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·March 30,` 1918,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

GERMANS MAKE ANOTHER BIG EFFORT.

HEAVY FIGHTING ON FIFTY-FIVE MILE FRONT,

TERRIBLE LOSSES INFLICTED BY BRITISH AND FRENCH

London, March 28, A German wireless cfficial message says: The English again brought up fresh divisions from other fronts. We drove back the enemy north-west Bapauma from the old crater positions in the direction of Bacquent and Habaterene. The enemy fought

SATURDAY,"

REUTERS TELEGRAM

GERMANS MAKE ANOTHER

Lias Still Holds.

***The line holding is the essentisi facit dog. a considerable Garman adjunas in the sopto, of Moosdidier sad the extension of the attackin Arras. The stroke at Montdidier, which is prob separation of the Allied armies, is admitted Amiene Paris Railway is endangered, bat the experts is to reserve judgment on the altimat ing the intervention of Allied reserves t that these will be employed merely to present ground which has been going on at such terr

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REUTERS TELEGRAMS.

GERMANS MAKE ANOTHER BIG EFFORT,

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Enemy Reserves Thrown Back,

London, March 28. Marghal Bin Donglan Esig, in a communique, watos Fthe es

ware fürther strong enemy attacks yesterday afternoon and “Cirection ala ngat several paints north of the Somme. We maintained the aiming at the ans and also gained ground in places by successful counterfection with because the attack We captured prisoners and machine guns. The canmyoslebratique position of casualties were exceedingly heavy. His frequent attacks, pressed prixes whi aces, pead with greatermination all day long, only gained for him outpost generous resen onelgrad unlikely lines,

pose of promotin my gaining After several hours of hand-to-hand fighting, his reservas were

spille. Correspond, then want forward against our battle positions and everywhere These apilla be fruitlessly with special stubbornness for the re-congast of Albert, fents at the Front emphasise that British treapargi á rögat of fighting thrown back with great loss," Oar machine gunë, artillery and from the 15th so the 22nd of

in the open, have wholly shaken off he drany a feeling of trench rifle fire did great exécution. Strong attacks accompanied by tanke sanguinarily broke down on warfare and are beginning to understand that the loss of villages South of the Somme there was heavy and continuous fighting proportion of thed will contain

April at $1'esch" and a"large" the slopes west of Albert,

and woods is not necessarily of vital consequeños.

antil late in the evening. After maintaining the line all day long prise ticket. War Bond tickets Car divisions toke through many points south of the Somme,

The clination, indeed, in described is not causing the in face of regested sesaults by superior forces, we withdrew short are suitable prises and some hare driving back the Augie French into regions untouched by the war

been given already." - eince 1914. The Grown Panos's victorious troops; in an un-slightest anxiety at Headquarters, where the peoriais is con- distance from car advanced positions.

sidered over. Fresh troops sud artillery are coming up steadily and

French Troops Contfùne Their Successos.

Yours etc. interrupted stokameryghed sixty kilometres from 8. Quantin

**SPILLS.** soross the Somme pushed forward yesterday, reaching the Army is growing in confidence as in strangth. Troppa on large Pierrepont, and capina Montdidier, Oar losses, while generally Parts of the line have not moved from their positions for days, within the normal were heavier at some vital pointa. Tept to throw back masses. With the exception of Monididier, estimated that 60 of 70 per cent, are slightly wounded. The the Germans have gained little, and etill there is no sign of an offen- artillery battlee have incressed in vicinos in Lorraine..

Heavy Elghting in Wintry Weather.

London, March 28.

DAY BY DAY.

Spotted Fever, For thatwenty-tuar houts ended March 28, there were fifteen asses of spotted fever notified, with 10 deaths, while for the twenty-four houra ended March 23, there were twelve ees and five destks.

