THE WAR.
The following Cables were received on Saturday night and issued in our Early Morning Batra yesterday.
Franco-Felgian. From
(THROUGH REUTER'S KORNOY.]
HUGE GERMAN ATTACK. SHATTERED BY MACHINE-GUN
FIRE.
LONDON, April 21st.
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and The double battle on the Aisno
There in the Champagne continues. was normally strong artillery activity Strong at Übemin-des-Damea ridge..
FOOD REGULATIONS.
SHIPBUILDING IN U.S.A.
WASHINGTON, April 21st, LONDON, April 20th. The Press Bureau announces that Lord Nine of the German ateamers seized on both sides of Crdonne failed...
The French yesterday renewed their rye to the purpose of seed or to the manu-empowering the Shipping Board to take attempt to outflank the Brimont posi- facture of flour and confiave the use of over one and a half million tons of tion. French storming waves on the rice and flour to the purposes of human shipping being built for foreign interests
will shortly be introduced in Congress. Aisne and the Marne canais, five times food. broke down with sanguinary lusses. We are masters of the situation there.
French attacks near Bratme and Cerny Devonport restricts the use of wheat and will be ready for sea this month. A Bill
There has been fighting day in Champagne and in the wooded region between the Thuizyn-au-Roy Road and Auberive, which latter place we volun- tarily ovacuated. Our counter-attack pressed back the enemy and we reached our objective,
Thus the second French attempt to
A French communiqué says there has been great reciprocal artillery activity break through in Champagne was frus between St. Quenti and the Oite, partitrated. The French, so far, have used than thirty divisions on both cularly north of Gouzies, South of the more Oise the day has been quiet.
Continued progress has been made in the direction of Chemin-des-Dares. We occupied Sancy.
battlefields.
A French attempt to recaptaro" the positions lost on April 17th, failed, but they gained a footing again on one sum.
After the most violent artillery pre-init paration the Germans, in the evening,
tacked with a huge number of effectives Italian Front in the region of Ailleshurtabise. Our artillery and machine-gun fire shattered them and the attack was completely repulsed. The artillery duel continuga with great energy here.
, In Champagno we captured several im- portant strong points in Moronvillers and Masaif notwithstanding the dis perate resistance of the enemy.
Since the 18th inst. we have taken over 10,000 prisoners and captured over 100 guns.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
ATTACK ON VENICE FRUSTRATED.
ENEMY AIRCRAFT DRIVEN OFF.
ROME, April 20th.
that messago, states
An official
Between Scissons and Auberiv in aquadren, of enemy neroplanes, support Argonne, after a sharp action, detached by submarines and torpedo boats, at- ments penetrated as far as the second tempted a reconnaissance in force to- German trench where numerous corpses wards Venice. were found
NINE GERMAN DIVISIONS
OUT OF ACTION, ALLJES PREPARING FOR A FRESH ADVANCE.
nos, April 21st. Gouries, mentioned in the communiqué, is the southern subarb of St. Quentin. Artillerying here probably indicates that the French are preparing another blow. which will cunplete the upeirutement of Bt. Quentin and cut the St. Quentin- -Cambra railway and threaten communi cations of the Bavarian and German Crown Princes.
The stiff fighting on the Enon Moron- villers plateaux is due to the desperation of the German efforts to avoid being pushed back into the plains and they are recklessly employing masses of men and losing terribly.
Meanwhile the British are not idle. A French correspondent at British Head- quarters telegraphs that the British have virtually completed the consolidation of the conquered positions.
Having defcated all German counter- attacks the artillery is now preparing for a fresh advance.
more
A correspondent estimates that bine German divisions were put out of action as a result of the recent British offensive, losing bity per cent. of their effectives, BEYOND THE HINDENBURG LINE Recently the enemy were noticed busily entrenching beyond the Hincenburg line while fires and explosions were numerous in Lens and its environs.
The only instance of German chivalry in the war up to the present, namely in The Germans aviation, has vanished. are now replacing the iron cross painted n the wings of their aeroplanes by z circle enclosing a small cross, with
Already view to deceiving the Allies. several mistakes huve occurred.
MUTUAL ARTILLERYING. Lonex, April 20th.
Sir Douglas Haig's report only states that there has been mutual artillerying at a number of places on the front. PROGRESS ON THE WESTERN
FRONT.
