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THE CREAT BATTLE.

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THE GREAT BATTLE,

The fighting here continues. Cap- tured documents show that the at- aimed at the capture of Vimy Ridge Haig the Angle French Governments Flying Corps, Las been awarded tår quarters, telegraphing to-day, re-

at least six divisions in the front French armies on the Western Front keenness and very high devotion to Beuter's correspondent at Head

and Arras. It was carried out by hare decided to appoint General Victoria Cross for conspicuous brav

Foch Generalissime of the Anglery, exceptional perseverance and ports: Yesterday and last night Lorraine. slong an extended front the Ger

London, March 29.

support. Despite the force of the during the present operations, in daty on various occasions in De mans obtained further gains south The Press Bureau, reporting the attack it made an

order to obriate difficulties due to cember, January and February. He transacted of the Somme and slight gains east evening situation, stater: We main impression upon our battle position the mixing up of Argic-French was previously, awarded the Distin- and south-west of Arras; but our tained all our positions northward and resulted in severe enemy de troops. One British army for some guished Service Order with bar, the gallantly battling troops hurled of the Somme, where there ware feat.

In heavy fighting further data past has been commanded by Military Cross and Military medal. back the invaders with beary losses serious attacks during the day. south between Boiry and Serre, French General

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. along the greater part of the line. Heary fighting took place southward which had no greater success, eleven,

Londen, March 30. Mr. Percival Phillips writes: It is The enemy bave continued to make of the Somme. We have been pres- hostile divisions were, identified.

Moscow, March 30 the greatest effort south of the led back to a line westward of

now typicalMarch weather, much A Supreme Council has been con London, March 30, Somme, where the Anglo-French Hamel, Marcelcave, and Demum

rain and roads muddy. The Britiostituted for the defence of the coun A French communique states i are fighting stubbornly side by side. The French line southward of De The battle on the Oise appreciably are well sheltered while the chewy, including M. Trotzky and Ad- Last night's assaults in the extreme mum

houseless "regiumiral Verderewsky, who is an ex- is lodged in a runs through Mezieres. Laslackened during the day. The Ger northern and southern parts of the Neuville Sire Bercard and Gratibas an activity was confited to local whence he is most anxious to cn Minister of the Kerensky Govern- battle zone were a continuance of to just westward of Montdidier. attacks at some points of our fro. erge. Prisoners state that the comment.

Shanghai, March 30. the German scheme to swing their There has been further heavy fight which are dails being consolidated, tryside is full of bodies, and the air lines out in order to broaden the ing to-day on this line. The French by the ceaseless arrival of reinforce horrible with the odour of death. The "North China Daily News".

harp salient which they bave driven counter-offensive between Montdiments. All these attacks were re-

The wells cannot be used. RuinHarbin correspondent reports that in about. Albert and thereby pos- dier and Lassigny continues. Fresh pulsed. Raids on our position in,

villages are impossible as billets be it has been "decided to form à prɔ- sibly enable their attempt to enve- French troops are arriving. The the region of Badouriller, Parr dead. There are great piles of bodies continue the original revolution pro- cause they are strewp with German visional Siberian Government to lope Amiens,

French line eastward of Lassigny is Forest and south of Seppois coma.

along the roads between them. The gramme and suppress the Red Yesterday's fighting before Arras unchanged. A captured German pletely failed. was very bitter, especially in the order shows that the objective of

enemy only recently found time to Guards. It is expected that the new London, March 30. region of Telegraph Hill, which is the division attacking on March 2 Reporting on aviation Field far barn or bury his dead. The spect south-east of the city, where swit near St. Quentin was the Somme shal Sir Douglas Haig states: The acle of the battle-field carpeted with ling masses of defending and attack-near Ham, a distance of eleven majority of our aeroplane attacks the bodies of their comrades affect ing troops fought all day at close miles. The division actually pene have taken place southward of the ed the fresh troops, who thus die- quarters for possession of this vital trated under three miles, Somme, where large concentrations covered that the British were eleration, Latest reports state that

