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NEW BRITISH THRUST. LORD CURZON REVIEWS

THE WAR SITUATION.

STRONG POSITIONS CAPTURED."

LONDON, May 3. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hig reporta:-

THE SUBMARINE QUESTION.

LONDON, May 2 Lord Curzon, addressing the Primrose Heary fighting is taking place along Longue at Caxton Hall," said that he the whole front of the Hindenburg line, did not think that submarinism would. withmans of Sensee River, to be diminish our shipping as to affect Acherillo Vimy road..

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occurred.

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THE THRUST DESCRIBED. Reuters. Correspondent ut Head- quarters, telegraphing today, says:

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A new British thrust was made future was at present impossible to forsee Lord Curzon drew attention to the just before dawn.. It is n penis. ;

sible to discuss the scheme of attack, fact that there is no military front on but suffice it to sety that the objec which the enemy is not at present tives were" several important points, retreating. We are daily learning of

increasing enemy desertions the capture of which would improve surrenders and the breaking down of

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complete mastery of all the dominate ing positions from which our. until- lery can "effectively devastate the fresh troops. whigh the German coni- mand continues" to throw into bir defence.

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RUSSIAN OPERATIONS.

LONDON, May 3,

A Kussian official message, trans raitted by wireless, reports;

We repulsed an attack ou a height ten miles to the south west of Ocne, and aleo defeated Turkish attempts to advance Gumishghane.

We occupied an island on the Dina River to the north of, Khaukin Russian hydroplane, squadrons de

to tha south-west of

miles of trenches, and crouchingstructively bombed Mahmudin on the figures soared and forined regular Dunphe

waves behind a crawling wall of

palpituting crimson thunder. Thers THE SINKING OF THE "GENA. eate the deadly rattle of the

THE FIRST SHIP TORPEDOED machine-guns und the cur-stabbing

BY A SEAPLANE crushes of "bursting bombs, as the infantry reached the enemy parapets,

LONDON, May followed by a wild confusion as they got to grips in the trenches.

The results of the attack are at present unknown.

I hear that the Germans counter attacked near Favrelle and Loos, but were repulsed.

THE FRENCH FRONT:

LONDON, May 2.

The sinking of the. Gena is the first occasion on which a ship has been tor pedoed from a seaplane. There is much curiosity as to how the torpedo wus. fred.","

An unofficial account from Aldeburgh indicates that the seaplane was on the surface of the water. It appears that the Cena, ship of 2,784 tons, wag attacked by two seaplanes, one on each side. She fired and damaged one, but - the other, which was practically on the water, managed to sink the ship. The

A French official despatch says-wrecked seaplane was towed to land. The On both sides the artillery in-active, pilot and observer were taken prisoners. particularly to the north-west of Rheims One had been wounded and was sent to sad in the Champagne.

hospital The Gena's crew of 27 have

A well conducted local operation landed. gained us ground to the west of Mount Cornillet.ht

The day was quiet everywhere else. As a reprisal for the enemy hombings of Chalons and Epernay, five French machines last night bombed Treves, causing a violent confagration.

Lowboy," May J.

A French communiqué reporta: Artillery activity and patrol an comters are reported throughout the region of Chemins des Dames.e

FIGHTING FOR KAISERDOM.

AMSTERDAM, May 3. The Reichstag has re-opened T Fresident, referring to the intervention of the United States, said President Wilson's profession of friendship for the German people does not impress them They would Bght, for Kaiserdom with their hearts, blood

SOCIALIST UNREST IN GERMANY.

ZURICH, May, 3.

It is reported that many socialiste

We repulsed enemy mids on the have been arrested in southern Germany wood to the west of Mount Commillet during the last few days. and on the heights to the east of Monthaut, wheto "we" captured un isolated post which was still holding out. We took the garrison prison er, consisting of nine officers and 810 min.

Qur detachments penetrated enery trenchies ut vocor

The socialist organ Folktrecht, pub- lishes extracts of seditious Gemasu manifestoes, urging a general strike

HONOURING GENERAL SMUTS,

LONDOY, May

the

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