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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1918

THE GREAT BATTLE.

LESS "ANXIETY FELT BY ALLIES.

NEW BATTLE BEGINNING AT VERDUN,

(Continued from Page I.)

PRESS CORRESPONDENTS'

REPORTS.

·THE GERMAN DEFEAT AT ARRAS

HEROIC STAND BY BRITISH

....- REGIMENTS. -

A NEW BATTLE OF VERDUN.

Lovox, April, 19.40 p.nfi.

A semi-official statement published ipluris last evening mys:-

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE FIGHT FOR MOREUIL

דיירי .

Batteries of 25% were brought into action a few minutes after do training at battle-field stations

remains in our lunes,

PRESIDENT WILSON "AND THE METRODIST CHURCEL

Becom

A LABOUR AGREEMENT IN AMERICA.

THE GERMAN TINE, SQUIDRONE.

LONDON, April 1, 0.10 p.m. Reuter's Correspondent at the French Headquarters, telegraphing on the evening of the 1st, said:

Although soldiers believe enemy first Gemur shok, it is certain that Tanks did not participated in the

New Youx, April L Replying to ameange from the Often columns of the advancing Methodist Episcopal Church, President Assault stopped or broke under our Wilson re-affirmed the following passage machine-gun and ride fre

in one of his earlier) speeches--"Ger The fight for Boreuil luated plman Poweris & thing without conscience day. The Canadians, intermingled bonour or capacity forcoreaanted peaza with their French commades. fought and, as such, must be crushed Outerman Tanks actually took part in k Hous to keep the place which was present and immediate duty in to win the openstions, and the failure to see twice captured by the French and the war and nothing shall turn us anda them by the soldiers was because, Canadians and twice lost, and finally util" our purpose has bean

irsstund of accompanying infantry the khaki and blue triumphed and plished."

waves, the German tanks advanced the village, the nearest point the

later with specialist troops to destroy

Cernan Stuff particularly coveted, enemy reached to Amiens, which the

islets of resistance holding out afber the German hordes had submerged The Times Correspondent at that the Germans possoss a very Four main defences. It is possible Washington reports that the Secre-large number of tanks. We know tary for Labour announces that anyond doubt that the enemy has which during the war strikes and, The first consist of repaired Tanks Agreement has been signed under tanks which are of three classes. lockouts are banned. Unic rights will be fully recognised and men and tanks manufactured according to the captured in the Cambrai battle, and women, will be equally paid

GERMAN BUSINESS IN RUSSIA.

FETROGRAD, April 2 A The battle of Verdun with As illustrating the severity of the

The Germans have opened Fife Érigade successfully be the inultiplicet forces is beginning. The German losses, in the first three branch of the Deutsche Bank at main defensive Be for incre than enemy proceeds by konverging at-days of this battle: many German Minsk. nine hours.

The machine-gunners tacks and is trying particularly to Divisions were withdrawn on, account - Ten German merchantmen have said they were sick of killing. The advance by two natural routes, of losses, including the Thirty-ninth. arrived at Odessa. Essex regiment: fought like demans firstly, from the Sath northward *Ninth,' Thirteenth. Forty-seventh, in the foremost trenches. One body following the course of the Avie Fifth, the Guards and Chasseur THE RUSSO-RUMANIAN TREATY. sent back a message saying they were

passes Moreuil; secondly, from Divisions. going to fight to the death. None retined. The Suffolks ought back to back with Germans on each sire of them, while the Northumberland fought until all were killed or wound- ed. There was an eight hours battle round the battalion headquar

The battle of the Sonne has con-

AN IMPORTANT POSITION. Loxoos, April 2,

tinted with great violence during the RE-CAPTURED BY FRENCH. 6.80 a.m.

last twenty-four hours." Having

A Piemont a single French Divi- Mr. Philip Gibbs, in a new account failed on Saturday to seize the of the German defeat e armis, mens word lights between Montdidieron charged furiously and broke the tions the rames British regiments Tessigny which apuhl have prore-capturing the whole of this in- Resistance of two German Divisions, participating which adds litre toted them from French counter

attacks and served as a starting point portant position, taking 700 prison- the defenders' selveveinents, The f

for a further attack, the terms areers. Our troops here and along the Westminster Queen's

giment now directing their effort entirely are confident that they have fought their way from the autposts towards Amiens. through the enemy, The London

which

the situation in hund.

the East westward "following the THE BATTERING OF GERMAN course of the Luce which puases

DIVISIONS. Hangard. The struggle is partien- Several German Divisions vainly larly keer round Hungard from where asked to be relieved. the Germans attempted several times". to debauch only to be dreimated.

