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THE WAR.

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franco-Belgian Front.

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BRITISH FRONT:

GERMAN RESERVES THROWN BACK

LONDON, March 28th.

2.25 p.10. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- portsThere were further strong enemy attacks yesterday afternoon and evening at several points north of the Somme. We maintained our positions and also gained ground in places by successful counter-attacks. We enptured prisoner and machine-guns. The enemy's casualties were exceedingly heavy is frequent attacks, pressed with great determination all day long, only gained for him outpost. lines

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 1st, 1918.

HEAVY FIGHTING SOUTH OF THE GERMANS AIMING AT SEPARA GERMANS ADMIT HEAVY LOSSES.

SOMME.

LONDON, March 29th.

0.20 p.m.

TION OF ALLIED ARMIES,

LONDON, March 20th.

17.30 am."

ENEMY ADVANCE APPEARS TO HAVE STOPPED

Panis, March 29th.

Aerial Activities.

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LONDON, March 28th.

75; 8,20 p.memodyna A German wireless official message

On the French side the enemy advance VC. TO BRITISH AVIATOR. The line holds is the essential fact says The English again brought up The Press Bureau, reporting on the of the situation, despite a considerable fresh divisions from other fronts. We appears to have been stopped. The road evening situation, states-Wo maintain-German advance in the south, marked by drove back the enemy north-west of

LONDON, March 29th: ed all our positions northward of the the capturo of Montdidier, and the exten-Bapaume from the old crater positions into Paris through the Oies Valley in bar- Somme, where there were serious attacke sion of the attack in the direction of the direction of Bucquoy and Bebuterne.red.

The Press Bureau announces that Cap during the day

The enemy fought fruitlessly with

It is thought that the Germans cannot tain James McCudden, of the Flying Heaxy Gghting took place southward

of Albert.

Array

of the Somme. We have been pressed back. The stroke at outdidier, which is special stubbornness for the re-conquest long bear the present rate of sacrifices, Corps, has been awarded the Victoria MAA Allied armies, is admittedly serious, be Strong attacks accompanied by tank and if there is a desire to continue the Cross for conspicuous bravery, excep

to a line westward of Hamel, Marceleave probably aiming at the separation of the and Demuin.

The French line southward of Demain cause the Amicas-Paris Railway is en- runs through Mezieres, La Neuville, dangered, but the general disposition of Bire, Bernard, and Gratibas to just west experts is to reserve judgment on the ward of Montdidier.

ultimate consequences, pending the tervention of Allied reserves. It is

on the slopes sanguinarily broke own west of Albert.

Our divisions broke through many points south of the Somme, driving back by the war sinco 1914.

effort they will find themselves with very cional perseverance and keenness and diminished reserves in the presence of

very high. devotion to duty on varione absolutely intact French armies.

Occasions in December, January and Feb- The Germans had the initiativo in the ratry.

to-day on this line. The French counter-considered unlikely that these will be the Anglo-French into regions untouched first great battle, and the Allies will have

Fresh French troops are arriving. The French line eastward of Lussigny is unchanged.

There has been further heavy fighting offensive between Montdidier and Lassi-employed merely to prevent the enemy gaining ground which has been going on gny continues.

at such terrife cost.

Correspondents at the Front emphasise that British troops, as a result of fighting in the open, have wholly shaken off the cramped feeling of trench warfare and are beginning to understand that the loss of villages and woods is not necessarily of vital contenence.

A captured German order shows that the objective of the divisions attacking on March 21st near St. Quentin was the Somme near Ham, a distance of 11 miles The division actually penetrated under

three miles.

ENEMY LAUNCHES TWO ATTACKS!

AGAINST ARRAS

LONDON: March 28th. Reuter's Correspondent at the British Headquarters, writing on the evening of March 28th, says: Wintry weather has wind, and a sinking glass, threatening

GRAFEST

CRISIS OVER.

The situation, indeed, is described as not causing the slightest anxiety at British Headquarters, where tas gravest crisis is considered over. Fresh troope and artillery are coming up steadily and the Army is growing in confidence as in line have not moved from their positions for days, except to throw back the enemy masses. With the exception of Mont didier, the Gernians have gained little, and still there is no sign of an offensive in other sectors.

