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SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1918.

TELEGRAMS.

· "¿Continued from Mage 1.)

DISTINGUISHED

One Guard Regiment lost, in the recent battlem, 26 officers in a faw days and finished up with a non- emmaissioned officer in command of the battalion.

The worl of the Gerpun troops is suffering under three main causes,

FRENCH, severity of losses, over. GENERAL INTERVIEWED. weight of our artillery and the cold.

"NOTHING DISQUIETING IN THE PRESENT SITUATION."

Loxpox, April 19. Beuter's Correspondent at the 'French Headquarters.. telegraphing

yesteplay, says 1---

I interviewed one of the foremost French Generah, who commanded

We know of Divisists in which the

·les, as memohad forty to sixty per cent...

The Seventh Reserve Division, which uttarke at Tassigny aul Plessier-de- | Haye left abona' 2,000 mg the field

sides

known Bumber asamuuled.. Also 200 prisoners were captured by the French,

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The Division attacked in column in the great" fighting cabled on the of reginights so that twos regiments 7th inst. in whielt three French were attacking sale by side, with a

Divisions held up shity eveny Divisions for ten days. He defared anreservedly that there was nothing disquieting in the present buttiv gaituation; on the contrary, we had

zbird in evserve, and was practically waniliinted. The losses of other

unit was hurdly less terrifying. -

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BRITISH MONITORS BOMBARD OSTEND.

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LONDON, April 19. The Almiralty BIRINCOS tlut

British monitors.

GERMANY'S “TREITKENT OF

BELGIUM.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

A SYSTEM OF SŁÓW TORTURE.

LONDON. April 19. Mr. Balfour, speaking at a dinner to the British and Belgian Cunmëree on Weine Belegates, said, despite the infamous night, bombarded Ostend and the treatment of Belgium by Germany batteries in the vicinity. Owing to in the early days of the war, which bad weather it is not yet possible

will evernote bo an indelible blat to

to stain accurate information as,

the resulta.

The enemy batteries replied but withsnt hitting our ships,

One or two enemy destroyes, yesterday morning, fined in the direc sion of Dunkirk and then resized juickly.

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LONDON, April 18, Renter's Correspondent at British

Headquarters, telegraphing to-day,

say

The Germans, this morning, developed Givenchy and Bobov, pressing bard an attack on a long front, between towards Givenchy. They are apparently drawing in fresh reserves. In the course of the great battle more than appeared. It is certain thirtyenomy Divisions have so far

at the German Command is exploitin every success by a thon prodigal exper cure of man power, liot counting the cons.

on German history; what is not equally well-known and ought to be known is the treatment to which Germany has delibentely subjected Belgium during the occupation, The system of slow tortures,was even nines, horrible, than the outrages of the invading any, sitiough perhaps Ng Amantic than the first outrages our troops fought with Homeric valour?

wiich made the blood of the civilised world run cold. The Germans have set themselves to ruin the trade, the

A DESTROYER SWEEP IN HELIGOLAND BIGHT.

March 29, Our destroyers, vu during a sweep of the Helgoland Our superiority in guns keeps the Bight, cuptared and sank three manufacture sul the enpucity, for it. eneng in a perpetual state of asarued outpost trawlers, taking the of their friendly, neighbour, whom every ground for contidence both in comfort. reinforced by inclemente prisoners, consisting of the they are huruf by treaty to protect. Picardy and Flanders. The frers, skies, auf wend vo rare enthu, officers and 60 men. We suffered Germany has rejoicingly declared rans would continde to ding wearied sistir entries in prisoners diarios casualties.

that if peace wire to 'come to-ruor.

