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April 22 1915,
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TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
FIERCE FIGHTING IN FLANDERS,
BRITISH CAPTURE A POSITION OF
GREAT IMPORTANCE.
Germans Sald to be Contemplating Retreat.
GERMANY'S HUGE CASUALTY LISTS.
[Routor's Service to The "Telegraph."j
The German Casualties.
April 19, 8.25 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that, according to the latest Prussian lists, the total German losses amount to two and three quarter million mea.
Field Marsh: Von der Goltz.
Field Marshal Von der Goliz has been appointed Commander
April 19, 8.25 pm.
of the First Tarkish Army.
Dutch Steamer Strikes Mine.
April 19, 8.25 p.m.
The crew of the Dutch steamer Olandis. have been brought to Grimsby, The steamer struck a mine in the North Ses whilst she was bound from Seaham ttarboar to Rotterdam. .
Enemy. Preparing to Evacuate Mesin.
April 20, 1 p.m.
It is stated at Rotterdam that the fighting at the south-east of Ypres was very fierce. The wounded are arriving at Brogeé uz cossingly.
It is atsted that the enemy is preparing to evacuate Monin. Superiority of British Airmen,
April 20, 1 p.m.
·Field Marskal French's Bulletin.
·April 20, 5.50 p.m. Field Marshal Sir John French, in his bulletin, says that on the evening of the 17th, instant, we exploded a mine under Hill No. 60, on the Ypres Comines railway, westward of Zwartaleen.. We im mediately attacked and took the enemy's trenches on the fill. We pat the trenshes won in a state of defence during the night, despite n heavy bombardment aзusing many casualties; then the enemy renewed the bombardment, and, towards morning, determinedly counter-attacked, and stiff hand-to-h nd fighting ensued
The British Infantry, fighting with great gallantry and deter mination, and well supported by artillery, drove off the enemy with complete success. Our losses were heavy, but the Germans suffered still more severely; particularly from the fire of the machine guns, which caught them in oloss order in the open.
Throughout the 18th, the enemy repeatedly renewed his attacks, desperately trying to re-capture the position, which is of great importance; and once he gained a footing on the southern slope, bat was promptly defeated. The whole Hill by nightfall was in our bands, and the grouad gained had been consolidated. Tans on the morning of the 19th, the enemy's attacks had ceased, buil he continued to bombard the Hill. We captured four officers and 45 men.
Lively Artillery Actions.
April 20, 5 p.m. A Paris communique states:-Particularly lively artillery actions, are taking place in the Soissons, Rheims and Argonne regions.
Important Success of the South African Forces,
"April 20, 5 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Capetown announces an importeat Buocess. It is officially reported that the Union Forces are cooupying the town and railway centre of Keetmanshoop.
Voluntary Service Better then Conscription.
April 20, 6 p.m.
Lster.
The Press Bureau states that the point captured was Hill 80, which is two miles to the south of Zillebeke and east of Ypres, and dominates the country to the north and north-west. Fifteen prisoners, including an officer, were aptured when the mine exploded.
in close formation. Our machine-guns got well into them, and The enemy at day-brank on the 18th beavily counter-attacked hundreds of Germana dead are lying in front of the position, Two German seroplanes were felled yesterday. Since April 15, the enemy has lost five aeroplanes in this area.
April 20, 1 p.m.
CONDENSED.
The Datch steamer Olandia has struck a mine in the North Sea.
has been appointed to command Field Marshal Von der Galtz the First Turkish Army.
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A balletin by Sir John French tells of the capture of Hill 60, on the Ypres Comines Railway.
According to the latest Ponesian lists, the total German losses are two and three quarter million men.
The correspondent of the Morning Post in North France, describing the success near Zillebake, says that the British mines
At the inquest on the body of were of exceptional strength, and part of the hill was blown entirely Baron de Reuter a verdick of debris remaining. The village of Kemmel is famous for its 50C- was returned. A
Several bandred Germans were destroyed, only human suicide whilst temporarily insane foot mountain the only one in Flanders, and its seizure marks an i portant step in the task of swinging round the German right
away.
wing.
advance reached a trenchless space, where they were exposed to a The fighting was as fierce as at. Neuve Chapelle, The British heavy fire while digging in. The sction is still in progress, and British advance has hot been checked.
and everything points to the enemy's loses being greater than at Eight hundred German prisoners have already been brought in, Nouve Chapelle.
