The Hongkong Telegraph
April 24 1915,
2895 日一段
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1915 by the Proprieto
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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
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April 24, 1914
WAR TELEGRAMS.
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TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
IMPORTANT FRENCH PROGRESS.
STIRRING TALE OF SOLDIERS' ENDURANCE.
Twenty Thousand Shells in Ninety Minutes.
SUCCESSFUL AIR RAID ON GHENT,
Encouraging Eye-Witness' Story.
[Rauter'a Servide to The "Telegraph.”]
IMPORTANT FRENCH. SUCCESS,
GERMANS THREATENED AT ST. MIHIBL.
New Weapons Used.
April 23, 1 p.m. Heater's correspondent at Paris states that the capture of Bois D'Ailly in the Forest of Apremont is most important as it enables. the French to threaten the German possession of St. Miniel. The Germans have been most aggressive in this region all the winter, and their troops consisted of disciplined and outousiastic Bavarian well supplied from Metz and enevaraged by the hope of taking
Yurdan.
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Latterly their efforts have weakened, and the French took the offensive finally capturing a strong German position on a wooded
spur.
The German trenches were protected by a chevaux de friss, six feet high, the wires of which withstood the stringeat ebears. But the venty-fives" made wide breaches, Torse waves of infantry advanced with bayonets, preceded by detachments of bomb-throwers with ponchas filled with grenades and also armed calendriers, with small bures of explosives fixed to wooden handles, which were thrown like the diacobcina or used to fell an adversary, at clow gasrtere.':
The Froach Hold Ground Under a Hurricane of Shell.
During the course of operations the enemy bombarded Ypres with 17 inch shells, and exploded two mines on the 21st,, opposite our right in the neighbourhoof of Labaise, but failed to damage Having discovered enemy mining operations near Armentieres we forestalled their efforts by exploding a mine we had prepared there.
our trinches.
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One of our airmen made a most bold, successful, single-handed: attack on an airship sted near Ghent on the 19th, and had to rap aganutlet of fire directed from a captive balloon and from the ground. Notwithstanding this he descended within 200 feet of the ground and effected his object, causing a large explosion in the shed.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]
·BARLIER TELEGRAMS.
Hastening the Dardanelles Bombardment.
April 22, 3.15 s.m.
M. Augagneur,, the Minister of Marine, has returned from a tour in the north of France," in the course of which he met Mr. Churchill. In an interview with a correspondent, H. Augagneur asid that one of the principal objanta of his conversation with Mr. Churchill was to discuss the best means of hastening the forcing of the Dardanelles. There was no occasion for the pablia to worry, over the delay. The desired resuls would be sehieved before long. Norwegian Steamer Taken By Germany.
April 22, 3.15 à.m. The Norwegian steamer Brilliant bound for Londog, has been captured by Germans.
Submarine Total for the Week.
April 29, 3.15 0.0. The official statement for the week ending the Zlat fast, ehowa that one. British mercbinimin aid one fishing vessel were stiak by the Germans, out of 1,519 rivals en-i muili”ga, Allies' Systematic Progress.
pril 23, 1,20 a.m.
The evening communique, atates Near Langemarck, to the north of Ypres, the British repulsed two attacks.
German counter-attacks on Hill 60 have finally failed. Their violence was apparently due to the desire of the enemy to repair & defeat which German communiques denied. The enemy's loses were greater than indicated yesterday."
A German attack at Bigstelle, in Argonne, was repulsed. We carried two lines of trenches in the Forest of Apremont, near St. hiel, at a place called the Ow's Elead, which was a disagreeable alient before our position. Very may German dead were left on the ground.
We continued to progrees along both banks of the Froht in Alsace, gaining ground eastward in the direction of Merzeval.
April 22, 10 30 n.m..
Nothing to Report.
"Allies' Land In Turkey,
More Austrian Losses..
April 22, 9:40 p.m.
The capture of Bois D'Ailly bý the French is of the most import
A Patrograd communique states that the Austrians made night shee as it enables them to threat- attacks on the Telepotch Samsins front, but were repalsed. The en the German possession of St. Ruseisus, counter-attacking with the bayonet, drove the enemy Mihiel. buck with heavy loss.
More German
"Heroism."
April 22, 8.15 p.m. The trawler Envoy was torpedoed by a German submarine, and the crew were shelled after taking to the boats.
Army Estimates,
April 22, 6.40 p.m.
