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SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1918.

THE ZEEBRUGGE RAID.

ADMIRALTY PUBLISHES THRILLING DETAILS

(Continued from Pago 1.)

STORY TOLD BY CAPTAIN OF H.M.S. VINDICTIVE.

Lospox. April 24, The papers continue to publish full secusants of the magnificent work of the Zeebrugge and Ostend enter

prizes.

The Captain of the Vindictive

states:-

FULL NARRATIVE BY THE ADMIRTLTY.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE RENEWED OFFENSIVE.

THE CHINA MAI

HEAVY FIGHTING ON BRITISH FRONT.

"EASTERN - MAN'S GALLANT

CONDUCT.

MILITARY CROSS AWARDED.

LONDON, April 36.

GREAT BRITAIN'S - MUNI- TION RESOURCES.

"ENCOURAGING STATEMENT BY MUNITIONS MINISTER.

LONDON, April 25,7)

JUST RECEIVED A NEW SHIPMENT OF

ZENOBIA PERFUMERY

Lily of the Valley, Sweet Peas, Purple Heather, Rose Supreme, Oarnation, Freesis.

In the House of Commons Mr. Chen ZENOBIA BATH

The Gantle announce that the Mili- tary Cross has been awarded to Tem- porary Liant W. D. Woellwarth, attached to the Indian Cavalry, for hill announced that the British bad lost conspicuous gallantry and devotion to nearly a thousand guns by shellfire or (ENÉMÝ ATTACKS REPULSED, | duty.

capture and between four thousand and As Divisional Intelligenes officer, he five thousand machine-guns since March LONDON, April 23. accompanied a leading party, which 21. All losses had been replaced and Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig during a raid penetrated the enemy's in many cases more than replaced by reports:-

lines. Regardless of the danger, he ran the end of last week. (Cheers) in and around Villers-Bretonneuxner

The heavy Aghting a night long ahead of the party ordering the enemy Mr. Churchill said today we had His gallant action mere guns of practically every calibre continues. We regained ground in markedly contributed to the success of than wheir the battle begur The Ger- the enterprise and enabled much raluman claim to the capture of nearly double the number of gans mentioned was a able information to be obtained.

begrote e aggeration and untrue, but even if it had been true he believed he would still be been able to say that all our loses inguins had been replaced. Bogling the machine guns, tho Ministry of munitions had placed at the disposal of the Military and Air authori- ties more than twice as many guns as had been lost and destroyed."

Loxoox, Auril 20. The Adirirsity has issued n full narrative of the raid on 7 brugge and Ostend which in its stirring counterattacks and took a number of tails brings into strong relief both the whole of this front a most savers. prisoners. The Sghting yesterday on the immense difficulties of the task Heavy casualties were inflisted on the undertaken and the astonishing in eiemy, by the infantry and Tanks. The Before starting the Adreiral signs (genuity and rock su daring with northward of the Villers-Bretonneuz.St. enemy was thrice_repulsed with loss, allest St. George for England!"; which they were overcome. TheQuentia read. He used a taw Tanks în The Vindictive » replied. May we rusiative is full of thrilling episodes, this fighting. Also, late last night, baj give the dragon's tail a damned good | «periences of individual vessels Eailleul and was repulsed. The enemy attacked the French north-eastward of

vngaged and of the storming party early this morning renewed his attacks The Captain andis Before then the mole,

In this rector and on the British posi tions farther cast after an intense operation every man was' informed

bombardment. Fighting continues in this sector on a wide front

The enemy at night time attempted and was repulsed. a raid in the neighbourhood of Beneby

twist."

ATLA

before the

Hostile artillery was active at night rize in the Festubert and Robecq

sectors.

LATEST NEWS ENCOURAGING.

