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BRITISH OFFENSIVE EXTENDING.

FIGHTING TOWARDS LA BASSEE.

Losos, April B Reuter's Correspondent at British "Headquarters States)-

The great offensive is gradually i extrading. I hear there is fighting

| to-day towards La Bussup.

Yesterday was the most sugress-

1918.

THE KING'S CONGRATULATIONS. ·

Losos, April 10. The King has telegraphed to Field? Marshal Sir Bloughs Hig, as fol "lows:

The whole Empire will rejoice "nt yesterday's succesful opem

tions. Canal will be proud that' the coveted Vimy Ridge has fallen to her troops. I heartily congratu- late you and all who have paitaker in this splendid actiiovement. “

BOASTING.

al' day for the Britishi singe July Est, THE BRITISH REFLY TO GERMAN

We, now dominate Ving Ridge. The accomplishment of this great fent in a single day, would have been duenied incredible à few months

*1*་*

I saw NL

"Lostos, April, 10,

"The Battle of Arras is the British reply to the German boast at the time of the Somme, retreat, that they had big batch of pristers completely disarranged the British coming in. They were clean and offensive päna: and it should finally tidy, which is significant of pretty dispose of the theory of pessimists that free surrenders. Besides 150 Offers, the initiative and risk should be taken the prisoners include fire Battalion by the enemy,"

Nothing was more remarkable in Commanders. The captures 'of

yesterday's battle than the crushing material inchade fine haul of trench preponderance of the British artillery; mortura, machine guna, bomb throw-whose fire is described as being twenty ces and ramition." The enemy times heavier than that of the enemy, destroyed great quantities of sup- whose reply was feeble in comparison. [plies.

This preponderance, coupled with

unreadiness continue to be the

of the German 1. The weather

atrocious, and a bitterly cohi gile defences on their new line, enabled Sir Dougta Haig to abandon the laden with snow furries, is blowing.

methodical siege methods of last year for mobile tactics, and to begin the offensive too soon for the Ger mans to ancak away without fighting, as they did on the Somme and Roye salienta. That the Germans were aur- prised appears from "the descriptions of the distress signals of their infantry when the bombardment preluding the Toxbox, April 10.

assault opened. The horizon was light- Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hued up with red, white and green rockets and fountains of golden main, calling för "The severe night fighting at the artillery help. northern end of Vimy Ridge, where The weather changed unfavourably at the enemy had retained a roting, the opening of the seault, the drizzia resulted in the energy being ejected, turning to rain and sleet. The battle. An enemy counter-attack failer. field was sheeted in a mist driving We cleared the eastern slope of the before the wind and the ground soon Hidge, and repulsed counter-attacks, became slippery.

Our casualties are estimated to be

OVER 9,000 PRISONERS ON MONDAY.

FIGHTING CONTINUES ALONG THE WHOLE BATTLE-FRONT.

reports

We advanced and seized the vil lage of Fampoux and the neighbor-nothing comparable with those of the ing defences to the north and south opening day of the Somme offensive Inst

1. yeur. of the Scarpe

The prisoners taken on Monday total over 9,000. We also captured

40 guns.

*

We drove the eneray from the high ground. between Le Verguier and Hargicourt.

The fighting continues along the whole battle-front.

The consequences of the initial victory may be momentous. Already Vimy Ridge is captured. This is the greatest

German fortress on the Western Front. It is covered with woods and its sides are scored with ravines sheltering the enemy machine guns and mortars. From the Ridge a rolling plain stretches to Dous, which is twelve miles distant. The new offensive front is immediately

A strong emeiny night attack on a narrow front, to the south-east of north of the Hindenburg line and Ypres reached our support line, but was immediately ejected.

threatens to outflank it. It is estimated that our gains represent 25 aquare miles.

FRENCH-PROGRESS :SOUTH OF THE QISE.

LONDON, April 10.

A French communique reports:- The enemy's artillery is less active to the north of the Oise, to the south of

the lower forest of Cogry. which we progressed and in the east of

THE GERMAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.

A Gennan official communiqué, transmitted by wireless, statesm The butte of Arras continues. The English, after several days artillery activity, attacked on Mon day, following & inost violent increase in their fire over a front of twenty

There was 4 fairly lively artilery kilometres, with the result thuit after

struggle in the region to the north-east hard fighting they penetrated our of Soissons, principally in the Laffan positions and the roads radiating sector. from Arrus.

"

Thoy Jiled to break through. Two of our: Divisions suffered con- siderably in stubbornly resisting the superiority of the enemy.

We penetrated beyond the third English line south-eastward of Ypres and returned with fifty prisoner

A French attack at Laffaux broke down!

FRENCH WAR MINISTER IN LONDON

A GERMAN AN

PARIS, April 10. Duke Albert, of Wertemberg, is com manding an army group between

aine and the Swiss frontier.

LIEUTENANT ROBINSON, YO, KISSING.,

LONDON, April 10. Lieutenant Robinson - VO... s brought down the fast Zeppelin t Cuffley, in September last, in repartia missing and it is believed he has been

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10.

The French War Minister is on a killed.