Germsa seroplanes have been most active in bombarding open. towns, but they were carefully chased from the British lines; hence they were unable to learn the preparations for the attack. owing to the dense population, compelling the troops to fight in The country where the British are fighting is most difficult, streets, houses, factories, and pitheads.
Famous Aviator Captured.
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Union Forces have occupied the It is officially reported that the town and railway centre of Kestraanshoop.
In the capture of Hill 60, on the Ypres Comines Railway, our Germans suffered still more losses were very heavy, but the severely.
Mr. Lloyd George says the Government is not of opinion. that there are any grounds for more successfully prosecuted by believing that the war could be
mesas of Conscription,
Being in serviceable condition, the submarine E-15 was in danger of being captured by the
April 20, 1.40 a.m. attack" early in the murning at Les Eparges was repulsad.
The Paris evening communique says:-A German counter-Tarke when she ran ashore, but Our attacks on both banks of the Fecht in the Vosges forced in torpedoing her and rendering a British naval party succeeded the enemy precipitately to evacuate Eselsbrucke, above Metzerval,her useless.
abandoning conob material.
Lieat. The aviator Garro was abliged to land at Ingelmunster, north Robinson, of H. M. 8. Triumph,
Commander Courtrai, on Sunday evening, and was captured.
he
In the House of Commons, at question time, Mr. Lloyd George I of announced that the Government is not of opinion there is any ground for believing that the war would be more successfully prosecuted by means of conscription. El Kitchener was very gratified at the response to his appeals to the nation,
Shipping News,
April 19, 11.10 p.wi.. Thes.s. Mabronda arrived at Liverpool on April 19.
French Reports,
(Havas Telegram,)
at
April 19. Yesterday we repulsed attacks in the Aisne region, progressing the same time in Champague and also in Alsace.
In Belgium we shot down a Taube,
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Today, British troops carried 200 metres of German trenches Belgium.
Austrians Lose Heavily,
April 19, 935 p.m.
A Petrograd communique saVA :--- The enemy aufered great losses in reattacking our positions at Telepotach on Sunday sight. We counter-attacked, osptaring an Austrian battalion, which surrendered en blce, also capturing the heights,south-east of Pulen. On Friday we captured 1,157 prisoners and on Saturday repub-ed two attacks in the direction of Stryi,
The German Story of the Battle,
April 19, 7. p.m. Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam reports Luas & Do communiqne 88y:-
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NEWS.
Further Notes on the Crisis appear on page 4.
The Lengket output up to yesterday is given slaawbers,
General news au mu liereste ing Home letter appear on page
13.
Yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Board is reported else where.
An Fccount of the opening of the new Chinese dispensary at
The fight with the British continues in the Ypres district, The aviator Garrus was forced to lend in Belgium and was captured.
The French are persistently attacking in the Wore and Alepor
The Casualty List.
April 19, 7 Whitehead (East Surreys).
Killed-Sir Roland Corbet, B. F. Douglas, G. Staniland, H. Sham-sai-po is given to-day. Died of wounda:-A. Brickwood.
·Wounded:-Seonnd-Lieut. R. Armstrong (Worcestershires), R. R. Jackson, E. R. Last, W. E. Lloyd (Liverpoole), O. Melrose E. Dorrien-Smith. J. L. Drummond, G. J. Harvey, C. H. Hood,
B. Wreford. (Royal Scots), R. J. Milne, C. Selling, S. Webster, F. Whitaker,
Unofficially reported killed:-0. Lechman,
In Ala ce, we ccoupied numerous heights, capturing a machine' gun and a mountain artillery, section.
Petrograd. Lo the Carpathians, from the 19th Maroh to 12th M, April, the enemy abandoned 70,000 prisonera, 30 guns and 2017 machine guns. We purened the offensive, repulsing furious counter- An American correspondent, referring to the superiority of the attacke British aviatora, describes a flight between the British and German London, Baron Reuter, Director of Router's Agency, com aeroplanes above the German lines. He counted 32 er oke balls,mitted suicide, being disheartened by the death of his wife. each betekening shrapnel, ranged regularly above two British The Time announces that negotiations between China and machines as they drove the German sirmen into the territory Japan have reached a deadlock... ocoupied by the British. After one and a half hour's battle, a
German airman was brought down and killed.
