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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 90ra, 1917.

GERMAN GHOUL-LIKE

BARBARITIES.

AMERICAN MEASURES FOR WAR.

THE RUSSIAN SITUATION:

THE OATH OF OFFICE.

ANGLO FRENCH PROGRESS.

Franco-Felgtan Brorum

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH RIVZER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH SUCCESSES. MORE VILLAGES CAPTURED.

LONDON, March 28th,

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, says: Our cavalry cap tured the villages, Villers Faucon and Saulcourt, We drove off an attack at Equancourt with considerable German Losses

FRENCH PROGRESY

CONTINUED.

NUMEROUS CAPTURES

LONDON, March 28th.

A French communiqué states:-Be-

tween the Somme and the Oise, there is a violent reciprocal artillery duel on the front at Roapy. Esaigny and Benay, where our fire stopped dend several at tempts at an attack.

South of the Oise, we followed up car success, capturing all the lower forest country and the villages of Petit Barisis,

Naral Activities.

LATEST CABLES. {THROUGE HKUTER'S AGENCY.] SUBMARINISH.

A WEEK'S BRITISH SHIPPING.

LONDON, March 28th

The Admiralty announces that the arrivals for a week at British ports num- ber 2,314; sailings, 2,433; sonk, 18, over 1,000 tons (including the daturing), 7 under 1,600 tons unsuccessfully attacked; 13; fishing boats sunk, 10, of which 9 were

sailing boats. RUSSIAN SEA-PLANE ATTACK. NEAR CONSTANTINOPLE

Russian Front,

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{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

RUSSIAN OPERATIONS:

DESPERATE FIGHTING.

LONDON March 2901

Russian official report states -O uur western front German attacks cast of Illust and north-west of Postavy were repulsed.

In a right atinek at Boguchi, northrcast of Krevo, the enemy occupied part of our trenches, but an immediate counter-attack

restored the situation,

We attacked by gas on the Stokhod

river, in the region of Borovua.

LONDON, March 29th.

On the Roumanian front, south of the Russian sca-plane squadrons raided river Tchabarioche, we are fighting for Berkos, 25 miles north-west of Constau-}| positions lost on the 23rd instant, tople, and dropped 50 bombs on the The enemy, in an attack south of the ngueduct supplying Constantinople with

of Moinesti, river USB, south-east water. Another squadron bombed Tulichnoccupied part of our positions after a

desperato fight, DUNKIRK SHELLED.

TWO VICTIMS.

LONDON, March 29this German torpedo-boats fired 60 shells on. Dunkirk at two o'clock in the morning of the 26th instant. There were two victims,

EARLIER CABLES.

SUBMARINE WARFARE.

We catablished ourselves at two points Veneuil, and Coucy in Ville. Our ad WHY DETAILS OF SINKINGS ARE

on the Doignies-Lagnicourt road after a short fight, and made progress to the south and west of Croiselles, where we met with strong resistance. We carried out successful raids on the east of Aixnon- Lette and on the north of Neuville-St.- Vanst

CAVALRY CONSPICUOUS. CAPTURE VILLAGES AND LEADING THE PUSH.

LONDON March 28th. Reuter's Cormspondent at Headquar ter's in France, telegraphing this after- noon, states that the cavalry continues to play a big part in the advance, capturing two more villages. Since yesterday we have pushed on roughly, 3.000 yards on five mile front between Longu Vesnes

and Equaucourt.

The enemy's destructiveness has fre- quently been too thorough, having had to abandon large supplies of stores which might have been got away but for the time spent in cutting down orchards, and devastating flower gardens,

MORE TALES OF ROBBERY, Tales of robbery continue. In some cases the Germans make general levies prior to leaving, taking the last frano of the poor inhabitants, also all share certifientes.

FRENCH ACTIVITIES.

SANGUINARY FIGHTING.

LONDON, March 29th,

A Frenchi canimunique states that be tween the Somme and the Oise there has bega great reciprocal artillerying, especi- ally at the Essignay-Banny front

Our fire dispersed working parties south of St Quentin in Champagne. After a violent bombardment on the west of Malaons des Champagne, the Germans strongly attacked and gained a footing in some of our first line elements. Our firs smashed all attempts on Maisons des

Champagne, with sanguinary enemy

losses.

vance elements at some points reached the

western skirts of the forest of Sigobain, in the upper part of Cousy. The losses in this region were slight

soners.