London, March 29. A French communique states:-The haide continued, with violence last evening and part of the night in the region of Hongkong, March 30, 1918 Montdidier. Despite his repeated counter-attacks, the enemy was sive in other seciora.

unable to drive us out of the villages we captured yesterday. Our The battle is retaining the general obaracter of a huge mass troope are continuing their succesees. They carried Monchal by attack on a wids front. Is se in an attempt to widen the area of storms. Violent engagements occurred on the front at advance that the enemy continues his desperm efforts in the North, Piesiadenojades, all the enemy attacks against which failed before Renter's correspondent at the British Headquarters, writing an His losers are not diminishing, Correspondenter now estimate that our indemitable resistance. Prisoners state that the number of the evening of March 28, eaye-Wintry weather has arrived, at filty per cent. They mention the appearance of a Naral Division, bodies found in this part of the battlefield and also in the region of There is a break in the east wind, and a sinking glass, threatening which the Germans have hitherto only saployed in extreme Montdidier confirm that the enemy's losses are extremely heavy, anow Heavy fighting developed in the morning, the Germana necessity.

It is significant that a German communique last evening con Launching two attacks against Arras, one on the north and the other south of the Boarpe. The former quickly died down. The latter tained an apologetic statement regarding the German losges, assumed serious proportions. By eleven, dense GerasD warse evidently intended to allay anxiety. The German wapipers are ander cover of a tremendous bombardment made some advance. giving prominence to British valour and am their readers not to We exacted a terrible price from them, Be the valley expect swift successes. They declare that hard protracted fighting of the Scarpe from Blangy to Bosuz affords a good field for the fire is necessary to overcome the very strong and most determined enemy, el machine guns, while batteries posted on the ridges to the north General von Ladendorff is quoted as warning porrespondents that "awept all the terrain.

railways are tora up sad horses exhausted, bat egoying them that every effort will be made to maintain the impetus of the attack.

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A Freak German Attack.

while he has achieved no result.

North of Montdidier, Franco-British troops are victoriously holding the enemy on the line of the River Avre in front of Lanen- ville, Sire, Benard, Mexieres, Maro:leave and Hamel. Our long. range gone caught and diepersed enemy infantry columns and con- eye on the Lion and La Fere Road. There is maderate artillery firing on the remainder of the front.

GREAT SUCCESS IN MESOPOTAMIA, Ar

Capture of Three Thousand Prisoners,

London, March 28,

Stolen Electric Bulb. For saling sa electrio balb from a stairway, in the early hours of this morning, Mr. Wood sentenced a Ohinese, who pleaded guilty to the theft, to six weeks bard labour in

A Tall Story. Walking down a street nour the Central Market, a Chinese

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Further south, we have been attacking. Details have not

Meanwhile, opinion in Britain is hardening in favour of the transpired. Respecting the enemy claims of captured artillery, it transpiree that the Germans included all the light artillery mounted most drastic s'eps to reinforce the armies, as, though it is expected in tanks, which were captured It is noteworthy in this respect that Amaring will do accelerate the despatch off topps, it is recog

A Mesopotamia official message states: We carried out on a number of oranges, scoord- that the male tank carries two gana. Thas the claims are heavily nisad that the main duty ofalling the gapa da of yet on Britain,

north-west of Hit, Leading to the capture or destruction of virtually round and, with his customary March 28 a highly successful operation on the Euphrates to the ing to the story told at the Magis

|iracy this morning. He looked discomated.

British” Aviation Activity,

the entire Turkish force in that area. "London Marsh 29. London, March 28.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting vistida, saya z

arly morning we attacked positions about Khandagh he ha -Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, esys: There

Badich, fredly two miles to the north-west of Hit, our cavalry replied, so has been heavy abting all day long along the whole of the British Large bodies of our seroplanes again yesterday carried out low-making wide movement around the Tarkish right, establishing line, from south of the Somme to north-east of Arras, on a battlefront Aying operations. Our seroplanes dropped over thirty tone of bombs itself astride the Aleppo Road in the enemy's rear. By night- extending fifty five miles. This morning the enemy, after an intense and delaying the enemy in bringing up troops and arms maioa, ia fall she main positions were carried in an assault and the enemy' was soul to prison for the bombardment aayered by a make cland, opened a fresh attack with and the ap troops and ammunition. In main, body, attempting to break to the north-west, were intercepted breat strength on a wide front north and south of the Boar pe. He the sir Aghting, we brought down twenty-four Gormane and drove by the cavalry and repulsed with beavy losses,

Easter Vacation, The Offices of the Supreme simultaneously delivered a series of powertal attacks all along our down even ancontrolled. We destroyed two balloons. Ninstsen

So far it is reported that three thousand prisoners have been Court will be open daily from battle east of Arras, succeeded in forcing his way through the on/in our own lines, but anti-aircraft guns accounted for the greater Turkish officers, a German officer, & few Garman non-commissioned Faster Vaestion, erespt on Public to the of 10 cm, to 1 pm during the post line. There was hard fighting all day long in our battle positions. portion of our caenalties.

