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THE WAR.
FURIOUS FIGHTING IN FRANCE.
BRITISH FRONT AGAIN EXTENDED,
ITALIANS HEAVILY ENGAGED.
GREAT ACTIVITY IN AIR,
BELGIUM'S PITIFUL PLIGHT,
FAANCO-BELGIAN FRONT
{THROUGH BIDYER'S AGENCY.]
·FIERCE FIGHTING. FRENCH SUCCESSFUL AT AVOCOURT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUX.) GERMAN ATTACK STOPPED DRIVEN BACK TO TRENCHES,
LONDON, March 30th.
A British communiqué saya-There was artillery activity north of Souchez and south of St. Eloi, ahout Wieltje, and Boesinghe Hostilo hombers succeeded in reaching the easternmost of the craters ab St. Eloi,
PALIB, March 20th. 3.55 p.m. The French have been successful in the very fierce fighting at Avocourt. A com- munque states that a series of German counter-attacks were all defeated by artil
South of Beesinghe, after board lery and machine-gun fire, while the in- fantry caused great havoc in the enemy' ment, & small party of the enemy tried to ranks, especially before the Avacourt re-leave their trenches, but were immediately doubt, where there were heaps of German driven back by oun fire. carpises on the ground.
French air squadros dropped heavy bombs on the Metz Ablon station, and also
those At Pagay-sur-Mosele and Maizieres-les-Metz.
The Germans did not attempt a fresh effort to Malançourt
There was an intermittent bombardment east of the Mouse and in Woevro
The Germans again tried the device of floating a large number of mines down the Moush at St. Mihiel but they did no damage.
Southward of the Somose, the Germans, after a violent bombardment, penetrated an advanced portion of our line at Verman doviller northward of Chaulnes, but they were instantly driven out.
One of our aeroplanes a missing.
BRITISH FRONT AGAIN- LENGTHENED.
A DAILY PRES BATURDAY, APRIL tɛr ima
THOUGH KRITER'S AGENCY.).
AN AUSTRIAN AIR RAID.
MEETS WITH DISASTER.
Roxe, March 20th.
The Austrians met with disastrous failure
[THROUGH REUTER'A LOENOY.}
SUBMARINE WARFARE
MORE BRITISH SHIPS SUNK.
LONDON, March 31st.
The Lavania Westoll and the Kilbride In a great strategic air-raid which was aim-have boon sunk, the latter on the 1st inst. ed at paralysing supplies and creating [The bride in stool rossel of 3,712 ges tennings belonging to Nesist and Connell, havoo behind the Italian lines, Seventeen Glasgow.. doroplanes and twelve seaplanes partici
pated, but they only succeeded in wound-of ing five civilians, and they lost four power. The fal aeroplanes and eight aviators. reaplanes did not even reach their cbjective wing to anti-aircraft guns. It was a real defeat of the enemy.
VIOLENT AUSTRIAN ATTACKS,
ENEMY ROUTED AND PUT TO FLIGHT.
Rous March 30th:
A communiqué says: Thero has been heavy artillery fighting in the Montenero
zone and north-west of Gorizia. The enery at nightfa!) violently attacked in the latter region, but was constantly ro pulsed. He returned with fresh troops,
which were eventuaily routed and put to fight by a counter-attack,
[The Lacin' Weatoll is a Sunderland vessel,
8,151 gross tonnage, owned by James Westoll]
THE MANCHESTER ENGINEER."
WASHINGTON, March 30th. The United States has asked Gormany whether the Manchester Engineer was torpedoed.
TORPEDOED STEAMER'S
CREW.
LONDON, March 30th. Of the crow of the steamer Minneapolis, 200 have now been landed at Malta. The
foin missing are 18.
FAR EASTERN MAILS LOST,
LONDON, March 30th, In the House of Commons the Pastinaster General said that more than half of the mails on board the Suarez for Egypt, The Italians on the Curso Plateau sip, Australia, and the Far East, tured a strong trench with the bayonet, amounting to over 1.000 bags were lost. and repulsed numerous counter-attacks.
CAPTURED RUSSIAN WAR-
The Italians took 400 prisoners in the
actions,
ITALIANS OBJECT ATTAINED.
Boua, March 30th,
The Activity on the Italian front has completely achieved i's object, preventing Austrians from reinforcing the Germans at
A TERRIFIC MINE EXPLOSION AT Verdun or Riga,
ST. ELOI
THE BALKAN8.
The
LONDON, March 31st. Reuter's correspondent at the British headquarters states that the British now hold a fourth of the entire Western front. taking over of the unitional sector was carried out with great skill and secrecy, releasing large French forces when those were mod valuable cisewhere. A Goy. man officer who was captured at St. Eloi pithily described the effect of an explosion
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
OPERATIONS" ON GREEK FRONTIER.
