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PLOT TO BLOW UP PRESIDENT WILSON.

FIGHTING A CEASELESS

FIERCE BATTLE.

PARIS, March 6.

ARRESTED ĜERMAN'S

CONFESSION.

New Yous, March 6.

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The Correspondent of the Liberté ! The Police at says the British bave been fighting arrested Fritz Kolb who confessed casseless Herce battle from Gommecourt to being implicated in a plot to blow to Irles during the last forty-eight up President Wilson and to being hours on an eight kilometre trout.

Saturday was particularly marked by

concerned in explosions in New York Jarbour.

a whole series. of mort viclent artillery and infantry actions. The Tommies Appreciably advanced despite resistance. which is daily more powerfal

The German retirement is unceasing are luid up. ly harassed,

Two complete bombs were found ikis room in a hotel opposite the plars there the German steamers The bombs were to have been sent to Fresident Wilson

The abnormal bulge in the Garman to-day, line between Arra and Bapaume» iq

Kolb's confession led to the agrest

becoming increasingly difficult to delend of two accomplices

and the fall of the salient may be ex: The police believe that they are pected vary soon..

on the track of an extensive plot "The British artillery has begun an for the destruction of the Tampico intense bombardment of the enemy's oil works and munition plants in the artillery positions below Bapname. United States.

The Correspondent says the brilliant action at Bauchavesnes mentioned" in yesterday's British communiqué was a surprise movement and it's success con- stituted an important step in the direc tion of menacing Peroune.

"SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S LATEST REPORT.

LONDON, March 6. - Field-Marstal Sir Douglas Haig reports:

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PARLIAMENT'.

Lösnox, March & Mr. Bonur Law's reply on the debate on the Army Estimates" was followed by a sensuticnal; stafamient by Mr. Dillon who denounced the late Government's policy towards Rumania. He declared that he was in possession of good evidence that General Brissiloff and other Bussian

The enemy's attack eastward of Generals operating in Bukhovina Bouclavesnes was repulsied. opposed Rumania's entry and pro

We strengthened our positions} plesied" & "disastrous ending. eastward of Gommecourt and carried out rakis near Arras.. The enemy bad many casualties and 42 were taken prisoner.

We entered trenches south-east. ward of Grineby and took prisoners There have been many airfights Six German acroplanes were brought down and eight driven down damn aged Two of ours were brought down and five are misking.

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LONDON, March 6,

A French communique reports:

Mr. Dillon read an alleged letter: from Lord Hardinge to Sir George Buchanan; H.Ms Ambassador at Petroged, describing the Rumanian Premier... Bratiano, as an elusive fellow, trying to wriggle out of his pledges.

Mr. Dillon admitted that he got

German the letter from a

and paper did not know whether it was genuine

or not...

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

CHARGES OF CORRUPTION,

MELBOURNE, March 6.

Two senators who are supporters of the Government have declined to vote for the prolongation of Parliament until Our fire and counter attacks smashed the charges of corruption in connection up German attempts to drive us out of with the Senate vacancies have been portions of the trenches we recaptured cleared up.

The Government, thus finding itself,

in a minority, has decided to dissolve

yesterday north of Caurieres Wee.

British naval aeroplanes dropped forty bombs on the railway station at Bretach the Rouse of Representatives, thereby to the south-east of Smartrack and enabling the elections for that body to also on the railway station at St. be held simultaneously with the elections Avoid, south-west of Smarbruck Most for the eighteen Senate vacancies due to of the bombi struck their objectives. the effluxion of time. French airmen Bombed the railway During the debate in the Senate it station and mintary establishments at was suggested that Mr. Andrew Fisher Fribourg in Bragan, and a mill at Kobil, the High Commissioner, sad Sí. George near Strasburg They also dropped Reid should temporarily represent Aus- three tons of bombs on the aerodrome tralia at the Imperial War Conference- at Varenne in the Oise, seriously “Anyhow, it is certain, that the vint of damaging the sheds

the Rt. Hon. W. H. Hughes and other Australian delegates to England will be indefinitely postponed,

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A French communiqué - states: On the right of the Meuse a vigor-

LLETRA Fae Entrance, ous counter-attack ejected the enemy A Electrio Lifts, Fana and Lugbug from the part of the line he occupied European Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throughent. yesterday north of Caurieres Wood.

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· In the House of Commons the Rt. Hon. A. Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Ex- were chequer, announced that the HEI The Prince of Wales, had reigned from the chairmanship of the Fensions- Committee, which the Pensions Minister now.controlled

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