We continued our night bombing of parme, Bay and hundred suimsis. The remaining fagitives were pursued beyonce will be entirely closed, officers, ten guns, two thousand rifles, many machine guns and six and General Holidays, when the All the assalts were heavily repulsed. "Fierce fighting is still pro- ceeding south of the Scarpe. We beat ci repeated and determined Peronne with the outsendte vi sound. We dragged over a thousand Hadiths, forty-five miles north west of tic. Our casualties were vi bever, to the provis assaulte on Royelles, Moyenne Ville, Ablsinze Ville, Baequoy and bombe and fired thousands of rounde at good argets, which were slight. Paisies. The enemy acceeded in forcing his way into Dernancourt pleatiful and easily visible in the moonlight. Car pilots saw bombs for the second time. Our counter-attack drove him out, killing and barsting in the middle of columns of troops, transport and encamp- taking many prisoners. We have been fiercely engaged all day mests. Four of our machines are missing. long saath of the Somme in the neighbourhood of Arvillere, Vrely and Hamel. Some looslities frequently charged hands. There has been bitter fighting, bat our positions have been substantially maintained. Heavy fighting continues.

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Unpleasant News from French Front.

London, March 28. The significant French withdrawal in the region of Moutdidier, constituting a retirement of eight miles, is unpleasant newa, se the Montdidier railway junction is of undoubted importance. On the other hand the French succese between Hainrillers and Pontleveque ie a hopeful sign that the enemy advantage around Monididier may

ba retrieved.

“A Splendid French Counter-Thrust;

London, March 29.

JAPANESE POLITICS.

We dropped over a ton of bomba on Sablon station at Metz on

London, Mason 7) According to a messge from New York, a Tokyu telagam March 27. Good barets were seen on sidings. We successfully raided Luxembourg Station on March 28. Twenty one heavy bomba letates that the Foreign Minister, Baron Motono, has signed. Hence were dropped and several were seen to baret-upon objectives. All Wahids, the ex-Ambassador si Petrograd, is succeeding bi ̈r the machines returned.

Million Troops from America.

London, March 28.

· RUSSIAN DEVELOPMENTS

Recapture of Odessa Denied,

London Marea 201 According to Reater's correspondent 22 &msterdam,

Beater's correspondent at Washington states As rogaris Mr. Lloyd George's message, which is stimlating Americs to renewed efforte, it is stated that the Government is straining every resource and confidently hopes to place over a million troops on the Western message denies that the Bolsheviks have re-plated Odsen, Front in the present year.

French Admiratios.

Eondon, March 28.

Reuter's Paria correspondent esys that M. Clemencesu hâs A French commanique says:-The enemy is omtinuing to pash with powerful forces in the region of Montdidier. He telegraphed to Mr. Lloyd George saying:-"Trance bag Bever attempted this morning to extend his gains weet and south of Mont-raore admired British valour and never had greater confidence in didier, but with magnificent dash our troops counter-alleoked with the British leaders. We are quiet and strong, and cartsin of the the bayonet and ejected the enemy from Coartemarob, Mesnil St. Georges and Asesivinllore, which we carried and solidly hold. This advance excede two kilometres deep on a front of twelve kilometres.

In front of Lassigny, Noyon and south of the Oise, bitter fighting gave the enemy no advantage. Our troops are holding vigorously.

fatare.'

French Aerial Work

A French oficial mensage says:—Between the 22ad. and the

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

DEVELOPMENTS IN RUSSIA, ·

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buy inclusive).