FRENCH CAPTURE SEVERAL TRENCHES.
LONDON, April 20th A French communiyad reports:
active The enemy's artillery during the night to the south of St. Quentin. Our artillery vigorously re- plied
We appreciably progressed in the re gion of Laffaux and took forty prisoners, We repulsed several counter-attacks on this sector.
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We carried, by means of grenades, several trenches on the Vauclere plateau and to the south-east of Courcy, and also gained ground to the east of Loivre by a well-executed operation, taking 250 prisoners.
Our barrage and machine gun fire nullified three stray counter-attacks in the Moranvillers region, with very heavy enemy losses. We took prisoners.
Ten enemy aeroplanes and two cap tive balloons have been brought down since April 10th.
GROUND GAINED BY THE BRITISH
LONDON, April 20th
Field-Marshal reports:
We gained ground last night, in the neighbourhood of Villersgnislam.
THE GERMAN VERSIÓN.
LONDON, April 20th. A German official message, transmitted by wireless, reports:
The firing activity increases daily on the Arras battlefield.
Sir Douglas Haig
The occupation of the fortified zone, on the Seigfried and Hindenburg posi tions which have long been under con struction, began on March 16th and ter minated yesterday by the abandonment of the Ane bank hetwien Coude asd Soupirhe enemy follows hesitatingly,
Italian and French aircraft, supported. by the anti-aircraft batteries, counter- attacked and prevented the enemy from reaching the City.
Aerial fighting continued far out to One enemy machine was brought down and two of the Allies machines have not returned,
The Near East.
(TANOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE EGYPTIAN FRONT.
BIG FIGHT IN PROGRESS.
LONDON, April 20th.
A official despatch from Egypt states: Our troops advanced on Tuesday to the northward of Wadi Ghuzze and captured the Turkish advanced positions on a six and a half miles front. The positions gained were consolidated.
Warships assisted in the fighting, which is proceeding.
MESOPOTAMIA. ANOTHER BRILLIANT BRITISH SUCCESS
LONDON, April 20th. An official despatch from Mesopotamia states that General Maude, on the night of April 17th-18th, forced a passage at Shatt-el-adhain, which was held by a de technicnt of the 18th Turkish army earps, General Maude says: We attacked, on Wednesday morning, the main position of this corps covering Istabulat Station, which is twelve miles to the south-east of Samarra on the right bank of the Tigris.
We completely routed the enemy, tak ing prisoner 27 ollicers and 1,217 men, and more are coming in. We also took considerable booty. Only the exhaustion of our horses prevented our capturing the enemy's guns.
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600 GERMAN DESERTERS. PURSUED AND ATTACKED BY UHLANS.
AMSTERDAM, April 21st. The Handelsblad reports that aix hundred German Fusiliers, sailors and Landstarmers deserted and tried to cross the Belgo-Ditch frontier. Two hundred Uklane were sent in pursuit and attack ed with machine guns. The figh lasted half an hour. Thirty were wounded. Eight slightly wounded succeeded in reaching Dutch soil.
A SEPARATE PEACE REPUDIATED. CONFERENCE AT PETROGRAD
PADA PETNOGRav, April 21st. At a conference of delegates from the Armies and representatives of the Coun cil of Workmen, the soldiers delegates asked if the Council advocated a separate peace, M. Sokoloff replied that the Council repudiated such an idea.
PASSPORTS FOR INDIA.
NO PERSON ALLOWED TO LAND WITHOUT ONE.
LONDON, April 21st. The Press Bureau announces that no person over fifteen years of age will be Permitted to land in India without a valid passport issued or vised by a com- petent British authority.
This does not apply to members of the British Naval or Military forces or to crews of overseas vessels.
MR. BALFOUR'S MISSION TO
U.S.A.
LONDON, April 20th. The Press Bureau announces that, at the War Cabinet's request, Mr. Balfour bas undertaken a special mission to the United States. He has arrived at Halifax, accompanied by Lord Cunliffe, Rear-Admiral Bir Dudley De Chair and Major-General Bridges, with their re- spective staffs.
WASHINGTON, April 21st..
It is announced that Mr. Wilson ex-- pects to receive Mr. Balfour and bis fellow commissioners at the White House on the 25th inst. The Authorities are gratified at the eminence of the Anglo French Commissioners, especially of Mr Balfour uril M. Viviani.
