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MONDAY-APRIL-24-1816.
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
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(Reuter's Service), to the China (Mail)
GERMANS AND YPRES.
RENEWED REPORTS OF -BIG GERMAN OFFENSIVE.
GREAT GEEMAN WAE COUNCIL.
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AMERICAN INTERVENTION
DISCUSSED.
us General von Falkenhayn.
It is expected that the answer will bdelyed By requests for further information.
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Losos, Apos? 121.
AMSTERDAM, April 2%. Reuter's Correspondent at Head
The American Note was published in "quarters says there is bees renewal of reporta of a big termat Berlin yesterday after the taxt had been ofensive being innainent at the sent to Headquarters for consideration Ypres salient, these reports being by the Kaiser, Herr Bethnan-Hollweg probably of Gerumu megin,
Fighting there has been incessant during the last two months. It has recently feel ferver tim usual, büt mit exowling
A great War Council at the Ciernian purely deŝubory, struggles or heal positione, The Beulquirters is deliberating on the enony lilis net duped to withdraw grisis with Amerion. The position is troops from Ypres for Vendas. He vieweet with the most seriousness probably thinks the Ypres terminis invernment rizales who denain that too diffe:rk for the next British push the situation must be examined in all and is therefore trying to keep, as its aspects in order to meet the latest many British s quaziple pinot to danger.
*kat frost."
FRENCH PROGRESS.
Pants, April 23,
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHROPSHIRES RECAPTURE
TRENCH.
Lovros, April 21
EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
LONTON, April 2
General Srauta, reports that General an der Venter's mounted troops, after the success at Lalkisahe on the 4th inst continued to advance and occupied
SHANGHAT LIGHT HORSE.
PAST AND PRESENT MENEERS ON ACTIVE SERVICE.
A British maxique states that the King's Shopshire Light Infantry hat night re-captured a trench on the Ypres Langemarck road which was lost on the night of the 19th. Our line therembugwe and Salonga, capturing the present members of the Shanghai
The following list of
Fun and is now completely re-established. There small garrisons at both places. has been artillery and mining activity tered in some force at Klairage given in the 7. Daily News. It cou On the 17th the onetay was encounLight Horse who 'are on War Service is today,
and fighting continues,
state of ow Majer. 10 Captains, in tenants, 28 2nd Lieutenants, with two GERMANS TO BE BANISHED FROM in the Officers Training Corps and one in the Aring Pay Department, and four without Commisquins. Most of the 12 who are not yet claedtied have been recommended for Commission
RUSSIAN PROGRESS,
AIR BAID ON TARNOPOL..
PETROGRAD, April 2 canique states: -Our elements, have progressed further west from Trebizond, anal everywhere repelled attempts by the enemy to check our impetuous progress.........
There have been vents of in- pertance on the Westerns front bevonul German air raid bu Tarnopol. One' burut machine was fouul, and this was, "parently, one of the raiders.
CAPTURE OF TREBIZOND.
IMPRESSIONS IN BEMANIA..
...
PORTUGAL
Listos, April 2 A Deuree has been promulgates banishing the Germinats of both sexes. except men of military age, who will
he interne.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE AIR.
The list wontains the names of five killed :---- Barry, F. H Barrett, K.G. Beckett, A.
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AMSTERDAM, April 22. An official despatch from Sofia states that an aeroplane from south-east. dropped two bonahs in the suburbs, of Bignell C. S. Sotia on the 21st inst, and also several pamphlets announcing the fall of Bonitor, A. A Ergerum and Trubizond
PAR April 23. The evening magne says that in response to an enemy air raid or villages on the fireek frontier a French acroplate
ropped four bortlist on Saña.
| Campbell S AMERICA'S NOTE PRESENTED TO Cradock, V.DK. 2nd Lt, 10th Bas. 1
shire Regiment Dalgaeno, WA. Tpr. Hing E's Horse. *Davidson. P. W. "L-Cpl. 2nd. Bat. Lon- Kerstin Ser. Corps and L
Brown, W. J. Tungods, April 23,
Not only politicians but high, military and natal authorities are participating
in the Council.