Lendon. March 29, of troops are constantly reported too weak to fight. Prisoners say is reported that the Soviet of Cos- re are holding on grimly to this Reuter's currespondent at French The aeroplanes continued their work, the stories of British endurance and sacks arrested General Alexeieff in possible gateway to the war-torn Headquarters states: The situation tili dark, despite rainstorms and skill in fighting delaying action is the Don region. city. The Germans occupied Neu-is now clearer than since the begin low clouds. They ared nearly a are widely circulated in the German The Finnish Red Guards were de ville Vitasses, south-east of Tele ning of the offensive. The enemy, quarter of a million, roads. There armies. Among the British feats, feated at Tammerfors losing in the graph Hill, also Orange Hill fur-arrested in midcourse, has abandon. is not much air ghting, consider endurance is that of a detachment retreat 10,000 prisoners and 21 guns. ther north, wherefrom they are coned marching Atraight upon his ob ing the number of British machines which marched eighteen hours art

London, March 10. tinuing their offensive.

jectives and breaking down resist in the air; but on the battle-front fought all night long and half the The Daily Mail" correspondent The conflict was most sanguinary ace by overwhelming numbers. Be the fire from the ground as again next day. repelled three attacks, at Tokyo reports: The Premier and below the Somme. During the after-is now striking at estimated weak heavy. We downed nine Germans and twice recaptured a village and Ang, Foreign Minister in their statements noon the enemy strongly attacked spots in order to drive us back as drove down five others uncontrolled.

of policy declare that Japan is from Cerissy on the river and gradu- far as possible before he himself is Fire from the ground downed two. APPEAL TO LATIN AMERICA, friendly to the Bolsheviks and there ally pushed forward as far as Mar- brought to a standstill. Thus the Twelve of ours are missing.

is no reason for armed intervention, London, March 30. celcare. Our troops brilliantly and enemy drive down the Oise valier

Baron Uchida has arrived from Pet- repeated threw back the attempted is fazily arrested and his attempts

Loid Bryce in 3 message to the rograd and has reiterated his faith Reuter's correspondent at Head-South American Republics emphas in the Bolsheviks. advance along the Amas-Albert to cross the Oise farther north have quarters, reporting late last even ises that the war is unlike any other. road Latest reports state that our failed. The bridges are now destroying, says: On the whole

London, March 28, British defences there are strongly held

It is a war of principle, for liberty, A message from Petrograd says ed. The village of Pont-le-Veque, front from Albert on the Ancre to

to save mankind from enslavement that desperate fighting is going on below Noyon, has been recaptured the Somme at Sailly-le-Sec, thence by a Power declaring that it means around Sevastopol between the and the enemy driven from the southwards to where xe join the to dominate ant Exope and the Soviet troops and Austro-German Telegrapning this evening Reuter's heights above, Suzey, north-west of French above Montdidier, our line the western hemisphere. That is detachments. corresponden! Headquarters Noran. The enemy capture of Most has held magnificently throughout what has brought the United States state that the Austro-Germans are The latest advices states: The enemy's attacks Jester-didier was just too late for him to the day. At one point only, where into the war.

A German victory 50 versts from Eksterinoslav. day on Arras failed, be succeeding profit thereby, as the French forces the Germans got across the river in would banish republicanism from

Amsterdam, March 28. only in advancing his line seath of are able to engage the Germans force about Croisly, so taking the the world and the men of South the Scarpe to the ruins of the old westwards and bring the advance troops in Proyar, Mericourt zad America surely will give,, sympathy that the state of anarchy in Ukraine PEAK TRAMWAY CO.

The Vossische Zeitung" states reserve trenches wherefrom the to a standstill nullifying his effoits neighbourhood in the rear, we hire to those in Europe who are fighting has reached its highest point. The German, were ejected a year ago. to find the junction of the Anglo- fallen back, but that retirement was the battles of democracy and hu peasants in some districts are re North of the river the enemy 'pene-French armies. The hinge between a gallant, conspicuously well-con-

manity." trated Roeux and Autre alter pro- the Anglo-French armies will never ducted operation.

sisting the export of com to Austria. Our men were longed fighting wherein an English, be broken as the junction is now taken in the rear before they knew sage says: Latin America is as vit guns.

Lord Northcliffe in a similar mea with hand grenades and machine- battalion resisted heroically until covered by French forces strong it and in the threatened area therally interested in the World War as surrounded, and the line was with-enough to meet all eventualities.