Divisions into battle until the about marching into the gardens of i

row it would be inany months at the lowest estimate, before Belgian Imoment of exlumotion arrived. The¦ France in the Spring. What we do

intelligence. capital, industry and course of this battle was like all fad are entries about the reprehens atlas: it was essentially the same.Sible habit of the French Poitus of

enterprise, conki again interfere with their Gerinan rivule and further they Each side would contine to plalways falling on their fact in the blow and cyanater-blow, vndeavour imatter of the positions of their guns

had enld-bloodexlly stripped Belgium ing by weight of monbers or superior and the weather.

of everything in the way of plant, skill to Bud the weak points of the

aw material and machinery of pro- Belgian was among the leading luction on. waigh industry deperds. Europens nations as regards mining and other industries and manufac

Carany's snuous, each videnouring to retum reserves sufficient to turn the scale when the decisive moment Aras reached.

Bosche soldiers, now, are nut

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BRITISH REFLY TO THE GERMAN

NAYAL MINISTER.

Loxtos, April 18. The Admiralty las comraaniested to Reuter's Agency the following

reply to Admiral yon Capelle's state

it in the Reichstag:

The figures quoted by Admiral ena Capelle-from which his dedue

far

In the great German attack yesterday against tremendous numerical oxids..

Our troops ars fighting in the same irresistible manner in the battle between Givenchy Forest and Nieppe, which is how progressing.

For nearly a week the German gains |- in the Battle of Flanders have been limited to the smallest and terribly costly advance. At certain points, if he measures the extent of bis gains by tho price paid, he certainly must be looking gloomily at the bold contour from Cassell to Messines which he is practi. tally bound to attempt to take.

A BRILLIANT BELGIAN

***VICTORY.

The attempt to break through the Belgian front south of the Forest of Holthurst, was probably inspired by the discovery of our withdrawal in the assumption that there would be some Passchendaele region and the consequent disorganisation at this part of the line.

The attack has been repeator to day, the enemy being doubticas m. ified st being deleated by about balt ais own number by the Belgians.

alowed to write home but are still allowed to receive letters Today I say one written by a friend from Essen to a soldier. the principal The 'Genend said: After four news item of which was that boys as gabled were drawn are bures and nothing exceeded the Weari we wre only now within the 120 class, who are

entirely misleading and contrary to cynicism with which this operation

The past week's struggle has been sight" of decisive point.

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as eighteen years, old, have to oportet. Admiral, von Capelle atutes was carried out, inflicting a

mare purely a battle of infantrymen the Gennaus inve still get.

into the Military Authorities, between that something over 2,000,000 gross deeper and more difficult injury to than might have been anticipated in sch France, upisal reserves and fresh Mare 18 and April 12. Youths of tours were built annually in the past head than the destruction of agricul- a war of movement. Apparently the Divisions, the battle will proceed the 1910 class have been captured ten years, including Allied and turul prosperity. It was the busi-Tanks, armoured cars and cavalry har snd the next shock must be vapeet-in the recent battle. It is their

eremy countries. The actual figuresness of the Allies to remedy this not been in action on either side. We ed as soon as the food pouring in first appearance on the Front are 2,530,351 gross tons. Admiral gross wrong and Great Britain and power, swaying with ceaseless attack through Bailleul fap towards Haze-Fringe, boys of this class are, this von Capelle adds:The entire out-America would do their utmost in and repulse, with the vital issue carried is the anxious problem as to whether brouck is chrehod. The battle might month, being called up for their put to-day cannot be more, owing this direction.

our powers of endurance can wear down continte for a month or more but

the repeated bull-rushes of vastly superior numbers, before a decision in the enemy would be held until his

reached. exhausted and his sus are numerical superiority worn down vanishing point. Then a um would come, with the help of the | March 21st down to April 15th.} American Divisions.

* In conclusion the General spoke

with Putin confidence as regards) positions lost and announced in last evening's Batch communiqué. Hel described then after a rapid glance

preliminary year's training.

In

to labour hud material difficulties."

A message received by way of cor.The actual world's output, excluding rection, says The figure of 106 caemyenony countries, stuounted divisions giren in this message is apparently a telegraph error. It has been 2,700,000 gross tons'and tise output

cially stated that 120 enemy divisions is rising mapilly, have participated in the battle since

M. CLEMENCEAU COMPLETELY

CONFIDENT.

AN

ترمیم

RECRUITMENT OF COLONIAL CIVIL SERVANTS.

to

A MOST GRATIFYING

RESPONSE.

