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April 12 1915,

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TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

MONDAY, APRIL

02, 1915.

TO-DAY'S

April 12, 1914

WAR TELEGRAMS,

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TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

A GREAT FRENCH SUCCESS.

French Petty Officers Pluck,

April 11, 6.55 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Paris reports that during the fighting in the Dardanelles, the Suffren wan hit by a shell from a aiz inch gun which set fire to some ammunition. A patty officer in the magazine broke the scuttles of the casement, opened the war valve and flooded the magazine?

GERMAN POSITION AT ST. MIHIEL THREATENED acted without orders.

French Petty Officer's Daring Deed,

ANOTHER GERMAN CRUISER PUTS IN AT AMERICAN PORT.

[Router's Service to The Telegraph."]

'More Fighting.

April 12, 1.55 am... The Paris evening communiqué atatés :- North of Albert, German attacks on our trenches at Hamel and Bois Thiepval on Saturday night were repulsed after a hand-to-hand fight.

There was fighting all nigh. in Argonne. We destroyed a block-house, captured 300 metres of trenches and repaleed two -counter-attacks.

Then with trepidation he approached the commander, having

He was however warmly congratulated and mentioned in the despatches.

April 11, 8.25 p.m. Included in the casualty lists are - Wounded C. Cinnamond, F. Eglington, P. Malebo, Major W. M. Stewart and E. F. Tickell.

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To-night's list includes 312 men killed; 770 wounded, and 48 missing. The principal sufferers are the Scots Fusiliers, the Border Regiment, the Liverpools, the Gordons, the Black Watch, and the Camerons.

Bishop of London at the Front

April 11, 3.65 p.m.

The Bishop of London has visited the entire British front The services which he held were enormously successful, taking place in picturesque surroundings of massed cavalry or in the immense hangara of the flying corps, parks of the Service Corpe and sometimes beside lorries."

The Bishop was often within range of the German guns and the officers responsible for his safety had many auxions moments.

There were magnificent congregations. The attendance was voluntary but every body possible seemed to be present.

The Bishop said simple prayers of consecration among groups of British graves, and held three confirmation services for several men who, caked with mad, had come straight from the trenches,

"Never were the simple British hymne "Rock of Ages" eto eung more impressively than with the accompaniment. of booming guns.

The Submarine Flasco.

(Official Telegram from the British Foreign Office)

April 9. The Admiralty announces that during the week March 31st to April 7th 1,234 vessels entered and left ports in Great Britain, of On Saturday evening our aeroplanes dropped bombs on the which five were torpedoed by the enemy submarines. The deeren

in sailinge is due to the Easter Holidays. atstion and a foundry at Bruges.

We captured a fresh line of tranches at Bois d'Ailly.

Another German Cruiser Compelled to Put In.

April 12, 1.55 8.m.

A message from Newport News states that the German converted ́oruiser Kron Prinz Wilhelm arrived there, at 6 o'clock in the

morning and reported that she was short of coal and provisions,

She anchored at the position formerly cocupied by the Prinz Eitel Friedrich.

Big Russian Captures.

A Petrograd communique states →→→→

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April 12, 12.30a.m.

The enemy, in ferried columns, supported by artillery, fiercely attacked on Friday and the following night our columus descending the southern slopes of the Carpathians, but was repulsed with "enormous losses. We captured a whole battalion,

We carried several heights in the direction of Uzsok,, making further captures.

Escaped Germans Recaptured.

April 12, 12.30 a.m. Two German officers who escaped from the camp in Denbigh shire have been recaptured after wandering in the mountains for

Took.

Further Progress.

April 11, 4.30 p.m.

A Paris communique states:- In Belgium, the Aisne and Oismpagne, artillery actions are taking place.

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The progress between the Meuse and the Moselle, reported laat night, is confirmed. We captured freeh trenches on the east side of Bois de Montmare and repulsed counter-attacks.

We advanced to the western edge of Bois-le-Pratre. There was snow and rain all day long.

French Trade Recovery:

April 11, 7.6 p.m. Router's Paris correspondent states that the revenue returns for March show a continuance of the great recovery of trade.

The Customs figures are higher than for 1914,

Looking Ahead.

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[In the event of telegranis arriving too late for Insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

Russian Progress Admitted.

German Socialiste Protest Against the War.

April 11, 3.80a.m.

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Router's correspondent at Amsterdam states that a section of

CONDENSED.