The infantry received orders not to enter the trenchas bat to go. beyond and attack the Ger mann from behind which they did and rapidly cleared the
trenches,"
For two days the German artil- lory at St. Mihiel had the range but the French held their ground devoid of shelter and under hurricane of shell,
In the House of Commone Mr. Tennant, Under Secretary for War, in the course of a sistement on the Army Estimates, said that
In the final bombardment the Et Kitchener had authorised him to say that recruiting during Germans in an hour and half the past few months has been most satisfactory, and the numbers poured 20,000 shells of all have been maintained with amazing regularity. He was confident
that when he appealed to the nation for more men they would come calibres along a front of 350 meiras with a depth of 400 with the same readiness and promptueer,
Mr. Tennant mentioned that 100,000 men had been raised by individual rta. He emphasised the efficiency of the Army in
metres but not a Frenchman, though their losses
France. The regularity of the arrival of supplies evoked adoration, able, left his post, consider
The German attacks on Hill
the medical and sanitary arrangements were won terially controlled, and the health of the troops was remarkable. Toe eagerness of the No. 60, renewed several times men in training in Great Britain to get to the Frout was universal. since Monday, have all failed and
Mr. Tennant concluded by saying that "Earl Kitchener re- have ceased for the time being. emphasised the importance of a limitless supply of artillery ammunition."
All Well with our Air Service.
April 22, 8 15 p.m. Mr. B. J. Tenuant affirmed that all was going well with the Air Service. The dillisulties in regard to training men and mana- facturing material were being splendidly overcome. He considered that the new Army would be adequately supplied with seroplines,
Precautionary measures were being taken in view of anticipated plagues of Aes and insects in the warmer weather, Bacteriologiete wore busy combating spotted fever, and he hoped and believed they would overcome this dangerous scourge,
Mr. Tennant puid a glowing tribute to the spirit of the troops, their valour, and their courage.
Latest Casunities.
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April 22, 825 p.m. Killed-B. Dalepine, V. Leitch, I. B. MacLeod, O. E. Parker. Died of wounds :-E. M. Grabam.
Died: Lieat. R. Whiteside Army Sarvice Corps), Wounded:-W. I. Clachan, E M. Dixon (Cheshires), A. Hart (Northumberlande), G. Hayhurst-France, and H, O, M. Howard,
A British airman made a 600- cessful single-handed attrack on an airship shed near Ghent aud despite a fire directed from a cap-- tive balloon, and from the ground, descended within 200 feet from a ground and effented his object.
Mines were exploded under a German trench burying 150 men, neer Hill No. 60.
Our artillery raked the dermaus with shrapnel near Ypres, the enemy suffering heavy loss,
The captured Hill No. 60 com- manda, a large partion of the
tound as far as Zillebek.
"Eye Witness" reports that one army and equipment are perfection.
0.1"Despite initial handicapa we are beating Germans at their own game", daya" Eye Witness."
One British merabantman, one fbiog vessel, out of 15, 9 arrivala · and sailings, was the bag of the Germans during the week-ending the 21st inst.
The Norwegia steamer Brit- liant, on the way to London was capture by the Germans, **
Near Hangemarck, north of Ypres, the British repulsed two Jattacke.
Eye Witness Story of Hill No, do.
April 22, 6.25 pm.. "Ese witnes" at the British Headquarters, in the course of some details concerning the fighting on Hill 80, near Ypres, says that heavily-charged mines exploded under a Germsa trench, bary- We immediately rushed into the German line. Toa ing 160 men, attack Way No Badden that it hardly encountered resistance.
The Germans shelled and counter-siticked throughout the night, but they were beaten off. On Sunday morning the Germans A later Paris communiqne at that there is nothing to report,made a determined effort, assaulting in force with close formation,
The Manitou Incident.
and hand-to-hand fighting ensued, Aril 22, 10.30 pm:
At this juncture car motor machine gune rendered invaluablo The Germans failed in their". In the Bouse of Commons D. Monsmara (8 cretary to the service. They were rushed to the front sad peppered the advan- connter-attacks on Hill 60 which The Fappera, carrying tools and drigging gangways for Admiralty) explained that the M nitnu was stored by the Turki-hing masses, which wore raked with thraprel sad artillery. The were very violent, they tried to crossing trenches, ran with the infantry. Orders were given not to torpedo boat which escaped from Smyras. Eight minutes were Germans were beaten ff with heavy loss, but they were continually substantiate the German come enter the frenches, but to go beyond and attack the Germana from given the irons and crew to abandon the ir sport. Three tor- hurled against the position throughout the day, obtaining a slight macique denial regarding defeat. behind. The trenches were rapidly cleared, and many of the Bedoes were fired at bar, but all missed. British destroyers stack loatbold in one section. The avantage was momentary for they
An explanation of the transport defenders took refoge in the under-ground sheliers where they were
were immediately dislodged by a biyonet charge. Our losses were entombed and asphyxiated. Three days elapied before the Germans ed the torpedo-boat. were reinforced. They counter-attacked vigorously, eight attacka
He added that, while the troops were leaving the transport, heavy, but the Germen lasses were for greater. The enemy's stub incident in Torkish waters being repulsed in two daye. The German artillery at St. Mihie), two bo ta capsized, one through the davits breaking, and the other bra resistance was due to the importance of the position of the hill, reported in the telegrams, had the range, but the French held the gound, devoid of shelter, through over-crowding. There was nothing diquieting in the commanding a large portion of ground as far as Zillebeke, All shipping movements be-
incident.
