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THE WAR.

HOLLAND AND THE ALLIES. NEGOTIATIONS FOR ECONOMIC ARRANGEMENT

AMERICAN DIVISIONS IN READINESS.

THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.

HOSPITAL-SHIP ATTACKED.

Branco-Belgian Front.

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Tacos REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH FRONT.

ENEMY TRENCHES RAIDED

LONDON, March 14th Fiold-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re portsWas raided the enemy's trenches south-eastward of Epchy and brought back prisoners.

We successfully repulsed an attempted raid northward of the Ypres Staden rail

way.

There was reciprocal artillery fring south-westward of Cambrai.

Thero is increasing hostile artillery fir ing in the Neuve Chapelle and Fru- quisenrt sectors.

STRONG POINT RAIDED. Field-Marshal Bir Douglas Haig re- ports-We successfully raided a strong pomt south-eastward of the Polygon

GERMANYE.

OFFENSIVE

SATURDAY-MARCH Jüte~ 1918.

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al Activities.

AMSTERDAM, March 13th

A frontier correspondent announces

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that the Kaiser the Crown Prince, HOSPITAL SHIP ATTACKED General Hindenburg and General Ludes dorff are expected at Brussels at the end of the week going thence to the Flan- ders Front

Germen oficers in Brussels consider that an offensive will begin with the greatest violence at Ypres,

FRENCH FRONT,

MARKED ARTILLERY ACTIVITY

PARIS, March 13th.

The enemy "raided, a post eastward of A communiqué states that there was Zonnebeke. A few of our mon are marked artillery activity in Argonne and missing.

on the right bank of the Mense. Three raids further south were success GERMAN ATTACK THROWN BACK fully repulsed.

ENEMY ARTILLERY ACTIVE

LONDON, March 13th. Field Marshak Bir Douglas Haigre ports: We drove off an enemy party near La Vacquerie.

We successfully raided northward of Lens, capturing some prisoners.

A strong enemy party raided a post southward of Armentierea after a heavy bombardment. A few of our men are mis

sing.

Hostile artillery were active south-west of Cambrai, at Loos, Messines, and Pas- schendaele.

BRITISH AVIATION REPORT.

LONDON, March 12th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports: Several reconnaissances were

LONDON, March 14th The Admiralty reports-Tho hospital ship Guildford Castle, homeward bound, was unsuccessfully attacked by a sub marine at the entrance to the Bristol Channel on the evening of March 10th, whilst lying the Red Cross flags and with All her hospital lights on.

ACCOUNT OF THE ATTACK. Wounded soldiers who were aboard when the vessel was attacked, interviewed at Bristol, stated that the ship loft South Africa on February 15th with 100 younded from German East Africa, also doctors, nurses and ambulances. The ship wasnewly painted. The submarine Lundy Island. One torpedo missed, but attacked at 3.30 on Sunday afternoon west Panis, March 13th the other struck the ship aft below tas A communiqué states:-After a violenter is on the port side and failed to bombardment in the hill region of Chan wart of die sind The Watergat vers but made a big hole, dooding a pagne, the Germans attacked west were closed, Vaudesincourt. After a lively engage brought on deck. The boats were, half wounded were advanced trenches in which he had our destroyers within five minutes, but it ment we drove out the chemy from some low

owered The wireless signals brought tained footing. The enemy suffered was found that the damage was not serious ecrious losses.

nonth. and the ship went full sporst to Avon

There was fairly considerable reciprocat artillery firing on the left of the Meuse Herial Activities.

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VIVE LA FRANCE!

A FRENCH SUBMARINE CREWS

HEROISME

ANGLO-DUTCH ECONOMIC

ARRANGEMENTS

THE HAGLE, March 14th.

reference to the nego

A note by the Foreign Minister with negotiations for au economic arrangement with the Allies says that it is proposed to place 300,000 tons of the Dutch trans-Atlantic shipping at the dispoal of the Allies.

In return America proposes to export 100,000 tons of wheat to Holland.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. GENERAL NEWS.

