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THE WAR.
GREAT
"THE HONGKONG
BRITISH PUSH.
IMPORTANT POSITIONS CAPTURED.
MANY PRISONERS AND GUNS TAKEN.
AMERICA AT WAR
SOME NEW ALLIES.
co-Belgian Front.
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THE CROWDS OF PRISONERS.
Telegraphing on the evening of the 10th inst., Beuter's Correspondent, at Head
quarters, who had just returned from a tour of the grounds beyond which the BRITISH STILL ADVANCING. offisivo 59 thundering, describes his
IMPORTANT POSITIONS
CAPTURED.
impressions. He states that the wonderful scenes of the first week of July, 1916, weto quite eclipsed by the extraordinary volume of activity since Easter Sunday LONDON, April 11th.
night. At one village this afternoon he Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re saw within half-an-hour seven battalions ports: The
operations have been enereach headed by its own band marching a getically continued despite beavy snow if to review. Never had been seen such storms. We have reached the outskirts | crowds of prisoners. At one village there of Monchy-le-Preux. five miles eastward were 1,840 heading for the railhead. of Arras, and have cleared Farbus aud Shortly afterwards he saw on the road an Farbus Wood There was hard fighting almost equally large batch of prisoners, abis afternoon at the northern end of including a Divisional Commander. Vimy ridge, gaining further prisoners and important positions. We advanced our line northward of Louverval. Enemy counter-attacks at different points, were Unsuccessful. The number of prisoners taken, since yesterday morning exceeds 11,000, including 283 offers We have Captured over 100 guns including number of heavy guns up to eight inches, sixty trench mortars and 163) machine guns
There has been valuable seroplane work. In many
CAPTURING THE GUNS.
Describing the capture of a pair of heavy howitzers on the bank of the river Scarpe, he relates that a party of cavalry charged the gunners in the fire old style, cutting down those resisting and effectu ally putting out of action the weapons until they were able to be dragged to the British lines,
The day was largely devoted to the consolidating of Monday's important gains and clearing up.
Scattered spots are still resisting but
DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 1TH,
Our casualties are estimated as being nothing comparable to the opening day of the Somme offensive last year. This initial victory may be momentous. Already the Vimy Ridge has been cap- tured, and this is the greatest German fortress in the West. It is covered by words, and the sides are scarred with ravines, sheltering enemy
machines
gunners and mortars. From thence a rolling plain stretches to Doumi, twelve miles" distant.
We peatrated beyond the third Eng ish line to the south-east of Ypres, and returned with fifty prisoners.
A French attack át Laffaux broke down.
FRENCH ACTIVITY.
PARIS, April 10th.
A comminugać says:~The enemy's artillery is less active north of the Oise and also south thereof.
1917.
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GOOD NEWS FROM SOUTH AMERICA AND CHINA,
THE NEW ALLY.
HUGE ISSUE OF BONDS IN AMERICA
LONDON April 11th
WASHINGTON, April 10th. Meanwhile good news comes from Cliina Mr. McAdoo mnounces the issue of and South America, which are almost five billion three, and-a-half⠀⠀⠀ per cont. the last strongholds of Bun intrigue.
dollar bonds, of which three billion will Renter's Correspondent at Shanghai he used at the earliest possible momenti reports that forty-even German Consular to establish credit for the Allies and bo We progressed must of the lower forest officials, including women and children,exchanged at par for Allies' bonds wow of Concy,
from Tientsin. Hankow, Iclang, Muk-outstanding, which will bear -greater den, Chofos Tsinanfit, Foochow and actual interest charges. Andy have arrived there, and are return- FLEET OF WOODEN SHIPS. ing to Germany abcard the Dutch steamer Goentnor,
There was a lively artillery struggle The new offensive is on a front imme-in the region north-east of Soissons, diately north of the Hindenburg line,
principally in the Laffaux sector.
and threatens to out-flank it: (
Naval Activities,
It is estimated that the gains represent twenty-five square miles.
OVER 9,000 PRISONERS IN ONE
DAY
LONDON, April 10th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports:- There was severe night fighting at the northern end of the Vimy Ridge, where the enemy had retained a footing, but was ejected.
The enemy attempted a counter-attack, which failed. We cleared the eastern slope of the Ridge, and repulsing
counter-attacks, we advanced and seized the village of Fampoux, and the neigh- bouring defences to the north and south
of Scarpe.