Naturally the most striking of fully as to the great rek, but tht these are the experiences of FT. s. single one backed ant. In one shop Pindighies which Isnded the fores on a certain tumber of mey were cader the mode, and her attendant ferry ed to be left, laat in alteost a innting bars, the Iris and the Daffodil. nus spirit they

As the Vindictive lay alongside the Captain and refused to love, so they made rolling and bumping against its- wore eventually taken abound one fanslations she was swept diagon- | hk Ship. All the ships started ally by shine-gun fire from both | off of great speed with smoke screen ends of the zucle, and bguyy batteries HEAVY FIGHTING ON VARIOUS craft al. Meanwhile a heavy ashow. The landing parties of

SECTORS. bombardment was being carried cât nurines and bluejackets were gather hy ruanitors. On emerging from: thejed on the main and lower decks, smoke serven, the mole of Zeebruggo. The commanders of both were killed erald be seen a hundred yards away, before the wond for assault was We get alongside the mole and do given. but the men were magnificent.fighting yesterday in the region of efforts grapple with it. The They had to mish aches swaying Daffodd," which was following eines Splintering gangways ant drop over extent, care un and in the most pasapet into a field of fire from gallant manner placed her towerman, machine-guns, then a fat-is still in progress

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ther dmp of sixteen feet on the mole itself: but nothing stopped the

derly and speedy landing... The storming and demolition patties on the mole met no resist

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LONDON, April 25. Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, says: Reuter's Correspondent at British

There was heavy and continuous

the Amiens-St. Quentin rond. Mout Kommel and Metaren and astride

The Bghting around Villers-Breton eux lasted throughout the night, and

Germans got a

From the direction of Hangard the footing in Bois d'Aquenne, the ansternmost of a little chain of woods skirting the Amiens Road, West of Bretonneux. We counter- attacked and drove back the caemy to the fringe of the wood.

Lieutenant Woellwarth before joined up was a member of the Char- tared Bank's Staff at Saigon.-ED.]

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

SEAPLANES SUCCESSFUL

ENTERPRISE

LONDON, April 95, An Italian official measaga soya- inst, secred two direct hits an an enemy A seaplane squadran, on the 22nd

torpedo-boat in the neighbourhood of Pola end slap heavily, bombed an enemy warship and torpedo-boats in Fakana

Besides meeting all needs of the great haithe as regarde neroplanen, the Air Ministry had been able to carry out the of Tanks had been so accelerated that programme of expansion. The outpat

Tank lost by oca of newer and better we were able at present to replace every pattern as fast as the Army could take delivery. The expenditure on amali arm ammunition last month did not exceed the maximum potential capacity GERMANY AND HOLLAND. of our factories without touching our

· enørmons · reserves. The very graE THE QUESTIÓN VERY SERIOUS. wastage of rifler had been carily and

promptly replaced. THE HAGUE, April 25.

Canal

In the first Chamber, the Foreign Minister, speaking on the rand and gravel question, declared he could not

He could not at present say, more. and must not conceal from the Chamber that the question was very serious

CHIEF QUESTION OF DISPUTE UNKNOWN IN LONDON.

LONDON, April 25.

sand and gravel is the chief questice of "It is still unknown in London whether dispute between Holland and Germany.

TROUBLE WITH REGARD TO EXPORTS.

Speaking in the First Chamber to-day, M. Loudon, Foreign Minister

indicated there were also the difficulties

with Germany as regards exports from

The latest news this morning is 14ce apart from intense and unremitdistinctly encouraging. We are re. Holland to Germany.

against the indielice and passion] the latter sideways against the rule, The Iris a's got alongside, 200 varle ahead of us. There was a 'inary swell: the ships were rolling and ver men had to climb along the brows! which was

very perilous task. especially as the ends of these brows WETU OUP USCent ten fert above thei wall, the next moment crashing to the wall itself. The way the unen got ashore was almost superbumian.

ting fire, the Germans having on the taken ground at several places and the approach of the ships retired to the general position is considerably in shore end of the mole. The demolis proved

In the Bretonneux fighting Tanks tion parties curried gut the work in were used by both sides. Ours did perfect order, destroying building well in support of the infantry. Two after building. Meanwhile the bleek got among the Germans and did

great execution.

off.

The enemy launched a very heavy attack against the French in the region of Iranoutre last night, penetrating a section of the French front line. The French promptly counter-attacked and restored the position.

It was not only a case of barefoot ships were stealing to the mouth of seamen running along the deck, but the ml. The Thetis wine first, of men carrying heavy necoutre strumming into

tornado of shalis ments, bouts, Lewis guns, and other in the shore batteries. The bulk things along a very narrow and of the crow had already been taken

At two o'clock this morning, an Infortunately her propeller intense gas barrage was opened against exceedingly unsteady plank.