Parls and Marsellies and Brindisi Express Suspended.
April 20, 1 p.m. The P. & O, company announces that the Paris, Marseilles and Brindiei express has been suspended.
Admiralty Details of the E-15 Fucident.
April 20, 5 p.m.
The Admiralty announces that the submarine E-15 was in danger of being captured. Being in a serviceable condition the Torke made great efforts to secure her, and the British battleships' long range fire failed to destroy the submarine; hence two picket- bosta, one from the Triumph, under Lieutenant Commander Erio Robinson, who commanded the expedition, assisted by Lieut. Webb and Midshipman Woolley, and the other from the Majestic, under Lieut. Godwin, manned by volunteer crews, sitnoked the submarine. The boats were subjected to a very heavy fire, and it in estimated that 200 rounds were fired from the fort, and the oraw, who were only a 100 yards distant, were also subjected to the fire from a number of smaller gu
guns of short range. Nevertheless, the aubmarine was torpedoed, and rendered useless. The Majestio's picket-boat was holed by a shot and sank, but the crew was saved by the other host. The only caenalty was one man who died from wounds, Vice Admiral de Rosbsob speska most highly of all concerne 1. The Admiralty has promoted Lieutenant Commander Robinson to Commander, and has requested to bs furnished with a report on the
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BARLIER TELEGRAMS.
The Battle of Zillebake.
Fine British Victory,
German Murder Fisherfolk.
April 19, 7 p.m.
A German submarine torpedoed the Grimsby trawler Vanilla in the North Boa. The trawler was almost shattered, and' sank immediately. Another trawler which happened to be near by attempted to pick up the crew, but was attacked and compelled to take to flight.
April 20., 1.55 0.m.4 The Admiralty announce that a German submarine sank the trawler Vanilla and drove off the trawler Fermo when she endeay- oured to reacue the crew, all of whom perished.
This is killing fisherfolk for no military purpose, and should not escape attention. It is the second murder of this character within a week. A careful record is kept of these event,”
Seizure of the Paklat; derman Protest
April 20, 4, 30 p.m.
It is reported that the me. has sunk in the Canton River, Macro, on the Canton-Macao run,
on page 2, Commercial News on "Our Contemporaries" appears page 9, and Log Book on page. 6.
At the meeting of the Hong- kong Football Association last night, Mr. F. W. Eager was service. presented with a silver tea
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German Note, presented through the American Embassy," A Member of Tattersalls" Dergetically proteala against the British seizure of the stermer the Theatre Royal-9.16 p.m. Paklat, with women and children from Taingiau, as being a serious Friday, April 23. violation of International law, because the vessel was entrusted with abomanitarian mission. Garmany aske for a speedy release of the
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Sir Edward Grey replied that the effect of the removal of wo-ZŐhue April 19, 9 p.m. men and children would be to increase the power of resistance of Ltd-12.16 The Official Prons Bureau announces that the British captured the fortress, and he reosived the protest from the German Govern- Saturday, April 24 officers and men with a view to s recognition of their service, an important hill near Zillebeke on the evening of April 17 afterment with considerable gatonishment. He recalls the torpedoing of HK. Jockey Club Half Yearly
mine had been successfully exploded under the hill, killing many the French refugee ship, the Amiral Gautosame, when no opportun-meeting-12.30 Barean states that British submarine E-15, while making a difficult Germans, reconnaissanes in the Kepher minefield, in the Dardanelles, yester The Germans made desperate efforts all day on April 18 to difference of treatment in the cases of the
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and calls attention to the Friday April 30 day, ran ashore. An official Constantinople communique says the reosptare the position, but were repulsed with very heavy losses the Paklat.
miral Grauteaume and The China Borneo Co. Ltd oflcers and men were reassed and made prisoners,
We are now consolidating the position.
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The following message was reorived on Monday The Press
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