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THE WAR.

GERMANS RENEW THEIR ONSLAUGHTS.

LATEST NEWS DISTINCTLY ENCOURAGING.

GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF ZEEBRUGGE

RAID.

`DUTCH NEWSPAPER CONFIRMS DAMAGE,"

HOLLAND AND GERMANY.

QUESTION: VERY SERIOUS.

Franco-Belgian Front

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BRITISH FRONT. HEAVY ENEMY CASUALTIES.

LONDON, April 25th.. 3.05 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig forts-There?

was heavy fighting throughout the night in and around Villers-Bretonneux, which continues.

We regained ground in counter-attacks and captured a number of prisoners, The fighting yesterday on the whole of this front was most tevore, and heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy by our infantry and tanks.

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NEW ROLE FOR AIRMEN

LONDON, April

6.43 pm Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing to day states--In the recent battle our airmen were assigned a new rule, Our High Command had foreseen the enemy's advance would follow the roads leading towards Amiens, and consequently the sorodromes of the battle squadrons were

as face,

SATURDAY, APRIL 2718, 1918.

ORDER AND PROMOTION.

the price to enlighten the crites of the patrol." This was the spirit of all. When questioned an officer said he

LONDON, April 24th. would go to-morrow and think himself The Press Bureau anaonudes: Vice- lucky for the change even if he knew he Admiral Keyes has been promoted would not return. Comtrander of the Bath in recognition

Another when asked if the land- of his services at Zechrugged, ing party were glad to get the order to Commander Carpenter, of the Fendi withdraw, said some were satisfied the job true, is promoted Captain. was done, and others, whose blond was GERMAN ATTEMPT TO CAMOU up wanted to go to the mainland and

FLAGE ENTERPRISES. light the Germans in the batterics

LONDON, April

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BRITISH GUN LOSSES REPLACED.

LONDON, April Eath,

Churchill said that to day we had mere

In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston

Buns of practically every calibre than when the battle began. The Gerikan claim to the capture of nearly double the numbers of guns mentioned was a gro lesque exaggeration and untrue, but even. if it had been true he believed he would

able say all

will have been been to placed fetita ving

out

Arm anununition last month had not exceeded the maximum of potential capa city of our factories. Without touching our enormous reserves the very great wasb- age in rilles had been easily and promptly replaced.

er distributed is to Bank, not to mediate All testify to the gallantly Augh amusement was caused by last ly the battle commenced our air-squadrons. of the Coroinder of the Fi night's Gerisan COMANANIYIe camou pot merely reported enemy movement dictive, an officer of which says flaging the Zeebrugge and Ostend enter had placed at the disposal of the Mili

machine guns, the Ministry of Munitions but delayed them by attacking troops and

and that soon after the German batteries prises, although it was fully expected heary and Air Authorities more than trains

opened fire, the Findliche's bridge was would minimise them and claim that he twice as many guns as had been lost and During the frat

days of the blown away, with everybody on it, sank the ships wo sank. battle the mists prevented activity. On except the Commander who escaped March 23rd, there ensted one of the miraculously and who continued to, how it was possible to make a landing the Air Ministry had been

destroyed. Besides meeting all the nođe What the communiqué does not explain of the grent battle as regards aeroplanes, reverest fir battles yet fought. The Gore navigato quite calmly, but the on the Zeebrugge Mole in the teeth of

able to SORT Air Service was thoroughly de highest encomiums are lavished upon mines and fortifications, and take our

To carry a programme of expansion. The out feated, and until the 29th we had the the crews of the submarines blown ships out again when the work was put of tanks had been no accelerated chat unchallenged mastery of the air. For n up under the viaduct. There were six accomplished. It is taken for granted we would be able presently to replace week the German Army was without eyes board ench. The names of one crew pub that the unpleasant facts will be kept better pattern as fast as the Army could every tank lost by one of neter and and cars. On: March 20th Richthofen 'slished comprised two lieutenants and four from the German people as long as take delivery. The expenditure of small Squadron appeared on the battlefield. petty officers and men, of whom three possible. It was then too late. The delay of air | were wounded. One of them, interviewed, service „taused to the Germans grant said that the submarines steered right up to Two enemy Divisions assaulted froin hours" of invaluable time."{\

the beach, where they were spotted by the the direction of Domard road and

Germans, who turned on u searchlight AIRMEN ENGAGE CAVALRY penetrated our time at points They