LONDON, April 15.

Admiral von Capelle, tries to mis confusion regals the figures 3,000,000 and 2,000,000 tons and the In the House of Commons, reply actual output last year. Everyone ing to Sir R. J. Price, Mr. W. A. S. knows that no forecast was ever Hewins, Baler Secretary of State given that 3,000,000 tons, or even for the Colonies, stated that every 2.000,000 tons would be completed possible facility for enlistment, and At the as our of the inevitable. Clemenceau expresses complete last year. Three million tons is the in suitable cases; for obtaining com- i

LONDON, April 19.

A message from Paris says that

ductiations of the Front and ex pressed unbounded faith in the confine in the result of military ultimate rite of production which,missions had been afforded to civil British Aring.. During the retreat operations,

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GERMAN REPORTS.

Loxos, April 10.

A wireless Gennan official message, states:--

are now down to a sheer contest of man

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All night long a most intense bom bardment prevailed and was probably accounted likely to forestall all re- sistanes, but the Germans speedily found they were mistaken, for the Belgians put up a fight ranking as one of the epice of their splendid story, finally driving back the Germans in confusion and taking more than 600 prisoner. The front of this brilliant victory was a stretch of six kilometres between Kippe and Langemarck.

ENEMY GUNNERS SUFFER HEAVILY.

The barassing fire of our artillery apen enemy communications has greatly increased in intensity. The Germans suffered besty losses ia gunners-thus,

gunner.

as the First Lord stated in the House servants and others militarily eligible of Commons, is well within the in the Colonies und Protectorates, across the devastated region two

present and prospective capneity of and the response had been most British corps operated under him.

the shipyards and marine engineering gratifying. Ceylon had furnished on April 15 the 13rd Field Artillery He spoke in warnest praise of their

I works of the United Kingdom....

separate unit and the Eastern Regiment bad four of its guts knocked fighting spirit. Despite the trenwnd-

out by aur batteries, all the personnel Aduimal von Capelle still relies Chantes hnd-reloused us many men but two being casualties, and one ous battering they received he said fe British fought like madren. He

upon exaggerated figures of lowes cold possibly be spared. The battery of the 61st Reserve Field' was specially grateful for the co Following the retreating enemy. The average monthly lows of British principle of substitution had been Artillery lost all five of its officers and operation of the "British artillery we captuird Zonnebeke and drove ships last year, including narige resorted to as far as possible, but most of its non-commissioned officers and placed reservedly at his dismal back the enemy behind Steenbrock risk, was 381,000 gross tons, whereas in tropical Colonies; few men and Land "concluded:"The Gennans ure A

Admiral von Capelle bases his argu- fewer women were available as counter-thrust southward of .consuming Divisions at such a rete Blankaert Lake was checked by our

nient on an average loss from sub-substitutes for men of military age.

of 600,000 tons. that they cannot last. We have

forward movement: #bore

with Burs

puins-taking

We gained ground northward of mouthly. The figures for the last economy; nevertheless we bold the

quarter ended March 81st which Lys taking over 2.500 prisoners will be published shortly will vi "enemy."

The Correspondent then analyses during the past few days and mumer dicate the statements as regards the

ous machine-guns.

continuance of the drop in the rate of loss.

the German strength as follows:- The Germans possess about 240 Divisions but we must allow for the existence of others from reserves. There are 200 enemy Divisions on the Front in France and Belgium,

A strong French thrust northward of Firey sanguinarily failed:

LONDON, April 19.

A wireless German official message

stutes

narines alone

The First Lord has already assured the House of Commons as regards

the adequacy of the supply of steel to give the desired output and at the "trong French attacks north-west- present time all the shipyards are

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

+

MAN-POWER BILL RECEIVES: ROYAL ASSENT.

