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April 16, 1917,

7637 日五十月二潤

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MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

[Reuter's Service to The “Tolograph.”]

THE VICTORIOUS BRITISH ADVANCE.

German Front Again Broken.

London, April 15, 6.30 a.m. Bater's correspondent at Hsadgaarters states that the latest British captures include great pyramids of slag near the mouths of coalpita in the neighbourhood Lf Lens, which the Germans had ponverted into fortresses. Altogether, the German front has been broken on another four miles.

British Patrols Enter Lens.

London, April 15, 2 20 p.m. Lloyds News' correspondent at Headquarters, telegraphing on the 15th inst, states that British patrols have entered Lena. Though the enemy were still in machine-gun redoubta at some places, they are only rear guards, for the main body has retreated. A

This splendid triumph wis mede possible by the capture of Vimy Ridge, the enemy realising that his last chance of a successful counter-attack had been foiled.

Lane and Lievin had been stacked with game, of which it is eriain that at least 150 wore in the network of mines at the pitbeade.

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Prisoners state that wild sons occurred at Lens. Frantic efforts were made to remove the guns and stores and so defend the line of retreat by blowing up the roada. Orders were given to destroy the mines by firing charges into the pits and by flooding the mine galleries.

Lens Entered..

London, April 15, 1 p.m. Currespondents at the British Headquarters state that the British have entered Lans.

[Lens is a big manufacturing town seventeen miles south-west of Lilla, possessing coal mines, sugar factories, etc. It has a population bordering on 30,000.ELEKT

Strong Germad Attack Fails.

London; April 15, 3.45 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-Early this morning the enemy strongly attacked, on a air miles' front astride the Bipaums-Cambrai zozd, under oover of a heavy bombardment, our positions from Hermies to Noreail,

The attack failed everywhere except at Legnicourt, where the enemy gained a foothold. After heavy fighting, our counter-attack regained the village, our artillery infioting very heavy losses on his retiring troopa. We took prisoner over 200,

We advanced our line to the east of Heninel, progressed to the Anorth of Sonobes River and captured defences to the east of Lievin

from Rsisamont woɔd to the east corner of Cite 8t. Pierre.

Our troops are pushing on towards La. Toere has been heavy rain since the early morning.

Australia Congratulates Canada.

London, April 15.

Renter's correspondent i Melbourne s'ates that the Common- wealth Government has cabled congratulations to the Canadiane on their great victory st Vimy Ridge.

More Activity on French Front

London, April 15, 6.45 p.m.

A French communique states:-North and south of the Oise, we carried out night reconnaissances sad everywhere found the enemy trenches cecupied. We brought back prisoners.

To the east of Maison de Champagne, our reconnaissances penetrated German trenobes, which we found atterly wrecked by our fire. We brought back a quantity of material.

On the right bank of the Meuw, two German "attacks at. Bɔis de Claurieres and in the direction of La Chambrettes were broken

by fire. Some infantrymen who penetrated our advanced line a

Bois de Caurieres were either killed or made prisoner.

On the 12th, 13th and 14th inet, we brought down twenty-one

A captive balloon was brought down ablaze...

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to The “Telegraph."]

AMERICA" AND THE WAR

Big War Revenue Measure Passed.

London, April 15. Router's correspondent at Washington atsise that the House of Representatives has uusnimomaly passed the seven billion dollars war reyenne menuⱭITS,

There were cheers from the floor and the galleries when the figures of 359 votes for and none against were announced.

The Bill limits the distribution of the Foreign Loan to countries sotually at war with Germany.

Russo-American Co-operation.

Londos, April 15.

Beater's correspondent at Washington says it is officially announced that the Government in considering wading a Commis sion to Russia to ascertain how it can sid the new Government and to consider all phases of Russo-American co operation in the war,

A large Russian credit will probably be granted as soon as Congress passes the War Loan Bill, possibly before the Commission goes to Russia.

SOUTH AMERICA, AND THE WAR.

Paraguay's Attitudė Explained."

London, April 15, Reater's correspondent at Asuncion etates that Paraguay has declared its adhesion to, and sympathy with, the attitude, of the United States towards Germany.

A Proposed Entente.

London, April 15.

According to Beater's correspondent at Buenos Aires, it is stated that the Governments of Argentina, Brasil and Chile are negotiating for the convocation" st Buenos Aires of an Assembly of the South American Republics, with a view to establishing an Entente of the whole Cantinent regarding war probleme.

Down with the German Murderers!')-

"London, April 15.

Beuter's correspondent at Buenos Aires states that excited crowde are parading the streets ahouting "Diwa with the German murderers!"

The Gernisa newspaper offose are closed, fis-ing au sttack.

Brazilian Bluejackets Occupy German Ships.

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London, April 15. Renter's correspondent at Rio de Janeiro states that Brazilian blasjackets occupied internad German ships smid ohsere from the (orowde.

SOUTH AFRICA'S GENEROSITY,

A Gift of One Million Sterling.