The American Flag is Bring on the British Embassy for the first time in history.
AMERICAN FOOD EXPORTS.
WASHINGTON, April 21st.
The Cabinet has discussed the regula tion of food exports to Northern Europe in order to prevent food reaching Ger- Legislation will probably be many. enacted dealing with the subjcot.
THE MUNITION WORKERS STRIKE IN GERMANY. HINDENBURG CANNOT UNDER- STAND THE REASON FOR IT
AMSTERDAM, April 21st.
The Lokalanzeiger States that the Chancellor refused to listen to the deputation of Berlin strikers who decid wased not to resume work.
Our camalties were 73. The dash and determination of our troops, especially of the cavalry, brilliant, despite the bout
General.
LATEST CABLES. (TOROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
MR. LLOYD GEORGE IN
CANADA AND THE UNITED
STATES.
THE VINDICATION OF A GREAT
PRINCIPLE.
OTTAWA, April 20th..'. In the House of Commons, Sir George Foster paid a tribute to the United States in joining the Allica "which was the result of the conviction of the United States that the Allies are morally in the
right.bfederat
Sir Wilfred Laurier said that the entry of the United States into the war vindi- cated the principle that any nation that pretends to be civilized must side with the Allies, and that there is a solidarity. among all nations that the law of Might is Bight" cannot for ever go unchallenged.
NICARAGUA'S APPROVAL.
WASHINGTON, April 19th. Nicaragua bag notified her approval of the United States' declaration of war against Germany.
A SOCIALIST MESSAGE FROM AMERICA TO RUSSIA.
New Yons, April 19th..
A committee of lealing American and Russian Socialists have telegraphed to M. Kerensky, urging that every effort should be made to prevent the conclusion of a separate peace with Germany which would result in an increase of militarism
and delay social revolution.
LOYALITY OF THE AMERICAN
CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOPS. -
BALTIMORE, April 20th.
The Catholic Archbishops of the United States. have sent a letter to President Wilson pledging wholehearted loyalty of the Catholics of the United States as re- gards the war,
AMERICA AND ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS.
WASHINGTON, April 20th. The Democratic caucas has, voted in favour of introducing a Bill in the pre- sent session to prohibit the sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors.
- RAISING TROOPS IN AMERICA.
WASHINGTON, April 20th.
The Chairman of the Senate's Military Committee has reported in favour of a selectire draft system for raising troops.
aaye it would be folly at this late day, in the light of Great Britain's experience, for America to begin with volunteering.
SPAIN TO REMAIN NEUTRAL.
LONDON, April 20th. Count Romatones resigned because be is convinced that the submarine war will be so hurtful to the life of the nation that continued sentrality may hecome im- possible, but he finds a large section of Spanish opinion, and even Liberal opinion, unwilling to follow him.
The new Cabinet is Liberal, but strongly neutral.
FRENCH MISSION TO PETROGRAD.
PARIS, April 20th. The French mission to Petrograd will include M. Thomas, the Minister of
Munitions.
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GERMAN GRACE THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN AUSTRIA.
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LONDON, April 20th. The Press Bureau announces that Lord Derby, on behalf of the War
It transpires that the political crisis Cabinet, has written a letter to the modi
pine Islands (Bishop Brent) preached an cloquent sermon on the righteousness of the Allies who are fighting for the great commonwealth of mankind. He said.
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deliberately instituted a submarine cam- paign against hospital ships. Hence it is essential to establish many hospitals in the various theatres of war for which
It appears that the Austrian Emperor refused to entertain the proposals of the Austro-German parties that he should issue a decres making German the official State language and dividing Bohemia into language zones of which one would be purely German The Emperor pre- ferred to submit these measures to the Reichsrath which meets next month for the first time since the war, instead of enacting them by decree,
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WASHINGTON, April 19th. Mr. Daniels, Secretary to the Navy, temporary suspension of the construction of capital warships, in order to concer- trate on the building of merchantment. FRENCH SHIPPING RETURNS. LONDON, April 20th
The French Admiralty's official report for the week ending April 15th states the there were 750 arrivals and 803 sailings. Four veusele were sunk and five were unsuccessfully attacked.
GERMAN PIRACY
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