Twenty-five minutes after we were found the net defence and this renthe French Front in Flanders, ala alongside the blockships were seendered her unmanageable. The bat against some of our troops acting with rounding the lightheuse, heading for teries pounded her. She found her them. About two hours later deep waves of infantry delivered an assault, the cinture of the canal, and well sinking still hundreds of yards Fighting is still in progress. knew that the work of covering their from the mouth of the canal. After entrance had been accomplish. Į signalling in vahable information her Fifteen minutes later there was a commander drew the changes and tremendous explosion ut the shore sank her.

end of the mole and we knew ouri submarine had got in between the piles und the viaduct connecting the mole and the shore, and we knew the submarine's,crew had blown up i

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(Message incompleft.}'

* COMPLETELY. SUCCESSFUL."

LATER.

naval source that the latest reports. Reuter is informed from a high

show that the Zeebrugge operations were coupletely successful,

KAISER VISITS ZEEBRUGGE.

The enemy was beaten off in various minor attacks.

ZEEBRUGGE RAID.

SENSATION AMONG GERMANS.

Referring to the shipping question, pledge that ships which left or were he said England had given a written leaving the Fast Indies since March

ad would not be scized.. GERMAN CAVALRY QUARTERED

ON FRONTIER

AMSTERDAM April 25, The Telemark Correspondent at the Dutch-Westphalian frontier states that the Germans are preparing to quarter cavalry at the various German frontier places in Westphalie, bitherto guarded. only by Landeturmers. The preparations have caused 4 sensation among the frontier inhabitants.

German papers appearing at frontier places contain alarming reports about possible complications with Holland.

·ANOTHER WARNING FROM:

GERMANY.

STOCKHOLM, April 2 Telegrams are published daily from Germany about the strained relations between Germany and Holland.

Again Germany gives a warning of her future action by her agents, attributing all sorts of intentions to the Allies as regarda Holland.

AMSTERDAM, April 25. The Telegraaf's frontier Correspondent

He confirms that the exploding of the states that the Zeebrugge mole has bean entirely separated from the shore. THE RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET. submarine made a breach at least twenty-five metres wide. The opening |- is clearly visible from Cabzand. It divides the pier into two parts. The breach is near the coast, proving that the submarine, despite nets, etc., pene- trated far into the harbour.

A Russian

THE DEPARTMENTS CALCULATIONS,

Our preperations had contemplated a period of supreme battle intensity this year from the third week of February. As the German offensive opened a month later we were at present between a week and three weeks to the good on our original calculation, which provider for: fighting season considerably heavier the Army ring during the whole, Volume of abeils than they expeaded on the weekly average of the great offansire bastles last year, and over double the volume of shells expended during the tion alse provided for carrying forward Somme offensive of 1016. The calcula into 1919 sufficient reserves to allow the step higher in 1919 in weight, intensity aggregate British total to mount one

and power.

munitions would enable us to carry on support undoubtedly the supply of If the workers continued their loyal

the battle at the supreme pitch of intensity and with continually growing power, as far as munitions were con- cerned, throughout the whole possible. fighting portion of 1918 without com. promising our requirements: for 1919. (Chcers).

MUNITION WORKERS RELEASED

FOR THE ARMY S Since May last the Ministry of Munitions had released over 100,000 men for the Army and continued to release them at the rate of over a thousand daily

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Paying a tribute to the munition workers Mr. Churchill stated that recently less than one-sixth of the total time worked had been lost owing to disputes, while this lose had been more than wiped out by extra time worked at Easter. Let de end this carping About the attitude of Labour regarding, the war. We ought to congratulate ourselves on the loyal-hearted people whose servante we have the honour to be."

