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THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1918.
TELEGRAMS.
("Continued-from Page' 1.)'
GERMAN LOSSES "IN. RECENT OFFENSIVE.
GREAT NUMBER OF WOUNDED RETURN TO THE FRONT,
AMSTERDAM, April 15.
WEEKLY SHIPPING
RETURNS.
¿TO BE DISCONTINUED.
COMPARATIVE SHIPPING
LOSSES.
LONDON, April 24. The Admiralty annoimees the in- enntinuanes of the weekly shipping! returns. This will be substituted by information of the gross tonunge lomb
THE CHINA MAIL.
RAID ON ZEEBRUGGE AND OSTEND.
DARING AND HEROIC NAVAL ENTERPRISE.
BRUGES CANAL PROBABLY EFFECTIVELY. BLOCKED.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
The Admiralty reports: A raid was made, early this morning, on the Ostend and Zeebrugge destroyer
but the reports of the officers concerned as far so they could see in the darkness, indicated that they were slightly off their course.
were landed and for an hour wors subjected to a torrido msahine-gun fire,i which returned with interest.)
Some special gangways were broken.
JUST RECEIVED A NEW SHIPMENT OF
ZENOBIA PERFUMERY
One Gallipoli vateran said that while in Lily of the Valley, Sweet Pea, Purple Heather,
lasted, it was mich better than the
landing at the Dardanelles. The return was carried out in a very orderly way on a given signal. A
When they returned to the cruiser shey found her decks toen up by enemy fire. Few of the aree escaped injury.
The members of the landing party
In the Reichstag. General von and also the tonnage of the, silings and submarine bases, our forcosì return, the thres attained their objectives and the Hole and destroyed all its sheds, Stein. the War Minister, speaking on the Army estimates, said that some detachments in the West bad
to and from the United Kingdorning monthly, which will be published on
lost two-thirds of their company Tables of the melant fonnage
leaders.
There is scanty information.to far the 21st of each month approxi-but it is stated the raid that with a mately.
ressonable ricasure of success.
The force employed, except the covering ships, consisted of auxiliary vessels and six obsolete cruisers. Five with of the these cruisers, filled concrete, were used as blockships to rur aground and, in accordance with orders, were blown up and abandoned by their crews
The losses were quite normal and, in some cases, temarkt from all causes last month show the British total at 218,000 tons, ably small They were mainly to be attributed to the infantry and the combined Allied snel Noutent
shipping at 180,000, mashine-gory fre.
-wounds were fight.
Therefore, the
In the first quarter of 1918 the flowes aggregated 1,124,000 tons, of A great ember of the weaned which the British total was 888.000 had already returned to the Fennt
tous and the athias 486.000.
ANXIETY AND PESSIMISH IN
GERMANY.
www
PALLIATIVES. FOR THE
CITIZENS.
AMSTERDAM, April 24.
The existence of a growing feeling!
In the last quarter the total was the lowest recorded. The highest
The casualties are not yet reporteri. STATEMENT BY THE FIRSTI LORD.
Sir Eric Gaddés made a supplement aggregate was in the second quartér - of last year, when the British losses ary, statement to the communique were 1,362,000 tons and the others regarding the raid or Ostend and
Zeebrugge.
1673,000 tons.
The highest month's lowes was
At Zeebrugge, two blockships cat offirm that they destroyed every gun on- exploding stores of munitions. Some have been sunk and blown up in the
in the Americans, and bolted from the entrance of the Canal. The third blocksort that the Germans shouted a It A balterics, whose guns were than des ship grounded in the passage. certain amount of damage," at present troped, while other marines attacked unknown, was done by gunfire and the sheds with famethrowers.
