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ROGRESS OF THE ORBAT BATTLE.
London, March 27.
Froth comunëve states: Last evening and lat night the enemy, who was everywhere held, w obliged, weakened by his heavy losses, to zlor down his effort. The gallantry of our troops, the are defending the ground foot by foot, is beyond prai We hold the line Lechelle-Standa Beauvalaignes north of signy by the southern approaches to Noyon on the left of the Ciss We repulsed during the night trong recondiissances attempting to reach our positions northest of Noyon.
Paris, March 27
The Under Secretarygor War states that the Germans are nöw mleting a powerful fresh French army protected by almost inconceivable artillerying. Hitherto the enemy's vadvance, has bon delayed by only a few independent divi- kons, but formidable British reserves of maneuvre we DOW arriving on the battle-field so the enemy's territorial gains din 'only be regarded as temporary.
London, March 27,
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The Morning Post'says the Germans are reaching a #point where the valley narrows considerably and the long spars of high ground running into it offer suitable positions for defence. They are therefore likely to be held upon a line well east of Amiens. -
A correspondent at the front writes that many British aeroplanes are soaring above, sunlit fields but none of the enemy's machines are visible. His airmen are been severe. by punished since the beginning of the battle. At one part of the British front alone one hundred and fifty German aeroplanes were brought down in five days.
London, March 27.
The Press Burean states that Field Marshal Sir Doughs
în a special order to the Army dated the 3rd, sayı: "We are again at a crisis in the war. The enemy has collected every available division and is aiming at the destruction of the British Army. We have inflicted very heavy loss during the last two days and the French are sending troops as quickly as possible to our support. I feel that everyone in the Army, fully realising how much depends on the exer- fions and steadfastness of each one of us, will do his.utmost to prevent the enemy attaining his object."
London. March 27,
Mr. Hamilton Fyle states: The Germans had eighty- five division in reserve at the opening of the battle, thirty- three of which we know were in the battle on the first day Ad approximately ten on each of both the succeeding day.
inco then new troops have been in evidence daily. This exhaustion of the reservé is a bopeful feature of the situa tion. We have been fighting the whole available strength of the German army,
Washington, March 27.
The German offensive is the absorbing topic. The debates in the Senate are devoted exclusively, to ́ speeding up war preparations. Mr. Hodge urged the compulsory training of youths of from 19 to 21 and said the brilliant British stand was beyond eulogy.
London, March 27.
The papers are discussing measures to meet the emer gency. The Daily Telegraph" joins the supporters conscription for Ireland. The "Daily Chronicle” arges re ing the age limit to forty-fre. The "Times" says the Q trument must immediately embody in a single compre Eve Bill various proposals for mobilising the last avaƒ
The comensus of opinion is that one "effect of hom France will be a complete cessation of labour This was verified at Leeds yesterday. A strike of had rendered idle a thousand workers from threelest as tories there. A meeting of wounded soldiers in
man.
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umed formidable proportions and sent a doped admit- meeting of the strikers. The deputation was tance but it was announced later that the Akers had decided to resume immediately and work washout the Easter holidays.
Londo March 27.
Correspondents emphasise that the bay is one of the greatest tests of endurance and determins ever imposed on soldiers in the Seld. Not even the troo retiring at Mons
bad a harder time, yet the men stood it
Philip Gibbs says: Never has orious spirit been shown by British troops throughout history. For six days and nights they fought unpared odds, bolding a Ceaseless tide of men and guns by mine gun and rifle fire. Their beards have grown long, their ces haggard and worn with much want of sleep. Their cloth are torn with wire and overed with dust and mud. I a small party to-day so weary that they could hardly holding hands like tired children, leaning against each like drunken men; bat holding their beads up and showing no kind of dis- may. The whole movement de retiring army is as order
as though at mancurren
have seen no officer in the atest degree furried. army retains its self-control, power and supreme. fired courage, and above, alt borealness and faith.
-London, March 27.