Petrograd, March 98. were guns to be withdrawn. Botb

The Allied Embassies have re- North America, because the defeat drawn some hundreds of yards to Eighty-seven enemy divisions have infantry and guns faced round and of France and the British Empire turned to Russia from Finland. the vicinity of Bailleud. Prisoners been identified on a £fty miles bat for a time the field guns were firing would be followed by an attack They have issued state the objective was Arras, which the front, comprising not only the with open sights while the infantry mast be captured at all costs: The pick but practically all the sound charged most dashingly and succeed-

as surely affirming this is necessary for the The Ger- Allies in defending their interests, erémy employed shock troops speci-German troops. The French have led in driving back the enemy, far ally trained in the attack in this already engaged three Guard divi- outnumbering themselves, to

which already cast

are seriously compromised) particular region. There was very sicna, the famous Brandenburgers river bank, till all our guns were republics. He, already has agents announce that they are taking up greedy eyes st your southern by the separate peace, and they severe fighting south of the Scarpe and some of the best Bavarian divi- withdrawn. Then this section famong you for action. We are grati-residence at Vologda, because there where the main thrust against Ar-sions. Before the offensive the Ger- the line swung back to new positions fied with your sympathy, knowing is no central authority at Petro- ras occurred. It was for the two mans had 109 divisions in the line by Hamel and Lamotte. This occur that if the need arise we shall see grad, and for other reasonsTM spurs Orange Hill and Greenland on the Franco-British front and 70 red last evening. There has been Hill, which the enemy secured only divisions in reserve. The enemy has sharp fighting in the Lamotte area beside our children and those of the Four, sons standing in the trenches. after successive waves were mowed therefore already engaged more since. It is proceeding this after United States. down. Thereafter the exhausted than the whole of the reserves in noon west of Guillaucourt, where enemy did not attempt any further France in the present battle and has the Germans are reported in grect THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN. T/T Advance during the night or this also denuded certain sectors of the strength. As evidence of the spirit morning. The intention to try to beat troops. To replace wastage the of the British troops, some, very A Palestine official report states: take Arras is probably not abandon- already engaged three Guards divi-tired after the terrific fighting of Our forces eastward of the Jordan ed, but the losses inflicted yesterday sio Conceivably forty, are inter-three days, were ordered to make were converging, yesterday fore-T/T Shanghai....... are so great that the enemy must ior material, useful for filling gaps a new attack, which was a serious BOOD on Amman Our mounted T/T Singapore. bring up still more fresh divisions but not for winning battles. jab for fresh troops twice their nar- troops are within a cule of the T/T Japan............ before the renewal of the experi- Describing the fiercest fighting at ber. They attacked singing "Tip town. We captured 200 prisoners. T/T India ment We repelled this afternoon the Anglo-French juriction the corperary" and scored a splendid suc. Our aeroplanes heavily bombed the Demand, Indi's & strong attack at Ayette, south of respondent says: French troops cess.

traffic on the Hedjaz railway, Arria. Some Germans got foot-were brought up on March 22 by

London, March 29.

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ing in the villaga, pub wers ejected motor lorries and thrown in without

in a brilliant counter-attack.

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artillery support. Successive enery The ground near Dernancourt has thrusts necessitated French rein been cleared of, the enemy, who was forcements and troops were thrown repulsed in an attack towards Baire. northwards on March 23 in 'order to We are still holding on to a line maintain the liaison with the British passing near Mericourt and Sailly-right. French cavalry were thrown lesec. Fresh enemy gune are arin on March 25 in order to main- riving slowly, the night's rain detain the liaison and there were too laying this. Airmen continue to re-ments when the French were Eard port enemy concentrations behind pet to

it to foil the thrusta. the lines which are expected to French officer paying tribute to the foreshadow further heavy thrusts. British described how the Germans. crossed the canal at Jassy, at the seventeenth attempt. The canal was then choked with German dead.

London, March 29.

A wirelear German officis report says: There are local engagements

on both sides of the Scarpe."

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and northwards of Albert their improved battle outlook, says that fruitless and costly counter-attacks. the French reserves have andoubt We "agandentiscked between the edly intervened. Somme and Ave and drove the maganda London, March 30 enemy out of his old onions and Field Marshal Sir Dougian Haig out of bravely defended vilages in reports: Apart from local úghting a westerly and north-westerly direcat different points the enemy to-day tion via Warfasse Abancourt and did not press bis attacks northward Pressier. The French repeatedly at certain places. Heavy hostile at and violently counter-attacked our tacks developed this morning south- Noroi.

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