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THE WESTERN. FRONT.

BRITISH HARRY THE ENEMY.

N

Lospoy, June 2..

THE WAR SITUATION. REVIEW OF THE PAST HALF YEAR.

Lospos. June 25.

Military Correspondent on the The Times sulitning up the views.

Pield-Marshal Sir Douglas Higf

reportaz

We raked a number of points fation for the half-year, points out and successfully entered the enemy, that since January 1st the Allied (trenches t Epohy, Bullacourt,; use has chiefly been upheld by the Rovuxi Taos and Hooge, killing British. The triumphs in the pr nuity and taking number of oned battles of the Somte and “

thr Ancre compelled i German. prisoners.

"We remained two hours in the withdrawal abang u wüle front from enemy trenches, "to the eastward of es to Ving Ridge, while the Vermilles,, blowing up the dugouts | Spring offensive tefainated with the " intlicting visualties, and taking 15 brilliant victory of Messines. We turve taken Bagdad, shattered the prisoners..

We.enrried out sapeessful, minor „Į Mesopotainian, Anus, penetrated the operations to the sanath-west of Læns upper renches of the Tigris; alvared and to the north-west of Warneton, out the Turks from Sinai, and gaining grund af taking prisoners invaded Palestine.

On the Western Front, the British DRAWING AROUND LENS.

and Prunieh since January Est live Lasnos, June 25, captinal 73,000 prisoners, 500 guns, Reuter's Correspondent at Head and masses of trench mortars and quarters states that the British are machine guns, and disposed of rapally drawing a salient rond Lens, of the curiny. At the begin

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Bois-le-Riaumont and occupied a reservek zaubered 32 Division: -ut quarter of a tile of the Germaar the beginning of June the reserves front line, thereby making a montalbered only 9 Divising. Many progress" towards the south-western Divisions had been shattered and

withdrawn. fringe of Tans... Apparently, there

Colonel Repington admits that wus" very little Aghting, the Germans

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falling back. The British found the although Hindenburg's silent retrout wug a direct result of last year'ş trenebes and dugouts degerted."

Undoubtly the unceasing pres-battle, its compelled a difcrtion sure of the Lens defences is proving of the Allied plans which had been most trying and expensive for the prepared by Marshal Joffre just Enemy and this is probably the real before his resigïution of the Suprerne explanation why the British did notCommand. "The Allied pursuit, how. attempt to force the full of Lens ever, was far swifter than the enemy Whilst the tactical value of Lens anticipated, nor hud, they realised scarcely justifies a costly mass the advanced state of the British attack, the Germans must keep very preparations to attack northward of large forces in the town in order to Arras." guard against a surprise" attack"as

Colonel Repington lays stress OD the British artillery dominates the the very violent character and the |place from high ground: The Hugs invariable filtre of the counter. senure is manifestly most uncontturks in the battle of Arząs, while Fortable.

between Rheinwand Ypres the

BRITISH WITHIN NINE MILES OF enemy in all the selected commited." ing positiorts held since 1914, and OSTEND.

now.dominated by the Allies.

LONDON, June 25.

The interlude due to the Rugien A correspondent at Headquarters revolution give an incomparable. atates that the British are at opportunity which the enemy was Lonboertzyde, within nine miles of unable to grasp. This inability to

Ostend.

"

HOLLAND AND BRITAIN.

"GRAVE POLITICAL SITUATION."

strike effectively on the

front is the measure of their They will never have such a chance Russia may be expected again. soon to renew the offensive. The LosDos, June 25.

Rumanians have regained strength, The Daily Mun Hague Correspon and comparing the position on dent states that the populace at January 1st with that on June 1st Rotterdam have seized and dis- there are sufficient reusons" for tributed lighters of potatoes consign buoyancy.

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VOLUNTARISM ON ITS FINAL

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creating a grave political situation. The Agricultural agreement between the Dutch, and the British allows Holland to export 50 per cent of

SYDNEY, June. 25. her, potato crop aqually to Great Britain and Germany. As Holland Mr Haghe Prime Minister of owed Great Britain 11,000 tons on the Commonwealth, is expected to the 1019 crope, Great Britain in make an aportant recruiting an- sisted upon receiving this quantity nouncement here, in a few days, from the 1917 crop, before any were. He will probably declare that volun exported to Germany. Subsequent turism is on its final trial and if it ly, the British authorities at The fails, the question of conscription Hague ascertained that Holland was must be re-submitted to the people. preparing to export potatoes to Ger-t

many. They warned the Dutch HONOURED FOR RAIDING LONDON. Goverment that grath consequences

Tosnos, June (250 g) might ensue, involving the fate of A telegram received in Amsterdam from Brandenburg states that one of Dutch hips in the Allied harbours.

Sir W. B.. Townley, the British the air-raiders on London, ham Minister to Hollarid, had previously received the Order pour le Merite. informed the Government that they exportation of potatoes was likely to produce restlessness among the population which has now hap pened ut Rotterdam in consequence

EXPLOSION OF A MAGAZINE AM

HAVANNA

New York, June 20 of the recent reduction in the potato A magazine at Havanna exploded. killing one person and injuring mapy rations

Great Britain insiste upon the others. The explosion bellared to seized potatoes being replaced, and have beer caused by « bomh.

the agreement being scrupulously

Pobrezved..

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