LosDox, April 22/

model of the British machine. The second type is a German model, maller than the British, hop swifter, better anned and more heavily arm." oured. The third type ate Gennan hand cruisers or large model tanks. The anal swift tanks are said to be

feet long. 10 feet wide and L feet high, weighing ten metric The hand cruisers any 45 feet

18 feet wide and 18 feet

The speed of the German tanks varies The Russo-Rumanian Treaty, between 4 and 94 miles per hour."- cabled yesterday, further provides The armament is believed to consist for contact between Russo-Rumanian of a shortened 77 millimeter gun, The Eighty-eighth Division was

bigh commands in the event of machine-guns and flame-throwers. The latter is an innovation which practically annihilated, the Two-parallel action against the Central hundred-and-sixth Division suffered Powers and the establishment of must add considerably to the At last un impetuous counterbally and the Forty-fifth reserve was commissions on which ters, the rents Fusiliers gave ground attack brought the French and British relieved after the loss of a French and American representatives tanks to entry big reservoirs of com- British efficiency of the tank in clearing trenches owing to the capacity of the very slowly under enormeras odds, troops back to Hangard. Attacks effectives on March 22 but waa killing the enemy all the way. and counter-attacks succeeded here again engaged on March 27.

On the shall sit with a view to the settle-bustible liquid. It is understood that

ENEMY WORKING TOWARDS AMIENS.

FIERCE FIGHTING IN THE CAUCIBUS,

including heavier protection against. shells and a davico enabling the crew to close

| with fluctuating-fortunes, but as the same day, the Colonels of the Firstment of disputes which may arise the Germans have introduced a nam-j

and Second Bavarian Infantry tele-in the fedemtion of the Russian her of improvements end of the day the Allies had gained graphed, demanding to he relieved ground. The Germans are endea- owing to losses from the British and Republican Councils. wuring to extend their positions weat French machine-gune; some of their Lossox, April 1, of Montdidier to which we are very Companies having been reduced to close and where they are invested! Genemi that relief had been promised thirty. The Colonels reminded the 11 p.m. Reuter's Correspondent at British without being able to debouch..

as soon as Jussy, was occupied, which ! Headquarters, telegraphing on the Enemy attacks in the neighbourhood is only five miles from our original evening of April 1st, says the enemy of Albert only amounted to u diver line. They were told they could not movements and the fighting in the sion. Summing up, the statement be relieved, owing to want of men. Inst twenty-four hours indicate the says the Germans were held to-day developinent of an attempt to work on the whole Front where they inade towards Amiens down the Andre no progress.... Valley, also from the south-west.

ENEMY MOWN DOWN BY

FRENCH FIRE.

A French offer wounded at was Terrifying Tragic!! Awful!!!

Guiscard on March 25, said:" "IL

Great niasses of troops continue THE SEVEREST BLOW THE ENEMY I saw the Boches coming on in

HAS SUFFERED.

to concentrate in the region, of Albert. Fighting is progressing to- pavarda. Villers and Bretonneux, “The enemy is finding serious difficulties in transport work, owing to the consp less destructive activity of our air. men, also owing to a shortage of states:- animals. The enemy is bringing up. The repulse of the "German assault

- artillery comparatively siowly. meanwhile lazily employing trench mortars. The trench mortare, how ever, have a very limited range and «require enormous quantities of am-

munition which is very bulky.

The Australian troops are now ap. pearing in the thick of the fighting,

doing magnificently.

Despite the southward trend of

the battle, the greatest weight of enemy Divisions remains north of

the Somme.