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THE TASK OF THE CHURCHES

ADDRENS BY THE PRIME MINISTER

LONDON, March 13th

Church Council in the City Temple, Mr. Lloyd George, addressing the Free

after referring to the present as a time of grave national emergency, reiterated the issues at stake in the conflict, It was conscience against lust of power. This war must be maintained as a holy war, The special tank of the churches, is to see that the moral and physical fibre of the nation is not undermined by drink and vicc."

A voice"Why not stop it then 1 PETROGRAD, March 14th. The Premier continuing, said: --"' The The Germans occupied Abo on March Government have to deal with practical They continue operations in southern figures showing the enormous reduction 12th, and are marching to the interior. difficulties, and he proceeded to give Russia and have occupied Tehernigoft in the consumption of drink since the The Turks occupied the whole of the war. Ho remarked that criticism which Baku region

was merely criticism was not helpful. It the Government ever had to choose parents it would not hesitate a moment, between bread for children and beer for (Loud cheers)

The General Congress of the Soviets to treaty and the definite removal of the consider the ratification of the peace capital to Moscow opens at Moscow on March 14th

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Moscow Izuesia declares that the Allice in Moscow. The first number of the The official journals are now appearing

must not be anddened by the Brest-Litovak Treaty, which like the Trenty of Tilsit, will only result in awakening the slum bering forces of Russia to break the German yoke,

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The Premier restated Great Britain's war-aime, especially emphasising the the making of a war must be regarded as a punishable crime by the nations banded

grend. To falter before this is achieved and the world against force fraud and together for the protection of each other

would be to don't the justice of the Alrighty, there had been criticism be cause the leaders of the people had not sufficiently given prominence to the League of Nations. If he had not referred to it more often it was heenuss the Eolsheviks taught us that a real League of Nations. will not come by talking, The Bolshevika forgot that it must be fought for. While the Bolsheviks wern writing deanatches Tanis, March 13th.

and making speeches they were left with ____The_repatriation from captivity of the The Yorugerfs states that the body. The Prussian war lords would AMSTERDAM, March 13th, barely half a nation to league with any- second officer of the submarine Monge, Lithuanian National Council LONDON, March 13th. Which was sunk in the Mediterranean in repeatedly but in vain petitioned Ger resounding equity es a basis of peace, The Press Burean announce Three December, 1915, reveals a most thrilling many to recognise the independence of but, as the Bolsheviks found out, such have loudly accept any declaration of the most enemy Birthips participated in last stoly of heroism The Honge had Lithuania night's raid. Only one approached pedoed an Austrian destroyer when COURLAND'S CROWN OFFERED TO sounding of brass and the tinkling if declarations when interpreted were the defended locality, namely Hull, Four the cruiser Heligoland rammed and holod house. A woman died of shock flooded the accumulators, extinguishing bombs were dropped and demolished causing her to sink 200 feet Water The other airships wandered for hours the lights, and the crew, thinking they over remote districts at great altitudes, were lost, shouted Fine la France!

Then they calmly obeyed the orders of and then proceded scawūrds, arte

rise. He succeeded, but a hail of shells on the conning-tower compolled him to merging hull, damaging it irretrievably descend again. A shell struck the sub The crow remained at the posts, and Morillot had to order them to leave the sp. He and two others went down and perished.

Africa.

Wood; inflict losses and captured 37 / carried out on Monday well castward unloaded their bomba in the open country Commander Morillot, who wished to AMERICAN LABOUR EAGER TO AID there were whole paasages about disarma- .

prisoners. Our casualties were light.""

We repulsed a raid south-eastward of Armentieres.

There was considerable hostile artillery firing northward of Lens and astride the

La Bassee Canal

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of our line. Five hundred bombs were dropped on a large siding and amani- tion depots at Aulnoye, depots southward of Valenciennes, south-eastward of Cambrai, and southward of Douat The enemy's aeroplanics attacked our bomb crs Ten hostiles machines were brought

A wireless German official report down and seven were driven down. Two states:We brought down

of ours are missing. 17 enemy aeroplanes yesterday, of which three were en route to Freiberg FALKENHAYN ARRIVES AT GER

MAN HEADQUARTERS

A felegram from Amsterdam states that General Falkenhayn, recently arrived at German Headquarters, probably to assume an important command on the Western Front.