We too prisoners on Monday over 9,000 men, and captured forty guns.
We drove the enemy from the high ground between Le Verguier and Hargi- court. Fighting continues on the whole battle front.
A strong enemy night attack on the narrow front to the south-east of Ypres roached our support line, but was imme- diately ejected..
ROYAL CONGRATULATIONS,
LONDON, April 10th. His Majesty the King has telegraphed. to Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig as
follows:-
The whole Empire will rejoice, at
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AMERICAN LINER MINED,
WASHINGTON, April 11th. It is officially announced
that an American liner from New York struck a mine. The passengers were safely transferred, and there were no casualties,
The liner is proceeding under her own steain, to a port which is not mentioned, The Balkans.
EARLIER CANLES, THROUGE RUDYNK'S AGEHOZ.]
ARTILLERY STRUGGLE. W
Pam April 10th,
This news is all the more welcome,, ns recent reports showed that Gorman istri gue in China was becoming a menace of the first order, and included the whole sale bribery of the Press.
The same thing occurred in South America, but there is evidence of the Governments there also awakening to the danger. For instance, Reuter's corres-
W
ABHINGTON, April 10th President Wilson big formally approved of the Shipping Board's programme for tho construction of a fleet of a thousanel wooden ships, each to be of three thousand tons, and ready for delivery in fiva months Congress has authorised the capenditure of ten millione sterling for this purpose.
GERMAN VIEWS
AMSTERDAM, April 10th. General von Hindenburg, interviewod
pondent at Rio de Janeiro reports the existence of numerous German rifle clube by the Berlin correspondent of the Spanish in south Brazil. all allied to the head newspaper. Vanguardia, and that quarters of the Riflemen's League, whose deciding on unrestricted submarinjam headquarters are a Nuremberg. These Germany regarded the possibility of clubs constitute a serious menace, and it American assistance to the Entente Ra is expected that action regarding them weightlose. He admitted that in this war will soon be taken. It is also officially money had not proved to be the most stated that there has been constant wire important thing for warfare. He was of the option that the American supply of war materials to the Alles, was already se great that an increase was hardly possible. On the likely to liminish in causequence of the contrary, supplies were
uccessity America to equip her own large Arniy.
Brazilian waters.
A communiqué from Salonica states.lessing from the land to German ships in There has been a most active artillery struggle in the Monastir and Cema
sector:
A German battalion attacked the Russians after a powerful artillory pre paration, but it was stopped dead at the wire entanglements by machine-gun fire.
Russian Front.
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TURKS ON THE RUN.
LONDON, April 10th.
A Russian official wireless mesange
entes we machine there are no signs, so far, of any big yesterday's successful operations. Cats states in the direction of Pendievin
gunned hostile reinforcements. Bombing
counter-attack, In any event we must oxpeditions were carried out on a large expect heavy fgthing- railway station, which was hit, and three trains were wrecked. Troe enemy machines were destroyed, and four were forced down. One of ours is missing.
GERMAN CLAIM..
LONDON, April 11th.
Ba will be proud that the coveted Vimy
Hidge has fallen to her troops. I hearti-
The Correspondent states that ourly congratulate you and all who have casualties are, so far, extremely light, partaken in this splendid achievement”
OFFENSIVE EXTENDING.
Our airmen are still baffled by the win triness of this weather, but last night they did much useful bombing in the German back areas, especially of railways and
Zessage communications,
A wireless Gennan official states that British attacks, after strong artillerying, on the south bank of the Scarpe, failed.
THE IMMENSITY OF THE BRITISH BLOW. To-night's news from France em- phasises the immensity of the British blow.
It is a thousand pitics that the weather- is so exctable the only consolation being
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THE BRITISH FUSH LARGE CAPTURES OF PRISONERS AND WAR MATERIAL
LONDON, April 10th.. The battle of Arras is the British reply to the German boost, made at the time
of the Somme retreat, that they had com- pletely disarranged the British offensive plans. It should finally dispose of the
LONDON. April 10th..
• Router's correspondent at the British Headquarters states-The great offen- sive is gradually extending. I hear of fighting to-day towards La Bass06.
Yesterday was the most successful day for the British since July lat."