It was also affirmed that the dool torpedo attack upon the enemy des troyers and other craft lying alongside"gates of Zeebrugge harbone ware blown the mole. A coastal motorboat roports up. Some of the destroyers actually torpedoing an enemy destroyer trying entered the harbour, took observations, to escape to ses
One of the two old submarines attained its objective and was blown up the explosion clestroying the piling leading to the mole. Storming parties from the Favlichire, Iris and Daffodil" : attacked under, extremely heavy fire and fought most gallantly, maintaining their position alongside the mole for an hour-(cheers), causing, it is believed,
and boarded some anchored Garman destroyers, clubbing the crows whên they burried up the hatchways. One German destroyer trying to leave wAS rammed, cut into two, and sunk.
VIEWS OF NAVAL EXPERTS. Naval experts believe that the results of the raid will be of paramount mportance not merely in sesling Zeebrugge as a horasta neat, hut much damage to the enemy and inflicting because it is probably connected with considerable losses. The objectives for contemplated greater operationa
April list year, when the British, and hazardous affair that was carried the storming parties and demolition They point out that the mccess
of pessimism in Germany, owing to totul was 555,000 tons and the others ighting the greater part of the night parties on the mole.wars the enemy muit be judged not merely by, the
the suspension of the offensive and areognition that the effects of subi
mariniam have not borne out the
330,000 tons.
He said it was an extremely gallant
out last night. Some officers had bean and some had not yet returned. Vice The Ministry of Shipping at Admiral Roger Keys, commanding at names that the tage of steam Dover, commanded the raid.--(Cheers, laps exceeding 500 gross tons to and The six obsolete cruisers participating from the United Kingdom, but ex-were twenty to thirty years old, namely tha Brilliant, Sirius, Iphegenia, Intrepid, elnding the coustwise and cross-
Thetis and Pindictive. The first five were thirunei traffic, WON
in March These papers, after revealing that
Alled with concrete and were to be the highest the Higher Command's failure is 7.96.000, which was
sunk in the channel and entrances to
hopes that were entertained, is dis-
closed by significant articles in the Wræer Zeitung und Kolnische Vorka
Zeitung.
being discussed in “quarters where
поте
sense might he expected administer palliatives, which are obrinusly officially inspired. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION BEHIND BRITISH LINES.
41
Loxnox, April 28. In the House of Counous, Mr. Bonar Law mentioned that in 1917] alons 900 miles of brand gauge and 1,000 miles of light railways were
constructed behind our lines.
DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN GERMAN AIRMAN.
AMSTERDAM, April 23.
airman, Baron von Richthofen, was apparently forced to
land in the enemy lines in consequence of a motor defeut. He landed smoothly
REPATRIATION OF WAR.
since October last year when it was 6,008,000.
BATTLE IN THE BALKANS.
ACTIVITY CONTINUES.
Losnos, April 24.
coinnuuniqué from
A French Macedonia states !——
There was infantry and artillery activity on the whole front.
Our artillery stopped an attempte enemy attack on the positions west of Prespa.
THE FINAL OVERTHROW OF
MILITARISMA
FURTHER ENERGY.
LONDON, April 23. The National Executive of the
Zeebrugge and Ostend if that could possibly be managed. The indidise, working with the two Mersey ferryboats, the Daffodil and Iris, carried storming and damolition parties to storm the head of the mole running from Zeebrugge The Vindicine was specially fitted with bows for landing the storming parties and specially armed for that purpose with fame-throwers, Stokes murtars etc. The men employed on the blockships and in the storming and demolition parties and on the Findidive, which were particularly hazardous parts
for bolding it and the battery, material "but by the moral results, for, destroyer and submarine depots and large seaplane base upon it. The three vessels mentioned, after re-embarking the landing parties, withdrew.
This attack! was primarily intended to engage the attention of the garrison at the mole, thereby allowing the block. ships to enter the harbour. Without an attack on the mole that would have been impossible. As the attack on the mole accomplished this, it was successful The casualties to personnel, as would be expected in a hazardons adventure of this kind, were heavy proportionately to the number engaged. All shree ships withdraw successfully. So far the only British losses reported in craft were a destroyer sunk by gunfire off the mole, two coastal motor-boat and two mcter launches missing.
