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mans in the evacuated territories is only are entering on the decisive phase now appearing. They not only broke of the war: but decisive is not open vaults in the chumbyards and used synonymous with short. The Gerthem as machinegun shelters, but they nan retreat has proved the strength systematically pillaged the graves of -and co-ordination d the British and the will too for the zine and lead French. It does not mean that the linings of the calling, and possibly for | German arities" or weakening, but ornaments and jewalà. Several caves in rather that the enemy are mustering the cemetories were turn up, ghoul-like, their strength for a desperate effort,' coffins broken open and the remains of dead scattered, rubbish and alth being thrown into the yawning graven.

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South of the Oise we followed up our success, capturing all the Lowe Forest country villiges of Petit! Barisis, Vemel, Covey-la-Vile, Our advanced eleinepts at some points reached the western dutskirts, of the Forest of St." Gobain and the upper part of Coucy The losser in this region were slight."

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WAR TO THE KNIFE AGAINST THE ENEMY,

PETROGRAD March 2 The principle thit the war must, | be continued until complete victory North of Soissons we made import is attaing is everywhere inani- ant progress north of Neuville-sus monsly expressed by the Army, the Margivil and north-east of Leuilly, Navy and the people. The only A successful, caup-da-niain in differences are regarding annexations, Argonne resulted in twenty prisoners, to which the most radical elements There was a somewhat violent are opposed. The feeling of solid- artillery duel at Verdun in the anty between the soldiers and their direction of Hill 804 and north of officers is increasing. This manifest Bezonraux.

that all realise the pecessity of war to the knife against the enemy. The news from the front shows that the same feelings, obtain there,

LATSE

A French communiqe states: Chare is nothing to report between the Somme Land the Oise.

There has been lively artillery work in the region cast of the lower Forest of Coucy

At Kieff General Bruilof received

the the new out of the troops of south-western

terfront. Soldiers car.

We again progressed north of Ailette ried him on their shoulders to Head and also in the sector east of Louilly quarters where crimson shields were and Neuville-sur-Margiva where we hanging inscribed "The troops will |captured several points d'appui. conquer the enemy at the Nation bae

There was a most violent artillery conquered the Dynasty, struggle in the region between Butte de Mesnil and Maison-de-Champagne.

-- GERMAN REPORT.

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General Ivanoff, who was in charge

ef the Palice Guard at the time of

the Revolution, has been arrested,

1,000 dead Englishmen in the battlefield GERMÁNY'S “ NEW: AND" DANGER-

between Lagnicourt and Morchies since the 26th inst, which is evidence of the success of our planı" ka tagal

OUS ENEMY:"

AMSTERDAM, March 28. The Forveeris, commenting on Bussis continues to warn the Government ainst the "now and dangerous enemynamely the conviction, among

A French advance on the west bank of the Use Dear La Fere collapsed with

*་** sanguinary losses t

We captured trenches southward ö Ripont and took 300 prisonera. Ares, peoples that they are defending the people's freedom, and it again urges counter-attack drove off French letach that the people be givcu a greater share

ments which penetrated northand of Rheims

I

Thaw has reduced the fighting on the East front.

We penetrated Russian positions on the north-eastern slope of Coman in the wooded Carpathians and returned with prisoners and bocty

Wo stormed a fortified ridge south of the Uz Valley and took 150 prisoners. Counter-attacks failed.

THE ITALIAN: "FRONTA

VISITED BY BRITISH AND FRENCH GENERALS.

ROME March 28 General Sir William Robertron spent a weak visiting the Middle, and Lower Isonzo and the Trentino fronts. Eb was received in audience by the who invested him with a bi decoration

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