Captured documents now reveal ---that the ́enemy expected to reach the Somme on the first day of the offen- Diver

By three o'clock this afternoon no fresh infantry attacks of importance --had been reported against the

·British, although enemy artillery has been very active, Arms being heavily shelled.

'. The delayed, resumption of grand operations is of supreme importance

LoNDos, April 1. Beuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing to-day.

yesterday, between Tassigny and Montdidier, was the severest blow beginning of the offensive. the enemy has suffered since the

columns of battalions, the officers riding to 1,000 yards from our lines, and being now down by our fire."

GERMANS BEGIN TO DISPUTE QUR AIR SUPREMACY.

Lovnox, April 2, 8.15 a.. Reuter's Correspondent at the French Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday, says:

the tanki hermetically when travers- ing the area of the gas. German LONDON, April 2. There is fierce fighting in the districts tanks are organised in squadrons of Fatoum and Kars. A large army of commanded by majors. The officers Armenians and Georgians has been are volunteers and the men chiefly į formed and are opposing the Terks specialists, motor mechanics, gui the Treaty of Brestlitevek The attacks the tanks are designed to attempting the occupation provided by few and machine-gunners. Georgians acized most of the Russian advance behind the second or third warships at Batoum. The whole populs waves of infantry while detachments tion of Georgia is mobilised. - of infantry cover the flanks of the}

tanks.

THE LICHNOWSKY DISCLOSURES.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE GREAT STRUGGLE.

A QUIET DAY

LONDON, April 1.

In

THE VORWAERTS” CAPITULATES.

LONDON,

April 2 The full effect of Prince Liebaowaky's disclosures is not yet apparent in Germany but they have, unquestionably, proved disconcerting and are raising: The Germans have begun to disputech questioning. For example, the The attack was conducted in the the air supremacy which the British Vorurts anys it is now clear that

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig familiar manner, by dense aggrego and French have maintained in the England did not desire war, but for reports

four years we have, been inoculated with The day was comparatively quiet. tions of troopa marching up to the first ten days of battle. The German the view that England caused the war this morning in the neighbourhood of We repulsed small local attacks sult in battalions which literally champion, Richtofen, appeared in and upon this false view our whole war Albert. The majority of the attackers melted Away under our fire.

command of a powerful squadron of policy has been built”. fighting planes. Recently French airmen have descended

low De .!.4s ; sixty feet where they wrought bavce among enemy columns and created invaluable delay in the progress of the enemy. Our planes accurately located the commencements of the North of Moaulidier, the Germans' trenches which the Germans have hold Cantigny, two miles west of the begun. Ayre, and the enemy claims to have

French and Canadian soldiers charged together. There is no doubt the enemy suffered terribly, and did not gain a single inch of ground.

AN EFFECTIVE BARRIER TO

1

MÁSS-ATTACKS.

re-taken Mont Renaud, a steep hill AN AIRMAN'S SPLENDID RECORD. overlooking Noson.

Our artillery is beginning to arriva

on the Somme-Avre-Lessigny-Mont-

didier line in great strength opposing

V.C. AWARDED,

LONDON, April 2... The Gazette announces that the

became casualties.

Local fighting occurred at Morsail and Hangard where we gained ground by successful counter-attack.

THE MESOPOTAMIA CAMPAIGN.

MORE GERMANS CAPTURED

LONDON, April 1. An official message from Mespotamia

We are now 23 miles bepood Ana and have captured a few more Germana, ENEMY WAVES SMASHED UP also two. four inch guus mounted on river-bosta.

FIGHTING IN MONTDIDIER REGION,

LONDON, April '1. A French communiqué atstas Last evening and last night extremely TESSEL CARRIES COCONUT OIL bitter Bghting continued north of

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Montdidier.

The enemy directed his effort parti cularly between Montdidier and the

to us, giving opportunities to con/An effective barrier to. the GermaVictoria Croms has been awarded to States and an innovation which will add widening his gaini west of Hangard-en |

It may be recalled that to-day is the date. Hindenburg told a number of German newspapermón that he would enter Paris.

mass-attacks.

but now our six-inch and heavy gung have arrived, and are wreaking ter rible havoc on the attacking columns.