London, April 15. Renter's correspondent at Cape Town "says that at a South African Party Congress, Mr. Malan, the Minister for Mines, announced that the Union Government had decided to grant the Imperial Parliament one million sterling, in recognition of the protection afforded by the Navy, under which exporte from South Africa had proceeded sa canal.

SPAIN'S ATTITUDE,

Denial of Breach of Neutrality.

London, April 15. According to Reuter's correspondent at Madrid, as a result of a aeroplanes, while four more were compelled to land badly damaged. Press outery that the Government had concluded agreements Oar bombarding seroplanes dropped 4 180 kilogrammes of pro-involving a breach of neatrality, a semi-official communication has jsotiles on railway stations and establishmente se well as the Briey basin, while 1 200 kilogrammes were dropped on railway stations in the region of Mexieres and Sedan.

On the night at 13th-14th inst; we effectively bombed barracks at Dreuse sad the railway station 1 Bethinville.

Germans Admit Violent Fighting.

London, April 15, 645 p.m..

A German cficial wireless to engo says:-In consequence of the removal of our line to the north of the Scarpe, there have been only minor engagements, in the which the enemy has suffered heavily. From the Boarpe lowland to the Arras-Cambrai Railway there was violent fighting yesterday. British m'ased divisions stacked several times, but were sanguinarily repulsed. We took three hundred prisoners,

been issued declaring that the agreements made by the Governmezt do not modify its policy, neither does its Note to Germany, which is a more vigorous repetition of the Note of February 6, and which demands that Spanish lives shall be respected,

The communication discloses the foot that Germany offered to permit American expor'ation Importations into Spain, even contraband, on condition that the contraband goods remained in Speiu, bat that Spanish exports for Americs should be subject to prise regulations...

THE NEW RUSSIA.

"Overwhelming Vote in Favour of Continuing War, a London, April 15. According to Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd, the proceed ingeat the Congress of District Councils and workmen's and soldiers'. delegates show that an overwhelming majority supports the resolation

The artillery dael continues in Western Champague and between The Franco-British and Americans loet twenty-one seroplanes of the Executive in favour of prosecuting the war.

Soissons and Rheim".

and two balloons.

We brought down three British aviators participating in an

attack on Freiburg.

DOMINION STATESMEN ENTERTAINED,

London, April 15.

A small majority of extremists war out voted when it suggested

THE FOOD PROBLEM

Mr. Lloyd George's Appeal to Lard Workers.

London, April 15, Sir Robert Border, General Smots, Sir Edward Morris and the Hon. Mr. W. F. Massey are spending the week-end, with Their At a Conference of the Norfolk War Agrisaltars Committees, set the King and Queen at Windsor. The Archbishop of held at Norwich, a letter was read from Mr. Lloyd Georgs, ap

ing to workers on the land to give their atmost help in food-growing, has been invited to meet them. Fimandecawod that other Demision at stemmen will be smiletly sa wa may have to land one Army and Navy, tændes, nurglyse, an

April 16, 1916,-

Temperature -6 a.m.

Humidity

一拜直 號大十月四英港律

TELEGRAMS.

*[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."]

DUTCH STARVATION FEARS.

Effect of American Action.

67. 1 p.m.

SINGLE COPT 10 OKNES.

$36 PER ANNUM,

NAVY AND LORD FISHER.

| Criticism by Sir Hedworth Maux-

Ada iral of the Fleet Str Hedworth Moux, addressing his ammationenta at Portsmouth, | wid:-*I do not baliara there is London, April 15.

anybody in this town who has not Acoɔrding to Better's correspondent at Amsterdam, commenting complete confidence in Admiral American exports to neutrals bordering on Germany, the Telegraaf (Cheers.) Yet there are curtain on the American movement to secure the stoppage or control of Jellicce and Admiral Beatty say this confirme its Tow that Dutch exports to Germany will finally lead to the starving of ourselves.”.

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BARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN PUSH,

German Troops Like an Undisciplined Rabbie.

"London, April 14. Beater's correspondent at Headquarters says:- It needs no strong mental grip to realise the full extent and significance of this week's success, the most gratifying aspect being that so much has been accomplished with rela- tively light-casualties. The blow to the Germans is more severe than it is yet posmble to estimate, several. German divisions being so badly cut up as to be unfit for fighting for many weeks. Troops were hurried up and flung into the fight who were not accustomed to the ground, thus Hinden- burg was forced to draw heavily upon his mach-talked-of strategic reserve. The British proved more than a match in open fighting for their machine-like adversary and have abown a. marked superiority in field tactics, outpost work, machine gun stalking and band-to-band fighting. It seems as if a dry rot has set in among the Germans, their prisoners behaving like an undisciplined rabble and disregarding their own officers and non-coms. This is a most significant and ominous change in the mentality of the German army.