THE AEROPLANE OUTPUT.

the submarine, entting off the role from the shure. The crew got away

Mr. Churchill paid a warm tribute to in a small nator skiff, but the pro

GERMANY ASKED FOR the work of the three-quarters of a

ASSURANCES. pellor was lost and she had, to be

million women munition workers, to whom over nine-tenths of the whole LONDON, April 25. ... paddled against, a heavy tide, under

manufacture of shells was due. We ware machine-gun fire from a range of ¦

that Germany has been asked for an assur

message statea

now turning cut more aeroplanes a week AMSTERDAM, April 26. enly a few feet., A large number of

than for the whole of 1914, more par anca that the Russian Black Sea Fleet month than for the whole of 1915, and Gerrans were on the viaduct a few

On the shore side of the harbour lies while obeying the torms of the peace more per quarter than for the whole of According to a Berlin telegrain, the Kaiser visited Zeebrugge on April the wreck of a two-fcinelled torpedo-boat treaty by remaining in Sebastopol, 1916, and the output in 1018 would be feet above the submarine firing" the

Many German wounded have been would not be seized or damaged by several times the output of 1917 23 and inspected the scene of the sent to Bruges, The enemy loses were German bmarines, which are apTheir quality in every way had im machine-guns. Every one of these!

aval operations and gathered an undoubtedly great. The entire garrison pareally about to blockade Sebastopol proved. He confidently anticipated Germans went up with the viaduct.

account of the fight froin' a captured sirens, and the ringing of bells The GERMAN OUTRAGES IN UKRAINE the Allies and increasing superiority

was called up during the night hy "The cheer that went up fra nor

the primacy of our air service among British Captain of Marines who said frightened inhabitants fied to Rus men when they saw the terrific' ex!

over that of the enemy. plosion was one of the finest things the attack was prepared and started capelle and Bruges. The raid created on four accasions it was abandoned the greatest sensation, the people

occurred.

The Correspondent emphasises its moral significance..

I have ever heard. The only ques" owing to the vigilance of the German scarcely believing that, a landing had!

outpost bunts.

· FOOD SCARCE AT PETROGHAD.

A CRITICAL SITUATION,

LONDON, April 26.

THE MISLEADING GERMAN

"REPORT.

tion the wounded men usked was: Have we won?' as if it had been a football match. One poor fellow, Jying on the deck with one arm shot off, waved the other as I passed, say ing, The very best of luck to you,

LONDON, April 25. Sir."

The leading blockship ran

There is much amusement over lant A wireless. Russian official notice night's German communiqué camouflag ground close of the entrance to the esmal on the edge of the channchand addressed to the Councils and Deju- ing the Zeebrugge was sunk us far as possible, nertas ties in the Corn provinces, says the prinese and Ostend entere the channel. She signalled to the food situation ut Petrograd is again other two, which went past her, critical; only one day's supplice being straight through the canal entrance available, and it urgently asks for and inside the shore line

bélp. "Rather over an hour after the Vindictive got alongside the situs tion was this: The blockers had

passed in ard got to the end of the

UHLANS RAIDING FOR FOOD:

LONDON, April 25.

THE GAS WEAPON. -The Uhlans continue to raid Ukraine for foodstuffs.

Regarding poison gas, officers coa- cerned therewith had told him that Peasants with machine-gunat Masseerav were surrounded and taken undoubtedly out games killed more prisoners by three squadrons he Germans that German gases killed our compelled them to disarm. They were men but the German irritant gues thes mercilessly akin by the Uhlansively transient nature. Our gas masks inflicted more casualties of a compara-

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In the, House of Commons, replying to Major Nowman," Unionist member Germet would minimise them and seen in the Press a report that a mem Although it was fully expected that for Enfield, Mr. Balfour said be had cisim that they sank the ships we sank, ber of the Sacred College had recently we were now producing guns very what the communiqué does not explain pledged himself to prevent conscription is how it was possible to make a landlog in Ireland, but he could hardly beliera rapidly As far as could be foreseen we on Zeebrugge mole in the teeth of the that when the Military Service Act was would have sufficient gum in 1918 to. mines and fortifications and take the legally applied to Ireland any member fire more than all the ammunition ships out again when the work was of the Sacred College would oppose the we could aufnature THE IRISH VICEROYALTY... | accomplished. It is taken for granted law of the land. Doubtless the Vatican that the unpleasant facts will be kept was kept fully informed ha this cont LONDON, April 26.

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rum They could not do more. The

It is rumoured that Lord Wimborne viaduct had been blown up and the is retiring from the Viceroyalty of mole stormed. If would only Juve Ireland. meant sacrifice of life for the board- ing party to remain longer, so signale withrdaw were given, and all that

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LONDON, April 25

A German official message anys de 200afíbává Mariare operašjing from the Flanders Clast ist undisturbed, he the

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