NOT PUBLISHED.

LONDON, March, 28th, In the House of Commons, Mr. Mac namara explained that the accounts of smrings were not allowed to be published. becauses to do so would give information to the enemy which otherwise would nak

North of pissons, wo made important progress north of Nouville sar Margival,

A successful coup de main in Argonue resulted in the capture of twenty pribe obtainable. But in all cases the owners or Lloyds were confidentially informed. There has been a somewhat violent artil. The

former communicated with the lery duel at Verdun in the direction of relatives,

Hill 304, north of Bezonvaux,

FRENCH SHIPPING ARRIVALS

PARIS March 28th,

LONDON, March 28th,

A Frouch communique states:-There is nothing to report between the Somme and Oise.

South of the Oise, there is lively reci- procal artillery firing in the region east of the lower forest of Coney.

We have again progressed to north of the Ailette, and also in the sector east of Leuilly and Neuville sur Margival,

we carried several important points where y d'appui.

There is a most violent artillery strug- gle in the region between Butte de Mesnil and Maisons de Champagne,

FRENCH PREDICTION OF DESPERATE EFFORT,

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GERMAN CLAIMS.

LONDON, March 28th,

A German official wireless message pays: -The thaw has reduced fighting on the east front s

We penetrated the Russian positions on the north-eastern slope of Coman, in the wooded Carpathians, and we returned with

prisoners and booty

We stormed the fortifed ridge to the south of the Uz Valley, and took 180 pri soners. Counter-attacks failed,

The Balkans,

LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH MIUTER'S AGENCY. MACEDONIAN OPERATIONS, ENEMY ATTACK FOILED.

LONDON, March 29th.

A French Macedonian communiqué says-After violent artillery preparation The average daily number of mer the enemy attacked the trenches we cap. chantmen arriving in France during tured on the 28th instant at Cervenastena, February was 38, for the first fortnight of but our barrage stopped bim. March 110, and from then until March

MONASTIR PRISONERS. THAT immers maptured in the recent 25th, 131 BRITISH DESTROYER MINED. operations in the Monastir region total

SUNK IN THE CHANNEL

LONDON, March 27th The Admiralty announces that a British destroyer was recently mined and sunk in the Channel. Four officers and sever teen men were saved,

THE ASTURIAS."" GERMAN ACHIEVEMENT

LONDON, March 27th.

$104.

Italian Front

BARLIER CABLES. (THROUDS KRUTEK'S BOKNOT"] ITALIAN FRONT. VISITED BY SIR WILLIAM ROBERTSON

General

ROME, March 28th. Siz William Robertson

also

PADIE, March 28th, The Admiralty announces that the spent a week visiting the Middle and M. Painleve, Minister of War, in British hospital ship, the Asturias, while Lower Tongo and the Trentino fronta He urging the necessity of calling up the steaming with all navigation lights, all was given an andienos by the King, who 1918 Class, said: We are entering the distinguishing Ret Cross signs, and rested him with a high decoration.. A decisive phase of the war, but "decisive" brilliantly illuminated, was torpedoed distinguished French General is not synonymous with "short" The without warning on the night of March simultaneously visited the front, German retreat has proved the strength 20th

General, and co-ordination of the Anglo-French, but that does not mean that the Germen armies are weakening, rather that the enemy is mustering his strength for a desporate effort.

GHOUL LIKE ATROCITIES. GRAVES BROKEN OPEN AND 943 PILLAGED.

LONDON March 28th Reuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters states that the full atroi-

The military casualties are eleven dead and three missing, including a female staff nurse. Seventeen were injured. Tho crew casualties are twenty dead and ribe missing, Including a stewardess. Twenty two were injured."

ELA

LATEST CABLES, [THEOUGH BRUTEE'S AGANOE.]

