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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS,
(ESTABLISHED 1881)
Copyright 1918,
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17,
1918.
April 17, 1917,
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·REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT STRUGGLE,
GERMANY'S TREATMENT OF RUMANIA:
London, April 16, Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that according to the Tages Zeitung Germany has reserved" for barnell use of the
occupation for several yakın, --
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S SUPPLEMENTARY DESPATCH. Ramenien oil welle for nisety-nine years and the right of military.
Further Detalls.
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT.
the Western Front
London, April 15. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hsig in his supplementary despatch,
To Discuss the Situation on the Westera, “roatian
Londo April 18. to which refermare is made in the earlier telegrams, reviewing the
According to Renter's Correspondert af Ottawa the German attack from Ly B19858 Canal to R'chebrarg Lavene, asys that sosptured divisional order shows that the German objective was the triangle of ground between Givenchy. Featobars and Gitte House of Commons her decided to hold a Secret Sitting on The divisional order was distributed to all fixers and under fieste Wednesday to diecus the itastion on of the Fourth Erasts Division, even down to piston mmanders, Senators will attend. presumably with a view to encotaging the troops prior to the attack and in the belief that the oppositition would not be very earica. If there were suau expectations the enemy was moet signally disappoint ed. The Fifty fifth division, througbout the early morning of April 9, beat off attacks in the forward s'ne *nd maintained the line intact. When German infantry had broken through the Portugue a an ita left, the Division formed a defensive fi ink freing the north- -east on the Giverohr-Festubert line to the neighbourhood of Listoaret. Fighting In The Hangard Region.
London, April 16.
A French communique says that the artillery duel is very violent in the region of Hangard-sn-Santerre. Our artillery dia persed enemy sesemblages on the outskirts of Demain. There is lively cannonading in the sector of Avrcourt.
The Struggle for Bailleul,
Louder, April 16.
Correspondents write-The enemy several times cleared out most of the town, the British bolding out Hollon Square ander a heavy fire of shells, trench mortars and machine guns. The enemy still continued a savage oralaught but failed to carry the town. Eventually the British retracted out ofs hell of shell fire unknown to the enemy who are now undergoing the same ordeal as the British between Morris and Wytschsete. Up to the present, enemy battalions of special shook troops and Alpinists, who were ordered to take Bailleal at all costs, have suffered beavily, the dead lying piled up below the railway embankment near Bailleul. Waves of Germane "were mown by our machine guns.
While no attempt is made to conceal the fact that the situation is still serious it is pointed out that the German prourers is vastly alower, Buch cffensives, rarely regain their original momentum. Colonel Repington is of opinion that our stratagiosi position is not exactly brillisat, but estimates that's quarter of the entire German forces on the British front have been used up, while General Foch's French Reserves have not yet giren siga of life. The Daily News expert estimates the enemy losses at 400,000.
The Flanders' Front Stable.
、 London, April 13, According to Reuter's correspondent at Pria & semi-official motasge esys that during the last two days the Flanders front hae become stable. It is most satisfactory to see the enemy contained along a long line constituting an enormous ralient, exposing him to dangerous counter offensives. The modification of the line caused by the abandonment of Neure Eglise, does not exceed one hundred metres
Heavy Attack Between Bailleul and Neuve Eglise.
Londa, April 15. Field Marabel Sir Douglas Haig in communique sistes:-The enemy last night launched a very heavy attsek which was proceed, d by an intense bombardment between Bailleal and Neuve Eglise. Three picked German divisions, not previously engaged in the battle, delivered the sadault and "after a fierce and bitter struggle esrried the high ground. east of Billeal, koown
Mont de Lille and Reveliberg. We have fallen to new positions north of Bailleul and Walverghem. Bailleul fell into the enemy's bande, Fresh German attacks are developing, This morning in the neighbourhood of Wytscheets we repulsed ap attack under cover of heavy artillery and trench morier fire. Bouth- West of Viensbergain we took prisoners in a successful minor enter pries south east of Roberg, Dat
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THE REICHSTAG'S RESOLUTION, UNTENABLE,
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London, April 16, Beater's correspondent st Amsterdam states that declarations by prominent members of the Progressive Peoples Party, to the eff at that the Reichstag resolution of July, 1917, no longer bes moy force is oor firmed by the Centra organ Germania which sayath the Cen tre Party has reserved a free hand in the West: The Millage Zeilung saya the July resolution was merely a tactical means. of securing peace in the Exit and it is now set aside. The aim now is to gain s victorious pesos by foros of arms in the West.
