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April · 14 1915,
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April 14, 1914-
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日四月二
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14,
1915,
台卅四運
TO-DAY'S
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
WAR TELEGRAMS,
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
FIERCE FIGHTING IN FRANCE.
ENEMY TROOPS SMOTHERED BY HEAVY GUNS.
German Pirates Demand Money;
French Flag Torn to Pieces
FURTHER THREATS REGARDING BRITISH PRISONERS.
[Reuter's Service to The " Telegraph."}
French Aeroplanes Drop Bombs at Vigneulles.
April 14, 12.55 a.m.
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A Paria evening communique says:-The day has been quiet along the whole front. We consolidated positions won at various pointa last week.'
Another Trench Taken By the Allies,
April 13, 4.40 p.m. According to a Paris communique there has been some can- nonading between the sea and the Aisne. We captured a trench to the east of Berry sa Bao.
Mine warfare continned in the Argonne region, but the day has been comparatively quiet.
Between the Mouse and the Moselle we came in contust, at several points, with the enemy's entanglements.
Graphic Account by Eyewitness,
Li
April 13, 1.20 p.m. According to a Paris official message "Eyewitness" describes a German attempt to recapture a redoubt at Beausejour. After a violent bombardment, our look-oats reported a massing of the Germana. Soon our machine-guns were sweeping the attacking force, which was composed of volunteers from all the German regi. ments on this front.
886 PER ANNUM
TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
The American press considers mature.
The Kronprins Wilhelm captured a cargo of gray oloth from a the Pope's plea for peace pre- French steamer and the crew were dressed in uniforms which they made from this material,
The Captain paid a tribute to the bravery of the British steamer Chasehill, which was finally allowed to go after a long chase
Four hundred men and women prisoners have been transferred from the Kronprinz Wilhelm.
The meeting of the Captains of the Prinz Eital and Kronprins Wilhelm was emotional they embraced and wept copionaly
Bernstorff Again in Trouble, ch
of the capture of the village of Details are fuohohed in Paris
Gussainville.
The Germans made several hard attempts to win back the redoubt at Beausejour, but were basten back.
The French battleship
Louis with the aid of seat
April 13, 5.30 a.m. There is a fresh outburst of American indignation against bombarded an important Turkish Count Bernstorf due to his publication of the German Note chargesmp in the neighbourhood of ing the American Government with non-neutrality without first con- Gaso, ferring with and receiving the permission of the State Department. The fire at Lerwick was caused The fact that the Note was accompanied by an offensively by an explosion in a store which worded personal statement by Count Bernstorf justifying his action set fire to an adjoining building. There were five killed and many injured.
has increased the irritation,
The Vessel Sunk is the Coleby."
The owners announce that the steamer
Our artillery also immediately came into action. A few was sunk by the Kronprinz Wilhelm. Germans regained their own trenches. In another attack the Germans lost most heavily, bat got a footing in an advance trench,
The French immediately counter-attacked, and the enemy held the trench all night with difficulty. Nevertheless freeh German rushes were broken by artillery and rifle fire.
The Germans had orushed four hundrad men into a narrow space. Our heavy guns smothered them, the infantry charged, and only ten of the Germans escaped,
Our losses throughout were of the smallest.
April 13, 5.20 a.m. Culeby, not the Daleby,
Glasgow Steamer Sock,
April 12, 6 p.:
Field Marchal Sir John French The British did some successful reports the situation unchanged. mine work in the region of Armentieres.
M. Viviani has made an elo-
The small Glasgow steamer President was sunk by a submarinequent speech in the French Coun off Eddystone on Saturday.
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German Fire Ships Destroyed,
April 13, 12 p.m.
A Petrograd communique says: We captured prisoners and This German failure will complete the demoralisation of troops four machine guns in the region of Suwalki. already convinced of our superiority.
Eight inoh howitzers restarted the bombardment of Ossowiece, The guns of the fort replied and seriously damaged a German battery. The Germans endeavoured to send fire-ships against the fortress but these were destroyed by gun fire.
Submarine Prisoners; derman Indignation.
April 13, 4.5 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that the German. note delivered to the American Ambassador expreanea astonishment and indignation that Britain is not regarding submarine prisoners se honourable enemies. It says that these officers and men acted as brave men in the discharge of military duties and the German government will be compelled immediately to execute reprisals,
oil-General, pointing out Ger many's mistake in thinking France was not united.