BURAKEST, April 29 The news of the Russian capture of Crebizand is ereating the liveliest impression. Whe Prexa
comments lengthily on the important consequences the situation in Turkey and the operations in the Balkans.
KULTUR IN SOUTH-WEST
AFRICA.
BRUTAL TREATMENT OF HEITISH PRISONERS.
CAPETOWS, April 20 A sensation has been caused by the publication of the repert of the Official -"The papers supporting the thoven Commission Eauiry into atrocities nene avis caution and appeal tormitted against British prisoners in
German South West Africh Annecignals seitse f justice but the
It appear that the prisoners were
winen Katirs because the Germans refused to clothe them.
GERMANY.
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2nd Lt. V. Irish Horse 2nd Lt. The King's Liverpool Rgt.
2ut Lr. Argyll & s- hind Highlanders,
AMSTERDAM, April 201 The American Ambassader presentel Darling. MEA. LE AYA forse
the submarine hote to Berlin-on | Elliot, H. fi. Thursday,
THE NATION'S BIONIŲ G.
Forrest, C-M
Falton, H. W.
NEW YORK, April 22. Republicus control has passed a Cress JE.
The State Legislature, which the Gillinghun, A.f. resolutivas qualifially supporting Me Wilson in the German crisis and Gowland, C. H. offering to reenvete in order to vote firey, H.-C. art pliige the full resuntres of the
Further French progress is the majority of the Press reinse to hear of forend to go half-naked among the State to maintain the nation's honour.
feature which
of looday's footines
We rebuked the fiermanns valid took prisoners westword of Vasojumis. and the enemy did not renew his attempts. in ti Belman Mill region
Sucessink caps de air cushion "the Freful to unke pony advanced points in Avonnet? Woral and furtho prisund
abanding silbruarine warfare unsueers at Anierican, intervention as of little importance.
THE FEELING IN AMERICA,
WASHINGTON, April 23, The Ugyenment is tentatively arrangg ping to cope with the possible spy stated of fanatices with Germany. All Ameriga
representatives abrogi have niceived the necessary instructions.
The general feeling in officia! eiralgs
The sheep interuittent en is not at all optimisti. sonnding in Woevre,
THE MESOPOTAMIA. OPERATIONS.
HINDERED BY FLOODS..
Cosbos, April 2
The Comunander of the Army in Mesopotamia telagraphs that the attack on the Sanmaiyat position on the Tigris on the uribrning of the 23rd | inst failed, owing to the Houls "limiting the" attacking front to one brigade, which penetrated The enemy's first and second limes, through a "bog, but the brigade was unable to hold the ground, as the supports were unable to cross the marshes under machine-gun fire.
The troops on the right bank were also unable to make rauch progrcas.
British Officers were the victims of gross outrage, and were put in irons in tmns it from phies to place. One was solitarily tine! for six months in a arrow, insanitary and vermineus cell
British civilian with women, and children, were confiel in common fond atmusphot and scanty fl. The gal ten in one cell, with locked doors sick and wounded
were grossly neglected on the field until the German wounded had been attended to
The mames of the authors of the outrages who are said to be all ut Berty in South West Africa, are men- tioned. Henem Botha states that he bas commasiented on the inatter with
EARLIER TELEGRAMS the Imperial Government, which assim
PROGRESS OF VERDUN BATTLE
ATTACK AND COUNTER-ATTACK.
PARIS, April 22
éd the attitude that it would not take revenge.
DEATH OF FIELD MARSHAL VON DER GOLTZ.
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CUTIEV,
AMSTERDAM, April 2 An official telegram from Berlin s neures that Field Marshal Von der Goitz died of spotted fever on the 19th - Today's comparablyn say's West of the Meuse, after violent, in the hechuirters of his Turkish artillery preparation, the enemy attacked in the course of the night the positions on the northern slopes of Delman's Hill, and gained a footing in the first line. He was driven out immediately by a counter-attack which restored is the whole of the ground we had "pre- yovely won.
Another attack north of Caurettes Wood, with liquid fire, was completely repulsed
Fast of the Meuse, at the close of the day after an intense bombardment "from
THE RECENT CABINET CRISIS.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
Losnos, April 20...