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GENERAL FÓCH AS GENERALISSIMO, Appointment Received with Universal Satisfaction,
Loanum, Ap il 16,
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The appointment of General Foch is received with solvereal watisfaction. Indeed it is regarded as an imperative necessity after the resent stents that we should have the armies under a single control, avoiding the system of water-tight compartments, The French pay a tribute to the generome antina of Great Britaini
THE IRISH QUESTION.”
Unionists Advocate a Federal Bilf, LA
WaLondon, April 16. The Times publiobes a letter from nine representative Unionisis arging a prompt settlement as regarde Irelan“, sivoosting a Fede mal Bil compatible with the ex pa on of self-ghy, romans to other parte of the Kingdom. The Times rarliamentary correspondent, Commenting thereon, says that the Unionist Party, respite the gloomy predictions of the older membera, refuses to believe that the Trinh settlement will abolish its poison d'etrò,
"POST FOR MR. CHAMBERLAIN,
London, April 18...
The Timas states that Mr. Aurten Chimberlein in inpladed in the Home Buis Drafting Committen and sugges's be should inn the War Cabinet,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
GERMAN. LOSSES.
How they are Explained AwŁY,
Amsterdam, April 15, "
It is significant that the Wolff Bureau has felt compelled 'to issue a statement regarding German losses. It emphasises that the majority of the wounded are walking cases and reiterates that the losses are normal for such big operations.
GERMANS ENTER HFLSINGFORS,”;
London, Apr
16.
A wireless German official message states: Our troops. and: naval détachments in Finland, after a vigorous en- counter with armed bands entered Helsingfors,
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CONTROL OF NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRIES.
Wellington, April 16. Parliament has passed a National Service provision authorising the. Government to regulate and control essential industries.
GERMANY A ROBBER STATE.:
Wants To Bestride the World as a Great Colossus."
London, April 15, Representative Americans touring Great Britain were "entertained to luncheon at the House of Commons. R
The visitors declared that United States Labour was- pledged to support the Allied cause unti. Germany as besten to her knees.
Mr. Balfour said the Central Powers now admitted that the Reichstag's famous resolution foregoing war indemnities and conceding the right of self-determination, was merely camouflage. Germany now stood forth undisguised a / great robber State Her object was to make France, Eng- land and America second-class powers and bestride the world as a great Colossus but he was, confident that this would prove another of Germany's profound miscalculations.
THE SILVER MARKET-
Action Contemplated by America.
London, April 16.
Messrs. Montagu's silver report states that the market is quiet. The increase of drawing rates on the India Council by a penny is due to the introduction in the United States: Senate of a bill providing for the melting of fifty millions sterling of silver dollars and the repurchase of silver by the Treasury at a dollar an ounce, the withdrawal of silver certi- ficates from circulation and the substitution of 'dollar and two-dollar Federal Reserve Bank notes, of which the Raj has been able to secure a large proportion from the United States Government, Silver is still placed in a very strong position in regard to the currency problem.
THE MAN-POWER BILL.
Opposition to the Mander of the Application.
London, April 16"
In the House of Commons in the Committee on the Man Power Bill, Sir George Cave announced that the Government was willing to withdraw conscription of ministers of religion,
The Man Power passed the. Committee after speeches by Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Carson and Mr. Devlin all of whom opposed the manner of its application to Ireland. The Government conceded a number of points regarding tribunals.
LABOUR AND IRELAND,
Adoption of Convention's Report Urged......
Body London, April 16.
