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THE WESTERN OFFENSIVE.

British Capture Huge Booty.

London, April 16

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports? We captured Villarat

TUESDAY, APRIL 17 · 1917.

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OBITUARY.

Dr. Ludwig. Lazara.

London, April 16 The death we announced of Dr. by Imdwig Lesire, inventor of the

*The country expects you, as it expects all others; to forego unusual profts, to organise and expedits the shipment of supplies of very kind, but sepecially food, with an eye to the

London, April 16, According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam telegram rillsge, south-east of Hargicourt, and progressed north-west of Leas from Constantinople reports that the American guardship, Soorpion are rendering and in the spirit of these who enlist in the ranks för saziliary, language, Esperanto. 8 booty captured at Lievin and the Souchra River was very was ordered to leave the tour in twenty-four hours. As the ship their people, not for themselves. Thall confidently expect you to Deceased was born in Russia, and great, including six-inch naval gun, many treach mortars failed to do so, she was interned.

deserve and win the confidence of the people of every sort of station at one time practised as an oculist ammunitica and truckloads of tools,

To the man who run the railways of the country, whether they in Warsaw. be managers or employees, let me say that the railways are the urtaries of the nation's life, and upon them resta the immense responsibility of seeing that these arteries safer no obstraction of any kind and no inefficiency of slackened power,

The enemy's attack on Monchy le Preux on Saturday was most determined. The Third Bavarian Division, which fought at Loos in -1915, and High Wood in 1916, was ordered to retake the village at

all costs. It suferad vary heavy lossen.

More German Claims.

Landon, April 18.

A German &fficial wireless message states :-On the north bank

added 475 prisoners, 15 machine guns sad 22 gans.

French attacks near Vauvaillon sad Chivres failed. There was in'ense artillery firing between Boissons and Bheima, where infantry fighting developed on wide sectora.

French storming attempt on Lorraine Plain and at Burgundy Between Scissons and Verdun, the enemy lost eleven aeroplanes yesterday."

Gate failed.

President Wilson's Great Speech.

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YAUMATI SCHOOL SPORTS.

The second annual athleti

Landon, "APRI 16. Beater's correspondent at Washington says that President Wilson's speech was another great atterance, in which the President outlined, amid frequent cheering, how America in going to war in

To the merchant let me suggest the motto 'Small profts, earnest was not only helping herself but assisting the Allies in the quick service," and to shipbuilders the thought that the life of the most gepercus and fullest possible way,

war depends upon him. Wer supplies must be carried overses, no sports of the Government School Inter alia, he said: Fellow countrymen, the entrands of our be applied immediately. To the miner, let me say that he stands at King's Park, and were favour

matter how many ships are sunk. The places of those sank muss at Yaumati took pisos yesterday of the Scarpe sad north-east of Oroisilles, our fire kept down beloved country into the grim and terrible war for democracy and where the farmer does. The work of the world waits upon him. with fine wasther. There was British atackers, while oar thrast drove back the enemy st human rights creates many national problems calling for immediate If he slackens sad fails, armies and stateamen are helpless. He is a large attendence of parents and consideration and settlement. We are rapidly putting our Nary also enlisted in the great service of the Army. The manufacturer friends of the scholars, and a very Legnicourt and Bootsies,

To the sanguinary losses suff red by the Australians must be upon an.<fective war footing and are about to orests and equip & need not be told, I hope, that the nation looks to him to speed up witnessed. The band of the 74th. enjoyable afternoon's sport wỪ great Army, Bat these are the simplest parts of the greas task and perfect every process, and I want only to remind his employees confronting as. There is not a single selfish element, as far as I that their service is absolutely indispensable and counted on by Parisbis, under. Bandmaster J. dan see, in the cause we are fighting for. We are fighting för what

W. Obristian, rendered a pro- we believe to be the rights of mankind and for the fature peace and every man loving his country and its liberties. security of the world. To do this thoroughly we must devote car garden belps greatly to solve the problem of feeding the nations, afternoon. At the conclusion of Let me suggest also that everyone who creates or cultivates gramme of music during the selves to service without regard for profit and with an energy and and every housewife who practises strict economy puts herssif in the event, the prizes were enterprise that will rise to an enterprise in itself.

