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THE WESTERN FRONT.
REPORTS "DISTINCTLY HEARTENING."
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TUESDAY, APRIL
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April 30, 1917,
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
DEMOCRACY'S FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH.
REUTERS TELEGRAMS;
THE QUEEN'S MESSAGE TO THE FIGHTING FORCES.
London, April 29.
What A German Triumph Would Mean,
London, April 29.
Her Majesty the Queen his sent a mesange to the AFY, SEMY and air force, in which she says:“I nd this susage in tell every man how mach wo women of the British Empire at Home The American Delegation visiting the United Kingdom" were watch and pray for you during the long hours of these days of entertained to luncheon at Whitehall Palace, where they were stress and endurance. Our pride in you is immeasuresble and our enabled to meer British, Allied and Dominion pressman. Canada, SURVEY OF THE RECENT FIGHTING,
tope unbounded and ear trust absolute. You are fighting the cause Austialis, New Zealand and South Afrios were represented. of righteousness, and freedom, to defend the children and women Mr. James Wilson, of the American Federation of Labour, Enemy Prevented from Ex loiting Kemmel.
of our land from the sorrows that have overtaken other countries, replying to the toast of “One Amerian Ruests," said ;-We re London, April 29, The week-and reports from the front are distinctly heartening. You are fighting for our very existence as a people; at Home and cognics the fundamental trash that no democracy can exist if the seroes the seas. You are offering your all and you hold back Imperial German Government triumphs, The Allies must showing that the Germans were prevented from exploiting Kemmel rothing and day by day you show a love so great that no man can win the war if posterity is to be guaranteed political with success, thanks to the stout resistance of the Anglo-French. have greater. We on our part send forth with fall hearts and and industrial freedom. Pesos Dow would to the On the whole, indeed, the enemy was somewhat pushed back, losing unfaltering will lives that we hold most dear. We, too, are striving fallfilment of the Prussian dress of military sutoorsey because they beavier than they did in the storming of Mount Kimmel. The in every way possible for victory. I know that I sra expressing what bare the raty heart of continental Europe within their grasp and French at Loere and the British at Voormes ele, two local points in is felt by thousands of wives and mothers when I say that we are resources whisă would ensure a further conquest of other the fighting, fought with farious tenseity. Though neither place determined to Belp one another in keeping your homes ready against nations of the world." Continuing, Mr. Wilson said can be called vital to any line of defence, yet the resistance your glad home-coming. In God's name we bless you sad, by Elts that he and his colleagues as authorised speakers of the hampered the progress of the enemy, enveloping the movement which the enemy now seems to be directing against the next chain help, we too will do our best.
of heights. Little doubt in entertained that the enemy, having failed to roll up the British Army from Givenchy to Armas, decided to strike at the north for the coast with their whole weight.
"Renter's correspondent says that whether the enemy attempte to carry the strongly defended hilla by a froutal attack or reduce them by a converging movement, he will find the operation moet only. There is an abundance of evidence that the hardest struggle in in prospect in this ares. The Germans are bringing up new divisions, while enormous gunpowder has been accumulated on both sides. The abelling of roads, towns and bills, et she rear ia continuous and Ypres is drenched in gas shells.
Writers in Landon discuss regretfully the possibility of an abandonment of Ypres, so long the buttress of the Allied line, which in drenched in British blood asno other battlefeld, but they emphasise that it is for General Foch to decide whether it is too costly to hold or so vital that every effort must be made to recover positions which the Germans are now threatening. The conclusion drawn from the couree of events is that Germany, far from achieving a quick decision maat expect heavy and continuous fighting all the summer and
sujuma.
The Times which has not been undaly optimistic, saya there is a growing conviction that the first swift German adveness will not. recur. The joros! adde:-This will be a very long battle and it is not going to be quite sa General von Hindenburg and General von *Ludendorff planned and expected."
Ypres Sector Heavily Bombarded.
London, April 29.
HOLLAND AND GERMANY.
The Dutch Give Way,
London, April 29.
The Daily News' correspondent at Rotterdam says that Holland has surrendered to Germany after a period of twenty-four hours in which the position was suddenly reported to be verions and every one invited to believe that the question of peace and war was in the balanos. It may safely be accepted that sand and gravel transport will shortly be resumed and that sa economic agreement will be announced greatly to the profit of Germany, who will again compel Holland to supply finished goode, in return for raw materiale.
Germany's Deminds Not Yet Made Known.
London, April 29...
The full demands of Germany upon Holland are not yet known London or even by the Datch public but there are indications that the Dutch Government is less apprehensive that Germany wants
force Holland into the war at present,
to
THE AUSTRO-GERMAN COMBINE.'
Its Further Objects.
London, April 29:
tole
American Labour movement, declared most emphatically thai
TELEGRAMS.
(Benter's Barrios to The "Telegraph."
CHINA'S BRIGANDAGE.
American Released.
