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LONDON, May 21. Fick-Marshal Sir Douglas Hug

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Our new positions on the Hinden burg Line werth-westward of Balle court were secured to-day with little interference from the enemy.

THE ITALIAN FRONT

VIGOROUS ENEMY ATTACKS

REPELLED."

MORE HUNDREDS OF PRISONERS TAKEN.

LONDON, May 21.

Aa Italian official report states: Dense masses of the enemy vigorously assaulted at Poio, to the west of Monte Dente. they were driven back with heavy losses.

The severity of the German lees in the resent, Sghting in this prvu is confished..

We repelle attacks on the northern Excepting a sector of 2,000 yanılslopes of San Marco, between Mounts" in kayth immediately westward of Vucognacco and Faiti. We captured a Ballecourt, we hold the whofe of the bill between Faliova and Britogo and Hinderbung Line "frone a' point be extended our position at Vodice. mile eastward of Buliecourt to Arms.

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BRILLIANT FRENCH OPERATION.

800 PRISONERS TAKEN.

Lostos, May 21.

AND FOREIGN MINISTER.

Loxoay, May 21. The rests of the statements made

by Prire Lavott, Premier) and M. Tereschenko (Foreign Minister) have now been received..

Priner Lyoff showed how serioni the situation had been and explained A French communique states; but the Socialist Parties,created the The artillery del continued dar. Council of Workinen's und Soldier ing the night south of Chemins des Delegates with the idea of control- Dunes and in the region north-westling "the work of the Government of Brage-en-Luonnois aud on the fand also to support the latter. The Corty-Hurtebise front.

Delegates, however, gradually as-" uned administrative power, and the Provisional Government sa itself faced with orders uot

orders not given by itself. A situation thus arose which might be described as responsibility without authority and authority, without responsibility. The fighting- We gorried several lines of trenches; capacity of the Army was thua.

A German attack at Froidmont Ein was broken before retching our

lines.

two

We carried out last night in the sectors of Mamonvillers and Massif a fairly important operations, which brilliantly succeeded.

on the northem slopes of Mount weakened to an alarming extent and

Cornillet on one side and Casque and Tenon on the other. Was bold all important observation posts in this region.

the question of food supplies win bringing the country to the edge of abyss, while symptons of anarchy were everywhere evident. “ Mein- Our fire turned back Germanwhile," the Premier said, our counterattacks, the enemy suffer-Alles watched us with, anxiety, and ing huge losses. We took 800 pri- nur enemies eyed us with malicions soners and found the enemy dug-outs joy and erueity, insulting us by piled up with dead."

alluding to the possibility of a sepor- ate peut However, the Govern Reuter's Correspondent at the ment is now reorganised and strong French Headquarters sups:

in the "confidence of the nation. Sundays brilliant operation has Therefore, it expects all its acts will given the French effective possession be fully approved and executed. "In of a chain of dominating heights, speaking of peace without annexu- " three miles long, overlooking, the tions and indemnities the Gotem- valley of the Suippe between ment does not mean that Free Auberive and Nauroy, The French Russie will consent to leave under command the Moronvillers group of the yoke of German militaram the heights which threatens the strong, territories abandoned, owing to the hola whence the Germans have been criminal negligence of the old régime hummering Rheims. The group con of the interests of the country and stituted a bastion on which the the anny Nog can it remain in- enemy based the security of his different to those who are at present extreme feft in the Aisne and Chani

suffering the horrors of the Germanic invasion and are under the real of tice at the front which "enables the the conqueror. The existing angi

Gerinan Chancellor to formulate the idea of a separate peace must cease.

M. Tereschenko, in his statement. the hope of the people of Alsace-Lorine for a better futures is still alive and they have the right to look forward to the realisation of their ideal Outrage and injustice ure never forgotten and violener

pagne battlefield, as Cmonne but freused his right.

It was while the enemy yesterday were attempting to eject the French from the Craonne plateau that the laiter captured the left buttress of the enemy line. This success may inre faraching strategic Cou Roquences.

ENEMY'S HEAVY LOSSES,

LONDON, May 21.

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Reuter's Correspondent at Head bat

begets hatred. Liberated BumBIG quarters states that over 200 enemy wishes this neither for herself dead were counted on the Hindenburg others. Russin is also conscious of, Line after the operations on Sunday.

Send the ties which bind her to the Allied One hundred and seventy prisoners were taken as No

Democracies and of the dus || The enemy have amployed: 150| tiek lnpose upon

divisions on the western front since theory. Rússin beginning of the April offensive, of weaken these ties which nearly 100 divisions have been sealed by her blood:

• mulled out again, war-shattered.

been