"
The Admiralty was of the opinion that the greatest possible credit was due to the Vice Admiral' at Dover and to
while appealing to the traditional fight- ing spirit of the Navy, it showed to the enemy that he can be attacked as well as be the attacker. The German Navy has been boasting of its initiative but it has attempted nothing so dashing,
Following the Kattegat and Heligo. land awoepe, this raid is assumed to foreshadow continued liveliness at sea
The Daily Express understands that the officer mentioned by Sir Eric Geddes a killed was Wing Commander son of the fraworks Frank Brock,
manufacturer.
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THE LULL IN THE OFFENSIYE.
LONDON, April 23. Bentor's Correspondent at British Headquarters writes:-
the
miles.
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The fall in the battle is not expected to less long despite the inclement weather, wind and rain. The Fcking
Germans beve had hurts. of the undertaking, were bluejackets all officers and men for this very
Evidently they. do not mean The and marines picked from a very large gallant undertaling (cheera).
on B great scale. They are being openly number of volunteers from the Grand whole operation, bed bean worked but attack until they are ready to do so Fleet (cheers), and all naval and marine in the most carefal detail sud appeared and enormously reinforced, but the A German nücial account says the LABOUR PARTY APPEALS FOR depots. There was great competition for to have been carried out with signal Allies have also strengthened their the undertaking and only a very small success, the ecuperation of all unite forces and it is unlikely that the German thrust will be more effective in achieving proportion of the volunteers could be engaged and the synchronisation of alla decision than a month ago, when the ised There were light covering forces phases of the operation being most German people were told to expect belonging to the Dover Command and remarkable. As the forces engaged speedy triumph. The "expectation, Harwich forces, under Admiral bad not all returned to their bases it indeed, on this side, is that the battle may well last throughout the tammer. and as he was parsuing the opponent Labour Party bus passed a resolution Tyrwhitt, covering the operation in the was impossible to give further inform. For one thing it is henceforth impossible at the time, he apparently fell a vic-expressing deep gratitude and ad- North. A force of monitors, also a ation at present, but the information for the Germans to benefit by a strategic tin to a chance it from the ground. miration of the Army's berole resist-large number of motor launches, motor available showed that the entrance to surprise similar to that of March 21, ance to the terrible onslaughts of the bosts, etc., all of which were stali and Bruges Canal was probably effectively when they attacked on a front of filiy eremy. Such magnificent courage, fast craft carrying a maximum crew of blocked and that considerable material says the resolution, is consistent with about six-and other small craft, damage. had been done. the best British traditions and im. participated in the operation, which was poses an imperative obligation on all particularly intricate and bad to be sections of the community to assist worked strictly to time table.
involved very delicate navigation on LONDON, April 23,"
by skill, energy or substance to carry hostile coast without lights and largely In the House of Commons, réply on the great work of liberation in
under unknown navigation conditions ing to Mr. Philip Snowden (Labour which the Army is engaged, in order which have developed since the war and M.P. for Blackburn), Mr. J. F.
that our joint efforts may result in with the added danger of unknow Hope suid that war-prisoners were
the final overthrow of militarism and minefields. The high development eligible for repatriation (as distinct from interament in a neatral coun-, secure a lasting democratis peace for of the scientific use of log'or smoka..- more fog than smoke combined with the world.
certain wind conditions was essential to try) on grounds of health only, according to the British and German
the success of the operation, because
• schedule of disabilities. Dates of
this afforded protection from the batteries. He had just heard that the capture did not affect the question
officer who developed this had been of repatriation. The Allies consider.
"killed. The general plan was this: in the annals of the Navy, recalling the HOW BRITAIN CAN BE DEFEATED, ad the general exchange of prisonern impracticable.
PRISONERS.
GENERAL EXCHANGE NOT FEASIBLE.
THE GERMAN-DUTCH DISPUTE.
SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS.
AMSTERDAM, April 23. The Handelsblatt menlions à num. ber of outstanding questiona between
Holland and Germany which are now the subject of negotiatious, in- cluding the German method of examining ships for contraband, also the export from Holland of second-hand goods to Germany.