The Crown Prince's victorious troops, in an uninterrupted attack, penetrated sixty kilometres from St. Quentin aereas the Somme. They pushed forward yes terday, reaching Pierrepont, and captur od Montdidier.

Our losies, while generally within the normal limit, were heavier at some vital points.

It is estimated that 00 or 70 per cent. are slightly wounded. A

The artillery battles have increased in vialenos in Lorraine.

GERMAN TRIBUTES TO BRITISH SOLDIERS.

AMSTERDAM, March 29th. The Norddeutsche Zeitung, in praising

ward against our battle positions and arrived. There is a break in the east strength. Troops on large parts of the the valour of the British troops, says:

After several hours of hand-to-hand fighting, his reserves were then sent for

everywhere thrown back with great loss. Our machine-guns, artillery and rifle fire did great execution,

of the Somme there was heavy und continuous fighting vatil late in the evening. After maintaining the line all day long in face of repeated assaults by superior forces, we withdrew a short dis tance from our advanced positions.

HEAVY AND BITTER FIGHTING.

LONDON, March 98th. 11.15 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports:-There has been heavy fighting all day long along the whole of the British line, from south of the Somme to north- cast of Arras, on a battlefront extending 55 miles.

This morning, the enenty, after an intense bombardment covered by a smoke cloud, opened a fresh attack with great strength on a wide front north and south of the Scarpe He simultaneously de livered a series of powerful attacks all along our line to the south of the Somme,

The enemy in a new sector of the battle east of Arras, succeeded in forcing his way through the outpost line. There was hurd fighting all day long in our battle positions. All the assault were heavily repuleod.

Fierce fighting is still preceding south of the Scarpo.

We best off, repeated and determined on Royelles, Moyenne.Ville, 4ssaults Ablainze Ville, Bucquoy and Puisieux.

into Dernancourt for the second time Our counter-attack drove him out, kill ing and taking many prisoners,

snow.

Heavy fighting developed in the morn ing, the Germans launching two attacks against Arrus, one on the north and the other south of the Scarpe. The former quickly died down. The latter assumed. serious proportions. By leven, dense German waves under cover of a tre- mendous hombardment made some ad- vance. We noted a terrible price from them, as the valley of the Scarpe from Blangy to Bonus affords & good field for. the fire of machine-guns, while batteries posted on the ridges to the north swept all the terrain..

Further south, we have been attacking. Details have not transpired. ·

THE GERMAN CLAIMS OF CAPTURED ARTILLERY, Respecting the enemy claims of cap. tured artillery, it transpires that the Germans included all the light artillery mounted in tanks, which were captured. It is noteworthy in this respect that the male tank carries two guns. Thus the cinims are heavily 'discounted..

ENEMY LOSSES ESTIMATED AT

it in the second, with all the advantages

He was previously awarded the Distin of the choice of moment and the place at guished Service Order with bar, the which to strike.

Military Cross and Military Medal. MONTDIDIER MAY BE RETRIEVED. General.

LONDON, Match 28th.

The significant French withdrawal in

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the region of Montdidier, constituting a retirement of eight miles, is unpleasant GENERALISSIMO OF ANGLO- nows, as the Montdidier railway function

FRENCH ARMIES is of undoubted importance. On the other hand, the French success between Hainvillers and Pont-le-Veque is a hope ful sign that the enemy advantage around Montdidier may be retrieved. ENEMY PICKING OUT THE WEAK SPOTS.

London, March 20th, 10.65 p.m.

!

LONDON, March 30th The Morning Post states that, with the concurrence of Sir Douglas Haig, the British and French Governments have- decided to appoint General Foch Gene- ralissimo of the Anglo-French arinies en the Western Front during the present operations, in order to obviate difficulties due to the mixing up of British and French troops.