"Eye-witnews"-proceeds to survey the general situation. The tween Holland and the United under a hurricane of shell completing the destruction of the wood of
troops of our Army in France have increased immensely in numbers Kingdom, it is said, t Br&tem which only a few shattered tranke remaip. The men lay on their
and in the perfection of equipment and armament. While generally porarily suspended. stomache and battered the trenches, protected by their knapasok“, the officers walking over their backs, on the alert for counter
in no way inferior, they are in many places superior to the enemy, The victory at Shaiba proved. attacks. In the final bombardment, the Germans in one and a half landed at: Enos amidat a heavy chabonade from warships and even in a form of warfare for which we originally were least prep red, even more complete than we had namely, siege operations, involving mining, sharpshooting, and the hoped. The enemy losscH GIG DOW throwing of explosives as short range. The Germans bad bisher said to be 6,000. been at a great advantage, baving already at hand troops trained in
The trawler Envoy has been mining, in the use of high explosives, in searchlight" work, and * April 22, 105 p.m.. } especially bodies of sharpshooters, who are provided with telescopic torpedoed by a German sub- According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam, an official sighted rfir, They sing possessed technical equipment in the way marine and the crew were shelled
after taking to sha boate, British atification has been issued that all shipping movements of minenwerfers and various ballistic machines, throwing every between Holland and the United Kingdom have been temporarily kind of misante, as well as pumpe for aparting blazing oil and pitob, Mr. Tennant says that Earl suspended. It is hoped shortly to resume limited cargo and which were the outcome of careful experiments in anticipation of Kitchener has authorised him to Dassenger services, Special arrangem preare being made for mails, the war for which they bave long since been preparing,Bay that recruiting for the past No explanation of the notification is's farded."
Despite initial handio-ps, we are beating the Germans at their low months has been most satis More About the Shaiba Battle,
***Wo have obtained a mastery of sniping to such au| factory and the numbere have own game. Ara 22, 10,5 p.m. extent that our men are able to walk outsile the trenches with comboon maintained with. It is officially announced that the victory at Shaibs, in parative safety, even within short range of the hostile line. We are amzing regal rity.
Germen, wireless message re- Mesopotamia, proved even more complete than we had hoped. able to laraes the enemy and give him little rest by means of Not only did the enemy abandon motor-gara, gan ammunition, and shells, bombs and sniping. Morally, the spirit of our Forces is
ports the landing of 20,000 allied waggons, but independent reports show that the retirement was a better than is tyer was before. Our success at Neuve Chapelle troops at Eaos, mider heavy. Dan. ront. The Turks in flight here molested by turncoat tribesmen. Retually producen a marked drop in
marked drop in the sick rate. General cheer onsde from warships and Tar-
concerts, cinematographe, var
kish batteries. TokyoCA There are persistent ramoura of the suicide of Suliman Askeri, falnean in encouraged by the Omander-in-Chief of the enemy's forcen.
boxing and football matches whenever circumstan
Telegrams from Athens quals VIY Dow Catimated that the enemy's losses amount to 8,000. While the fullset use is made of the inspi
that allied warships are bons- in this direction are now all to the north of Thousands of month-organs
barding the Gallipoli peninsul from Khamsiah more than 90 miles from Baars
hours poured 20,000 shells of all calibres along a front of 330 metres, with a depth of 100 metres, but not a Frenchman, though the losses were considerable, left his post. The Germana did not venture an infantry attack, and convinced of the unshakeable French determination to hold the position, they have since left it alone.
SIR JOHN FRENCH'S BULLETIN.
THE ONEMY BOMBARD YPRES WITH 17 INCH SHELLS,
British Airman's, Gállagt Deed,
April 23, 4.45 am. Field Marshal Sir John French in his bulletin says that the German attacks on Hill No. 60 renewed several times since Monday, voull failed, and have ceased for the time being. We bold the entire Hill and so deny its use to the enemy who attach great hopperance the
Allies'
April:22, 10.5 p.m.j German wireless reporte state that 20,000 Ailed troops have
Turkish batteries.
bombarding the Gallipoli reninsula.
Telegrams from Athens elate that the Allied warships are
Anglo-Dutch Shipping Suspended.
variety. Bhows,