Settlement of Russo-Japanese

Accounts, A

impossible in the

C pirate of affairs to conduct Vienations with Bassis for the

at isthest of secounts outstand- 1.* în goods supplied by Japan

Bamis, the Japanese Govern aset har decided (ssys the Japan Chronicle) to make the payments provisionally on behalf London, March 28,of the Baselay Government, an A massage from Petrograd say that desparate fighting is going the result of a petition by the on around Sevastopol between the Sorest troopased Austro-German Russo-Japanese Trade Associa detachments. The latest advice to that the Austro-Germans tion. The Japanese merchanta London, March 28. are 50 verste from sterinoslav.

concerned have received, înstruo- Amsterdam, March 28. tions from the Finance Depart 26th instant ant siemen, Bring as low as twenty-two yards from The Vostische Zeitung state that the state of anarchy in ment to submit particulars of the ground, dropped over 50,000 kilogrammes of bombs on convoys, Ukraine has reached its highest point. The peasants in some their Rusian saccounts. The More Tributes to British Troops.

marching colume and massed enemy troops, and also fired distries ato vomiting the export of sorn to Austria with hand- Government payment is only in thousands of rounds. The enemy suffered terribly. Sixty battle- rene des and selime-gans,

regard to goods the delivery of London, March 29.

Petrograd, March 28, which has been "completed or Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that the Nord. planes and twenty bombing planes on the 27th instant it.feted

terrible losses on enemy masses of infantzy, blew up munition Aba Aliisi Embassies have returned to Ramis from Finland.[rouble notes received in payment deutsche Zeitung is praising the valour of the British troops and damps and caused great fires. Bambing planss co-operated in They Erased a statement afirming this is necessary for the for goods supplied, excluding BayB They have truly not made the German victory easy. Their batteries have fired until the ganners have been shot down; while attacking railway stations at Metzablons and Thionville. Several Allies in defending their interests, which are seriously compromised accounts on consignment, delivery

most violent explosions were caused at Metzablons.

by the sepsiate peace, and they annoucos that they are taking up of which has not been "completed the infantry has stood the groand firmly and fought hand-to-hand

A French air equadron on the night of 23rd instant dropped residence at Vologda, because there is no Central Authority at or rouble notes acquire în specu- every redoubt and trench. They have defended most stubbornly three and a half tons of bombs on the Badiaste Aniline Factory at Petrograd, and for other reasons. and no opportunity to counter-attack has been missed. Even the Ladwigshafen and the principal posion gas factory in Germany. cavaliy bas resolutely charged German storming battalions." The Forty-two enemy aeroplanes have been brought down. journal continues to explain why tha, advance is so slow and says that the German tactics consist of pushing on in a series of wedges, like cheasmen. It is confident that this method will be successful. "Road to Paris Barred."

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Anglo-French Co-ordination.

FRENCH SHIPPING RETURNS,

London, March 28, London, March 29.

The French arrivala during the week were 925, and the The Daily Chronicle says that an announcement relative to asilings 961. Of the sinking one vesasi was over and five under Anglo-French military co-ordination is to be expected almost 1,000 tons. Two were unsuccessfully attacked. immediately. As influential role may be assigned to General Foch

in connection therewith."

New

Proposals.

London, March 29.

INTRIGUE IN AMERICA?

London, March 29. Beater's correspondent at Paris, wiring on March 28, says that on the French side the enemy advance appeste to have been stopped. The rond to Paris through the Oise Valley is barred. It is thought

London, March 28, that the Germane cannot long bear the present rate of mirifices, and

mssage from New York saya :-Jacob Alman, who admi The Daily Express says that a powerful station of the Govern- that his father was of German, has been arrested on il there is a desire to continue the effort they will find themselves with very diminished reserves in the presence of absolutely intactment urges the introduction of a new Man Fower Bill when Pazlisan Es confessed that he farted the Are mb

ment re-assembles, including the raising of the age-limit to between

French armies, The Germans had the initiative in the first gresk vize.frá.and fly, with application to Iraised and the mobili fom] explosión st Jermy City, but claimed that it wit, 10311/

les and the Allies will have is in the second, with alline adrant Volunt

se the chains of moment and the place si which to srit

lation. It is said that the exchange rate: “an which the Japanese Government will meka payment is 325 roubles per Y100.

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