We must realise to the full how great the task is, how many to correct her anperdonable fault of wastefulness and extravagance. who was heartily thanked

the ranks of those serving the nation. This is the time for America distributed by Mrs. H. Balpha, things and how many kinds of elements of espacity and service and Let every man and every woman assume the duty to be careful and service.

for her self-escrifice it involves. These, then, are the things we must do, provident in the use of expenditure as a public duty, as a dictate of and do well, besides fighting-things without which mere fighting patriotism, which one can now expect ever to be excused or forgiven Winners

The following were the prize- will be fraileks. We must supply abundant food, not only to our for inter

armise and seamen, but also for a large part of the astions with whom we have now made common cause, in whose support the world in this hour of supreme crisis may stimulate those to In the hope that this statement of the needs of the nation and We continued to progress to the cast and south of the Oise, on land by whose sides we shall be fighting. We must supply ships by \ whom it comes, and remind ail who need a reminder of the solemn the plates between Barisis and Quincy base, and occupied a fresh the hundreds out of our shipyards to carry to the other side of the duties of a time suon as the world has never seen before, I beg all ses, submarines or no submarines, what will every day be needed editors and publishers everywhere to give as prominent & publication: enemy point d'appui,

The artillery duel was most violent daring the night on the there, and abundant materials from our field, mises and factories, and as wide a circulation as possible to this appeal. I venture to with which not only to clothe and equip our own forces on d and suggest, also, tall advertising agencies that they would perhaps

■hole front, including the Soissons-Rheims front,

After a violent artillery preparation, vor detachments penetrated and ses, but also to cloths and support car people for gallant fellows under arms can no longer work; to help!

render very sabatantial and timely service to the country if they the enemy lines at everal points in Lorrains and Alsace.

would give it widespread repetition. Clergymen abould not think Many German dead were found in trenches in the forest of Parrroy equip the armies with whom we are co-operating in

keep the looms and manufactories there in raw material beh to thapalpits. The su

ad to it an unworthy or inappropriate subject for hamely sourment from Qur detachments resobed the enemy's second line at six points keep the fires going in the ships at sea and in the furnace of the must all speak, act and serve together."

supreme that of the nation has on the Alsace Plain, infoting serious losses on the enemy and hundreds of factories across the ses; steel, cut of which to make bringing back prisoners and material.

The French on the Move, **

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London, April 16.

A French communique states:We continued our destruction by fire on the German organisation between St. Quentin and the Oise. The enemy replied in a lively manner in the region to the south of St, Quentin.

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which had been cverthrown by our fire,”

French Offensive Begun,

London, April 16. According to Renter's correspondent at Headquarters, the great French offensive has began.

A Costly German Attack.

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arme sad ammunition, both here and there; exile, for worn-cut railways back of the fighting fronts; locomotives and rolling stock, to replace those which are every day going to pieces; males, horses and cattle, for labour and military service--indeed, everything with which the people of England, France, Italy and Russia bave usually! supplied themselves, but cannot now tford the men, materiala cr machinery to make.

AUSTRIA: TIRING OF WAR.

A Peace Offer to Russia.

London, April 16.

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"It is evident to every thinking men that our industries, farme Baxter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that Austria semi-chik 2. London, April 16. ahiş yards, mines, and factories must be made more prolific and effici lly sunounces that she considers the Baaian Government's Details of the German attack yesterday on the British position more ticient than ever, and be more economically managed and manifesto of April 10 as a basis for pesos. between Hermiss and Noreail, in which four German Divisions better adapted to the particular requirements of our task than they participated, and which resulted in a serious zoveras for Crown have been. What I want to emphasise is that the men and women Prince Rupprecht at Lagnicourt, are given by Beater's sorrespond-who devote their energy and thought to these things will be arre ent at Headquarters. He says the attack was most interesting ing the country and conducting the fight for pance and freedom jest from a tactical viewpoint and was one of the beat examples of the truly, just as effectively, as the men on the battle field or in the old-fashioned field warfare and open fighting for which we have trenches. The industrial forces of the country, men and women Government has sathorised a statement practically amounting to a According to Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, the Austrian

been praying since the war began.

slike, will be a great nationals great international-service srmy, pesce for to Russia. The statement says: The Monarchy learns anderTam Cong-fu 1, Kwok The German papers had been boasting about what their wonder. notsble and honoured bort engaged in the nation's and the world's from the Russian Gvernment manifesto issued on April 10, that Shu 2. fal field-greye would do when they met the British in the open, bat service, and the eficient friends and saviours of freemen everywhere Baazis, like Austria-Hangszy, desires an honourable peace." The Egg and Spoon Baos: Lai the German soldiers have hitherto only succeeded in making their(Cheers.) pspera again look ridicalogs. Fritz is no match for Tommy in *Handrede and thousand of men, otherwise liable for military. Buscia not desiring to dominate over other people, and continues:

statement reciprocates the sentiments of the manifesto regarding Yak-kaj 1. Wong Saw nam 2. bend to hand fighting, and it does not improve his morale that he service, will of right and necessity be excused and be assigned to "It may the refere be afsted that Austria-Hungary and Rassis are Tae Kaç-kai 1, Chan Ting-kwai.