The Labour Ministers in their interview with the Premier pressed for Irish self-government before conscription and urged the adoption of the Convention's majority, report. The interview had satisfactory results. There is no crisis and the reported resignations are unfounded. The Home Bule Bill is being prepared very rapidly by a ambommittes which includes Mr. Walter Long, Mr. Duke, Mr Bartes, and Sir Gordon Hewart.
AN ANGLO-FRANCO-AMERICAN ARMY.
Full Powers to General Foch,
Faria, April 15.
It is now officially announced that General Foch has been appointed generalissimo of all the Allied armies in France. The respective Governments have given General Foch the widest powers in order that he may act and his sations not be questioned. Thus an absolutely united Anglo Franco-American Army is constituted:
THE GREAT STRUGGLE.
German Reporis.
WE London, April 15.. A wireless German official message states: Bitter hand- To-hand fighting frequently developed on the Lys) battle- Bald. We cleared out an English machine-gun next: south- ward of heure Eglise and between Bailleul and Merrin, taking prisoners the oorpants Enemy counter attrcks at Bailleul; and north-westward of Bethome heavily broke down
We captured the enemy's lines north- Wulverghem.
Enemy Failing in Flandere as in France.
Dondon, April, 15. Bouter's correspondent at British British Headquarters, reporting to-day, speaks of the enormous losses inflicted in yesterday's fighting, especially by the upon the enemy machine-guns at close range. We stuashed attacks agaifis Messines Ridge The bitterast struggle is for Nerve Eglise, whore big forces on both sides were engaged. The sailata tion hereabouts to-day is obscure but our guna wars-report- ed to be shelling the rains of the place this morning, which suggests that the enemy has again gat a footing there and we are again counter-attacking,
'Prisoners say the effort to take Bailieul will be runewed, We have retaken the hamlet of Reizurinage, three thousand Fards east of Bobeck Givenchy and Festhubert have been heavily shelled.
Detalls of the Flanders' Fighting.
London, April 15. Beater's correspondent at British Headquarters, writing on the evening of April 15, says: The enemy has not yet been brought to a standstill in the Flanders battle. His. re-occupation of Neuve Eglise and his desperate struggle to advance towards Bailleal shows that the enemy is able and willing to continue to-pay an appalling price in his attempts to crush the British army. On the other hand every hour the strength of the defence is increasing. The enemy's failure to reach the final objective in the Somme Battle is being repeated to-day in Flanders.
The enemy's programme was to reach Kemmel by April 10. He is only three miles from Kemmel Ridge, but to-day is no nearer than on Friday, since when reinforcements have been finng across the Germans" path." Interesting details of the German losses are coming in The 17th Diviệ sion and 17th Reserve Division on April 11 got a terrible gruelling and were forced to retire upon their starting point A prisoner of the 52nd Reserve Infantry reluctantly tributed the magnificent fighting of the British machine gunners, who ́on March 23 reduced the prisoner's company to half its strangth The prisoner who was 43, came from Germany with a draft of five hundred, the greater proportion of whom were Landstarmers over 35 years of age, the remainder being lads of 18 or 19. Since the recapture of Neave Eglise the enemy has not attempted to push on. He is reported- to be preparing another thrust against Bailleul The Tea- ther is grey and the visibility poor. The ground is dry and there is an east wind
The Struggle for Hangard,
London, April 16. Beuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters, writing on the 34th inst, saya: One of the bitterest engage ments in the great battle was fought on Friday for Hangard, s position of importancs north of the road from Noyon to Amiens. The Germans thrice attacked, hoping to thrust ▲ wedge between the Franco-British armies and obtain mastery of the Amiens road The village was taken, re taken and taken again by the Germans. It was rescued a second time by the French just in time to save the remnants of the garrison. In the great battle on April 4 the village was gallantly held by a battalion against a furious onslaught. The hill dominating the village was captured by the Ger but retaken by the French. The Germans on April 9 fought. their way into the village but after all night fighting from house to house were driven out On Friday the Germans re-attacked and surrounded the village..
