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THE CURE BY MUSIC.

A MEMORY MYSTERY

No one specially noticed the slim, pale faced man, with overboat tightly button- ed, who slowly ascended the spacious stops fronting the great public hall

He took a chuir at the end of a tow near one of the doors and leaned back,. closing his eyes no though tired. The

THE

WAR.

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Franco-Belgian Front.

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1917

CAPTURED. SEVERE FIGHTING IN THE AIR.

organ recital was free music is com NINE HUNDRED GERMANS forting even when one is ill, and he must be worse to-night, he thought, for he felt queerly light in thy head. The hail might have been the vestibule of another and a quite different world, the Inmeuse organ, stately and shadows, towering Into its gloomy arched recess, seamed mysterious and oppressivo. He sat there with folded hands, trying to rest.

Presently the fainous organist arrived, switched on two grech-shaded lamps that lamed the white odgos of the four manuals, and took his place, selecting stops here and there with deft fingers from the compact ranks at each side.

LONDON, May 6th. /50 Douglas Haig's communiqué states: On Thursday we took upwards of 300 prisoners, including 28 officers.

fo-day we strengthened our position an the captured sector of the Hindenburg line. We progressed, castward along the

mumy a trench killing miny

Though there are not insty prisonera, it is estimated that the Germans suffered heavier casualties than in any previous day's battle.RPAKA

THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCES:

INDIA'S REPRESENTATION

LONDON, May 5th.

Reuter's correspondent sums up the position thus What Hindenburg The Imperial War Conference com sought most desperately to evade is hap-munique, (extracts from which werd pening, namely the exhaustion of German cabled on the 2nd inst.) states thut the man-power at a pace spelling the early resolutions concerning the representar defeat of Germany, tion of India in the future Imperial Co

The Canadinn success at Freamoy ferences, and the position of Indiana is breaks the Oppy-Mericourt line, of which self-governing Dominions, were marked by the double first set of trenches bave been generous expressions of oppreciation on captured, and when Arleux was taken.nl sides of the nasistance given by Indis #second set. To day the English troops in the prosecution of the war below the Canadians took the whole of the main trenches to Oppy, where they fought most fiercely with two Prussian Reserve Quard Divisions Machine-guns in the trees have never been used on such a scale as in Oppy Wood, which was a perfect rookery of gunners, who hid be- hind trees on inders nailed to the trunks when the British shrapnel was around.

The observations of the Dominions re- presentatives, and the sympathetic treat- most of the subject, gave the keefeat satisfaction to the representativen of India

RUSSIA AND THE WAR.

THE RECENT MANIFESTO.

There was savere ain-fighting on Thurs- day. Three enemy machines were brought

The battle of Bullecourt, where the

PETROGRAD, May 4th M Miliukoff has transmitted to the down. Five were driven down out of A deep, urgent please rolled through control, two were shut down by gan redenburg Line was broken, was most Allied Governments, the recent manifesto

amazingThe British pushed to the far the hall from the pedal pipes the theme and another was forced down behind our edge of the village and faced a German to Russians explaining the war and its of a fugue. As it progressed unfolding lines. Two of our machines are missing counter-attack Simultaneously the Ger objects. It impresses on Russians that these entirely coincide with the princi mans strongly established themselves in ples enunciated by eminent Allied states and evolving among stricate accompani ments, a girl near the listener began GERMAN ADMISSIONS

side the village Hence four lines wore reen, including President Wilson, and munching biscuits from a paper bag.

LONDON, May 4th. engaged, the two middle lines froing both says that New Russia is determined to The nian felt for a moment that he could A German official wireless message wave Soldiers described the position 28. end the war victoriously. anateli it from her, for he loven good | states: “A freal English attempt to break a double sandwich, the tanglo boing GOVERNMENT'S RESIGNATION music; but the rising splendour of sound through between Acheville and Queant unravelled by the hardest hand-to-hand quelled his resentient. For now the with 18 or 17 divisioné failed. Repeated fighting the rulers acting

teod-stopg were apenking, their brilliant tones swelled like a high wind, wovo pleasant piercing harmonies of their own, and died away; marvellous flights of notes rose, like a flock of white birds, circling for a while, then fluttering to earth and resting there in a weinly maze of sound. And through it all to this listener was a distince echo as of march

ing bion.

* That was cutions. There was little in the music to suggest an easily caught rhythm, yet into his vision came the picture of a long line of soldiers winding into the distance, and into his cars como the clear strains of the band that led them, the dull pulsations of the drum, heir and the persistent tramp, tramp of fect. So long was the line that the men who passed close to hit scammed balf a step out with those in front near the band. Some of them were sing ing, what was it they sang? What face was it he sought! He hardly knew

The fugue finished in a peal, of harmonious thunder BU strong and bearti ful that the girl with the biscuits glanced up in innocent amazement that such a volume of music could come from the

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But they were clouded and tame as though seen and heard through a veil.