Ono British army for some days past

They have truly not made the German victory easy. Their batteries have fred until the gunners have been shot down,

Reuter's Correspondent nt French while the infantry have stood their ground firmly and fought hand-to-hand for every redoubt and trench. They have Headquarters states:-The situation is defended most stubbornly and do op the offensive. The enemy, arrested in now clearer than since the beginning of

FIFTY PER CENT.

portunity to counter-attack has boon missed. Even the cavalry has resolutely mid-cours, has abandoned marching has been commanded by a French General. The battle is retaining the general charged German storming battalions." straight apon his objectives and break The journal continues to explain whying down resistance by overwhelming

MAN-POWER IN GREAT character of a huge mass attack on a wide front. It is in an attempt to widen the the advance is so slow, and says that the numbers. He is now striking at estimat area of advance that the enemy con-German tactics consist of pushing on ined weak spots in order to drive us back

BRITAIN, tinues his desperate efforts in the North.a series of wedges, like chessmen. It is as far as possible before he himself in His losses are not diminishing Corre confident that this method will be success. hrought to a standstill. Thus the enemy drive down the Oise valley is finally spondents now estimate them at fifty per ful.. dent. They mention the appearance of a

arrested and his attempts to cross the Oise further north have failed. The Naval Division, which the Germans have:

bridges are now destroyed; hitherto only employed in extreme neces- sity,

BRITISH SCORE A SPLENDID SUCCESS.

LONDON, March 30th.

2.15 a.m.

FRANCE CONFIDENT.

PARIS, March 28th.

M. Clemenceau has telegraphed to Mr. Lloyd George us follawa France has never more admired British valour and never had greater confidence in the British leaders. We are quiet and strong. and certain of the future."

FRENCH FRONT...

DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF FRENCH ¡AÏRMEN'S ACTIVITY.

The village of Pont-le-Veque, below Noyon, has been recaptured and the enemy driven from the heights above Suzoy, north-west of Noyon.

LONDON, Mareli 20th, The Daily Bapress says that a powerful section of the Government urges the in- troduction of a new Man-Power Bill when Parliament re-assembles, including the raising of the age-limit to between forty- five and fifty, with application to Ireland and the mobilisation of the Volunteers.

The enemy capture of Montdidier was FRANCE just too late for him to profit thereby, as the French forces are able to engage the. Germans westwards and bring the ad- vance to a standstill nullifying his efforts

CALLING UP 1919.

CLASS.

PARIS, March 30th.

to find the junction of the British and The Chamber of Deputies and the French armies. The hinge between the Senate have adopted the Bill calling up British and French armies will never be the 1919 class, broken, as the junction is now covered by French forces strong enough to meet all eventualities.

Router's Correspondent at Headquar ters, reporting late last evening, says: On the whole British front from Albert. on the Ancre to the Somme at-Sailly Sec, thence southward to where we join the French above Montdidier, our line has held magnificently throughout the mas got across the river in force about. day. At one point only, where the Ger Crotaly, a taking the troops in Proyart, Mericourt and neighbourhood in the rear, we have fallen back, but that retirement was a gallant, conspicuously well-con- ducted operation. Our men were taken from the ground, dropped over 50,000 identified on a 50 miles battle-front, com- in the rear before they knew it, and in kilogrammes of bombs on convoys, march-prising not only the pick but practically

LONDON, March 29th.

1.10 p.m.

A French offeinl message Buys:-Be- tween the 2nd and the 20th instant our airmen dying as low as twenty-two yards

enemy suffered terribly.

THE GERMAN STRENGTH

⠀⠀ Eighty-seven eacmy divisions have been

AMERICA AND THE WAR.

GOVERNMENT STRAINING EVERY RESOURCE,

WASHINGTON, March 28th.

as regards Mr Lloyd Gear 28th

INVADERS HURLED BACK.

LONDON, March 20th. 5.15 p.m Reuter's Correspondent at Headquar ters, telegraphing to-day, reports: Yesterday and last night along extended front the Germans obtained further gains south of the Somme and slight gains east and south-west of Arras; but our gallantly battling troops hurled back the invaders with heavy losses along the greater part of the line. The enemy the threatened area there were guns to being columns and massed enemy troops all the sound German troops. The which is stimulating America to renover has continued to make the greatest effort