The crew had a little dinghy, into which gained a footing in the outskirts of Today German cavalry entered Nuvon, they tumbled under the fire of machine: Villers-Bretonneux, where the bastle is French machines innchine gunned them guns and rifles. They had not gone 200 still in progress. The enemy's objective from the level of the roots, and the yards when the subinurine exploded. Soon

***French airmen did not hesitate to engage a hotor boat picked up the crew was certainly not gained

Coinciding with this operation, in them at heavy odds, generally with nobrine said that the submarine An officer in the motor boat accompanying attack was delivered against the French favourable resulta: between Castel and Hailles, near Hau The air-fighting tends more and more was ten minutes alongside the Mole gard, but failed to attain its known to be between strong patrolling squadrons before being discovered, the German fire to attain its known sent out against definite objectives, and passing overhead. The submarine attack objective.

This morning the enemy endeavoured victory usually rests with the side which led the Mole on the outer side. The Ger to push forward his line south of the out-maneuvres and succeeds in breaking mans, apparently, thought she had lost Clarence River, but was repulsed the enemy formation. The air-squadrons, her way and that her real intention was Bo effective was our ride and machine follow clearly-donned fighting tactics to get inside and torpedo something gun fire that the enemy was beaten back like destroyer squadrons. The French They sent up crowds of star-shelle thus without giving battie In the attack at are now using two types of machines, assisting the submarine to reach her goat Bretonneux

and three German tanks were namely, chaser-planes

bombing We could see 200 Germans jumping and seen advancing along the road, the planes.

dancing on the bridge connecting the Mole Many German wounded were sent to infantry following

with the shore, apparently thinking they Bruger. The enemy losses were un were going to "entrap" the submarine.doubtedly great. When the submarine exploded beneath the The entire garrison was called up at bridge you can imagine the lange For night by sirens and the ringing of bells, zome time afterwards fragments of debris which frightened the inhabitants, who and Haus were falling around used to Rams Capelle-Bruge The raid astroyer turned her searchlight crented the greatest sensation, the people scarcely believing that a landing had occurred. The correspondent emphasises its moral significance.

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GROUND REGAIN ED.

Field-Murshad Sir Douglas Haig re.

ground at Villers-Bretonneux.

The oneply was three times repulsed | ports:—Our counter-attacks regained the with loss northward of the Villers

Bretonneux-Bt. Quentin road. He used

a few tanks in this fighting

Also, late last evening, the enemy attacked the French north-eastward of Bailleul and way repulsed

The enemy, early this morning, re- newed his attacks in this sector and on the British position's farther east, niter:| an intense bombardment. Fighting con tiopes in this rector on a wide front.

The enemy at night-time attempted a raid in the neighbourhood of Besuchy, but was repulsed,

Hostile artillery were active at night time in the Festubert and Rolicy soctors NEWS DISTINCTLY ENCOURAGING.

wood:

Loxnox, April 24th. 135 p.

TANKS USED BY BOTH SIDES... In the Bretonneux fighting tanks, were used on both sides. Ours did well in sup. porting the infantry. Two got among the Germans and did great execution:

The enemy launched a very heavy attack against the French in the region of Drenoutro lust evening, penetrating, a section of the French front line, but the French promptly counter-attacked and restored the position.

AERIAL OPERATIONS. There was slurp air-fighting yesterday. We heavily bombed Merville, Estairce, Blechwerck, La Borgue, Chaulnes rail- way junction and Ostend docks

Naval Activities.

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AUSTRIAN WARSHIPS

BOMBED:

Londos, April 26th. An Italian official report states:

plane squadron on the 2nd inst scored two direct hits on an enemy tor pedo-bost in the neighbourhood of Poin, and also heavily bombed an enemy was- ship and torpedo-boats in the Fahana Canal and Zee

We brought down 15 and drove down two. One of ours is missing.

Our night-diers dropped 20 tons of bombs on coulers, Merville, Armentieres, Bapaume, Thorout, Tournai, Courtai, Chaulngs railway station, brugge docks. Direct hits were obtained on all these fargets and several fires were started. All our machines returned. OFFENSIVE ON SMALLER SCALE.

