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U.S.4.'È IMPERATIVE DUTY,

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While admitting that the situation a is Ices autisfactory, own to the low of Remmel, the outcome of the pre- sent operations in the West depends toa man-power. The enemy's ut

tenipt to paralyze the independent will-pazer of the British Commisad French communiqué states his failed owing to the unity of There were furious bombardments cominand of the Allies haying ex- et Villé Bretonneux, on the Lace tended the openitions to a broader and west of Noyoù.

SITUATION REVIEWED.

NEWS DISTINCTLY HEARTENING.

AND CONTINUOUS.

HEAVY

FIGHTING ALL SUBMER AND AUTUMN.

field, presenting their full and unted strength to a hostile attack, to defeat the enemy intention to achieve decision and ending the war by the destruction of the Alfed forces in the hell, before additional: British, aml French levies and American reine forcements can take up their pos • tionă.

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LONDON, April 20 The weekend reports from the men in the fekki

the gaps.

Front are distinctly heurtening, calling up ve showing that the Germans were prevented from dxploiting the Kem nel sueces, thanks to the stout The conceptiore of the Enemy

Command by an cov resistance of the British and French

ment to force the ret On the whole, indeed, the enemy British on Arms and basen somewhat pushed back,

supture Arns Fand Amie losing raore heavily even than he did When storming Mount Keminel. The wipt out the Ypres salient. American ove Vormezeele-two local points of action in various engage fighting fought with very furious acquitted themselves, well in

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WATCHES THE SLAUGHTER AT KEMMEL

The Kaiser watched the battle for Kemniel Hill on the 25th,

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