NEW FRENCH LOAN

100,000,000 DOLLARS,

NEW YORK, March 28th,

The torpedoing of this ship in

Messrs Morgan announce a new French achievement claimed by the U hautal in a loan of $100,000,000 in two years notes,"

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German wireless Press message. **

MORE WOMEN THAN USUAL

ABOARD. More women were aboard than nevaljas many nurses whose service had expired were returning, eagerly anticipating s stay at Home,

On the left bank of the Meuse we mall-uses of the conduct of the Germans in toaned an effective and destructive fire on the evacuated territories is now only ap- enemy organisations on Hill 301 and Pearing. They not only broke open vaulte

One boat capsized while being launched in churchyards and used them as machine. 12. Morthomme (second).

some of the occupants being an hour in gun shelters, but systematically pillaged the water. The survivors were most the graves of the well-to-do for the zinc and lead linings of the confins, and possibly for ornaments and jewels.

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GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, March 28th. German official wireless message We counted one thousand dead Englishmen on the battlefield between

Several graves. In cemeteries were torn up in ghoul-like fashion, the coffins broken up, the remains of the dead scattered,

Lagnicourt and Morchies since March and rubbish and filth thrown into the 26th As evidence of the success of our plans, the French advance on the wosk “bank of the Oise, near La-Fere, collapsed

with sanguinary losses,

We captured trenches to the south of Ripont, and took three hundred prisoners, A counter-attack drove off French de tachments which had penetrated to the north of Ratime.

choery, being dressed in the most hetero geneous clothing pyjamas, quilte, etc Many had cut hands and feet.

Several of the Medical Corps, including three nurses, are missing.

The explosion was made worse both fact that the torpedo exploded in the bart yawning grates In contrast to this, the of the ship where the disinfer

were

Germans show an almost exaggerated re-stored the fumes from the chemical,

spect for their own dead. Their trim suffocating. and gaudy cemeteries abound with pom

The bodies of the Captain and twenty-

pous epitaphs to Fallen German four medical orderlies were landed on Heroes and with characteristically. Thursday morning all were wearing inscribed tombstones stolen Im neigh, life belts. Some had been drowned and

hanting French oresèries...

some had died from exposure,

eonvertible into twenty year bonds, with intores 53 percent., issuable at 98, collateral value $120,000,000

GERMANY'S FOOD SUPPLY.

HARVEST A MILLION TONS DEFICIENT

AMSTERDAM March 28th.

in the Reichstag Herr Batocki admitted that the harvest had been over-estimated Pig-stocks were insufficient, therefore many more cattle must be slaughtered The increase of agricultural products was Ampossible owing to labour shortage and transport difficulties He urged all to recognise the seriousness of the situation,

A Socilist member declared that the deficiency in the harvest was a millim

BRITISH PARLIAMENT. PROLONGATION BILL ISSUED.

LONDON, March 28th. The Parliament Prolongation Bill has been issued.

It provides for an extension to the 30th September.

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CLOSED ZONE EXTENDED.

HOLLAND NOTIFIED.

AMSTERDAM March 29th. The British Government have notified the Dutch Government of an extension of the zone declared closed from the 1st of April.

GERMAN JOURNAL'S WARNING DEMAND FOR POPULAR GOVERN, MENT

AMSTERDAL, March 28th, Vorwaerts, commenting on Russia, con tinues to warn the Government against new and dangerous chemy, namely:---- THE IMPERIAL WAR CABINET The conviction among free pooples (Int

WHAT IS ITS STATUS

LONDON, March 28th, In the House of Commons, Mr. Howa tree asked-Is the Imperial War Cabinet an executive body or only consultativo, like the Imperial War Conference!

Mr. Bonar Law--The Imperial War Cabinet is both executive and consultative, its functions being regulated by the nature of the subject under discussion.

Mr. Phlip. Morrell If it is executive, what is its relation to the War Cabinet of five? Is it superior or subordinatal

Mr. Bonar Law It is difficult and not very desirable to define relations, which are entirely friendly.

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA, MINISTERS TAKE OATH OF OFFICE.

they are defending the people's freedom. It again urges that the people should be given a greater shure in the Government.

The attitude of Formgerts is

significant of the fact that it tis under

Government control

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VOTES FOR WOMEN,

PRONOUNCEMENT BY MR.

ASQUITH.

LONDON, March 28th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith, in moving a resolution urging prompt legialation on the lines of the resolutions passed by the Speaker's Conference on Electoral Reform, declared that in view

of the war services of women and post-war questions regarding women's activities, it would be unjust nud inexpedient to withe hold the franchise from women.

THE GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE.