LONDON, April 5th.

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THE RAID ON ZEEBRUGGE GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION:

Lospos, April 28th,

OD M5380 we torpedoed aud! sank, ber,

This apparently, is the destroyer which the Marine officers described as having been set on fire by grenades.

Another motor boat officer said that his boat torpedoed a-destroyer alongside the

Dar preparations, l

bad contemplated AMSTERDAM, April 25th.

a period of supreme battle intensity thin. The Telegraaf frontier Correspondent year from the third week of February states: The Zeebrugge Mole has been as the German offensive opened a month confirms that the exploding of the sub- and three weeks to the good on entirely separated from the shore. This later we were at present between a week maring made a breach at least 95 metres wide. The opening, which is clearly our Army

original Chich provided for visible from Cabzand david is near the volume of shells than was expended or

during the whole ch into two parts. The breach is near the

fighting season considerably heavier. coast, proving that the submarine, de the weekly average of the great offensive spite nets, etc., pentrated far into the battles of last year and over done who harbour. On the shore side of the har-volume of shells expended during the bour lies the wreck of a two funnelled

torpedo-boatda

** Lonnox, April 25th-

ole second destroyer was torpedoed A German official report states Our by another boat, and a third was rammed naval warfare operating from the Flan- and sunk, while hie bont also torpedoedders coast has not been disturbed by the the old Great Eastern and the steamer British attacks at Ostend and Zeebrugge

russels, Captain Fryatt's old ship, which on the 23rd inst. the Germans used as a torpedo training N schoolers

tanks have been fighting for two or three terrific. After reaching the first ledge of ck-out was a torpedo in the

weeks.

GERMAN REPORT

LONDON, April 24th.

10.15 p A wireless German official report states We stormed the Vleugelhock Hill, north eastward of Bailleul, repulsed English attacks westward of Bailoul, and frus, trated strong advances north-westward of Bethune,

The Balkans.

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CAMPAIGN IN MACEDONIA-

LIVELY FIGHTINGA

, Paris, April 25th, Fighting activity has continued very

in Eastern “communique states 1–

series of fresh successes. lively in different sectors. We scored a

Aerial Activities.

Some offensive in 1016. The calculation also provided for the carrying forward into 1019 of sufficient reserves to allow sho aggregate British total to mount one stup higher in 1919 in weight, intensity and power us to p

If the workers.

their loyut

support, undoubtedly the supply of muni tions would enable us to carry on tho battle at a supreme pitch of intensity and with continually growing power far as munitions were concerned through out the whole possible fighting portion of 1918, without compromising our requiros ments for 1010. (Cheers, )

Since May last the Ministry of Muni tions had released over 1

**100,000 men for the Army, and Lad continued to releans them at the rate of over one thousand daily Paying a tribute to the munition workers, Mr. Churchill stated that re cently less than one sixth of the tocul imo worked and been lost owing to disputes, while this loss had been more than wiput out by the extra time worked at Easter. Let us end this carping about the atta tade of labous regarding the war. Wo ought to congratulata ourselves on thom loyal hearts of the people whose SAP VILNIU we have the honour to be”.

DETAILS OF...” WOLFS" CRUISE

LONDON, April 5th.

RUSSLAN AFFAIRS.

THE BLACK SEA FLEET.

Losnos, April 25th, wireless Bussian report states:---(ser- many has been asked for an assurance that the Russian Black Sea Flect, while obey ing the terms of the Peace Treaty pr remaining at Schastopol, will not, bu seized or damaged by German submarines, which, apparently, are about to blockade. Sebastopol,

An officer of the Findictive said that six lig German guns on the top of the Mold, at the entrance to the barbour, which had been abandoned by the enemy, Heuter's Correspondente at British

were destroyed, then the landing party Headquarters, telegraphing to day, | The rusumption of the German offensive

advanced along the Mols, which is a mile ataus There was heavy and continuous is on much maller scalo then pro The landing at Zeebruggo is describedongy and to yaves wide. Some of the fighting yesterday in the region of Montsioonis. The objectives Yraturilay were most graphically by two offters of officers carried heavy sticks. And the Kempel and Meteren, and astride the obviously limited, possibly owing to the Marines, who said: It was a damned number of black eyes and bruises testi- Amiens-St. Quentin road. bronnex rueben, but the andrry has huge farces in desperate adventure carried out with heat the clown the Mole ther fighting around Villers-Bretonneux

dure devil dash and courage. All the throughout the which is still in the neighbourhood, and if a local thrust vessels, large and small, formed a bank entrenchments with machine guns sweep