Ho gazed at the great organit seemed suddenly to assume a threatening aspect the rows of white-edged Zeyh were the fange of a huge motionless beast, snarling and ready to spring on him, and the two green-shaded specks of light were its angry eyes. It filled the hal-it loomed over him; his brow grew cold and damp with fear. And then percifully, the organist came back, the instrument receded to an awful dis SQUARE" end of a telescope, and the second item tance, as if viewed through the wrong

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attacks from dawn until night were broken down.

The enemy only succeeded in entering Fresnoy

Small portions of troneus near Bulle court remained in the enemy's hands.. We inflicted heavy losses and captured a thousand prisoners,

The enemy had assembled strong bodies of covalry to the south-east-of-Arras-

The battle continues. The artillery is most intense between the Aisne and ||Brimont****

Shverhi Trench attacks were broken down near Braye and Winterberg.

The enemy lost ten neroplanes. The Russians unsuccessfalls attacked to the north of Susita valley.

ALATER REPORT

LONDON May 6th.

A German official message says British attacks on both sides of Bulle court and strong French attacks between Berry-att-bio and Brimont were repulsed,

GOOD WORK BY BELGIAN AVIATORS:

LONDON, May 5th.

A Belgium communique reports that Allied asiators bombarded the German aviation centre of Tihistelles. The Bel- gians dropped 1,500 kilogrammes of pro- lectiles during the night BRILLIANT FRENCH ATTACK.

CHAONNE CAPTURED

LONDON, May 5th, 5

The intensity of the artillery fighting can be imagined from the fact that every. battery of the British and Germaans on the whole front was tring continuously for twelve hours at a high speed,

A CURIOUS POSITION Below LONDON, May 4th. Bentor's correspondent at the British Headquarters states: The position at Bullecourt is curious and interesting To the cast, we are in strength right across the Hindenburg Line, a sector of which we hold, running in the direction of Queant. Thence our line formia a dis jointed salient around all but the northern entrance to Bullecourt, which is reported fall of Germans whose retire ment is apparently endangered

The struggle for Oppy has produced striking situation to the north of the village, where a considerable length of trench is at present urtenable by either side, owing to the mutual concentrations

of machine-guns

DEMANDED.

PETROGRAD, May 4th, Milinkoff's Note to the Allied Governments, proclaiming Russin's re lvo not to conclude a separate pouce, determination to secure a decisive victory, and denying any slackening in the com sion struggle, was published yesterday in Petrograd and evoked strong manifesta- tions for and against the Government. An enormions erowd assembled in front of the Ministerial offices and was address- ed by the Ministers M. Shingareff and M. Rodziankoonid enthusiatic applause. Later, when the workmen, left the lactors

and workshops, counter demonstra ions, occurred, in which various regi ments joined, demanding the resignation of the Provisional Government. The Council of Workmen and Soldiers pro- posed a joint session with the Govern ment to consider the situation.

NO SEPARATE PEACE.

LATER The Joint Session opened at 10 o'clock THE FRENCH FRONT,

fist night. LONDON, May 4th. M. Milinkoff can on the balcony dur A French communiqué states-Theing a suspension of the sitting an artillery is most active in the region to addressed a huge crowd. He declared the north-west of Rheims.

that Russia must never consent to a

We have again progressed in the woods to the west of Mont Cornillete

We stopped dead in enemy attack to the west of Morthomme.

Five enemy aeroplanes have been brought down and it appears that thres others reported seriously damaged on the

2nd fort, wire also brought down Naval Activities.

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FRENCH SHIPPING"

LONDON, May oth

A French communiqué states:-A bril liantly conducted operation made us masters of the village of Craonne and several strong points to the north of it. One hundred and fifty prisoners have

The French shipping report for the been counted up to the presentweek ending April 27th states that the

After lively artillery preparation in the region north-west of Rheins we launched an attack, carrying the first German lines on a front of four kilometres and cap turing 600 prisoners

There was furious artillery duel of the concert began throughout the day in Champagne to the Ah! This time it was a march some smith and south-west of Moronvillers, thing with a tune in it." to which the crowd could tap out the measure with REDUCING GERMAN MAN- their toes and feel happy; something

POWER which they might even bang out on their plance afterwards at home. And how quickly, now, did these endless four of DETAILS OF THE GREAT BATTLE marching men flash before his mental vision! How splendidly they tramped on, full of life and health and energy and juility, to that inspiring melody How exquisitely regaler was the swing of that vista of bending knees and os cillating arms—like a thousand parts of single human machine, a pendulum beating the strict time of warran Of war that was it be remem be remem bered it all

LONDON, May 4th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- porta Fresnoy and the positions which we have captured to the north and south of that place were severely counter attacked last evening, but we maintained all the positions

There has been severe fighting in the heavily counter attacked, to the rast of neighbourhood of Bullecourt. The enemy

the village last evening, on the sector of the Hindrulurg Line which we captured yesterday morning. The attempt failed with heavy lossen.