London, April 19. Reuter's correspondent at Peks ing says the American, Mr. Love, mentioned yesterday, hisz boen released,
THE SILVER MARKET,
Londen, Apri 14. The price of tilrar in: 491 | The market is steady,
turgs London April 17. The silver marker is støddy
they did not agree with the Feroe Conference with our enemies TRADE AFTER THE WAR.. civilisation, irrespective of what clask our enemies will wear, until Prassian militarism bad withdrawn within their own boundaries, and then not until the Germans had proved satisfactorily that they recognised the right of civilised âstions, and determined for Sir A. Mond on the Need of Tak- hemselves what shall be the latter's standard.
log a Leaf Out of Germsay's Book.
A RECORD ZING CONTRACT,
Imperial Government Purchases Australia's Output.
London, April 29. Beater's correspondent at Melboarns selegraphe that Me. Hughes, the Prime Minister, has announced that the Imperial Government has contracted to purchase prastiosily the whole Australian output of stuc concentrates during the war and for a s record decade afterwards. He added that this is probably contract for the sale of xing, and will greatly benefit Australia and the Empire.
IRELAND AND CONSCRIPTION.
The Attitude of the Priests.
*
London, April 20.
Sir A. Mond, First Commission- er of Works, addressed the [Aldwych Club recenuy on
dern History and Brush Trade.”
Sir Hedley Le Bas, who pre-- sided, arged the appointment of business man as heads of Govern- ment departments, and said he was told on good authority that
the Ministry of Munitions sham more money had been wasted by
all the other departmenia put together.
Bir Alfred Mond, in the course of his speech, said that the control. of shipping would remain sa absolute necessity for some tima
A correspondent of the Daily Chronicle, writing from Ireland, after the war aning to the short- says that bat for the Catholic Church' anpporting anti-conscription age of tonnage, which would not The great Austro-German combine, ontlined in s earlier there would bars bees violence and outrage. Much as we lament case on the conclusion at pesor. There was beatila attack developing this afternoo in the neigh. fnancial and commercial position of pro-Eatents négtrals, and cleo that unpro:dented anti-conscription demonstrations in practically unable to export to enemy, mát.. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in a communique etates :- Kram, slao sa has its object to organise a boycott to undermine the the Gatholic Bishops Manifesto it is due to their emphatic: course! The fact of our having been bourhood of Inere, otherwise there were only local engagements to form a Central Powers Commercial Blook, including friendly all parishes of the country have not yielded s single osse of disorder." The Times aaysNameron's American and Osnadian news Oar patrols captured prisoners in the neighbourhood of Villers- neatrals, The Company will be officially liquidated a year alter
papers favour conscription for Ireland." Bretonneux. The enemy Leavily bombarded positions in the Ypres pesos is signed bar will continue unofficially.
The New York Times sayes "To the murderers of priests, the septor. There were only two fights yesterday owing to the fog. We
ravishers of naas, destroyers of churches and cathedrals, slayers of brought cown one enemy machine.
catholics on Good Friday, at Mass in Paris, the Irish Catholic hierärahy now turns in friendship."
"Furious Bombardments at Villers-Bretonneux,
London, April 29. A Frenet commun'que states:-There are farious bombardments at Villers Bretonneux, on the Luce sad west of Noyon,
Enemy Post Re-Captured: Prisoners and Machine Guns Taken.
London, April 29.
BRITISH TIN AND MUNITIONS.
London, April 27.
An order of the Minister of Munitions prohibits dealings, except under license, in all descriptions of tin situste within or without the United Engdom, and probibits its use, without license, in manu facture.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. -
No Confirmation of Restoration Rumours."
London, April 29."
Field Marshal Sir Dougla· Haig in a communique state-The attack reported in the neighbourhood of Locre yesterday was re- paleed with s. and mtchine-gun fire. The enemy opened a heavy bombardment with high explosives and gas-shelle this morning on the
A long silence from Petrograd is broken by the receipt of whole frost from Meteren to Voorm seele, and infantry attacks are Beater's latest message, dated April 23, which does not confirm the now developing. Hostile artillery was very active during the night from the Scarpe to Lens, and between Givenchy and Nieppe Forest. rumours from Stockholm of the restoration of the Monarchy in the We re-captured last night a post taken by the enemy on the night of Person of the Tsarevitch, which Russian cicles in Sweden anticipat- April 28 and 27. We took prisoners and fifty three machine-guna We also took a number of prisoners and four machine-guns in raida south of Albert and in the neighburhood of Neuville Vitaste.
Praise for the Australian Troops.
London, April 29.
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A UKRAINE STATE GRAIN bureau.
Economic Agreement with the Central Powers.