GREAT AERIAL ACTIVITY.
PARIO, March 31st
SHIPS RETURNED.
LONDON, March 30th. Reuter's Agoney says it is confrmed that Japan kas returned the Russian warships ∙Sayans (1. Sagami), Tango, and Soya, cap- thered during the Busso-Japanese War
The Sogami (ox Pereneiet1, 12,674 tons. wat emapleted in 1001. She carries four 12-inch and tan 6-inch guns,
The Tanga (ex Poltava) 10,960 1pus, Was completed in 1888, She is armed with four, 15-inch and welvo 6-inch gana,
The Soya (ox Vargoŋ), 8,600 tons, was comploted in 1900. Hor principal nyina- ment is twelve 6-inch guns, GENERAL
THROUGH RETKE'S-ASENET-} BAGDAD EXPEDITION, QUESTIONS IN THE LORDS.
LONDON, March 30th. In the House of Lords, Lord Beresford
[TAHOUGH MUSER'S AGENCY-]
MISMANAGEMENT IN MESOPOTAMIA,
{THROUGH REUTER'E AGENOT.]
GERMAN CONSUL DETAINED.
AN ACT OF REPRISAL,
LONDON, March 31st
COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION.
LONDON, March 30th..
In the House of Commons, Lord Robert In the House of Common, Mr. Malcolm Cocil said that the German Consul who asked whether Mr. Chamberlain would was deported from Salonika had been de- appoint an independent Commission to fained by the French Government as our investigate the shore of the Military and request, ponding the release of the British Financial members of the Viceroy's Coun- Con ut at Shiraz cil in the conduct of the Mesopotamian campaign,
Mr. Chamberlain No. I have instruct- ed a Commission fearlessly to ascertain and define the responsibility for the breakdown of relief, whether individual or a system are to b'amg. Until the Commission has reported I ein not say whether a further enquiry would be necessary. The Viceroy has informed ing that he has invited Mr. E. A. Ridadulo, now en routs frem. Eag- land, to join the Commis ion as a member, PLIGHT OF BELGIUM THREE MILLIONS DESTITUTE.
AN DEGENT APPEAL.
LONDON, March 30th. Router's Agency has been requested by the National Committre for the Relief of he Belgians to publish a fresh and urgent appeal for more funds. The appeal is signed by the Lord Mayor of London, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Bourne, the Moderator of the Church of Scotland the President of the Free Church Council, the Chief Rabbi, the Duke of Norfolk, Lords Lansdowne, Rosebery and Bryce, Mr. John Redmond, and others.""
It says: The number of destitute Bel- giang in Belgium exceeds three millions, mostly women and children. Since the last appeal was made it has been conclusively proved that the Germans, contrary to every civilised precedent adhere to the intention nos to suppare the Belgian population or apply them with food. That Lord Robert Cecil in announcing the above intention did not overestimate the calculated cruelty thereof is shown by the fact that the tivi- ian population of Poland has been allowed to dio like flies,
Over 200,000 able-bodied Poles have been
An officia account of operations on the Grock frontier sys that the activity of German patrols was observed on the 13 inst French forces advanced to the frost- tior south of Ghergeli and an chemy detach which was referred to in the communiquement which had copied the Greek asked-Was Major-General Townshend con- driven into Germany to work the mines
volcanic of the 27th. He said: A huge
vilage of Macukovo on the 36th
mited with reference to the Bagdad Expo and industries, thus freeing 200,000 Ger- upheaval sent two companies of my batta-
driver out on the following day,
dition 1 He had less than a Division when humans to fight, The same wou'd undoubted- GERMANS AGAIN ATTACK AT ion entity to hell" Ho added that the
started, and should have had not less than ly happen in Belgium but for the food DOUAUMONT,
three, Was Major General Townshend or reaching the Belgians through the Allies. Geacral Sir John Nixon (Commander-in- Chief at the time) responsible for the ad- vance on Ctesiphon?
ENEMY LOSES HEAVILY AND GAINS NOTHING.
PARIS, March 31st,
2:30 a.m. The ovoning communiqué saye-In Aư, gonne, we vigorously bombarded Malan- court Wood, and destroyed a German trench and post by means of mines.
Wes of the Muse, the bombardment in the Melancourt region continues, but there was no infantry action,
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explosion displaced masses of earth which blocked the reinforcements which were coming to dispute the cheering onset of the Fusiliers. RUBBIAR FRONT.
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THE SPRING CAMPAIGN.
GERMAN PREPARATIONS,
PETROGRAD, March 31st.
