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THE WAR.

A TITANIC STRUGGLE.

(Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail.)

FURIOUS FIGHTING.

STEADY BRITISH PROGRESS.

Losnos, April 28. Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing this even ing, states that further fighting is progressing.

The situation can be sumined up 204 follows: We have taken over! 4,500 priscitives. Our gine have in- ficted spry heavy cusîulties.

Douai railway under fire, making the bringing up of Hay ammunition very eule. The fighting is most severe

in the Serpe valley. The stand- fastness of the British infantry was never more splendidly demonstrated than in the heroic fighting which is proceeding from Carolla Croi- selies,

It is impossible, within a reason- jubl

space, to trik,nf the heroism and

dash displayed. We prisgressed well まずい

to the south of, the Cambrai Read.

have done well in places. We have alon so well in others, that we are

Strong patrols are established on the

new confronted not with a regular St. Quentin renal at Vandhulle, trench system but with innumerable midway between St. Quentin and Dami The cutting of the Caral disconnected · defensive patches in

DOWN.

the shape of small redoubts@traverses deprives the Genuans of one of their and amps.

Hence, While the Germain means of communication.

40 AEROPLANES BROUGHT" mans who dre indifferently sheftered, are heavily punished by our shell! fire, the advance is slow against their Dus of the most striking features machine-guns. Our Business at pre- hus been the sudden and eriphatic tent is the pleating của of the widely~! reassertion of our air dominance. burrowed enemy by pounding every Testerday we brought dows 40 aero- · farre of " the Honéý-emnbod ground planes, of which 15 grished to the

hastend of assaulting positions front ground. Only two of ours are miss-" ally. The Germans. ke

bounding.

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mere they resist the heavier will be drive the, Hun from the sky in a their losses,"

week, given fine weather, of which we have bad three days now. FIERCEST BATTLE OF

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GERMANS ACCEPTING BATTLE IN' THE OPEN.

Losos, April 24.

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SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT.

OVER 1,500 PRISONERS: MORE COMING IN.

Toxos; April 24. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports)—

arters, legraphing to day, states: Severe fighting continued on Mon- I believe that is is true battle day evening and during the night, which is now o progressing, on theplong the whole frons, from Croiselles Britisk front i the fereest of to the northward of Gavrelle. The the whole was The Germans are enemy constantly repeated his unsur- throwing in large reserves and havessful counter-attacks with great brought up a great number of fresh determination and losses. We unix- guna. They probably realise that tained öur positična which we gained the buttle now

developing inay on Monday,

assume a decisive character and are He further progressed to the sEST- therefore, .resisting desperately.

This is exactly what we most wanted ward of Monchy-le-Freux, and also in the neighbourhood of Roeux. We They are certainly now accepting successfully beat off

☐ violent buttle in the open.

Hitherto we have gained much and lost nothing counter-attack at Gavrelle.

Our prisoners exceed 1,500 As I write, the garis are as boister fous aku hurricane. The great struggle is going on with undiminish- ed intensity, under the deep blue sky everywhere.

I hear the Gerutan casualties are very heavy

ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACHING

REPEATEDLY IN MASS.

SUFFERING APPALLING

LOSSES.

LONDON, April 24. Reuter's Correspondent at Head-

many nor are coming in."

We gained ground during the night

wide front to the east of Epehy, and-reuched the St. Quentin Cant

In the neighbourhood of Vandhuile we captured the villages of Villers- plouich and Beaucarup, further o the north..

PROGRESS BY THE FRENCH.

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that the Gefins clearly realine, St. Quentin and the Oise.. und are desperately trying to counter, Two Germa

reconnaisances,

the menace to their whole system endeavouring to reach our lines, in

of communications lying on the pew the direction of Hancourt, were. British and French offensive. During repulsed with heavy losses.

the past 20 houre they have been

There is a violent artillery struggle

throwing in strategic reserves whole.

in the region of Heurtbise and in the sale and recklessly, and also rushing Foulon valley and at Craonne." úp guns and unimunition as fast on

There were minor actions enabling possible. The enemy's present tacus to advance and improve our posi tics strongly contrast with their tions on the plateau of Chemins-des recent methods, when they muni- Dames, and in the direction of Juvin feated a desire to conserve their un court, where we cared, a German power. He is repeatedly counter-

post. attucking in mass, regardless of the We successfully bombarded the appalling cost.

encing is lines of communication in Despite the furious resistance we

the Churpagne.. are steadily gaining ground at various important points forming the main objectivo. To the eart of Monely, we crept towards the high ground across the tubepinen gulley, thereby improving our hold on this key to the position.

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