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THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
¡Reuter's Serince to the Chino Mail.
BRITISH OFFICIAL
REPORTS.
BEYERE BATTLE' CONTINUES.
ENEMY'S THRUSTS SMASHED.
Losnos, April 2, 11.20 p.m Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
reports:-
The successful defence made to-day has been very bloody, so far, for the enemy, as attack after attack wEY smashed by artillery and infantry
fire.
The Germans, had", already" suffered very heavily on Sunday, when their concentrations of troope were caught and shattered by our gun-fire. Their waves yesterday were mowed down, and the Britisk wings and the French centre neither
Following a very intense bambard broke not bent. inent, a strong enemy party violently | attacked the French and British pasi- tions from the neighbourhood of ̧ Meteren to Zillebeke
The enemy also attacked the Bel- ginus northward of Ypres.'
GERMAN TROOPS IN ESSCHEN
AMSTERDAM, April 80. Strong detachments of Germam
Very severe fighting developed on cavalry were observed in the neigh- bourhood of Esschen, according to
the whole of the Allied front.
The Twenty-Fifth, Forty-Ninth the Roosendaal correspondent of the and Twenty-First British Divisions Manabode.
completely repulsed ull attempts to
enter our positions, despite a conPRESS CORRESPONDENTS
stant succession of determined at-
tacks in great strength, maintaining their line intact.
The enemy's, losses were very
heavy.
REPORTS
ENEMY'S CRAB-CLAW IDEA OF FIGHTING.
The French repulsed beavy attacks GREAT GERMAN LOSSES WITH
against the hills about Scherpenberg and Mont Rouge. At points where the enemy penetrated for a short distance of the French positions, they were quickly driven out and the greater part of the ground was re- guined by counter-attacks.
NO GAINS,
LONDON, April 29, 10.25 p.m.
Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing this even
Ay enemy infantry attack devel
The Belgians repulsed all attackā after sharp fighting, inflicting severe oped cover wide front extending
casualties.
The fighting is continuing at cer tain points along the Allied battle- fronte.
north of Voermezzole nearly to Meteren The strategic object was apparently a crab-claw
Owing to bad weather, our acro-ent converging upon the chain of hills towards Boat Cuts. planes dropped only a few bombs on
This front is held by the French various targets.
in the centre, and by our Divi- sions on the fanks. The enemy failure to progress at L'Ocre has
FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS.. FOE'S ATTACKS BEATEN OFF undoubtedly influenced him to resort to crushing tactics, but the news Bo LONDON, April 30, far is eminently satisfactory. Up to this alternoon the day was in our favour.
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The infantry attack began at ax o'clock with an attempt to advance
and in the region of Plemons.. towards Scherpenberg. This wor An enemy detachment attempted completely held up at first. During to cross the Oise cast of Waresnes, the morning the battle extended but was caught by our fire and dis above Voormezeele. Although Xpre
was not attacked the Bombardment extended to it. An enemy recou naissance in force against the Bel- gians was repulsed,
where
Two every Beroplanes brought down on the 27th.
Our machines dropped 8,000 kilo grannies of bombs on enemy estab- lishments.
Everywhere on the battle-front terrible punishment is being inflicted. upon the enemy, who has thrown in PRISONERS AT KEMMEL. Divisions with a fuviah disregard t sacrifices and is once again paying the GERMANS CLAIM OVER 7,000.fall price for no result. The Ger-
LONDON, April 20,
11,50 p.10.
A wireless German official report
The total number of prisoners cap tured at Mont Kemmel is 7,100, and 53. guns 233 machine-guns,
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mans are realising that they are not making progress, and the modified cub-claw den of fighting Law developed into a more direct attempt against Scherpenberg and Mont. Reuge. The Germans are making an intense use of their great artillery strength, but the French garrisons E the hill have splendid their 70's and our field guns furiously reply. The air is full of aeroplane, which are mostly observing. I abundantly clear that the day's story Loxtos, April 30-
when told, will be all to the glory of agree that the
the French and British arms. Gernaus suffered nothing less than distrous defeat in the first phase of the battle, consequent upon their desperate attempt to capture the line
GERMANS SUFFEE HEAVILY.
ATTACK AFTER ATTACK SMASHED:
The battle is not yet over. But for the attack, which has been Progresimg for seven or eight bou
of bills the "Allita hold, which en without making head dangers the enemy possession of premature to say that it has failed
The German Andy will Mount Kennel,
They probably used 18 Divisions by many thousands by sun from the cast of Ypres southwards for they have been 15 Minutes from Landing Stage with the or more from the north and in the open while the
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