The Spring campaign on the northern East of the Meuse the Germans in the front is expected to begin in earnest after morning violently attacked our positions at the opening of the Gulf of Riga, approzi the approaches to Fort de Doganmont, em mately the end of April, when it is believed ploying liquid flames, but they were com- that General von Hindenburg will bo zein- pletely repulsed. A second attack at the forced by reserves and heavy guns, An same point a little later was equally un- important part will be assigned to the successful and also cost the enemy heavy German fleet in the forthcoming offensive
It is at present assembling at Libau is losses,
There was intermittent artillery activity anticipation of a renewed attempt to force in Woovro
an entry into the Gulf, în conjunction Our eviators were most active during the with a land attack on Rign. Filay. One brought down a Tokker in Champagne, It fell in Bames in the enemy's GERMANS' ABORTIVE EFFORTS
lines.
Five aneny seroplanos were brought down in the Verdun region, Oar machines were often struck, but all the pilots ro turaod unharmed.
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Anti-aircraft guy brought down enemy aeroplave five yards from our trea- ches south of the Semme, and both airmen were killed. One of its machine-guns was brought into our lines. A German aero- plans was failed in Champagne. CARE OF BRITISH GRAVES. NATIONAL COMMITTEE FORMED.
LONDON, March 31st. The Government have appointed a National Committee, under the presidency of the Prince of Wales, to provide for the permanent care of the graves of the British who have fallen in France and Belgium, At meeting of the Committee which was held on March 27th, it was mentioned that the French Government were acquiring, at their own cost, the land in which British troops had been buried
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BEFORE DVINSK.
PETROGRAD, March 31st.
A communsqué says:-Two German at tacks in the Jacobstadt sector and one south of Deinsk were repulzed.
FCAUCASUS CAMPAIGN.
TURKS WHO FOUGHT IN GALLI-
"POLI:CAPTURED. *!
PETROGRAD, March 31st.
A communiqué states that the Russians in the Caucasus captured 400 Turks bolong- ing to a Regiment which had fought in Gallipoli. It was commanded by a Ger, man
ITALIAN FRONT.
[TELOJUH: REUTER'S AGENCY.}
VENICE RAIDED.
BOME, March 20th. Enemy aeroplanes raided Venice on Mon. ray, slightly wounding six proHS,
were
A Zeppelin on the 18th bombed the roadstead of Karaburua, where many ships word anchored, but effected no damago,
French artillery on the 20th bombarded camps on the frontier and the stations of Mrzenti and Ghergeli,
Twenty-three French aeroplanes on the 24th bombed the camps of Valorse, west of Lake Doiran. A French pilot was hit and fell into the lake. Another was forced to land, but succeeded in returning to our lists after burning his machine,
A pilot brought down an Albatross on the 25th inst when the French air squad- ron bombed the ramp at Podgoritza
An enemy air squadron bombed Balonika on the 28th inst, killing 20 and wounding 25 Greek civilians. French Boraplanes. pursuing the raiders, brought down three of the enemy machines.
Large British cavalry forces on the 27th inet, took up positions near the French
advance guards.
It has also been cofintely ascertained that food sent to Belgium does not reach or bene fit Germania,
PRINCE OF WALES WITH AUSTRALIANS,
Cano, March 31st.
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales paid several visita to the Dominion troops and attended an inspection of the Australians, after which he was loudly cheered. The simpli city of His Royal Highness life and the unceremoniousness of his appearances bas enhanced his popularity with the soldiers.. HYDE BYE-ELECTION.
LONDON, March 31s The Hyde bye-election resulted. follow:
Jacob en Davies
4.099 3,225
THE INDIAN BUDGET.
LONDON, March 31st Bir J. D. Rees alked in the House of Commons whether the Indian Budget will bo discussed this Session,
Mr. Chamberlain-1 will consult Premier.
CLEVELAND TRAIN DISASTER
MANY CASUALTIES."
New York, March 31st. It is now estimated that thirty persons have been killed and forty injured in the train disaster at Cleveland, Ohio.
THE CHINESE REBELLION. CHUNGRIANG, March 31st,
The rebels have captured Peng-shui,
[HAVAB SERVICE.}
FRENCH STOCK.
Franch stock new stands at: 3 per cent, Fes, 03.25 and 5 per cent. 88.25.
SHAMEEN NOTES.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
SHAMEEM March 30th.
THE SITUATION TO-DAY.
Last night passed uneventfully, and the excitement of yesterday has visibly sub. sided. The more nervous ones, however. regard it as the calm before the storm. This would, indeed, seem to be the case, The Nentral Relief Commission, con
judging by the number of boxes which con- ducted under the supervision of the Ameri-tinue to be brougs into Shameen from the can and Spanish Legations, bas heen accur
i atoly described by Lord Curzon As an absolute miracle of scientific organisation. The Commission now urgently appea's for further contributions
The original appeal produced over a million and a half pounds sterling, but this is almost millions short of what is required.