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BURNON AAREN. April 22. La Nucion declares that all the American Republies are in complete solidarity with the President's polley Johnson, (4, P. for alleviating the effects of the war sulfones LB insisting on respect for neutrals.
GERMAN PLOTS IN AMERICA.
AMAZING "HAMÍFICATIONS,
WASHINGTON, April 22. Tavestigations of the Germana plots revent even more amazing mumifications. The, number of persons involve increasing by leaps and bounds.
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SUNK BY A MINE...
THE HAGUE April 23 The Ministry of Marine says that the Ladengh can Nassra was probably sunk by a mine.
BRITISH STEAMER BUNK.
sunk.
Lostos, April 23. ' The British stearare Haldia has been
The crew were rescued.
DUNDEE JUTE-WORKERS'
STRIKE...
LONDON, April 23. The strike of the Dundee jute workers,
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Monk, W. J. Mr. Asquith's phrase" formidable by which 30,000 persons are affected, isck E. L. Nugent, A. G. disaster is the text of all the apparently nearing its end. The papers, which are generally emphatic spiners and weavers resumed work a Orchardson, W. that such must be averted.
fortnight ago, since when many of the Owen, E. E The Daily Telegraph says: works have been running, but the ont Paterson, J.J. the Mense to Fort de Vaux, the Ger Months of blind, mischief-making put is restricted owing to the absence of GENERAL JOFFRE DECORATES mus marined their trenches between the and deliberate wrecking are respon resolved by a large majority to rese
the tentera, who, however, have now Raljih, W. J. SIR IAN HAMILTON: pond and the fort of Vanx. An imme sible for the situation, which
Riach, G. P. diate counter artillery preparation encouraging the enemy on the very Calenderera and Jateand Flax Workers Remington, H. R. 2nd L. Royal Field
work on Monday. The members of the LostON. April 24.
rendered these preparations abortive and eve of the Allies lunahing their Unions, however, remain out, Genetal Jufire. has decorated General caused the enemy serious loança. Sir Jar Hamilton with the Cross of the bombarded the sector cast of the road ture between the United States and In Belgium our artillery energetically upreme war effort and when a rup Legion of Honour in recognition of bis from Ypres to Pilkem during the British ervices in the Mediterrancan theatre action at this point. of the war.
ا پیپر
THE SECRET SESSION OF PARLIAMENT.
PUBLICATION OF UNOFFICIAL REPORTS PROHIBITED.
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LONDON. April 24, An Under-in-Council has been passed prohibiting the publication of any report of the proceedings of the sceret Bession of Parliament, other than an
oficial report. No speculations as to what took place may be published.
ATTACK ON MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
LONDON, April 24..
"After a vehement attack on Mr.
FURTHER GERMAN EFFORT SMASHER
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Germany is imminent.
It is some. thing gained that the whole matter! Las been brought into the open.
The Daily Expréna:-No other Ministry is conceivable.
ENEMY CASUALTIES.
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Sundly, W. H. PARIS, April 23. The Daily Graphic-The diver
The Press Bureau Inst month issued Trousdell, J. P The evening unique saysWest gent elements in the Cebripet must the following figures reported in German Verona, T. O.
Townend, L. F of the Messe, alter a violent, bombard meet on the common ground that casualty lists: ment, the Germans twice successively Great Britain is the workshop of the attacked our positions between Mort Allies.
1. The casualties reported during the Wingrove, R. W. Licut, Toyal Field Art Homme and Bethincourt Brook. They'
month of February, 1018, are as follows: Wingrove, G. C. 2nd Ltoys) Field Art
7.301 The Daily Chronicle:-Disruption Killed and died of word..........
*Killed. were twice driven back to their trenches of the Government is the sole aim of Died of Sickness with heavy loss by our artillery and the anti-patriotic newspapers, which Missing machine-gun fire.
Prisoners onnai East of the Meuse, our first and second are regardless of the mischief done Severely wounded
in our relations with the Allies, lines were heavily bombarded.
Wounded "Elsewhere there was quiet.
