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THE WAR

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Reuter's Service

APPRROACHING ST.

QUENTIN.

FRENCH OCCUPY, IMPORTANT, STRATEGIC POSITION.

NUMEROUS COUNTER-ATTACKS

SHATTERED."

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Paris, March 27. Interest is now being concentrated on the sector St. Quentin which both the French and the British are approaching.

The French capture of the Essigny plateau immediately south of the town is notable as it commands the gup which is the direct strategic route between Paris and Belgium It also marks a step towards our

flanking the town,

The Germans recognising, the im portance of the position have made numerous counterattacks but they have all been shattered with heavy enemy loss.

THE FIGHT FOR THE CROUY PLATEAU.:

المحجمة

the Ching Mail. I

"FRENCH PROORESS

LONDON, Marsh 26-

A French communique reporta i Betreus the Somme and the One our artillary dispersed onemly gatherings between Benay and Urvillers,

South of the Oise we made important progress in the Lower Coucy Forest.

We occupied Folembray and Le Feuille notwithstanding the difficulties of the terpin and vigorous enemy, rosistance,

We also progressed north of Soissons

in the region of Y reguy,

BELGIAN ACTIVITY.

LONDON, March 26.

by wireless reports: A Belgian detach A Belgian official message transmitted ment raided the Garman positions near Smeenstraat and inflicted heavy losses They razed fieldworker and brought- back some prisoners.

ITALY READY AND CONFIDENT

GENERAL CADORNA ON QUÈRENT RUMOURS:

Homs, March 37. Lospas. March 27. Signor Barzilla bean visiting Reuter Corespondent at French the front and has conversed with Headquarters, telegraphing from General Cadorna who referred to the Soissons yesterday, states

reports of the coming great enemy The Plateau of Crouy up the offensive against Italy. The General southern side of which the French said the Italian array is quite pres are fighting their way in the teeth pared and be himse!! had gleated of herre opposition, is the south nothing to meet the strongest attack- western projection of the vast Luan It the enterprise attributed to the Plateau. Its surface is broken by caciny were carried out it would be countless ravines and is frequently a bigger afair than Verdus, but wooded. Under a clear sky, the i would have the same result, bright sun is hot enough in the after, noon to teinpt weary man to lie and bask in its rays, The French are steadily driving the enemy, frong

LONDO March position to position, th

A Russian official message, tranky The wilderness of rod has dis- ted by wireless reports. The enemy appeared and met and guns advance attacked on the west bank of the river over fields, taking cover as in the Char A second attrak accompanied ware of a decade ago. Frequent by asphyxiating gases compelled us to fusillading shows that the riffe his fall back to the east, tore into its own agam. The br liant French capture of the rood bridge over a vine on the Maubeuge Road gave the French the key to the whole of the Crouy Flateau.

ENEMY ATTACK ON THE RUSSIANS."

ALARMIST RUMOURS IN ENGLAND.

·LONDON, March 16.

The attacking regiments are An unprecedented crop of alarmis mostly composed of peasants who and circumstantial rumours throughou are infuriated at the sight of ruinec Great Britain daring the week-end led farms and orchards. The

Mr Thorne to ask Mr. Bonar Law, Tu They stormed

the House of Commous for information. the position with irresistible fury regarding the reports of invations mi and repulsed three counter-attacks, Scotland, Lowestoft and elsewhere.

For two days the enemy has not abandoned hope of retaking the wrecked bridge and the fighting is still raging.

The French are also pressing for

Margival, and to the right in the ward to the left in the vicinity of

vicinity of Vreguy, Every gain is followed by a counter-attack in which the Germans recklessly, but fruit- lessly sacrifica même

Mr Bonar Law said that he had heard great many rumours himself, but i were without foundation.

EXPLOSION AT A MUNITIONS 1

FACTORY.

LONDON March 24. The Press- Bureau simenaeos. that' an accidental explosion took place in munitions factory in the north of Eng- land this monung.. Libria Las The enemy't position at "Vregtly is serious damage but one pers strong, bir guns and machine-guns killed, nine injured and three seriously Bweeping the natural glacis.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

LONDON March 27 Beuters Correspondent at British Hoodquarters, telegraphing yester day) reports:

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PRUSSIAN, AIRMAN: PRINCE DEAD?

The Daily Express Prince Fredrich Eart the

recently report

German official missing, has died

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