City and by the exodus of residents in the old City to safer quarters at Bakki (oppo- sito Shameen, Canal side) and at Honam.
An omusing incident, is reported to have taken place in the City youterday. Whilst a regiment of troops was passing along a street near the old City an empty korosine tin fell from the top of a house a few paces away from them. Mistaking the resound- ing noise the tin made when it came in contact with mother earth 83 an attempt
Lord Islington-I am unable to answer the first question, the Government having no information with reference to the pur- port of any conversation between General Townshend and General Sir J. Nixon prior to the advance. Similarly, nothing
this advance known of any representations addressed to Gonera Nixon by General Townshend will reference to the advance en Ctesi- phon, which was authorised by the Im perial Government on the advice of Over seven million defenceless civilians in General Nixon and the Raj. It is impossiblo Belgium are suffering tyranny almost in- to bomb them, the soldiers are alleged to present to discuss the strength of the conceivable. Nevertheless they have main-have wheeled round and fired a voley into Forces in Mesopotamis, either past or sined a courageous passive resistance and the direction whence the tiu came Who presant. The forces, both British and In.have refused to work for the Germans, dian, have displayed courage and endurance Practically half of this population is now which, when the history of the great was destitate and live on a pitiful ration,
Donations and subscriptions should be
is unfolded, would compare favourably
with other operations in any part of the sent to local committees, or to Mr. Shirley
A party of French Onvalry on the 99th inst, put to flight, enemy troops in Crock territory, between Ghergely and Doiran. The German artifery has been very active along the whole of the frontier, FOUR ENEMY AFROPLANES eponsibility.
FELLED
SALONIKA, March 30th. Four enemy seroplanes were felled in the recent raid
NAVAL ACTIVITIES,
[HOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] WORK OF BRITISH NAVY. PREVENTING COTTON REACHING
GERMANY.
NEW YORK, March 31st, Government statisticy of the export of cotton to countries adjoining Germany show a remarkable decrease since August. This is regarded a proving that the Br
Lord Islington added that though he was obliged at present to give a vary imperfect answer to Lord Beresford's criticisms, the Government in nowiso desired to evade ro
The Government was pre- pared, when the public interest would co longer suffer thereby, to free the closes scrutiny of everything leading up events in Mesopotamia.
Lord Crewe, supplementing Land Isl ng ton's remarks, stated that there had not been a single instance in the war in which Military or Neval commander had been asked to undertake an opention with a
force which he had declared to be insufi cient. He made that statement, without the smallest reserva.
LAND FOR HEROES,
Lozow, March 31st. The Chartered Company proposes to
Benn M.P., Trafalgar Buildings, Trafal gar Square London...
The King has given £500 and the Queen £250 in response to this appeal.
ARMIES OF PARIS.
NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
PARIS, March 30th General Dubai] bas been appointed Gov- eroor of Paris and Commander-in-Chief of the Armits of Paris, replacing General Masonry, who has retired for reasons of health.
THE ROME CONFERENCE
PARIS, March 30th, Mr. Asquith has gone to Rome to at tend an important conference,
NEW FRENCH LOAN,
PARIS. March In the Chamber of Deputies M Ribot
1st.
tish Navy has effectually stopped the grant ha'f a millor seres of free land so (the Finance Minister) announced that a Jeakage,
2-oldiers and se-tars from Oyarzen
new Loan was mocetasry,
ther this was an accident or the work of a practical joker or the not of a "patriot' who desired to create a disturbance, is not
stated,
MONGOOSES WANTED.
SCARCITY OF ANIMALS THAT. KILL TRENCH BATS.
An army officer searched all London the other day for a mongoose. He had received a piteous letter from friends in the trenches Boking for one of these vacuable little boasts —a sure cure for rat-plague. He was told that one could only be secured if a private individual happened to have on to dispor of, and the price would be about £5 103.
'Mr. Cecil Isance, of the Royal Men- agories, Shaftesbury-avenue, told a repre sentative of The Daily Chronicle that the mongoose is the only animal that can be depended upon to rid a trench of rats.
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A ferret," he said, will kill for the sake of eating. But a mongoose kills for the sake of killing, I guarantee that any trench with a mongoose will not suffer from rats The difficulty is to get a mongoose. I have sent out half dozen recently to France, but live stock is not being shipped. to England now, and the home of the mon- goods is Ceylong
Cf
The only chance is to seek out private owners and a them to sell: Many in- quiries have reached me from officers zu the front. Even the ferret is scares
The mangoose in a rare suimg] in Eng- land. Bu 12 020 hotel in Ireland,
mangoo were imported with the very plagued with rates for many months, two hapnice resulta