BELGIANS GAIN GERMAN- TRENCHES.

A Belgian communiqué states:-After a violent hombardment car troops gained a footing in German trenches south east of Lombaertzyde and put out of action all

the occupants.

We again alvanced, and in violent hand-to-hand fighting stopped a counter- attack.

regions

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LONDON, March 14th.

The Press Bureau announce One air ped four bombs on Hartlepool, demolish- ship crossed the const. Last night and drop. 105 815 dwelling-houses and thirty.

and damaging The airship op

operated at a great niti- tude, but only remained over the land few minutes. The remainder of the bombs

A German observation balloon was appear to have fallen in the sea One brought down in flames

We dropped 200 bombs at night-time on a dump and railway sidings north- eastward of St Quentin All returned.

An enginy four-seater landed in our lines, and the occupants were made prisoner. VIGOROUS BOMBING BY BRITISH AIRMEN

LONDON, March 14th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a later report on aviation, states---Besides the raids reported last night, we dropped on Monday night three tons of bomba on Bruges Docks, All our machines re- turned.

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OPERATIONS IN AFRICA,

man, one woman and three children were. killed and three men, one woman and NATIVES DESERTING THE ENEMY five children were injured.

ATTACK ON NORTH EAST COAST

The Press Bureau announce: One or two airships attacked the north east coast this evening.

Twenty bombs have fallen near the coast

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LONDON, March 13th

An East Africa official report states Our column from Port Amelia expelled an enemy detachment from Poluvu, west ward of Mezn

There are indications that many of the native troops are deserting the enemy. GerAral

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ayinbala. Nobody discoursed so eloquent. Courland National Council unanimously Pope breathed the spirit of brotherhood The Lokalanzeiger announces that they about a League of Nations as the passed & resolution offering the local and Christian kindness. There was never Kaiser (Laughter.) His reply to the crown of Courland to the Kaiser,

a word about giving up Belgium, but RUSSIA.

ment. Not a syllable ves said about

solutely sound. (Laughter.) The Kaiser League of Nations tho Kaiser was ab Lithuania and Courland, but on u

but Germany was prepared to place her- self at the head of the Lengue. (Loud not only accepted a League of Nations,

laughter.) The spirit of dominance was still there a dagger wrapped in the Sermon on the Mount

can Labour Alliance, has telegraphed to Mr. Gompers, on behalf of the Ameri-

WASHINGTON, March 13th.

the Soviet Congress at Moscow assuring that the American people are eager to help Russia and are awaiting suggestions how their aid may be effectively extended

AUSTRO GERMANS ENTER ODESSA.

A wireless German oficial report states:We penetrated Odessa, GERMAN SOCIALISTS ATTITUDE TOWARDS PEACE TREATY

AMSTERDAM, March 10th, An article in Vorgaerts intended as foreshadowing the attitude of the Reich peace, states that the Social Democrats stag Socialists as regards the Russian must oppose the treaty in the Reichstag and demand & revision by peaceful agreement Enderstanding with the West must not wrecked by a demand that the Eastern situation remains as fixed at Brest-Litovsk

A meeting of Social Democrats at Frankfurt-on-Main passed A resolution that the Russian peace we a policy of aggrandisement in contradiction to the and urging that the Social Democrats refuse to assent to it

LONDON, March 13th. craft dropped three tons of bombs on THE MAIN BURDEN OF THE Reichstag resolution of August 17th, 19:7,

The Admiralty reports: -Naval air- Bruges Dock on Monday night,

ALLIANCE.

Pierre Canell yesterday and started We raided billets and sidings at St large fire. We machine-gunned the Sir. Auckland Gedder, speaking at enemy trenches during patrole,

We brought down two machines in flames. One of ours is missing,

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LONDON, March 14th

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consequent upon the release of the Ger Bristol, said that the failure of Russia

man prisoners has altored the whole gal

THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT IN THE FAR EAST

LONDON, March 13th. Beater's Agoney learns that there is anes of the war, and is straining Grost no truth in the statement called on Britain unprecedentedly. One million six March 10th that Prince Lvoff has formed hundred thousand of enemy troops could a Russian Government with Headquar be transferred to the West, and the main Lers at Peking. burden of the Alliance at present rested upon this country distrib

German armies were distributed

GERMAN ACTIVITY ON BAST FRONT DISCONTINUED

The youths in all parts of the Empire France and Italy, who will be followed by millions from America, were demon- that the world had reached that stage of etrating at the risk of their gallant livest civilisation where justice could be en- forced against the most powerful nation that trampled upon its decrees. When they succceeded the League of Nations could their swords be made into plough- would be a fait accompli Not until them shares (Chcers.)