Guard divisions de fous Braces straining every resource and content The enemy succeeded in forcing his wat syth of the Somme, where the British withdrawa. Both infantry and guns and also.fred thousands of rounds. The rich have already engaged three efforts, it is stated that the Government Sixty battle-planes and twenty bomb burgers, and some of the best Bavarian ly hopes to place over a million troops were bring with open sights while they and French are fighting stubbornly side faced round, and for a time the fold-gung

side. Last night's assaults in of the succeeded in driving back the enemy, far ing planes on the 27th instant inflicted is Before the offensive the Ger on the Western Front during the present trane northern and southern parts of the outnamtering themselves, to the river terrible losses on enemy masses of infan-mans had 100 divisions in the line on the rest. battle zone were a continuance of the bank, till all our guns were withdrawn. try, blow up munition dumps and caused franco-British front and 76 divisions in Germans scheme to swing their lines, out Then this section of the line swung back great fres. Bombing planes co-operates reserve. The enemy has therefore already in order to broaden the sharp salient which they have driven in about Alberto new positions by Hamel and Lamotte in attacking railway stations at Metzab engaged more than the whole of the This occurred last evening There has tons and Thinnville. Several most violent reserves in France in the present battle. and thereby possibly enable their attempt been sharp fighting in the Lamotte area explosions were caused at Metzablons, and has also denuded certain sectors of A French air squadron on the night of the best troops. To replace wastage the since. It is proceeding this afternoon gard instant dropped three and a half enemy possesses about 20 divisions, Con to envelope Amiens.

GABITTER FIGHTING. N west of Guillaucourt, where the Germans tons of bombs on the Badische Aniline ceivably 40 are of inferior material, use- Yesterday's fighting before Arras was are reported in great strength. As Factory at Ludwigshafen and the prin ful for filing gaps but not for winning very bitter, especially in the region of evidence of the spirit of the British Telegraph Hill, which is south-east of the troops, some, very tired after the terrifcipal poison-gas factory in Germany battles,

Forty-two enemy aeroplanes have been city, where swirling masses of defending fighting of three days, were ordered to brought down. and attacking troops fought all day at make a new attack, which was a serious elose quarters for possession of this vital job for fresh troops twice their number. They attacked singing "Tipperary" and elevation.

ecored a splendid success.

COUNTRYSIDE FULL OF BODIES.

LONDON, March 30th. 6.25 a.m.

We have been fiercely engaged all day long scuts of the Somme in the neigh hourhood of Arvillere, Vrely and Hamel Some localities frequently changed hands, There has been bitter £ghting, but our positions have been substantially main- tained.

Heavy fighting continues.. BRITISH AERIAL OPERATIONS.

LONDON, March 9th. 1:40 4.m

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, porting on aviation says:-Large bodies tour aeroplanes again yesterday carried out low flying operations.

Our aeroplanes dropped over 30 tons of bombs and fired 250,000 rounds, inflict ing severe casualties and delaying the aemy in bringing up troops and am-

munition.

in the air fighting, we brought down 24 Germans and drove down seven un- controlled. We destroyed two balloons.

Nineteen of our machines are missing

It is believed that some have landed in our own mes, but anti-aircraft guns accounted for the greater portion of our casualties.

Latest reports state that we are holding on grimly to this possible gateway to the war-torn city.

The Germans occupied Neuville Visasses, south-east of Telegraph Hill, also Orange Hill further north from which they are continuing their offensive ENEMY ADVANCE THROWN BACK. The conflict was most sanguinary below the Somme. During the afternoon the enemy strongly attacked from Cerisay on

the river and gradually pushed forward as far as Marceleave. Our troops bril- liantly and repeatedly throw back tho at tempted advance along the Arras-Albert road. Latest reports state that our de fences there are strongly held.

A COSTLY ENEMY CROSSING. FRENCH RECOVER POSITIONS. Describing the fiercest fighting at the Anglo-French junction the correspond PARIS, March 29th. A communique states: The enemy is ent saysFrench troops were brought continuing to push with powerful forces up March 22nd by motor-lorries and in the region et Montdidier. He attempt thrown in without artillery support ed this morning to extend his gains west inessive enemy thrusts nessitated and south of Montdidier, but with magui French reinforcements, and troops were ficent dash our troops counter-attacked thrown northwards on March 23rd in with the bayonet and ejected the enemy order to maintain the son with the from Courtemarel, Mesnil St. Leorge's British right. French cavalry were and Assainvillers, which we carried and thrown in on March 9th in order to most solidly hold. This advance exceeds two maintain the liaison, and there were kilometres deep on a front of twelve moments when the French were hard put kilometres. In front of Lassigny, Noyon to it to foil the thrusts. and south of the Oise, bitter fighting gave the enemy no advantage. Our troops are holding vigorously.