FIGHTING OF INDESCRIBABLE

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With reference at the Original Prospectus issued in connec tion with the above, it has now been decided that--

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violin playing to remedy this disparity We are further told that the Lady of the White House in trat not accept generat invitations and, outside (thể. Cabinet

The Cablenere (Manila) says Unique in the practice of cargo carry-Peronne-Amiens, road and threw in ing from the Far Eat to the United large forces with the intention of tinually strengthen the weakest spots

hundreds of thousands of peans to the Santerre. The Frouch and British and improve defence works.

So far, both sides have been obliged Captain James McCudden for most earnings of deep-sea ship. The East The weather is very fine affording excepto fight, supported by field-guns only, conspicuous bravery, exceptional Asiatic liner ina will leave Manila troope embed up the attacking waves, for the Pacific coast Within a few days which were unable to merge into the tionally good visibility,

carrying nearly a thousand tons of open coconut oil in bulk in her double bot brilliant counter-attack in which toms, & space heretofors either not the British displayed, irresistible dash utilized at all or used at infrequent in- tuable as to cumplately drive back the By the recently proved Will at Mr. circle, cannot blaut à format dinner, an tervals for water ballast.

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enemy and recapture this village. The Freeman, Philadelphian millionaire Washington There is an inwritten

States now approximating Pet per ton, Gravesnes, which was the objective of the tenancy of the White Houses: Even been known to whirl in walk from the Philippines in the United struggle was equally violent farther President Wilson's wile and, the wives law by which she may walk throritter of all future Presidents are endowed stately quadrille with high officials bes southernyad with an annual income at 69:400 during no Lady of the White House in over as well as the recessity for oil by the control.

U.S.: Doverumht and the scarcity of unceasingly renewed attacks which led before this wind-fall, saya center in po Captain McCudden twice totally shipping led to experiments by Captain to hand-to-hand fighting, remanet in the Manchester Guardian the position destroyed four two-seater enery and his recommendation to the owners

Syrak Nielson, cummanding the King one hands, despite considerable German of President's wife carried with it some anancial privileges zot enjoyed by the President. In the event of her widow- heroplanes on the same day, and on that the plan of carrying oil in bulk be the last occasion all four machines considered entir ly feasible. The matter

No charge is reported between, Menthood the law of the United States.confers tween the mater and inner bulla duier and Lanniguy.

upon the lady of the White Bugs-There is nothing unexpected in the she is officially jtyled -* yearly peusief were destroyed in ninety minutes. whs taken up with the officials of the Philippine Vegetable Oil Company, ore

£1,00 and the ranking privilege bat discovery of Important no poption is allotted to ex-Presidents springs on the shores of the Red B A telegram a few days ago mentioned of the largest shoppers, of cocoanut lin

Mrs. Garfild, whose husband, was shot for the whole of the court of- that Captain McCadden already has the the Orient in view of the great addi- D.3.0, with bez, the Military Croes and inn vation the oil company sumcials tional cargo space made, posible" by the

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FURY.

The enemy also hurrying up heavy guns.N

In 'to-day's fighting in the Mont- didier Lagaigny sector, the Germans used six-inch gurs for the first time., Eye-witreuses say that in the fight ing on Friday in this sector our in

THE BOMBARDMENT OF PARIS,

"A" PROTEST BY THE POPE.

LONDON, April 1. A telegram from Rome states that the Pope has lodged a protest with Berlin against the bombardment of Paris, especially the destruction of tantry fire caused terrible destruction churches and wholesale mussacres of among the Germane, whe attacked, the Military Medal.] the people.

FOUL GUNS PARTICIPATING. for twenty-four hour. The fury of THE NEW BRITISH MILITARY

division after division, in dense waves

PARIS, April 2. the fighting was indescribable. Four persona were killed and nine Aviators say the fighting was like a wounded in yesterday'a bombardmcatormy sea in which the upsweeping in which it a believed four guns were waves of infuriated men were rolled participating throwing shells a quar back in disorder. Villages were con

of a ton each and using a quarter quered and reconquered again and

powder for she discharge; i*gain,

losses.

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