The Battalion Commander 'fortified himself in a house and held out from eight in thề morning until sir in the even- ing. He telegraphed to Headquarters "I am surrounded but still holding out. Make haste." His last meamage read The enemy is about to attack." It was then xix in the evening and a few minutes later he and his men were made prisoners. The counter attack by the French and British was completely successful. Hundreds of Germans were captured and the French defenders except two were rescued.
Reports by Sir Douglas Halg.
London, April 16. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: Fighting occur red in the afternoon in the neighbourhood of Bailleul and Welverghem and continued. Hostile, artillery is active be- tween Givencher and Rebecq Our artillery effectively engaged bodies of infantry on the La Bassen-Estaires Road
A supplement to the despatch of Bir Douglas Haig staten: The Fifty-fifth Division, West Lancsanire Territoriala on April 9, were holding a front 6,000 yazıls from La Bassée canal to southward of Richebourg Lavone where the line foined the Portuguese. The enemys attack on the souther portion of this front was delivered by all three regiments: of the Fourth Ersatz Division well up to strength. A cape tured divisional order from the General Staff to this division dated April 6, shows the objectives, the ground and British position in the triangle of Givenchy Festubert and Gorre...
It maintained this line practically ntchanged until relief came, through six days almost continual fighting, during -which it beat off repeated attacks with very heavy losses to the enemy. It took nearly a thansand prisonerstone time! on April the enemy entered Givenchy and Festubert, but both were shortly afterwards regained by the Fifty-fifth "as" the result of a highly successful counter-attack wherein several hundreds of Germans were captured All further attempts to carry these positions broken down before the Fifty-fifth's resolute defence.
The following passages are of special interest In our attack three regiments would be opposed at the most by aix companies-in-front and at most two reserve battalions at Festubert and Givenchy. One battalion in the divisional reserve is southward of the La Basses Canal in Lepreol Our powerful artillery prevent it from participating in the fight for Festubert and Givenchy. The troops are elements of the English 65th Division which after the engagement in the Somme lost heavily in Flanders and Cambrai, and is "described by prisoners in March 1918 as a division fit to hold a quiet sector, that is below average quality."
Though the enemy on April 11, succeeded in entering a post northward of Festubert, he was thrown out and during the night of April 12 the Fifty-fifth improved its position in this neighbourhood. The enemy next afternoon hes bombarded the whole of the Fifty-fifth'a front belt Gorre and the Laws canal and attacked in strength
was again repased with heavy loss by the and ancesssful defence of the division he had been to describe sa consisting of second els
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American Expert Coming to Hongkong.
yesterday afternoon's ing of the
statement was made Carpmael, the presid
to the outbreak of Unrel Fever
Carpmasl ~ said. With regard to Cerebro Spinal Ferr I have to inform you that the Bankfeller Institute of New York
is kindly sending to Hongkong a specialist in this disease, I will read you the telegrams sent by this Government: “ Can |yón send sa riperienced Doutor in Hongkong at once for about three months to advies Government in connection with outbreak of Cereb o Spotted Fever and especie ally on the local manufacture of is serum and vaccins for treatment
of the disease. We have a ply dated fourth of this mon saying, in code; that Et. Pales K. Olity Medical Reserve Corps, has been nominated for Meningitis vervios - and railed from Vancouver on April 11th. We may therefore expect shin gentleman bere about May 3rd and his services should be. valosble in the pre mram, I bare aĨng to o the Bard upon the fall" in "the sin reported as "hare during the last for 8starday to to-day.. cases only have been
The Sanitary Departm und the following ***** Precautions rECOMESAR the pressat spidemic of Cerebra Spinal Fever
Le Ventilation: Keepibe doors and indows, open, allow Zeneh sir and eanlight to enter freely keep the air af rooms and crowin ed meeting places cool and moving.
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3. Congbing, enerzing, and en- pectorating are liable to convey the. disease, Special care should be taken not to perform these acte in the immediate vicinity of others. By using a hand kerabief on thee 0002sions the danger of "spray infration" is lessened.
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