We now dominate the Vimy Ridge. The accomplishment of this great feat in a single day would have been deemed incredible a few months ago,
•
we dis'odged the Turks from positions in the region of Nirban, to the south-weat of Khanikin
The Near East.
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THEODOR.REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MESOPOTAMIA CAMPAIGN.
MORE BRITISH CAPTURES,
LONDON, April 10th
A Mesopotamia, official message states: The Turks ware reported on April 6th to be retiring towards Kifri and are now contemplating a converging movement in conjunction with the Turks on the left bank of the Tigris, against the British
Other South American Governments are gravely considering the position created by the United States entering the war and the consequent dificulties in the neutrality policy, especially in view of the frightfulness at son, and Han in trigue, and some cases of conspiracy, on Jand.
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THE CHANGED RUSSIA. SOCIALIST MINISTER DEFENDS HIMSELF.
BRAZIL BREAKB.
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 10th. Diplomatic relations with Germany have been broken off.
CHILE'S ATTITUDE.
LONDON, Apri 110th. A message from Reuter's corresponden PETEOGRAD, April 10th. The Socialist, Kerenski Minister tively stated that. Chile will remain at Santaign de Chizo says it is authorita of Justice, attended a meeting of military neutral if not directly attacked.
WAR NEWS.
delegates and repudiated the insinuations that he had been insufficiently · · severe towards the partisans of the ex-Tsar. Ho said that he had not arrested the Grand Duke Dimitrius, Pavlovitch because the
WAR RATIONS AT ETON latter had plotted against the Inte monk, How far war food economy will be car Rasputin. He had not arrested General ried out at Eton was discussed at a Ivanoff because he was old and ill, and governors' meeting recently. imprisonment would have killed him. As The proposal is that the boys go on war regards the prisoners at Teniskos Selo, food rations, every house keeping within he had visited them, and he assured the the Food Controller's, limit of bread, delegates that the guards had promised to meat, and sugar a bead. Eton "tack- obey only himself, while the Commandant shopkeepers, it is suggested, should of the Palace was his personal friend, not serve cakes, biscuits, rolls and scones,
but only chocolater and fruit, M. Kerenski concluded by saying that he would not leave the Ministry wherein he represented democracy, until he was
I saw a big batch of prisoners coming between the Shatt el Adhaim and Dialangtured of the foundation of a Republic,
in. They were clean and tidy, which is Rovers In the meantime they are hold-
significant of the pretty fres surrendering up the Russians on the upper reaches One hundred and fifty of them ·were
that it is worse for the Bösches than the theory of pessimists, that the initiative officers. The prisoners include five Batia
British.
COMMENT OF THE FRENCH PRESS.
The French Press is full of praise for the fine cxecution with which the begin- uing of the great offensive was carried out, and the magnificent spirit of the troops which enabled such prodigious work as that at Vimy Ridge
lion Commanders.
The captures include £00 bauls of trench mortars, machine guns, bomb throwers and ammunition,
of the Diara..
Our troops were reported on April 8th to be in possession of the left bank of the Shatt el Adhaim,
We captured Belad and Harbe stations to the north-west of Bahgdad, and took The enemy destroyed great quantifies 209 prisoners on Sunday, of supplies.
The weather continues to be atrocious. It is bitterly cold, and the gale is laden with snow flurries.
and the risk should be left to the enemy Nothing was more remarkable in yes terday's battle than the crushing pre- ponderance of the British artillery, whose fire was described as twenty times heavier than the enemy's, whose reply was feeble in comparison This pre- pondaranos, coupled with the unreadi- ness of the German defences on the new line, enabled Field Marshal Bir Douglae Haig to abandon the methodicny siege methods of last year for mobile tactics, message from Paris states that and to begin the offensive too soon for Duke Albert of Wurtemburg is command the Germans to sneak away without fighting the Army Group between Lorraine ing, as they did on the Somme and Roye and the Swiss frontier. salienta.
The dutin says:When the full story is told how our Allies accumulated near the frost supplies, munitions and material, how they brought up heavy guns, how they surmounted numerous obstacles confronting them, and their prompt action, the world will be lost in admiration Vairly did the enemy seek by the action of his counter battery to foil the imminent attack, painly he offered persistent and desperate combat when the bombardment, which was a to British aeroplanes and observation. halloons. The inevitable bour ad come,
prelude to the assault, opened The Korizon was lit up with red, white and and our Allies began the contest at the
green rockets and fountains of golden minute they had chosen.
zain calling upon
the artillery to help.
