that captured Bhutcourt. Biefvillers and after a sanguinary fight, in which the Grevillers. They also captured loyal Soviet and Ukranian troops
„AMSTERDAM, Mar. 28.
HONGKONG
WAR BONDS
DRAWING
(IN AID OF WAR CHABETIES)
German correspondents claim that TICKETS $5 each HONGKONG CURRENCY. six British Tanks have beau captured.
AUSTRIAN MILITARY EXPERTS
SKEPTICAL,
PRIZES
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 26. If $500,000 is avaliable Austrian military experts are most reserved as regards the German offensive and isy they must see the effect of the
Allied counter-effort.
Irles and Minumont and crossed assisted, the naval forces have re:ent the signing of it and only. A foreseen by the Allied Staffs, whose be three billion dollars at 44 per cent.
the Angre. Fresh English troops were brought in and attacked, vio- Jantly on a wide front from the direc tion of Albert but were driven, back
fter a bitter struggle..
taken Odessa.
SOVIET TROOPS RECAPTURE
. KEERSON...
PETROGRAD, Mar. 27,
The Soviet troops have re-captured GERMAN PRESS COUNTING THE Kherson and Nicolief.
The Germans have Kremenchug.
EX-TSAR AND FAMILY SENT TO THE URALS.
GAINS.
AMSTER
MAT. 27.
A section of the ennin Press is ating the gains.
Volkerung says: "It
PETROGRAD, Mar. 20. ipossible to conclude perce The People's Coranissaries are my acceptable a week ago: removing the ex-Tsar and the Royal
must be forced to grant Family to the Ural region." all we need for the future, especially
pies and raw materials,""
the other hand, the Frankfurter) admit that the obstinate
fence
FRENCH MISSION TO REORGANISE RUSSIA'S ARMY.
EGEMT ATTACK IN MACEDONIAL
IMPROBABLE.
SALONIKA, Mar. 26.
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These first, days of the battle pratisbly
THE BLICK SEA FLEE authority to conclude the Treaty, mark the highwater level of the German
DEMOBILISATION ORDERED. It was, however, never signed. Sir advance. The enemy still enjoys the Edward Grey would only sign on advantage of the offensive and is able to select the point at which the blow,
KIEFT, MAT. 26. condition that the Treaty was pub shall be aimed, while we are obliged to *The Ukranian War Minister has occupied lished togatlier with the 1898 and disperse our means of defence to cover ordered the demobilisation of the Black
1800 Treaties. Erigland has nojall points where the blow might fall. Ses, fleet.
That advantage, a. the history of the secret treaties and it was contrary war has taught us, is one that quickly to existing principles to keep the passes. Every boat brings as bearer Tenty secret. Sir Edward Grey the moment when the Allied armies in could, therefore, conclude no Treaty reserva will be ready to intervene. Before that moment comda Hindenburg without publishing it; but the Ger must have achieved a decision or man Foreign Office, where my sue be prepared to ses it go against The Greek Generalissimo Danglais, in cesses in London created increasing him. So far, with thrice the human an interview, said that the possibility of distrust, stated that the publication French and Britisk Armies offensives, not be regarded seriously when the material and means employed in the az enemy attack in Macedonia could would jeopardise German interests last year, the enemy has gained pro- enemy was concentrating on many HONGKONG WOMENS WAR WORE in the colonies, where, moreover, the portionately not more than the Allies. troops as possible on the West Front
We have received from Me Maitland, Portuguese would give us no more in their series of brilliant attacks begin- In any case, the Allies entrenchments
Hon. Treasurer of the War Hospitals! concessions. The Treaty, which ing with Vimy Ridge and ending theid be able to resist any attack
Supply Depét, Hongkong Association of PARIS, Mar. 27 offered us exceptional advantages, reault. in gin of ground exactly pro
AIR COUNCIL CONGRATULATES
Women War Workers and War Charities other Generals, are M. Trotzky his appealed to the consequently fell through. This was portionate to the accumulation of mon
AERIAL UNITS,
Store Sub-Committee, an account,
French Military Mission to Russia to another war sacrifice.”
andited by Mr. Bernard Brown; showing LONDON, Mar. 28. a combined summary of receipts and Help to reorganize the Army
to accumalate a greater fores behind offensive, the L'Homme Libre states that M.
their front than the Allies have ever Air Council has congratulated the Naval
The Press Bureau reports that the expenses as follows
War Hospitals Supply Depot from south of the Pichon (Premmer) has signified the The British Medical Journal state been able to achieve, their advance, ha Air Service, the Royal Flying Corps and 13th Fecember, 1915 to 9th May
Hongkong Association of Lies are collect Government vllingnesss that the that many Blying accidents can be traced proportionately been weiter and getter the Australian Flying Corps upon their War Workers from 8th May, which are intend-Mission should do: so on" condition 'Ays Air Medical Service is suggested and brought to s stop as soon as the initial/plendid wark, in the great battle
Lite a pilot going up when he is not fit than ours. It will not less pertainly be onslaught the that the Army fight Germany. The the Recretary of State for the Air is momentum is absorbed by the orbatu- swer to encourage the study of medical tion of battle The Germans oro pd- leges that the Allies Mission comprises 500 officers. problems relating to aviation
Tancing through the same territory in attacked nearLa
PETROGRAD, Mar. 27.
through their own criminal tercars M. Trotzky s appealing for, the
they will not find a whole roof. 'hin the towns of Guis-
"A message from Zurich states that the LIFE FAVER.. population to cooperate in the
babitant 700 German armament Arm of Krupps organisation of the Red Army. HoT is safe to any that Chamberlain's
has purchased the zolotions Wold Tele [Colic, Cholers, and Diatchhea anfances that a detree is impend Remedy has anved the liver
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known all orez, the civilized:
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