Field Marshal Sir Das Haig reports:--
As a result of the attics yesterday noon and evening, as tride the Somme we we forced back in both Banks for a repulsed, short distance in the ghbourhood of Bray. Wei alter severe fighting, eary night attack southward of the Somme. The enemered ourositions at one point in the neighbourhood the river b was immediately thrown hick by our count attack. There was further local fighting orthward and gh-eastward of Albert, but the situation
London, March 25,
Field Marl Sir Douglas Haig ports:- The enemyorced his way into part of our position south- ard of Alber but a counterattack regained it. completely. We remise da further heavy German attack at this point He aftenoon. We drove back repeated attempts Germas to debouch weiradise from, Albert, inflict heavige ésualties. The enemy attacked in the ande hoon in re strength at Bucquoy and Abiainzeta he gained footing at the latter plate At all other fought ay be an off will gresitiese wurstroops wall along ynignifcently and heavily threw the en superiority.
font despite, most determined, macks whole of the
Heavy fighting continues on/
n. March 27. tates: The Anglo- reless German facial mess France on the Somme.. ch yesterday tried to arrest o lines early this morn. ttack broke through the end retreated on a wide Figi pushed gnważda. - TheOur sharp pursuit over- fratshota sides of the of the enemy's rearguards, -
the stabborresisard and southward, of Albert, We crossed the Ancre ne drovo back the enemy after which fell in the evenin f the Somme via Chaulnes and violent fighting out soye and teared the enemy put of
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London March 28,
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PROGRESS OF THE AREA
March 27. x inding on the Rapter's correspondent at Heads of the offensive evening of the 17th says: The sixtically (day a line Ends the British front standing firaince the beginning. which is pernapa the strongest does the German hordes Some spots are weaker than othag readjustments, else may "slowly advance, svan2.comacre valley and the old where, but the positions along patural strength. Even Gommecourt-Habaterre fine ah by a most orderly the washer parts of the ling signs of enforced retire- array of men and guns not against over optimism but ment. Ife have seen the ost cheerful confidence per can state that complete arters while the moral of the rades at the various hea
troops remains superb que opportunities and circled
The airmen thus bhe Lewis gunners emptied drum over the packed intantfeadliest effect. The past week's -after drum of balište nation. "One of our machine-gun slaughter appals the forced retirement there were st teams reports that es bout the groundą swept by, their least four hundred the battle is raging in the French fire. News, comes tarned blesk and grey, remaining area. The weath good and the ground excellent for dry. The visibi digging and tra
London, March 27: spondent at British Headquarters, tele Beuler's states: Slowly the zone of open warfare graphing toge as we fall back fighting before the snor- continues tenumbers. Unquestionably we are now wit mous weigmy's main effort and he is a long way behind Dessin Other concentrations which were ready to his timehere the success which he counted upon in the extend file have been denaded to furnish fresh reserves Cambrent effort, so whatever the enemy may do later for thely conceivable that he can attack elsewhere until it sal battle is decided.
thising failed to break through, the Germans have now
n to pushing against our line, which they certainly Fue doing with the fall strength of their masses; but forces them to throw in reserves more rapidly than they Aded. In order to force adecision the enemy is therefore- Aring himself down and of course tiring us in the process.
Open warfare is so eminently suited to the French mili- Ary ideas that there appear to be positive satisfaction that the Germans should continue their advance into the open,,, even though by so doing they temporarily occupy more French territory. Undoubtedly there is a feeling that the day of trench warfare are deûnitely past in this mighty struggle.
Besides heavy fighting around Albert yesterday, the enemy also massed in Mesuite Valley, which our artillery steadily shelled until it was too dark to see the dense uman target. A determined thrust towards Ovélny Wood was beaten back. Overhead there was a constant whirr of machine-guns mingling with the loud buzzes of our inde- fatigable zeroplanes swooping low and taking tell of hostile formations. Prisoners complain that rations reach the Iront line most inadequately and are disappointed that the country crer which they have advanced yields so little.
London, March 27,
The Press Bureau states that the King has sent the fol lowing message to Sir Douglas Haig: Express to General „Balmand, and all-ranks of the air services of the Empire in France my gratification at their splendid achieramenta în the battle. I am proud to be their, Colonel-in-Chief...
London. March 27.
The Press Bureau stales: Our troops, during the night, were pressed back a short distance on both banks of the Somine. We early this morning are holding a line aproxi- mately on Rosieres-Harbonnieres-Sailly Tesec-Medicourt L'Abbe and thence to the Ancre railway embæékment South-westward we occupy Albert. The Germans on Tues day afternoon crossed the Ancre near Mesnil. Our counter- attacks drove their back szross the river. The position was g unchanged to the northward of this point counter-attacked this morning northward of the Sce between the angle of the Ancre and the Sommer. recapturing Morlancourt and Chipilly. We simult advanced our line southward of the river to Pr
a neigh- fresh Guard Division brought up attacked int bourhood of Bucquey but made no impressionrthward and The enemy made a number of other heavy attacks to-daymation is that southward of the Somme. The latest i
Feach are heavily they have been heavily repulsed. Theen forced to give engaged westward of Roy and having Fome ground but reinforcements ap
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is laged and destroyed wholesale; on the pretext of
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