The Russians are now misters

the German Sosialist party, who are in favour of peace, have of the Carpathians. distributed pamphlets signed by Dr. Lisbnecht, Herr Ledebour and The two German officers who others, declaring that the German proletariat does not agree with escaped in Denbighshire, have the pro-war polios of a section of the party.

been recaptured.

The pamphlet adda that protest against the continuation of the war in daily increasing in Germany and they demand that the belligerents should publish the peace conditions, which the press the country should be allowed to discuss.

American Press and the German Note.

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April 11, 3.20 a.m. The New York "Globe"" abarroterises the German note as offensive, and maintains that shipments of munitions from the United States have never been questioned,

[The following telegrams appeared, in our special edition yesterday:-)

Half Company of Germans Surrounded,

April 11, 2.40 a.m. In Bois Montmarie we carried another line of trenches. We repulsed a counter-attack in "Lorraine. balf company of Germans, which had reached the village Bézange La superior forces and captured, Grande, between the Franco-German lines, was surrounded by

Further Progress at Lea Eparges. ~

April 11, 2.40 a.m.

A Paris evening communique says that between the Meuse and the Moselle we retained all ground gained and made fresh progress The enemy has taken no action at Les Eparges, either with cavalry or with infantry.

Importance of French Succe8595. phasise the importance of our success. They say that their general The communique continues: The statements of prisoners was ready to sacrifice a hundred thousand men to retain it.

The Germans, since the end of February, had at Lea Eparges the entire 33rd, Division in reserve. Then, towards the end of Maruh, when this division was exhausted, the tenth active division of the 5th. Army Corps, composed of the flower of the army, was brought up. This was the division which lost a veritable fortress on a apur at Les Eparges.

The troops were frequently ordered to hold on at all costs. They were told that the position was of the greatest importance. The losses of the Germans at Les Eparges for the last two months amount to 30,000 men.

Received by the Tsar.

London April 9, 5.65 p.m.

A message from Petrograd states that the Tear has received Mr. C. M. Marling, Councillor of Embassy at Constantinople, who French Barque Torpedoed.

is proceeding to Taheran.

April 10, 12.45 p.m. The French barque Chateaubriand was sunk in mid-channel by a German submarine. The crew were Bayad.

Germany Prohibits Despatch of goods to Italy.

April 10, 12.45 p.m. According to Reuter's Paris correspondeat the newspapers there report that the German authorities have prohibited the despatch of goods from Germany to Italy. Empty trucks are returning to Italy by the Lake Constance route, being detained at Lindza and Fried richshafen,

April, 11, 8.50 a.m.

Another German Plot. Reater's correspondent in Venice states that telegrams received

April 10, 12.45 p.m. from Budapest admit that the Russians continue their attacks in been discovered to bribe tugboat captains to make affidavits that Router's New York correspondent says that a German plot has the Carpathiens with undiminished vigour and are continually they delivered supplies to British warships off New York. The bringing up reinforcements to the firing line.

ed bombs on the station and

French aeroplanes have dropp foundry at Bruges.

The Bishop of London" has visited the entire British front and conducted services."

The French advance theatens St. Mihiel, which is fed by light railway from Metz,

The French ovenne returne for March show a continuance the great recovery of trade

The losses of the Germans at. Lan Eparges for the last two months amount to 80,000 man.

Belated telegrams from Norway report that heavy and prolonged firing was heard at Bergen on. Friday.

-It is reported that the German authorities have prohibited the despatch of goods from Germany to Italy,

by 53, a gallon as alternative to Home to increase the spirit duty A suggestion has been made at

prohibition.

The German converted craiser Kron Prinz Wilhelm has put in at Newport News, being short of coal and provisions.

German Socialists have die tributed pamphlets, stating that German proletariats do not agree to the pro-war policy.

Damage to the extent of a quarter of a million sterling has 8:anley Dock warehouse, Liver- been done by a fire at the pool.

The Canard Company an- nounces that it is prepared to quote prospective freight rates. for Smyras, Constantinople and the Black Sea,

A German plot has been dis- covered in New York to bribe tug-boat captains to make affidavits that they had delivered. supplies to British warships,

NEWS:

elsewhere.

"Jottinge by the Way" appes

Saturday's local spot is report-

Farther: Netes on the Crista appear on page, 4,

A heavy artillery engagement occurred about Bartfeld, follow-allegations are unfounded and several captains are to be prosecuted led in this isano. ing which the Russians are exerting their whole strength to force a

for perjury. passage on the western boundary of the Saros district in order to make a flank attack on the Austrian position in the Makowitz valley.