Witschewsky first officer of the Gorman night,

Halfway down the Mole there were wire

In a speech at Lucbeck, Commander Progress

like that at Villers Brettonneux

succeeds, From the.

direction of Hangard the the advantage andoubtedly will be push to Ostend. When the Huns discovered captaired. The crews of the block-ships of artificial fog stretching from Zeebrugge ing the entire width. This position was

raider Wolf, gave fresh details of tho Gelmans got a footing in Bois-da-Quenne, ed to the utmost, as in the case of our stratagem they put up shells. Then stayed aboard till the vessels were almost

raider's cruiser: Ho. said the first objeck the most castern of the little chain of Armentieres. There were two chief thrusts

Britisk detachments, west of Doiran, of the cruise was, mind-laying. woods skirting the Amiens road, west of yesterday; one against Kemmel, which was

We steamed through the cloud and got down to the water-line then they serata penetrated the Bulgarian trenches on mines were laid near Colombo and alongs

Many Bretonneux. We counter-attacked and repulsed, and the other against Villers Findictive was exposed to the most rapided to their ships just in time, for their inflicted heavy losses

bell. All the Marines were on deck. The bed aboard the motor-bott, and return wide front and destroyed dug outs and the Indian coust as far as Bombay. drovo back the enemy to the fringe of the and inngard, where the Germans evi shell-bre, but we carried on

wireless message which was picked up dently are anxious to wipe out the local reached the Mole it was found that of The men of the lost British destroyer mobile reconsoitring column operating Bombay was the first to guess that do

When we ships had touched bottom when they left. In the region west of the Lakes, a showed that the English Commandant, at tinctly encouraging. We have retaken high ground on both sides of the Amiens Findtetive for landing only two could

The Intest news this morning is disalient and take the remainder of one prows or gangways fitted to the state that, when they entered the harbour north of Devole drove the enemy from ger to The Turriteliu was more to by ground at several places, and the general cond, before attempting another general used. Both were damaged and shak, moet dazzling light, for all the search of the Urbz Valley, and captured two mines all Aden, but was blown up by hor they emerged, from darkness into the the line of heights dominating the right ship The was sent lay position is considerably improved. advance. The other thrusts wore probably but we swarmed out over them, shouting lights were focussed on them, and the villages beyond and took prisoners.

diversions.

Over

Commander. Correspondents mention that no British heavily in landing, for the shell-fire was you go Royals! We lost

and little, poured shells, rid Several enemy attacks were repulsed at the destroyer from end to end the Cerne Hend the Mole we had a sheer droop of 20 ft engineereau. The captam ordered the before we could get to grips with the over the forecastle. They dived and swam enemy. It was raining entually NOTAs the first time the water was not thus makthrough the oil from their own bunkers ing matters WOIR, lowered down rapes and rope ladders cold: Two German destroyers alongside the outer Mole shelled the Vindictior, A number of their crews swarmed up do attack, but they stopped when they say sur bayonets We charged them and cleared a space, then we rushed to the Naval experts emphasise that the raid first destroyer, throwing in fifty grenades was in no way an adventurous escapade. The last we saw of her was when she was It was a most dangerous bute deliberate inking. We were unable to reach the aetion, directed by considerations of other destroyers The Vidierite bed high strategy. For example, if the Ger three howitzers, forward, aft and amid man Fleet contemplates another sally it ships. Before we left her the foremost will be powerless in an effective action if in succession by enemy fire. Dar rear. Farther, it was an intimation to gun-crew, was, wiped out three times it lacks support from its left wing or gunners maintained the fire with pou the German Navy that we are ready... posters and trench mortars

AERIAL OBSERVERS REPORT bombing the destroyer we formed AERIAY up. and forced our way ashore at the

DAMAGE The village was lost, then retaken, hutgilled or senttered the crew of a gun on The Admiralty reports Following

of the bayonet. We charged and finally it remained in the bands of the shore, capturing the gun. It was awful yesterday's operations, our aircraft Germáne, but at a cost of high losses to hear above the