105 of which have already been eward of Moreuil, sanguinarily broke fully supplied with it. gaged in the offensive. Twenty of down. the Divisions in France are Lung- sturners, holding quiet sectors, principally in the Vosges, and can- not he employed in Picardy “or Flanders. It is certain the enemy has other entirely fresh Divisions to pise on our Front and also Divisions -distributed on the Eastern Fronts, therefore we must reckon for the appetence of another 70 eneiny visions on our battle-front. At

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SUCCESSFUL RAIDS AND AERIAL WORK BY BRITISH.

LONDON, April 19. A Litish official message from Italy states:

The Manchesters and South Stal.

fordshires both successfully carried out rails last night, killing 50 Aus

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HOLLAND'S EXPENSES DUE TO THE WAR.

BIG LOAN PROPUSED.

AMSTERDAM, April 19. In the Second Chamber, the Finance Minister declared that in consequence of Holland's financial position, the most rustic mansures were necessary, and ho suggested raising a loan of one-and-a. half milliard florins to cover the war crisis, expenditure which had already exceeded one, milliard forisa

The Finance Minister stated that he hoped the army could be partly demobi- lined when the big ofensive in the West concluded and Holland's dangers were

LONDON, April 19. In the House of Lords, the Maulessened." Power Bill passed through all stages and has received Royal Assent. THE MAN-POWER BILL.

LONDON, April 19. The only alteration in the Man-Power Bill made by the House of Lords and

We

THE EXCLUSION OF THE, CLERGY.

INDIA AND THE MAN-POWER QUESTION.

Den Spita, April 19. The Viceroy, has cancelled bin tour and arrives here with Mr. Montagu (Secretary of State) when a conference

CALCUTTA, April 19, Surrendranath "Banerjee, and other responsible Bengali leaders have notified the Vicaroy of their readiness to make the fullest sacrifice to guard the

the present rate of consumption in German Divisions, this will take

accepted by the Government and the will be held in connection with Mr trians and taking 22 prisoners. Out House of Commons was that all men Lloyd George's appeal for increased about another Kix weeks' fighting.

When the enemy began the battle losses were very slight. Fine wea exempted after April 30, except in the war efforte he prepared for very heavy losses, they yesterday enabled much aerial case of protected industries must join especially of officers, arranging "for activity and there was heavy air-the Volunteers. the latter by spare cadrex accon fighting. We carried out several panying the artillery transport and long-distance reconnaissances. trains, in order immediately to all destroyed eleven enemy machines The Bishops of Lincoln, Salisbury, up the casualties. This precaution and drove

down another out of con- Chichester and Bristol write to the Tener sacred soil of the motherland of the| was necessary, because, departing trol. The

anti-aircraft guns brought protesting strongly against the excision Empire and have circularized represents from their rule that enemy officers down a further machine today. All of the clergy from the Man-Fower Bill, tive Bengalis advocating modified must lead the men into battle it is

nfirmag that the Archbishop of conscription for the duration of the war. noteworthy that the Germans are

Canterbury's,expression of regret in the House of Lordant the withdrawal of the endeavouring by very possible

clause voined the grave couclusion of means spore the lives of the

the Bishora as a whole. remaining regular officers, and an enemy battalion now takes the field with only two regular officers. The rest are reserve officers who have

our racrines returned.

NEW MEDICAL SERVICES ANSPECTOR.

Losos, April 15 Major General Bir William Babtie,

FRENCH HIGH MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.

SUCCESSFUL RAID BY FRENCH.

LONDON, April 18.

A Franchi communiqué says

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attempting to reach our hoes.

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BRITISH AND FRENCH COHESION' NOWHERE BROKEN.

FARIS, April 18 A semi-oficial message states: Yesterday was a day of defst for the Germans, who hoped by desperate efforts to overwhelm the British. This plan: was baffled and the French are now effectively co-operating.

Half the German Divisions available on the Western Front have already been engaged afta only twenty-six days, and the British and French cohesion is nowhere broken and no decision bas been reached.

It is a contest of endurance and we

are justified in asking whether the tactical advantages gained by the Germans are not disproportionate to their efforts and whether they will be sble to contious to the finish

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FRENCH FRESS COMMENT.

PARIS, April 18 The Prew regarde Lord Milner's British Cabinet's intention to pursue appointments indication, of the

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