The newspapers seek to comfort their readers, with assurances that the Russian successes are relatively unimportant;

Masters of the Carpathians,

April 11, 3.20 a.m. A Petrograd communique states that the Russiana captured two lines of trenches west of Niemen, and after fierce bayonetting, took six hundred prisoners and eight mitrailleuses.

The Russians also dislodged the Austrians on the single height. held by them in the principal obain of the Carpathians, where tho Russians are now masters of the situation,

Belgian Relief Ship Torpedoed.

April 11, 3.20 a.m.

A Rotterdam steamer has arrived with 27 of the crew of the British steamer Harpalyce which was mined or torpedoed near the Noord Hinder lightship. It is feared that 26 of the crew were The Harpalyce was chartered by the Belgian Relief Committee for conveying stores to starving Belgians,

April 11, 7.5 p.m. The Cunard Company issues an announor ment that it is pre-drowned. pared to quote prospective rate for freights to Smyrna, Constanti nople and the Black Sea,

Mysterious Firing.

April II, 11.20 p.m.. Belated telegrams from Norway report that prolonged and heavy fring was heard at Bergen on Friday and that the beams of esarch lights were observed seawards, No explanation is forthcoming. * Not Torpedoed,

April 11, 11.20 p.m. Twelve survivors of the Guernesy have reached Southampton Hogue, They relate that the vessel ran ashore in darkness and that the captain and six of the crew are missing.

Important Freach Move.ne

April 11, 6.65 pm special French advance on the western edge of Boir Le retre is most important for it means that the French havE: NOW.

d of the wood and thresten Saint Mihil, hink is tht railway from Met

April 11, 5.55 a.m.

British Casualties.

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A further list is as follows:- Killed: W. Megaw, B. Bull.

April 9, 5.55 p.m.

Died of wonnde: T. Pooook, F. Sartorius, Bound Lisat, T." Salt, (Welab Borderera)

Wounded: F. A. Ocopor, A Cousamaker, J. O. Csan, A. N. Lewis, G. M. Renpy, C. F. Wells, N. MoMicking,

Killed (Unofficial): G. Ferrier,

Died of wounds (Unofficial): Lieut. I. Miller (Laniskillings).

Progress of the Anti-Drink Movement."

April 10, 1.45 p.m.

A special article on "Hong- kong Obinage appears on page

4.

General news and an article headed Battlefield Healism appear on page 3.

A sermon by the Rev. J. K. Maconaobis on The Superman and the Christ" is reported tö-day.hat ha

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY

The first indiestion of the attitude of the workers towards pro- "Our Contemporaries" appears hibition is furnished by the result of a plebiscite at Messrs. Harland on page 2, Commercial News on and Wolff's yard at Govan. Thirty-one per cent, favoured, pro- page 9, and Log Book on page 6. h-bition, forty-four the continuation of the present restriction ne to hours, and ten the prohibition of spirite.

system, fifteen Mr. Lloyd George has received a deputation on behalf of the wine and spirit teade of the United Kingdom, regarding the restriol- ion of drinking during the war. It is understood that a suggestion has been made that there should be an increase in spirit daty of five

hillings per gallon, as an alternative to prohibition.

The Prince of Wales,

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. - The Prince of Wales has arrived in London with Sir John

April 10, 4.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.16 p.m. Frenoh's despatches,

Messrs. Charles Howitt and A. Phillips at the Theatre Royal Desperate Bayonet Fighting,

POW" Mia. Dot.", April 10, 4.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW. Paris communique says: There is nothing to report except Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. that two attacks, which made us masters of the last German positions at Les Eparges, led to desparate bayonet fightlng.

Victoria

15 pm 1 April 10, 1.45 p.m.

Holland and Germany-A Misunderstanding.

Howitt and A to the shortage of workers in the armament factories the

April 10, 1:50

Bovak irmingham has decided to release a thousana. Bot There is some misunderstanding over the annou

the factories and Earl Kitchener, has Telegra

#April 6, to the affect that two FILME DALy of the Belgian Sab

It is reported from Amsterdam that the Harpalyce was torpedoed and sank within five minutes. The crew were Uhinese with the exception of the officers, and all were thrown into the water, there being no time to lower the boats. The rescuing vessels saw the periscope of a submarine. Some of the survivors are badly wounded.

The five hundred ton steamer Guernsey has been sunk off Ospe

Patriotic Action in Birmingham."

minars in Nottinghamshire are curtailing their Easte