Great burdens must be carried in the The Prime Minister proceeded heart, not on the shouldera. Do not dis- courage, do not depress, do not always point to the clouds and ask-When is the dawn coming! It is always coming- Helieve and trust in God, and the light

of what they had been taught to regard will shine There is no hunger, The people are being deprived of a good deal as the essential ingredients of comfortable existence. (Laughter.) There is no lack bat abundant food, nad no prospect of a deficicucy-cheers) but certain things which years of prosperity have taught us The Premier concluded:I have a fer- to expect we now see no more rible task on my shoulders, almost mone than a man can bear I ask, in the hour of the Nation's greatest perplexity, your help,

sympathy and prayers. You can only wage war with all your strength or not at all. Show me the way to peace without betraying the great and sacred quus for which we entered the war and

The bombing on Tuesday was continued even more vigorously than on the previous There were artillery actions on the whole day, 135 tons of bombs being dropped on front yesterday and to-day, which were railway sidinga at Mons, Bavai, midway violent in the Nisuport and Dixmade between Valcaciennes and Maubeuge, on Tuesday attacked five enemy aircraft the British front they wore massed in A message from Berlin states that the inillions of lives have been sacrificed, and

The Admiralty reports: Two seaplanes equally in France and Flanders, bit on AMSTERDAM, March 18th. large dumps north-castward of St. shot down and destroyed one enemy two- she would strike not only our forces but has discontinued, but there is intensified think God. Short of that, mere peace in the southern part of the North Bea and great blooks. If Germany eaw a chance military activity on the eastern front I will listen gladly and gratefully, and Quentin and southward of Douai, and seater killed the observer of a second the heart of England. We could meet the Aghting against bands, especially in billets eastward of Lens.

machine, and drove down on to the water blow, if we all pulled together. The Ariny Ukraine, where the Maximalist com talk is undermining the fibre and moral During all day fighting 14 German 20 minutes, and it only terminated when fifty who are wanted for home defence desertern. When the Germans capture the

another seaplane. The engagement listed is now taking men aged 43 men up to mandes include Czech and Austrian of the nation. (Cheers.) the British hal expended their armuni- Sir Auckland Geedes believed that we latter they shoot them. machines were brought down and eight tion.

Our were driven down. Six of oura ere mies

should parry the blow at such cost to Ger- The severe battle with the Bolsheviks many as would bring the end appreciably north-east of Kielf continues, in which the near, but if there were divided beanzels principal combatants are Czech deserters, sive forces the activities of the Govern men, would be weakened.

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DARING BRITISH AIRMEN.

LONDON, March 13th Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters states that a characteristic

fight was a great daylight attack on threg. A German observation balloon was THE AIR RATD ON COBLENZA during the next few weeks in our defen who have heavy artillery

hostile aerodromes on March 9ik. Our

destroyed.

Seven tous of bomes were dropped on

·edst

on

airmen, flying at an altitude of 400 feet, Tuesday night on billets between Lille reached their objectives as the enemy fiers and Cambrai. All our machines return were starting out.

Bombs were literally showered down, while our fighting Our squadrons on Wednesday after escorts maintained a furious machine gun noon dropped nearly a ton of bombs on fusillade. The squadron flew back at d

munition works and barracks at Freiberg height of 100 feet, engaged a horse

in Germany. transport, stampeded another and. dispersed and casualtied marching in- fantry and a troop of cavalry. All re- turned safely unmolested by nemy Hiers

RAIDS REPULSED

LONDON March 13th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports: The Portuguese troops completely repulsed a raid on a 100 yarda front south-eastward of La Ventie

COBLENZ BOMBED. Our aeroplanes in the day-time to-day dropped a ten of bombs on factories, a station, and barracks at Coblenz Bursts were seen at all objectives, Causing two fires. A very large explosion was observed in a building in the south-

·west corner;

A few hostile machines were encounter- Jaded, but all our machines returned.