The Daily News:-We drifted near Slightly wounded
bombs on enemy camps north-east of An air quadron dropped twenty
Verdun.
THE BRITISH FRONT.
PARIS, April 20. the mothern lip of the crater caused by the explosion of a German mine at Hill 286 in Argonne.
- Lloyd George in yesterday's Daily News, A communini says We occupied
owing to his attitude ip the recent crisis, Heinold's empaper to day defends him with equal warmth and says that if the Liberals continue their attacks he will resign and unhesitatingly explain to the country the causes of part blunders
·ENEMY. SEAPLANE STATION
· ATTACKED.
ROME, April 23.. A communique says that an Italian air. quadron effectively bombed an enemy ́ssa-plane station at Tricte.
GENERAL VILLA.
General Villa is apparently stal ly
WASHINGTON, Api 22
ing, is the body which was exhumed is
2,900
1,345
2017
5,917
1,811
115656
A BRAVE AIRMAN.
35;198, The airman who, as reported from
Singare but the warning was not too Wounded remaining with units... 9,002
lave
The Times: We would cheerfully
see the Cabinet shorn of half its 2. The above casualties, added to those British headquarters in France, brought members, no matter which, if the reported in previous months, and includ- bis observar afely to ground although his remainder would direct the war withing the corrections reported in February, unhampered determination.
1918, bring the total reported in. the leg had been practically severed, is Mr. The Daily Mail-If the Cabinet German alficial lists since the beginning Malcolm Henderson, of Hampstead, aged remains much longer squabbling and Killed and tied of wounds
of the was to wobbling there will be a disaster of Died of nickies the most formidable" kind.
The Prisoners country smiles at the good opinion Severely wounded
Missing of themselves entertained by these Wounded. ineffective politicians.
Slightly wounded.
625,338 twenty-four, says the Daily Mail.
36,636
At the outbreak of war a clerk in the
117,016
213,388
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and
204053 250,042
China, and a member of the London Scot
There has been a violent bombard ment of our now positions at Mort intense activity of enemy artillery cast Service Act was the first bite at the Homme west of the Mouse, and an
055,153 tigh, le fought at Messiae, was given The Morning Post: The Military Wounded remaining with units: 101,019 of the Mease to Vaux Forty
s commission in the Seaforth Highlanders, There has been a lively cannonade in forced to take a second bite although cherry. The Government is now
2,667,379 and later transferred to the Royal Flying
Corps. Woors, but no infantry action. Mr. Asquith made everybody's flesh nationalitice-Prussian, Bavariana, do The above figures includu ad! GermaAA LONDON, April 22. creep. The Government's grimaces on and Wurttembergers. They To-day's communis states-There at the second bite may be is not include naval casualtics or casunitica has been mining activity during the counted.
of Colonial troops.
Inst twenty-four hours, near Fricourt, Seuchez, Hulluch, and Givenchy MOSLEM CEMETERY IN ENGLAND,
We dispersed during the night a party
of Germans who had left their trenches.
LONDON, April 22.
A PARENTS DUTY.
YOUR boy is always getting scratched
CHINESE DOCTOR'S APPOINTIDENT IN ENGLAND..
The Leicester Board of Guardians have
Sir George Christopher Birdwood, in or out or brained. Because these There has been trench mortar fighting a letter to the Times, warmly.commends wounds hard hosted all right no siga sppointed Mr, Ping Wing Lem, M.B., of today south of Arras, and mutual the scheme for a Mostum densstery, and they always will: det hostle of Corts Edinburgh, to be resident medical officer artillery bombardments at various points hopes. It will be plauned not naaberlain Pain Balz and that very at their infirmary The candidace ware in the region between Bouchar and necropolis but as a true garden of God jury esced formandiately Wolslmin, Japanese, Belgium, an Basses Cannl; also in the neighbourhood for the sanctified dead of Llaman gebrothing better, and blood pulum Indian, and a Chinaman. The Chinaman of Ypres
England
is too dangerous disenso by risks For red mar by All Chamisha and Bloraksaparecen wil be known's Dr. Wildem Phillips. 5.
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