We hold the immediate outskirts of of the wounded and the dying lean ments. Owing to the clouds our machines cannonading the shrieks carried out observations and bombard Hangard, from which the enemy has been while, the Vindictive continuously engag descended to 50 feet and observed a clear unable to debouch, despite repeated the shore batteries. When we were break twenty yards wide at the inner efforts

The artillery duel continues very vio were sunk, our object was accomplished object was lying between the piers at signalled to withdraw, as the block-ships end of the Zeebrugge Mole. A sunken lent on both banks of the Avre and is The Findictive upper deck when we Datend, blocking the greater part of the very active in the Woevre region, at returned presented

a horrible Flirey and Regnisville.

sight fairway There was absolute deck

chaos and the slippery with

Numerous bowls blood.

were dropped on All

around were dying and - wounded,

objecte ashore. and their shricks were heart rending The Captain of the indictine was quite cool. lanceuvring most skilfully through

ASSAULT BY DEEP WAVES OF INFANTRY,

At two o'clock this morning an intense gas tarrage was opened against the French front in Flanders also against Bouy of our troops acting with them.

About two hours later deep waves of infantry delivered an assault. The fight- ing is still in progress. The enemy was besten off, in various minor attacks.

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ENEMY ATTACK IN STRENGTH.

LONDON, April 24th,

10.35 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ro- ports:-After a violent bombardment this morning the enemy attacked on the whole British front to the south of the Somme and the French on our right. The attack was repulsed

The attack was renewed later in strength against our positions in this sector and the enemy took possession of Villers-Brottenoux, where the fighting was severe and continues.

We repulsed other attacks on the north bank of the Somme, northward of Albert, Laking prisoners.

FRENCH FRONT.

THE STRUGGLE FOR HANGARD.

PARIS, April 25th.

A communiqué states:--The baitlo con tinued violently round the village of Hangard, against which the enemy con centrated all his strength

We, at night time, gallantly

counter attacked

and

successfully.

Limes several ···

BATTLE STILL CONTINUES

* Paris, April 25th.

A communique states: The battle has We recaptured a post north-westwarded all day and still continues, and is

the

point

covered by another smose-screen.

Members of the Ostend landing party fare alto satisfied that they did mich damage. They described the German aring as being very heavy, hut mid

GERMAN ACCOUNT.

A German official report, referring to

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THE AIR MINISTRY.

CONTINUED DISSENSION.

LONDON, April 25tb. It is stated that Sir Arthur Roberts, Financial Adviser to the Air Ministry, has resigned owing to differences with Lord Rothenatre,

LORD ROTHERMERE KESIGNS. LATER.

The Press Bureau announces that Lord Rothermere has resigned his post y Director of the Air Force for rensons of health

ATTEMPTED RAID ON PARIS

EHLANS MURDER PEASANTS

LONDON, April 25th. The Uhlans continue to raid in Ukraine. for food stuff...

Peasants, with machine-gune, Massoerev, were surrounded and mad Prisoner.

Three squadrons compelled thent to this arm, and then they were slain by the Uhlans.

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PARIS, April 24th O

planes, in attempting a raid on Paris It is officially stated that enemy acto- fast night, were violently fired on.Ona near Nogentertaud. The crew of three of them, a triplane, was forced to land were made prisoner....... Heneral.

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Moscow, April 25th- The Soviet forces routed General

Korniloffs detachments near Ekaterino

Frisoners state General Korniloft day on the 17th inst oth seriously wounded and subsequently sticcukibed.