ALLEGED ULTIMATUM TO HOLLAND.
GERMANY'S DEMANDS WITH A THREAT
MAN-POWER BILL AND THE CLERGY.
MORE BISHOPS SUPPORT BISHOP OF LONDON,
LONDON, April 28. The Archbishop of Canterbury and 18 Bishops met at Lambeth Palace and unanimously resolved to adopt the Bishop of London's calling-up plan, as mentioned on the 21st.
CONSCRIPTION IN KEW-
FOUNDLAND.
It
Mr. McKents on behalf of the House
- NO UNEASINES3.
Pazu, April 23. 1. Clemenceau has returned from the congratulated the Navy on a very front, He and the best proof that no gallant action. (Cheers)
XPLOSIONS HEARD AT DOVER. Loxoow, April 24. --
uneasiness existed was that French soldier were again receiving lease which had been suspended since the German offensive
THE NATION OF SHOPKEEPERS.
The gunfire was beard off Dover, arhi the explosions of the blocking vessels shook the town. A crowd cheered the A TRIBUTE FROM THE GERMAN returning warships.
FUBLIC. ENTHUSIASM:
PRESS. AMSTERDAM, April 23, Commenting on, the Man-Power Bill Nothing in the Navel war has so far the Tegellat says: If the British are. nation of shopkeepera, it must in justice aroused such enthusiasm as the Ostend be recognised that shopkeepers have and Zeebrugge raid, which is hailed as seldom been sean so generous in sacrifice ranking with the most gallant operations of blood and treasure.
After an hour of intense bombardment famous cutting out expeditions of a
LONDON, April 23.
The prominent German publicist,
by the monitor et Zeebrugge the century ago. A succession of fightingA GERMAN PUBLICISTS VIEW, Findictice with her auxiliarica, the Iris episodes has marked a more aggressivO and Defedi, ware to run alongside the spirit on the part of the Dover Command head of the mois firing their guns as since Vice Admiral Roger Keyes they approached; storming parties and appointment, but this is the most demolition parties wereto be landed, and emiderable indent yet recorded
in the meantime, thres of the blockshipë, The newspapers para tribute not
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namely, the old cruisers mentioned, merely, to the initiative, resource and be dictated in London, and that necaz. QUESTION. A How. HADY ANSWERA- 29 aisted by coastal motorboats and daring displayed but also to the fine sitates time. Great Britain can only be motor leanches, were to make for the Star work and the elaborate prepara: beaten if the Central Powers unite on the Continent by understandings or UNMARRIED MEN BETWEEN entrance of the canal to be run aground tons, including the rehearsals carried and blown up. Two old and valueless sobmarines were to ran against the pilework connections between the April 4.
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LONDON, April 23. the Governor, in a speech, announced explosives and were to be blown up many gallant en is deplored, but it at a mesting of the Society of St. George, at the Mansion House, Lord it says that the sand and gravel.
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widowera, between age 18 and 29, arder to ent off the mole from the shore. The barons of the expedition received not merely in the matchas horomm of lable for military service in four At Ostend the operation was more classes, each covering a period of simple Two blockships were to be very rousing reception on their retors her sons, but in their cheerfulness and to south cast port. There was moving their undaunted spirit. Never had tee Sve years. The Supreme Court has grounded and blown up at the entrances is the bodies way, farded. Then, banner of St. George floated over toote magnificent fighting men by land, ses, beca constituted the Exemption to the port. The dificulties of this the wounded were married or hobbled or air, or over a more resolute and more. Tribunal.
part of the undertaking were consider-shore, all being very fabllant, despite uncomplaining pernice "AN AIR-RAID ON PARIS” THAT bly increased by mint, rain, “low the arkausting exertipus of the might visibility and consequent absence of effective serial co-operation PATIS, April 24 The results, far as is known, are: As Ostend, two blocksbins were ground. ed and abandoned after the blowing op
hether they have definitely accomplished their object It was too misty for serial obe
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