The Wayfarer has been docked
at Queenstown. The crew had just dined and the ship was A hundred miles off the Saillys when the explosion.coonrred.
Tenders for firteen millione sir months Treasury Bills totalled £44,316,000, the average rate
Tranch fighting is taking place elsewhere in Poland," enemy's batteries. A German seroplane has been captured.
The Russian artillery has done successful work against the being £3.14.4. Tenders at £08.2.4
4L
Prospects la the Bastern Theatre,;
April 13, 12.10 p.m.
were alloted at 64 per cent.
Experts, atier carefully sora tinising Bussian communiques; are of the opinion that the Au- The latest Petrograd communique has been carefully Boratinis-tro-German furcas are attempting It adds :-We can only reject with loathing the insinuation Our aeroplanes have successfully bombarded military sheds at that the German Navy in contrast with the British navy wilfully od by exports who interpret it as meaning that a great aggregation an outfi uking movement on the Viguenlles, and have scattered a marching battalion.
neglected to rescue shipwrecked sailors and requests the American endeavour to outflank the Russian left and compel the Russians to
of Austrians and Germans from all quarters are making an intense Russian left.ne New Treasury Bills.
Embassy in London, personally to enquire into the treatment of abandon their advance in the Carpathians by threatening to cut off to the American Ambassador, In the German note delivered April 13, 10.15 p.in.
submarine prisoners. ⠀⠀ Tenders for fifteen millions six months Tronsury Bills totalled.. Further proceedings against British officers who are provision-advanced as far as Strij,
their communicatione and overrun Galicia, where they have already Germany expresses astonishment $44,316,000 the average rate being £3. 14. 4. Tenders at £98. 2. 4ally placed under arrest depends upon the treatment of German were alloted at 64 per cent.
French Bombard Important Turkish Camp.
April 13, 10.15 p.m."
A Paris communique states that the battleship Saint Louis with the aid of seaplanes bombarded an important Turkish camp in the neighbourhood of Gaza.
The Capture of the Village of Gussainville.
April 13, 1.20 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Paris states that the details are published concerning the capture of the village of Gussainville, between the Meuss and the Moselle.
prisoners.
Eloquent Speech by French War Minister.
April 13, 1.20 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Paris atates that at the opening of the council, General M. Viviani in an eloquent speech said Germany was completely ignorant of the soul of France and was now suffering the punishment for her error. the nation disunited and frivolous bat found instead a wall of iron. She thought to find and heroic resistance against which she broke her best battalions. This wall was now moring and gradually pounding the Germans as in a mortar.
France was prepared to add sacrifices to her sacrifices in order
On the afternoon of the 4th inst, without warning, the French artillery opened with a terrific fire on the enemy's positions in and around the hamlet. A company of infantry in two successive bounde to acheive her end. drove the Germans from their trenches into the village, and another company vigorously attacked the German Bank, which reached the middle of the village. An sozione moment followed when the
· German reserve company came to the assistance of the detachment, surrounded in the village, and attempted an enveloping movement. The enemy in the houses resisted desperately and it was imperative to finish them before fresh reinforcements arrived. An officer at the head of thirty men led the assault, but they were twice obliged to throw themselves flat on the ground to avoid the murderous hail of bullets from the quickfirern, Before in a magnificent spurt the French had captured the first house, and, encouraged by this success, other sections were brought up and completed the work of capturing the houses, by farious hand-to-hand struggles. By nightfall the whole village was captured.
The Warfarer.
April 13, 4.45 p.m. The Wayfarer has been docked at Queenstown,
April 13, 4.45 p.m. Field Marshal Sir John French in his bulletin says that the eituation is unchanged. The British did some successful mine- work in the region of Armentierres where the enemy's attempla proved abortive,
Crew Rows Two Hours, la Heavy Seas
April 13. 1.45 p.m. The crew of the Wayfarer atate that they had just dined and were hundred miles off the Scillys, when a terrible explosion occurred in the bold. All the boats were speedily launched. The orew rowed for two hours in heavy song,
The Pope's Ples Premature.
April 13, 1.35 p.m. Reuter states that the American press considers the Pope's plas for peace prematare.
German Piracy.
(Havas Telegram.)
April 12.
French Government Stook stands now at Fr. 72,50. vigorous attack by the enemy.
North of Albert, during the night of the 11th, we repulsed a
where we took 200 metres of trenches and destroyed a bicckhouse.
Violent fighting has taken place in the region of Argonne, We took new trenches at Boie d'Ailly.