London, April 29, Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam telegraphe that an economic agreement between the Central Powers and Ukraine was signed on April 23 and that a State Grain Bareau was formed to deal with the supplies of grain,
GERMANY AND THE CRIMEA;
ed se a probable German move. These messages from Petrograd
Opposition From Sallors Of Sebastopol,” describe fierce fighting in Finland between the White and Red Guards and several train loads of dead and wounded Bede hare
London, April 29, Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that it is reported arrived in Petrograd from Frogterioki, a popular Petrograd resort, from Sebastopol that Labourites in the Urimen favoured the sur while Viborg is cut off from Petrograd. Bussian troops have been eader of the town, harbour and set of Sebastopol without resist erdered to resist any attempt by troops from Finland to cross the Russian frontier. The Commissioners have ordered the disarma ance, but the sailors have decided to oppose the Austro-Germana, zent of troops in the Governments of Karek, and Crimes. The Siberian Provisional Government has issued a Proclamation in North Manchuria whion urges, the establishment of solid relations frosiga troops in far eset Siberia, pending the establishment of ■ fred Government in Burgin,
The Free Bureau states that a message through the Command. er of the Fou th· ármy, asks General Birdwood to inform all ranks of the Australian Corps, that Field Marshal 8r Dougins Haig in fally aware of the galluat conduct and magnificent achievement of the Australiens. He wishes to thank them, The splendi' service with the Allies, and recognises the necessity of the introduction of of the First Australian Division in the north has not escaped his noties. Sir Douglas Haig derizes to include them in this expression of appreciation.
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What the Kalser Did.
London, April 29. Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that the Kaiser. watched the battle for Kemmel Hill on April 25.
"AMERICA'S-IMPERATIVE DUTY.
FINLAND'S "WHITE" AND "RED" PRISONERS,
London, April 29. Benter's correspondent at Stockholm saya that Socialint deputations have waited on the Finnish "White". Minister, M. Gripenberg, demanding in the name of Scandinavian socialiste, the termination of the barberons orgelties of the "White" against the "Red" prisonars, M: Gripenberg refasad to transmit the representations, on the ground that they were unprecedented in interference. Another similar deputation to the German Minister was promised that the matter would reosive attention.
London, April 29. According to Renter's correspondent at Washington, the War Department in its Weekly Review states:While admiting that the situation is lens satisfactory, owing to the loss of Kemmel, the
THE SINKING OF THE QUILDFORD CASTLE- outcome of the present operations in the weet depends on man- power. The enemy'a attempt to pa lyse the independent will power
London, April 20. of the British, ommand has failed, the unity of command of the
The Admiralty announces that an official inquiry chowa con- Allies having at ended its operations on a broader field presenting clusively that the Graildford Gaeils, the sinking of which was a full and asitəd strength to the hostile attack. To defeat the enemy's mentioned on March 4, was strook by a toropoda which discharged. intention to achiere a decision ending the war by the destruction Tas first missed and the second hit the ship, bat happily did not of the Allied forces on the field before additional Anglo-F ench
explode. Levise and American reinforcements can take op positions, it is the imperative duty of the United States to put fresh trained men in the field immediately, besides calling up a very large quota to fill
London, April 29. the gaps. The inception of the enemy command in by an enveloping movement to force the retirement of the British Army from Arras The Admiralty quotes the German wireless message of March after which to espture Arras and Amiens and wipe out the Ypres 24 in which the British figures of shipping losses were challenged, Plient. American units have been in action in various engagements and says that these ignore “hospital ships and other shipping epsop and have hoquitted themselven wall in: Flanders..
which is particularly exposed to and attacked by U-boats,"
WHAT THE GERMANS IGNORE.
'AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN AFFAIRS.
London, April 2No-
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kets for a number of years had led to results which were not satisfactory to us, We were the old- ablished firm with good old friends, and good old comerations, and is bad led to Englishmen being rather slack in pushing their goods. That must disap pear. We had made a fetish of not making bad debt. Germany undoubtedly, built up her export trade by liberally granting credit. She lost money, but in the lang ron she made money. We must be more broadminded in this respecta
"I have not changed my Free Trade view," said Sir Alfred, "but I am ready to examine the condi tions of industry after the wa from an entirely different aspect, the edinomio aspect, the aspect of national defence. We cannot allow our enemies, when thair" military efforts have failed I am sure they will so defest ma afterwards in the guise of oscilla penetration." (Applass.)
Y.C.'s Civic Welcome, Corporal Thomse Woodcock,
Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam saya that Dr. Wakerle is ▼ C., had a civic welcome at forming a new Hungarian O-binet,
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Baron Kubimens and Count Burian have arrived at Bakbarest in order to resume the peace negotiations.”
"AUSTRIAN SUBJECTS. CHEER FOR THE ENTANTE......
Loodan, April 29.
Wigan. Enge o owda were at station and in the street, Tha Mayor delivered an address of welcome from a luggage track.
Making up for Lost Time. A millwright, who was hand
A large crowd of Slivenee smashed the windows of German £3 at Newcastle for losing time, buildings at Laibaob, (en Austrian ity 9 miles north-east of rushed on to the Bench on Trieste) drepite the intervention of troops. The crowd eang anti-bearing the decision and anisoked German songs and cheered for the Eatente.
both the obairman and ‹ the nasessor. The police" mizəd and bandoned him amid considerable "excitement.
BRITISH MINISTERIAL AFFAIRS,
Londor, April 23, The newspapers state that Lard Rhondda, in response to an appeal by the Premier, has withdrawn his resignation.
Talk of Mr. Doke's resignation has been revived, and it is stated that he will become a judge and will be succeeded by the Labers1 M.P., Mr. Edward Short.
The deme of Lord Midleton is mentioned as the successor of Lord Wimborne.
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