Mr. Percival Phillips telegraphs-It is now typical March weather, much rain and muddy roads. The British are well sheltered while the enemy is lodged in a houseless region whener he is anxious to emerge.

Prisoners State that the countryside is full of bodies and the air horrible with the odour of death. The wells cannot be used. Ruined villages are impossible as billets, because they are strewn with Ger- man dead. There are great piles of bodies along the roads between them

FRENCH CARRY MONCHAL

LONDON, March 20th.

1.40 am.

A French officer, paying tribute to the British, described how the Germans oross ed the canal at sassy, at the seventeenth attempt. The canal was then choked with German dead.

The enemy only recently found time to A French communique states:-The The Near East. burn or bury his deed. The spectacle of battle continued with violence last even- the battle-feld carpeted with the bodies

muniqué last

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AN ENTIRE TURKISH FORCE. CAPTURED OR DESTROYED.

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

BOLSHVIKS DENY LOSS OF ODESSA

AMSTERDAN, March 29th. A Vienna message denies that tho Bolsheviks have re-captured Odessa.

LENIN ILL

PETROGRAD, March 30th. M. Lenin is ill with pneumonia GENERAL ALEXEIEFF ARRESTRD, It is reported that the Soviet of Cos- sacks arrested General Alexelef in the Don region

FINNISH BED GUARDS DEFESTED.

The Finnish Red Guards were defeated at Tammerfors, losing in the retreat 10.000 prisoners and 21 guns.

SUPREME COUNCIL FORMED.

Moscow, March 30th. A Supreme Council has been constituted for the defence of the country, including M. Trotzky and Admiral Verderewsky, who is an ex-Minister of the Kerensky Government.

MESSAGE TO SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS.

LONDON, March 30th. Lord Bryce, in a message to the South

war is not like any other “It is a war of principle, for liberty and to save man- kind from enslavement by a Power de- claring that it means to dominate firat Europe and then the western hemisphere

is what has brought the United States into the war A German victory would banish republicanism from the world and the men of South America surely will give their sympathy to those in Europe who are fighting the battles of democracy and humanity.!.

WISH PROPAGANDA MINIS.

- TER'S WARNINGAN

We continued our night-bombing of

ATTACKS ON ARRAS FAIL. Bapaume, Bray and Peronne with th utmost vigour. We dropped over a

LONDON, March 29th. thousand bombs and fired thousands of

0.98 p.m..

of their comrades affected the freshing and part of the night in the region

of Montdidier rounds at good targets which were Telegraphing this evening, Reuter's troops, who thus disepered that the Despite his repeated counter-attacks, Plentiful and easily visible in the moon-Correspondent at Headquarters atates: British were not too weak to fight, Pri- the energy was unable to drive us out of OPERATIONS IN MESPOTAMIA American Republics, emphasises that the light. Our pilots saw bombs bursting in The enemy's attacks yesterday on Arras soners Say the stories of British cdur the villages we captured yesterday. the middle of columns of troops, trans failed, he succeeded only in advancing ance and skill in fighting delaying actions Our troops are continuing their suc- port and encampment.

his line south of the Scarpe to the ruins are widely circulated in the German cesses. They carried Honchal by storm, Four of our machines are missing. of the old reserve trenches from which armies. Among the British feats of Violent engagements occurred on the BAID ON LUXEMBOURG STATION. the Germans were ejected a year ago. endurance is that of a detachment which front at Plessis-de-nojades, all the enemy North of the river the enemy penetrat marched eighteen hours and fought all attacks against which called before "OUT We dropped over a ton of bombs oned Roeux and Autre after prolonged night long and half the next day, re-indomitable resistance

LONDON, March 23th. Bablon station at Metz on March 27th. fighting, in which an English battalion pelled three attacks, twice recaptured a Prisoners state that the number of Good bursts were seen on railway sidings. resisted heroicanty until surrounded, and village and dug trenches

bodies found in this part of the battlefield A Mesopotamia official message states: We successfully raided Luxembourg the line was withdrawn some hundreds

and also in the region of Montdidier conWe carried out on March 20th a highly GERMANS ALLAY ANXIETY IN firm that the enemy's losses were extreme successful operation on the Euphrates to Station on March 29th. Twenty-one of yards to the vicinity of Buillead, heavy bombs were dropped and several Prisoners state the objective was Arras,