Oa the other hand, if the Russians are able to defend their left adequately, a turning movement on their right will equally obl the Austrians and Germans to beat a basty retreat.
No Lives Last.
April 13, 4.20 a.m. No lives were lost in the torpedoing of the se, Wayfarer.
German's Retallate on Our Prisoners.
April, 13, 4.20 s.m.
ge
It is announced in Berlin that thirty-nine British officers have the treatment of German submarine prisoners in England. been imprisoned in the military detention barracks as reprisal for
Sir Edward Grey Returns to Duly.
April 13, 4.20 a.. Sir Edward Grey has shortened his holiday and returned to the Foreign Office, Mr. Asquith, who has been eving him, is the guest of the King at Windsor Castle,
"I Want to Pound the Enemy.
April 18, 4.20 am.
honid not treat submarine pris- and indignation that Britain.
onera as honourable anemies, and threatens reprisale, ag
The commander of the German submarine U24, when he boarded the Frederic Franck, demanded ney and on being refused the vessel, threw the the sea, bauled
m
ransacke
ship's papers in
down the French flag and tore it to pieces,
NEWS.
Further Notes on the Origin appear on raga
The Prize Cours dealt with the case of the s.. Paklat to-day.
A farther article on the Hong- kong currency question appeara on page 4.
Extracts from letters acknon- ledging war gifte from Hongkong #ppear elsewhere.
General news and an article, headed The Charge of the
At Boie Lepetre our sitillery and infantry fire repulsed a British Headquarters in France recently when Field Marshal Sir Lord Darham, speaking at Chester-le-Street, said he visited the violent counter-attack by the enemy,
There is nothing to report to day with the exception of an the time comes to make the great move we can break through the Gallant 500 appear on page 3.
John French, insisting on the need for munitions, said: "When artillery duel and our capture of five machine guns.
German lines bat we must have more munitions. I want to pound the enemy and to continue pounding him, regardless of expense, because thus we shall be saving the lives of our gallant meni
[In the event of telegrants arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra1]
BARLIER TELEGRAMS,
German Captains Weep.
April 18, 5.5 8.m. The Captain of the German suxiliary cruiser Kronpriz Wilhelm April 18, 1.45 p.m...
has denied that he obtained his guns before leaving New York on The orew of the Frederic Franck, who have arrived at Ply- the 3rd of August and asserted that he took them from the British mouth, state that the commander of the German submarine U24, steamer Correctins, which the Kronprina Wilhelm captured soon
how he boarded the Frederio Franck, demanded money and on after the left New Yorkalla on vap ing refused ransacked the vessel seizing the provisions Ho The Captain has told a story of constant anxiety and sxamined and threw into the sea the ship's papers, hauled down the The crew lived almost entirely on rice m much of which was soaked
repon fing and fore it into
| pisoss. He then fixed thres bombs and with sea water, hanos the outbreak of teri berl, highes 1. Only two of the bombe aro
chiefly amongst the priso
privation
Casualties.
April 12, 6.50 a.m. The latest casualty list mentions the following Died of wounds:-H. M. Haster. Wounded:-G. B. Anthony R. H. Broome, 2nd Leat. G. Clark (Leinsters), J. M, Gray, Lieut. I. Machean (Sherwood Forestere), H. Papprill, H. Toop (Gloucestershires), T. Whittingham. To-night's list comprises 890, mon of whom 319 are killed. They chiefly belong to the East Lancs., the Rifle Brigade, Grenadiers, Middlesexes, Gordons and King's Rides.
MORNING Captain Fires on Aeroplanes,
an
April 18, 12.40 p.m. that two German aeroplanes attacked the Cork steamet Seruls near A message from Reuter's correspondent at Rotterdam reports the Noordbinder light shap
of The Captain of the durals, who is a good rifle phot, hit the seroplanes, which thereupon retreated The vessel was hardly damaged.
Slow bomb afterwards found on
The Captain of the
avinood that the smaller two saronladen failed to reach the thore”.
"Our Contemporaries" appears on page 2, Commercial News on page 9, and Log Book on page 6.
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Viatoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Messrs. Charles Howitt and A. Phillips at the Theatre Royal
When Kaighte Were Bold"- 9.15 p.m.
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Victoris Thestre 9.16 p.m. Mesare. Charles Howitt and A Res"-9.15 p. Phillips at the Theatre Royal
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iday, April 18. Charles Howitt and A the hea