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A French connuuniqué states: In the region south of St. Queins tin there is been very great mutual artillery activity.

LONDON, April 18. The extension of the French attack towards Champagne, recorted in the midnight communique, illustrates afresh the new

tactical method already practise by the British at AS, namely a constant enlargement' of tha front as the attack "progresses, with great strength on the wings, so that ried out, during the night, opern

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South of the Oise and cast of Bower Coigy Forest there have been maternus patrol engagements,

Between Soissons and' Aubérive wa

danger of the saliei injting out-able advantages."

To the west a brilliant action gave Hanking The method enables betier contact of the troops and facilitates us the village of Chavonte and com- artillery operations.

plete possession of Chify. North- The initial succesess of the French, in east of these places we carried the the greatest battle yet fought, in which whole ground as far as the Approaches it is estimated that 2000,000 troops Helye-en-Lonnais, into which are engager, has cheered Faris more our patrols penetrated, taking 250 than anything since the beginning of prisoners,

the war, and has correspondingly In the sector of Villgaux Bois, Depressed the Germans, as evidenced by which we captured, we have taken the remarkable wording of their several fortified works, as also in the communique, which is evidently pre-woods east thereof, taking 400 paring Germany for bad news...

prisoners. The enormous weight of guns and the Fa

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of the Aisne and especially the Craunne

In Champagne,

counter-attacks. on our positions on both sides of

An artillery duet has been violent. pixten is most difficult, being fall of over a great part of the attacking. hills and wooda and deep ravines, the front.

The enemy had withdrawn heavy extent of the French gains so carly in the battle is most wonderful. Not merely has and field artillery so the rea the Crown Prince been heavily defeated. Nevertheless we captured twelve. but the advance of the French eastwards guns, including three heavies, and promises in release Rheims from a considerable quantity of machine. martyrtion, the latest phases of which guns and numerous tredch engines, - have been most cruel. The French are and we have taken 14,000 prisoners already at the foot of Brimont Hill since the 10th inst.

where the guna are posted which have principally shelled the city.

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Luxbox, April 18..

A Gennan official report states: Artillery activity is again intense

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in the sectors of the Artis battle..

fiehl reporta

To the south-east and to the east) We repulsed French attacks at of Epley, we cuptured" Villemis Beaulner Ridge, Cronne Heights. ain village, and improved our post-north-west of Stilleau Bois," new tion in the neighbourhood of Lagni.

court.

It is still ruining..

227 GUNS CAPTURED BY THE BRITISH

Louvos, April 18. Reuter's correspondent at Head quarters reports:

The British have captured 27 guns since April 9.

The weather continues to be the *most poisonous "the oldest soldier can recall; nevertheless, since yes- bove advanced between terday; we Gouzeuucourt and Villeret and also pushed on to the south of Lagnicourt Tower, which we have retaken.

REYENTLOW'S WARNING TO THE

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WITHOUT GERMAN VICTORY GERMAN MONARCHY WILL SOON, CEASE

Courey on the Alane-Marne Canal, We checked fresh attacks Champagne preceded by the strong": est artillery work on 趄 frons.of twenty kilometraz.

Our counter,ustuck regained por- tions of the wood between' Moros villers and Atherive and we took 500 priarners.

During Monday's fighting w destroyed. 26 armoured cars and

right down 18 auroplanes.

Dur prisoners now total 8,000.

THE PROJECTED SUBMARINE BLOCKADE OF AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, April 18. The Navy Department); announces: that "a lestroyer sighted a submarine running submerged. The latter fired a torpedo which missed the destroyer by thirty yards. Then it disappeared

This is Germany's first recognition of the existence of a state of war with America, though it was reported Inst AMSTERDAM, April 18. week that Germany was about to de Cpuat Reventlow, writing in the clare as z prohibited ares Boston, New Tages Zeitung, Tams the Kaiser not to York. Charleston, Savannah, Deleware beed the appeals now appearing in many Capes, and Chesapeake Bay. German newspapers to renounce torri torial expansion. Without German victory," he says, "the German ON- archy would soop cease to exist."

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ACUTE POLITICAL TROUBLE IN- AUSTRIA.

AMSTERDAM, April 18,

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Berlin atriker, who have resumed highly inopportung, fearing that the mors brand politicalusian revolution will stimulate the

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