FATHERLAND

ly heavy, while he has achieved no result the north-west of Hit, leading to the cap were seen to burst upon abjectives. which must be captured at all costs. The

North of Montdidier, French, and Bri ture or destruction of virtually the entire All the auchines returned.

enemy employed shock troops speel It is significant that German com tish troops are victoriously holding the Turkish force in that area

evening contained an enemy on the line of the River Avre in ally trained in the attack in this part apologetic stateinent regarding the Ger- front of Laneuville, Bire, Benard, cular region.

and Hamel. There was very severe fighting south of man loses evidently intended to allay Mezieres, Marcelcave the Scarpe, where the main thrust against Anxiety. The German newspapers are Our long-range guns caught and dis Arras occurred. It was for the two spurs giving prominence to British valour and persed enamy infantry columns and conkish right, establishing itself astride the America, because the defeat of France and the British Empire would be followed Orange Hill and Greenland Hill, which warn their readers not to expect swift voys on the Laon and La Fere road.

There is moderate artillery firing on the enemy secured only after successive successes. They declare that hard pro-

By night fall the main positions were by an attack upon South America as waves were moved down. Thereafter the tracted fighting is necessary to overcome the remainder of the front.

carried in an assault and the enemy's surely as night follows day. The Ger the very strong and most determined

GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED.

main body, attempting to break to the man monster has already cast greedy eyes exhausted enemy did not attempt any

north west were intercepted by the your southern republics. He already further advance during the night or this energy. Creueral von Ludendorff is quoted as warning correspondents that railways

PARIS, March 30th.

has agents among you for action. We morning.

are for up and horses exhausted, but A communiqué states The battle on cavalry and repulsed with heavy losses are gratified with your sympathy, kuon

So far

far it

it is reported that 3,000ing that if the need arise wo-shall see assuring them that every effort will be the Oise appreciably slackened during the made to maintain the impetus of the dagger prisoners have been teken, including your sons standing in the tranches beside attack

The German activity was confined to the Divisional Commander, 200 other children and those of the United Meanwhile, opinion in Great Britain local attacks at some points of our front Turkish officers, a German officer, a few States. A is hardening in favour of the most drastic which are daily being consolidated by the German non-commissioned officers, to We repelled this afternoon a strong steps to reinforce the armies, as though ceaseless arrival of reinforcements. All guns, 2,000 rifles, many machine guns and fugitives 60 animals. The remaining

Haditah, 45 mile attack at Ayette, south of Arras Somte it is expected that America will now ac these attacks were repulsed. Germans got a footing in the village, buit.celerate the despatch of troops, it is Raids on our positions in the region of were pursued beyond H were ejected in a brilliant, counter recognised that the main duty of filling Badonvillers, Parroy Forest and south of north-west of Hit.

the gaps devolves on Great Britain. Seppois completely failed

Our casualties were very slight. attack.

AERIAL OPERATIONS.

LONDON, March 30th:

1.40 a.m.E

Reporting on aviation, Field Marshal

Sir Dougins Haig states:-The majority of our aeroplane attacks have taken place southward of the Somme, where large soncentrations of troops are constantly reported. The aeroplanes continued their work till dark, despite rainstorms and low clouds. They fired nearly 250,000 rounds

The intention to try to take Arras is, probably not abandoned, but the loses inflicted yesterday are a great that the enemy must bring up still more fresh divisions before the renewal of the ex

There is not much air fighting, con aidering the number of British machines in the air; but on the battle front the fre from the ground was again heavy periment.

We brought down nine Germans and drove down five others uncontrolled.

Fire from the ground brought down Twelve of ours are missing.

tiro.

In the carly morning we attacked posi tions about Esandagh Dadich, 22 miles Lord Northcliffe, in a similar message

to the north-west of Bit, our cavalry, says: Latin America is as vitally in making a wide nievement around the Tar-terested in the World War as North

Aleppo road in the enemy's rear.

at

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, March 30th. The silver market is steady..