PETROGRAD March 20th, The Ministers took the oath of Office in the Senate, swearing to serve fraithfully and justly the people and the Russian States, sacredly gaiding its liberty, rights, honour, and, dignity, refraining from any

Mr Lloyd George declared that the attempts to restore the old regime, and soldiers must have a voice in the settle- swearing to take all measures to evoke ment of post-war conditions, and Indicat. a Constituent Assembly at

the soonested that the Government, were not prepared possible, on the basis of universal, direct, to adopt Proportional Representation. equal and secret suffrage, to transfer He paid a warm tribute to the services the Assembly all authority provisionally of the women munitioners, and said the excreised by the Government, and to bow Government proposed to leave the ques to the people's will as expressed it that tion of Woman's Suffrage to the House Assembly regarding the form of govern. He had no doubt want the vule of the ment and the fundamental nws of the

House would be (Cheers.) The Premier Ruasion State

hailed the Commission's franchise recom- mondations and appealed to the House to pass them substantially as made,

FABLISH CA HENS

A FIGHT TILL COMPLETE VICTORY IS ACHIEVED.

Mr Bonne Law, at a later stage, an- PETEOGRAD, March 28th.

nounced that, in view of the strongly ex- The principle, that the war must compressed opinion in debate favouring the tinue until complete victory is everywhere Electoral Conference recommendations, unanimously expressed by the Army, the the Goverancar Lad decided to introduce Navy and the people. The only differ « Bill giving effect to them

enres are regarding annexations, to which the most Redical elements are opposed

Feelings of solidarity between the soldiers and officers are increasing, and it is manifest that all realise the necessity of war to the knife against the enemy.

News from the front shows the same feelings there.

GENERAL IVANOFF ARRESTED LONDON, March 18th According to Reuter's correspondent a

General Ivanoff has been Petrograd, arrested at Kieff.

A POPULAR GENERAL.

PETROGRAD, March 28th, General Brusiloff has received the oath from the troops on the south-western front. The soldiers shouldered him to Head- quarters, where crimson shields were hanging inscribed ---- The troops will conquer the enemy as the nation has con- quered the dynasty.

FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS TO BRITAIN ASSUMED,

LONDON, March 28th. In the House of Commons, Mr Bonar Low stated that the News Russian tavern- meat had assumed the financial obligations of the old Government towards Britain, ARGENTINE GRAIN & FLOUR, EXPORT PROHIBITED

LONDON, March 28th, Henter's correspondent at Buenos Aires states that the exportation of grain end flour from the Argentine is prohibited, in order to secure the stocks necessary to the country.

HONOURING COLONIAL

DELEGATES.

THE FREEDOM OF LONDON

LONDON, March 28th,

The London City Corporation has de eiden to confer the Freedom of the City on General Smute, Sir Edward Morris, and the Indian delegates to the Imperial War Conference. The other delegates bave already received the FreedomPE

All the delegater Junched with their Majesties the King and Queen to-day

UNIONIST AMENDMENT

DEFEATED,

A Unionist amendment limiting elec toral reform during the way to the pro- vision of a new register and votes for Boldiers and sailors was rejected on division by 341 votes. to 62 Mr, Asquith's motion was afterwards un- animously carried amid loud cheers,

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AUSTR LIAN ELECTIONS.

MR. HUGHES CANDIDATURE.

MELBOURNE, March 28th, Reuter's correspondent at Melbourne

says that Mr. Hughes addressed threa thousand people at Bendigo. The sudi ence was most enthusiastic, waving finge singing the national anthems of the Allies und cheering.

Mr. Hughes' announcement that the question of compulsion might again to submitted to the electorate was com tinuously cheered. Mr. Hughes eloquently appealed for whole-hearted co-operation in organised efforts to increase the food supply, and generally to the people tas conduct the war by means of men, money, and products. He urged the need fort producte to help the Empire,

He defernced the methods of the Labour caucus and said Every loyal Australian is humiliated because in the Senate thes Labourites prevented Australis's repro- sentation at the Imperial Conference." 5. In order to refute false statements, Ifr.

Hughes announced that the soldiers' vote on conscription by means of the Referen dum was 72,000 for and 58,000 against, This announcement was loudly cleared.

AUSTRALIAN METALS FOR

BRITAIN

Mr. Hughes has declared himself rolid for Australia's ontpat of base metals Par ten years to go to Britai