German officera freely complain that the chief cause of the disaster is the kifficulty of controlling their men å fur- ther factor in the victory is the wonderful efficiency, incre- dible intensity and marvellous accuracy of the British artill- ery. The German gunners on the whole have done poorly. Prisoners complain that their batteries fired on their own patrols This is probably due in some measure to the fact that the Germans are frequently wearing British kit collect- ed on the field. Shortage of clothing is becoming almost sa” marked as shortage of food. The rations of the troops were reduced a week ago.

There have been further considerable captures of guns, bowitzers and large ammunition, dumps. Trained teams of artillerymen are now accompanying the infantry in the advance and make prompt use of the guns which fall into our hands.

The total number of captured guns and howitzers is now estimated at two hundred, making a considerable difference on the balance to the powers of aggression and defence.

French and German Reports.

London, April 15.

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A French official report sayı:-We organised the conquered ground between St Quentin and the 'Oise and made. progress. south of the Oine plateau to the north-east of lower Quincy. Our artillery is most active against the German defences of St. Gobain and the upper Coachy, forests.

A wireless German evening official report saya: Repeated strong British attacks between the Scarpe and Bullecourt failed with heavy losses.

British Still Progressing.

London, April 16. Sir Douglas Haig reports; This morning we captured Leivin, south-westward of and adjoining Leas, taking con- -siderable quantities of war material. This afternoon wa seized Cite-St-Pierre, north-westward of Lens. We pressed on our whole front to the Scarpe Biver, southward of Loo8, and reached pointe two and three miles eastward of Vimy Ridge. Heavy all day long fighting took place southward of the Scarpe Everywhere we maintained our positions - previously captured and inflicted serious losses on the sammy. We made progress on a wide front north and south of the Bapaume-Cambrai road; fierce encounters, resulting in our favour, took place southward and eastward of Fayet to within a few hundred yards of St. Quentin. We carried Gricourt village at the point of the bayonet. The enemy stubbornly resisted and we took four hundred prisoners. An attempted hostile counter-attack was broken up.

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Our seroplanes on Thursday and Friday dropped large quantities of explosives with good results on enervy stations, ammunition depots and aerodromes. They also successfully attacked, enemy infantry convoys with machine guns. Four German aeroplanes were brought down and six were driven down. Twelve of ours have not returned,

THE FIGHTING NEAR MONASTIR.

London, April 16.

A French official report states :--- Eastern Army: The enemy made a local attack in the direction of Tirnova, west of Monastir, but failed. Bands, of comitadjis supported the Austrian troops in an attempted offensive west of Koritza and were repulsed.

British seroplanes successfully attacked the aerodrome Irama:

THE P. AND 0, DIVIDEND,

London, April 15. The. P. and O. Company's interim dividend on deferred shares has been announced at the rate of twelve per tax free,

WESLEYAN PROFESSOR'S DEATH,

Jeyan profess

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people who persier, whenever she slightest thing goes wrong, in trying to bring b cka mas

smen who in the opinion of the Navy, ought not to be brought back. I am sorry to have to say these words, but they are forced upon më.”

After referring to the recent- debate in the House of Common and saying that he would have been thers had he known it would have taken place, Sir Hedworth Meux continued :—" Mr. Georga Limbert û an excellent friend of mine. I like him very much, but he knows nothing about naval opinion." Quoting what Hr. Lambert said in reference to Lord Fisher and submarines, Sir Red- worth Meux declared that the | submarine meance never was well. (in hand,

Lord Fisher was a man who had always thrown the apple cf discord into the naval service. He was a very old man who had done good work in his day and ought to be left in peace. "To compara Admiral Falliose or Admiral Jackson" with "Lord). Fisher · was::: liks - comparing Bethmann Hollweg with Bis marck. Statements such as those made by Mr. Lambert were bringing into the minds of people distrust of Admirals Jellicos and - Beatty.

As to the statement that; if Lord Fisher had been consulted.. the "Dardanellos, adventure" would not have taken place, Lord Fisher could have have stopped this if he had liked. A man is the... position Lord Fisher then held-- had only to say, “I will not allow |this,” that is if he did not agree with it, and if Lord Fisher bad. wanted to stop that expedition be could have done so by threaten- ing to resign. The reason Lard Fisher is not liked in the Hary (Sir Hedworth went an) is because be in grossly unfair to thong under, kim. I regret to say thin, but I consider it would be abro lately disastrous to the Navy if Lord Fisher were brought back. It is very unpleasant for me to have to say this, but it is true. Unless these things are 'ssid intrigue will continue to centre about:Lord Fisher's name, and he must not come back, concluded Sir Hel worth Meux emphatically,

Referring to the" mbmarine menace, Sir Hedworth Maux asid it was the greatest we had avEZ had to face, Lut the results were: fairly eatisfactory. Until it wha got ander we could not delade ourselves with the hope that wa should have sa sarly posse.

Archbishop Pettrelli. Archbishop Pottrelli, who: ra- presented His Holiness the Pops at the recent consecration of the new Primate of the Philippine, Dr. O'Doherty, is passing througla the Colony.

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