Magnificently the organist played, as one who loved is task, bringing out the full rhythm of the march by skilful use of the pedals until the deep notes There was fighting also during the boomed like drumbeats through the lum- night near Cherisy Astride the Arras ming, air of the hall War that line of Cambrai road. We were compelled to men really endless would I hover can beastrons that dadvanced position reven figure, the face for which the captured during day. listener was watching so keenly ForWe further progressed to the north- now he could see the face of the men west of St. Quentin and north-east of as they insung by, and some of them he Hurgicolines where we captured Malakoff recollected well On they went, each farm man free and separute, yet giving to the whole long line, in spite of the lif and heave of his own shoulders, hig portion of the amooth, collected move ment that seemed as soft and complete as the rise and fall of a wave Away composed of a thousand parts where was the one part for which he was searching?

Tramp, tramp,

tramp the

DESTIRATE HAND TO HAND'

FIGHTING

arrivals numbered 980 vessels, above 100 tons, and the departures, 905

Ons vessel of over 1,600 tons and five of less tangage were either submarined or

ined

Eight Yussels were unsuccessfully

attacked,

Three fishing boats were sunk,

separate resec Sobody must be enti

tied to charge Russia with betraying her

Allies The provisional Government was

sailing ship unable to move without wind which was the confidence of tho people. He append to the citizens triat in it (Prolonged cheers )

INDIA'S WAR CONTRIBUTIONS

THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

LONDON, May 4th. Referring to the mereuse in miscellane Our revenue, Mr. Bonnt Law said that it was thee to the loan so generously granted by the Raj They had undertaken the responsibility of a loan of a hundred millions. We do not know precisely how much they will be able to raise, but they accept liability for the balance. The amount expected to be raised from the Indian Budget was ten millions, which, with the interest rainining on the ninety milliona, makes the figure for which they | become responsiblo during the year over

DESTROYER MINED IN THE thirteen millions.

CHANNEL.

SIXTY-TWO MEN MISSING

LONDON, May 5th The Admiralty announces that an old- pedestroyer was mined and sunk in the Channel on Wednesday. An officer and 61 men are missinik su

AN AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK.

SUBMARINES REFUSE TO HELP THE CREW!

LONDON, May ath. The American steamer límckingham MAS attacked by two submarines simultane ously on Tuesday without warning. She manouvred for some time most skilfully, bite was laté torpedoed to help the crew

The submarines refused

in their boats, but two of the latter were picked up and landed in Ireland. A boat with fourteen occupants is chissing. ________ DUTCH TRAWLER SUNK

YMUIDEN, May 4th

A Dutch trawler has been torpedoed without warning off Terschelling The LONDON, May 4th crew fine bean lauded Special correspondents at the British Headquarters say that the Canadians fought, on the left and the Australians on the right of the British advance, English, Scottish and Irish troops occupying the

contre

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VENIZELOS.

PARIS, Olay 4th.

The Government bas ordered that two.

note of the giant organ wore resounding Important gains were made in the dire Greek destroyers be handed to M. Venize to their climax the roll of drums, the bright undertones of clarionets and tion of Cherisy and Bullecourt, where los to assure him communications with oboes, the clash and clang of cymbals, the Australians engaged in desperato the islands

the shrillery of fife and picco o the dark blasts of trombones all were there, Blling him with their enchantment and appeal. Somehow the band had come neater he saw the mon more clearly still as they filed past he saw a form, one fare only it smiled at him. He rose in his place and gazed at it. It was bis own.

street fighting. The Prussian Guarde Kerrisoning Fresnoy, were specially re- inforced with a view to attacking Arleus, General. but the Canadians anticipated this, and, surrounding Fresnoy, trapped part of the garrison, 208 survivors surrendering after brief fight with bombs and bayonets, Beyond Gavrellc, a windmill changed hands four times.

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which once he would have laughed at but he was not broken pirit. And

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GERMANT AND CHILE. REPORTED RUPTURE DENIED.

The music ceased the sound of measured footstep, Ended. He went out into the quich streste. Hy knew now what his memory bad recalled in ita sad groping among the motley store which he walked slowly back to the placehille constituted his life. That was himself, In that long marching line that sun browned fellow with the smiling eyes; himself an he had been. And now! Now he was broken in body and troubled by shadows and dreams and imaginatione

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where good people cared for him auff strove to win for bim renewed vigour and vitality he squared his shoulders and fell into stop with his invisible marching comrades; for he was glad at heart to have been with them once again. —Daily Mai

AMSTERDAM, May 5th. Berlin telegram denies that there has a rupture between Germany and

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