Hostile infantry were caught by machine gun fire in front and on both flanks and suffered heavy losses, both in states chdarouring to cross our wire and when retiring through an artillery barrage Many dand Germans were left on No Man's Land, and some others were captured:

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TERRIFIC RESULTS

AMSTERDAM, March 14th

terrific, Carpe

According to reports from Germany the results of the Coblenz air raid were

The tailitary isolated the city, nobody a passport. being allowed to leave or enter without

furiously, and vast quantities of explo Two munition factories are burning Bives are continually exploding. The

THE

Near East.

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LONDON, March 13th A Palestine official report states further advanced, natride the Weruzal Nablus rords, inflisted consideral casualties and captured several machi

FIVE VILLAGES CAPTURED.

A Palestino official report sta of the Jerusalem-Nablus road, We slightly advanced our line eastward

A wireless German official report We raided French trenches north

East Angliang South Anglians and ard of Prosnes and destroyed enemy Indians in the coastal sector Advance We captured 20 prisonera, three miles on an eleven miles front cap plant auryfighting we shot down 10-toring five villages at Troy ht nach of lanes and two balloons yerberday.which the enemy stubbornly resided.

AMERICA AND THE WAR DIVISIONS READY FOR ACTIVE SERVICE

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in readiness for active service.

LONDON, March 14th Several divisions of the American National Army bave been ordered to be The War Department is gratified at the results of the intensive training BRITONS

AND AMERICANS SENT TO GERMANY

LONDON, March 14th. A message from Stockholm states that number of British and American sub- jects who left Finland in neutral vessels have been captured. Those of military

were sent to Germany,

GERMANS CREATING PEACE ATMOSPHERE.

LONDON, March 14th from Washington states has been received that are noty, in Bwitzerland ug to create an atmen sför peses conferences

reded

THE CAPITAL'S DEFENCE.

PETROGRAD, March 13th. The Governmental institutione, parti larly the Council of the Commissaries and the recutive Soviets, having gone to Moscow, the special Council mentioned yesterday, called the National Communit Council, was charged with the mainten unce of order and organisation for the defence of the Capital against invasion if necessary.

FINNISH PREMIER AT BERLIN..

AMSTERDAM, March 19th. The Finish Premier Evin Hafynd who escaped from the Red Guards Helsingfors, bas arrived at Berlin

THE SERBIAN CABINET RESIGNS.

ITALIAN BHIPPING.

430 and the sailings 391. Of the sinking=

LONDON, March 13th. The Italian arrivals for the week were two were over and one under 1,600 tant, and one was unsuccessfully attacked COMPANION OF SHACKLETON KILLED.

LONDON, March 13th. Ernest Wild who formed one of the Shackleton Expedition in 1013, has beɛne killed while serving on a mine sweeper in the Mediterranean.

WAR BOND CAMPAIGN. BALES EXCEED EXPECTATIONS.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Bor

LONDON, March 13th- Law announced that as a result last weeks special campaign nearby E18,000,000 worth of War Boads were sold. In addition, nearly £3,000,000 were sold by the Post Office, while the The Crown Prince hus accepted the 20,000,000. This was a very satisfactory War. Savings Certineates realised over has conferred with the party leaders £50,000,000 during the last five months resignation of the Paritch Cabinet, and result (Cheers) The War Bonds realisest with a view to the formation of a Coali This big contribution indicated the last tion Cabinet, which, apparently, in beseting deter with difficulties

nation of the country to cƠN- tinue the sustained effort necessary for Success(Cheers)

Conro, March 13th.

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the

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, March 14th. The Press Bureau Ennounces

LONDON aras 24th. ation emphatically denies the Silver is quoted 43d. per ounce. There afel by Germany of pasce are smaller supplies and the market is between Serbia and her steady,

led into the - Serbian epeating tach Tam

of the placarils

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