THE GERMAN ARMY IN FINLAND,

LONDON, April 25th- A wireless German official report states-Von der Goltz's troops took the macki and established communications railway junctions at Syvinge and Kuchi with the Rinaish Army northward of Lahti

CONSORTIUM OF SPANISH

BANKS

MADRID, April 25th

· [TARUEGE KIUTER'A AGENOT.):

of Festubert which we lost on the specially desperate at Hangard, where the storm of shell, he got her safely or the raids at Zeebrugge and Ostaid on

CONSCRIPTION IN IRELAND a footing. enemy gained a int. The garrison strongly resisted, los Furious assaults everywhere else wete

A PLEDGE TO PREVENT IT. ing heavily. We took prisoners

As we steered down the Channel April 23rd, says the enterprise, which and repulsed machine-guns:

The full text of the above com the Well done. Tindictive Both crows destroyers and motor boats, after & vio Major 3. R- Nowman, Mr. Balfour son se were met at daybreak by Vine Ad was conceived on a large teale and plan- ned regardless of sacrifice, was frustrated. which signalled, Small cruisers, escorted by humorous In the House of Commons, replying to

LONDON,

April 25th We repulsed a strong attack on our is-Furious bombardments of new positions eastward of Robeco and Anglo-French positions south of the cheered themselves hoarse as we passed lent bombardment, pashed forward under the had sech, the Press report that a me maintained our line intact. We took 84 Somme on the Avre were followed by Vice Admiral Reyes later addressed the the veil of an artifcial fog dear Ostend ter of the Sacred College had recently prisoners, and also secured prisoners in German attack of great force on the remnant of the battalion chole operation and oration of destroying the lockselnd, but he could hardly believe Spanish banks, representing a capital of

to quite near the pledged himself to prevent conscription Forest and in the neighbourhood of

with

An agreement for a consortiumai The enemy at five.

had been most successful picke Meteren,

ing. attacked Hangard en Santerre, in the The officers added that one of the finest on to the Mole; and these fell into our legally applied in

Bervice Act was Barce

WAS two millions sterling and including han TWO ENEMY ATTACKS.

region of Hailles Wood, and at Benecarines, which placed 10 tons of explo parties fought on the narrow high wall law of the land.

achievements was the work of the sub-hands--some alive some dead. Both of the Sacred College any south, of the Avre. The battle lasted LONDON, April 24th. day and continues. It was particularly

9.35 pim

desparate in the Hangard region, Heuter's Correspondent at British The enemy, after a series of furious Headquarters, telegraphing this evening, assaults, gained a footing in the woods states: Two enemy attacks against im north of Hangard and also in the eastern portant tactical positions on parts of the outskirts of the village, which we are

the

morn-

anst

the

miner enterprises eastward of Nieppe whole front, and NEW when he told us that the whole operation harbour works. Only 40 Marines got that, when the Milla oppose the long been signed with France and the

line widely asunder were launched this morning. The first was against Branou

defending desperately it in

The struggle was equally violent

Several assaults

Doubtless the Vatican United States.

sives under the viaduct connecting the of the Male with the utmost fierceness would be kept fully informed on the Mole with the shore, thus preventing The report claims that the small matter. reinforcements from coming.

Cruisers rginia, Intrepid, and Sirius, and two others of similar construction were sunk close to the cogel, while three destroyers and a consideraola number of

DOVER PATROL HEROES INTER VIEWED:

tre, at the foot of Afont Kemmel, which the Hailles region the ridge to the BoD of the happenings in France. be saved.

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WAR DECLARATION RESOLUTION... The naval blow at Zeebrugge continues torpedo boats were also sink by artillery

ZURICH, April 25th, Count Joseph Izvorenye has been ap

WASHINGTON, April 25th- the engrossing topic, almost to the exclufire, and that only a few of the crew could pointed Hungarian Premier

Senator King, after conferring wide It is stated that he is extremely friendly President Wilson, announced that he did towards Gormany, being closely con-not intend to press his resolution proviă- Beyond damage to the Mole by torpedected with the Deutsche Bank, and being for a declaration of war agniË, the harbour works and past batterics advocates the Mitteleuropa policy, were not damaged

Bulgaria and Turkey. He will probably be determinedly One of our torpedo-bosis she slight opposed by Count Keroly and the damage, and our casualise w

Socialist parties...

the French troos bay been defending The enemy gained an initial advantage, east of the village were shattered by our Special leave has been granted to the but suffered so heavily that they were un fire and counter-attacks participants, interviews with whom able to press the attack, and the situation Farther south German attempts at occupy columns of the papers What was restored. The second attack was Senecat Wood and Hill as failed, both will folk say about the Done patrol sgainet Villers-Bretonneux, which follow. | positions wholly remaining in our, now1" was the remarks of (ors who sad a violent bombardment of gas-shells. possession

mid it was well worth doing the job and

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