Half Mile, for past pupils - is beginning to realise this.

fundamental and sustaining work in the fields, factoring and mines, similarly striving for a pesos guaranteeing the existence of honour 2, Chan Tae-wing 3. After a very heavy bombardment, the German infantry came and be as much a part of the great patriotic fo:ess of the pation as and the possibility of a development of the belligerent States," Needle and Thread Race over abortly before five o'clock in formidable waves, but our men the men under fire. I take the libe.ry, therefore, of addressing this The statement continues:-"The Austro-Hungary-Monarchy Miss Chan Tuk-sin 1. Mis Ha stood their ground everywhere, except at one spot, and our artillery word to farmers-The supreme need of our nation, and the autions is onvinced that its claims will not coufl et with thess of Bussis. Taw-tak 2, Mr. Lai 3. played havoc with the Bane, who wavered, but whose officers rallied with whom we are ocmbining, is abundent sa plies, especially of The latter, bas stated that she is only fighting for the defence of Team Race Claas 6:▲ 1. them. They again advanced, but the steady rifle and machine-gun foodstuffs. The importance of the latter this year in superlative the freed m of her people. Rassis is no longer compelled to fight School Team Esce are of the British was more than they could face. Gapa were Without abandant food, slike for the armies and the peoples nor with that ofjects therefore it should not be difficult to establish an rapidly torn in their ranks, and suddenly the attack seemed to melt warring, the whole great enterprise upon which we have embacked undersisoding between the Central Powers and Russia, especially

would fall down. The world's food reserves are low. away, and the costly assalt failed.

he Angriso Emueror, in agreement with his Allied Monarcha, "Not only during the present emergency, bat some time after desires to live in fatare in peses and friendship with the Russian peace, both our people and a large proportion of the people of people. Europe must rely on American harvests Upon the farmers of Ameri ca, therefore, resta the fate of the war and the fate of nations May not the nation count upon them to omit no step to increase the pre- duction of the land or to bring about the most eff otaal of op ration

London, April 16.5 in the sale and distribution of products? The time is short. It is of Russian causes no surprise.

Austria's singular pronouncement in favour of pesos with London, April 18. most imperative importance that everything posible shall be doa Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarters communicates immediately to make eure a large harvest.

"It is well maderstood that only the Garman refusal to co-operate further particulars of car accesefal counter-attack at Lagnicourt, and old slike, ni on able-bodied boys, to accept and act upon this recent meeting of the German and Austrian Emperors,

I call upon young men prevented the issue of definite prace prapossis on the ccession of the This Year:... $11,479 $200 518 yesterday morning. The retreatirguns were caught by their own duty to tarn in hosts to the farms and to make certain that no

Last Year:... 13,379 188,085. wir, which had not been cas in the direction in which they had been pains or labour shall be lacking in this great matter.

To-day's declaration suggests that Austria is nearing the end

peg | Increase î forced. While they were running w Idly up and down trying to find a pasage, our men were firing deliberately, shooting them down in abundant foodstuff, besides cotton. They can show their patriotisment accepted all the Treaties of the Allies, including the pact

"I particularly appeal to the farmers in the South to plant of her tether and is seeking a separate pesso with Rassin. hundreds. The intensity of the rifle fire was unequalled since the in no better or more convincing way than in resisting the great forbidding a separate peace. days of the Marne. Many of our mes fired a bundred rounda. The temptation of the present price of cotton and in helping apon a desperate Germans doubled right at our men, throwing up their grest scale to feed the nation and peoples everywhere who are fighting for their and our liberties. The variety of their crops will The correspondent reparts that fighting at both ends of the be the visible measure of their comprehension of their national duty.

London, April 18. line is steadily insistent. Throughout the past twenty-four, hoare The Government of the United States and the Governments of the grounds of health, which is anaounced to-day, is probably to be The resiguation of Conut Martinio, the Austrian Premier on the our men have been closing in on Lene and St. Quentin.

several States stand ready to o-operate and to do everything possible to sisist the farmers in secusing an adequate supply of connected with the new peace mcrament. seed, an adegaste foror of labourers for barvent-time, sad sbe mesne of expediting shipments of fertilisers and farm machinery, besides the crope themselves..?

Only at one spot, near gaicourt, the enemy, by overwhelming weight of numbers, gained a short-lived enesess. The positions were entirely re asrried after three hours, the enemy leaving 1,500 dead and 3,003) prisonera in our handa.

The attack must have cost the Huna nearly 8,000 casualties. Germans' Fearful Plight..

hands.

French Congratulations.

London, April 16. Reatar's correspondent at French Headquarters states that General Nivelle has congratulated Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig - on the British operations, to which Bir Douglas Baig has replied in

apjgLgiatīva tarina.

14,000 German Prisoners.

London, April 16.

Sir Douglas Hig, is a commanique, says :-

000 prisoners and 191'gans have been taken since

9th

rain all the afternoon, but thats i sothe

Of course, trade shall be as ushampered sa posible and there shall be no unwarranted manipulation of the nation's food supply by those who handle it on its way to the consumer. opportunity to demonstrate the chi

we shall not fall short thereof.

every sort, whether they are

for meputenture, or the yes of the country will banity for si

of M

No Surprise.

It must be remembered that the Rumian Provmional Govern

Austrian Premier Resigns.

ociallats Favour Peace.

London, April 16. déclaration

supporting the Austro-H Kaos that the Sonal Democracy of Germany: rejook

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