The weather changed unfavourably at
Other newspapers write in similar
That the Germans were surprised ap pears from the descriptions of the dis- tress signals given by their infantry
GERMAN DUKE'S COMMAND. LONDON, April 10th
GERMAN ADMISSIONS
General
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The delegates gave him en ovation and passed vote of confidence iu him.
NO TERRITORIAL EXPANSION.
A RENARKABLE INCIDENT.
I have just returned (saya. a Press correspondent at Madrid) from a meet- ing where I went to verify the statement us to the torpedoing of the Peruvian sailing vessel Lorton, which engaged in the carrying trade between neutral ports. At two o'clock in the afternoon a sub- marine, flying the French Bag appeareil, M. Kerenski has stated that the Governship, and afterwards hoisted the German and, notwithstanding protests, sank the
that Tussia renounces territorial expan ment will shortly publish a declaration flagge
on, but defends to the utmost the liberty
she has won.
PETROGRAD, April 10th
FREE RUSSIA S DEMANDS,
PETROGRAD, April 10th The Government has issued a Procla-
FRENCH WAR MINISTER INtion declaring that Free Russia does not
LONDON,
LONDON, April 10th The French Minister of War has arrived
in London.
A ZEPPELIN HERO.
BELIEVED TO BE KILLED.
LONDON, April 10th-
LONDON, April 10th Lieutenant Kobinson, who brought A German oficial wireless · message states:-The battle of Arras continues down the first Zeppelin, st Coffey, in The English, after several days' artil September is reported missing. He is lery activity, a
ked on Monday, fol believed to have been killed.
OBITUARY, lowing a most violent increase of fire,
on a twenty kilometres front. As a result of hard fighting, they pentrated
strain, and also dwell upon te difficult the opening of the assault, a drizzle oar positions on the roada radiating from turning into rain and sleet. The battle Arras, but they failed to break, through. held was theeted in miet, driving before Two of our Divisions suffered consider the wind, and the ground soon becomeably in stubbornly resisting the superior
ty of the enemy.
of the German Higher Command to ex plain the present, retirement as being voluntary, especially in view of the
thousands of prisoners.
slippery.
T
MR. RICHARD OLNEY.
LONDON. April 10th. The death is announced of Mr. Richard Olney, a former Secretary of State for
America, sud draftsman of the dematch
noted Amongst the crew of the Lorton The following circumstances should be were one German officer and several Gor
man soldiers, and when the submarina came in sight the Germans began cutting the rigging and sails with knives and hatcliete, so as to prevent the ship reach ing Spanish waters. The officer was dancing about and singing. He was people on shore were able to see all this taken on board the submarine. The
with the aid of glasses. The crew of the frigate were saved by a boat which put out from the harbour.
aim at domination of other nations, de priving them of their national patrimony, or at occupying forcibly foreign" terri- tories. Its object is to enablish a durable THE TERM “ COLONIAL:” peace on the basis of the right of all
A DOMINIONS AUTHORITIES DIFFER. zations, to decide their own destiny. Bussia does not desire to subjugate or Colonial," as applied to the self govern By a curious coincidence - the term
bumiliato anyone, but, Rusajo must not ing Overseas, was referred to by two of emerge from the struggle humiliated or dominions now in London. Mr. Andrew the leading representatives of these
weakened.
THE "NEW GERMANY."
FRENCH COMMENT.
PARIS, April 10th
Fisher, High Commissioner for Aus- tralia, speaking at the Royal Colonial Institute, said he did not know how that Institute came by its name, although ho presumed that, like most of us, in its infant days it had small any in its christening. But," he added, “YOR The Fress regards the Kaiser's promise will permit me to say just this: the Australian and Canadian, the New of Electoral Reform after the wor as a Zeelonder, as I have known him, lays
no claim to be called a Colonial. most significant indication of the desper Mr. Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, speaking at University College - on the subject of the future relations of
the Mother Country and the Oversea
ct object to the use of the terms | Colonist* or * Colonia * *****
ste internal condition in Germany,
The Temps says that the promise may
in which President Cleveland arranged deceive the Germans but it will deceive Dominions, said: "Personally, I do
for British intervention in Venezuela.
nobody else.