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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

THE BATTLES IN FRANCE."

Strong German Attack Completely Falls.

London, April 7..

A French communique says that the artillery duel hwa continned"

MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1918.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

INTERVENTION AT VLADIVOSTOK,

Japanese Land to Malutalo Order.

Loader, April 7. Renter's correspondent at Moscow states that Admiral Eslo, to be violent on the One and Somme front. A strong enemy attack who is commanding the Japanese troops landed at Vladivostok, hae this morning between Tesnel St. Gorges sud Ls Monobel was issued a Proclamation stating that the troops have come to maintain shattered by artillery fire and failed completely. Namerons corpses order were left in frost of our linse. Our batteries farther north dispersed enemy gatheringe in the waode touth of Hangard and in the

Demain region.

The Germans in the Noyon sector, after a bombardment with beary guns, attempted to re-capture our gains north of Montrenend. After a severe fight, we retained the conquered ground.

Our advanced lines resisted a series of farious German attacke on the left of the Oise front at Abbeccari and south of Chsany and Britis, and, after inflicting severe losses, occupied prepared positions in socordenes with orders.

Successful British Counter-Atticks.

London, April 7.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-Counter-sitsoka yesterday re-established our positions at Avelay Wood and yielded 120 prisoners se well as several machine-gara. We repelled an attack opposite Albert. Our artillery to the south of Hebaterne last evaning broke up an attempted attack. A minor operation this morning to the south of the Simms improved our position and Fielded forty prisonera.

Sharp Local Fightlög.

London, April 7.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports :-))ar successful minor operations to the south of the Somme this morning led to sharp local fighting. The enemy strongly codalar-attacked, soffer

We took # ing hearily.

total of over 140 prisoners and covarsi msobine-guns. We repulsed two attacks this morning at Baequoy by artillery fire. On the remainder of the battlefront, the day passed more quietly.

British Troops' Impartant Role.

London, April 7. · Renter's Paris correspondent says the newspapers emphasise the importance of the British position at Tillers Bretonneux, delending the access to Boven, which is the enemy's immediate objective They say that any "fresh-dent made by the enemy hers would enable him to extend operativna to Longusau.

M. Clemenceau gesterday visited the Anglo French Army Leaders. In passing Amiens, the Premier reiterated“ All is going well."

Germany Hiding Her Losses,"

London, April 7.

A message from Zurich says the German newspapers pablish notions threatening severe penalties against persons spreading alarmist ramoura regarding the German casualties.

The Mains Folks witung states that the letter servios for the fighting troops has been suspended indefinitely.

On the French Front.

London, April 7.

A French communique states:-Last evening we repolaed an enemy attack in the Grivense region. There was grast reciprocal artillery firing during the night between Montdidier and Noyon. A strong enemy detachment which gained a footing in our advanced line to the west of Noyon was immediately driven out by a counter- attuck. The Germans did not renew their attempts in the Chaany, Barisis district, on the Oise front. Enamy sɔupe de main to the marth of the Chemin des Dames were unsuccessful. Bheima was very violently bombarded during the night.

THE 'RUSSO-OBRMAN PEACE.

Germany Accused of Violating Treaty,

London, April 7.

Reuter's correspondent st Petrograd says that M. Tchiaherin, the Commissary for Foreign Affairs, has sent a wireless message to Berlin protesting against the violation by Germany of Artiola 6 of the Treaty of Brestlitorek, guaranteeing the security of the Russian Fleet and naval stores in Finnish waters, where the Germans havo taken great booty.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

London, April 7.- Beater's correspondent at Petrograd says that Garman saro- planes are flying over Helsingfors. Russian warshipe have left Helsingfors for Cronstadt.

The Council of Commissaries has decided that the German landing at Hangos concerns the Finland Council and it cannot interfere,

London, April 7.

Router's correspondent st Amsterdam asys Field Marshal von. Eichhorn has arrived at Kief' to asume the Chief Command of Gorman troops în, Ukraine,

The British Consul at Helsingfors has gone to Petrograd,

AMERICA'S WAR SPIRIT.

London, April 7. According to the Press Bureau, President Wilson, replying to the King's message, expressea warm gratification at the generous message, soring His Majesty that it gives the greatest satisfaction to the people of the United States to find themselves side by sids in the final war for free self-government with such steadfast and indomitable associates. He adds:"We shall continge to do our utmost to put the whole force of the United States into fbe great struggle.”

TURKISH CLAIMS TO SUCCESSES,

London, April 7. Turkish commsláque, dated the 6th instant states olent fighting we occupied the region of Erdischsch,

north shore of Lake Van Inbe Camos strong points to them - west of Sarikanischi and occupied. coturing – thirty-four mortaí) vid -* "quantity of We aroused, the anolent frontier on the shore of the

sation of Batoum.

British Troops Also Land.

London, April Tes According to Reuter's orrespondent at Moscow, a semi-official message states that British troops landed at Vladivostok after the Japanese.

THE SILVER MARKET.

Paper Currency in the Phillipines.

London, April 5.

Mesare. Montaga'a report on the silver market saja :-" Broad Street" reports that, in deinals of adequate eilver circalation, the Phillipine National Bank has resorted to the issue of paper ontrendy, amounting to half raillion dollars. It is stated that silver money will no longer be current in Italy after April 30. The market is steady with moderate business. Shanghai exchange he made no important movement. The si’ver outpat of the U sited States during 1017 is officially estimated at 74,244 500 fine onaces, a reduction of 170,302 fine cances as 'compared with 1916,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

ARMERICA'S ENTRY.

Anniversary Luncheon in London.

London, April &

The Lord Mayor gave'a luncheon to distinguished com pany at the Mansion House to commemorate the United States' entry into the war.

Telegrams were read from the King and Mr. Lloyd George. The latter in the course of his telegram said: "Dar- ing the next few weeks America will give the Prussian military junta the surprise of their lives".

Mr. Balfour in a speech said there was no room on this......... earth for the ideals cherished by the German military party and the ideals of the great free democracies of the world. One or the other must prevail. He scathingly referred the enemy statesmen's expressed approval of the principle onunciated by President Wilson, yet they simultanesty threatened to divide Rumania between Bulgaria and un- gary and extinguish Romanian nationhood if she did not conclude peace,

Mr. Balfour referring to the territory inexcusabiy ravished by the Central Powers from Russia declared that the future peace of the world was jeopardised if such unjust arrangements were allowed to remain. He looked forward to the time when the Russians would be not only independent and united but free. We would give them every possible assistanes in their painful upward struggle.g

Dealing with, the war Mr. Balfour said most of the enemy gains had been against nnprepared and unresisting nations, but their gaits, against efficient armies were not great, He put confidence for the future in the fact that the forces fighting for right and freedom were greater than the forces fighting against them.

He said President Wilson had crystallized the, Allies' ideals in words which had circled the earth and found an answering echo in everyone who knew the meaning of free-. dom. He reminded his bearers that the Allies not only had reserves of military power which would develop as the war developed but the great weapon of commerce and concluded by toasting the unity of the corporation of great free gations,

Franco-American Amity,

Paris, April 8

M. Poincare sent a warm message to President Wilson on the occasion of the anniversary of the United States' declaration of war.

President Wilson, in the course of an equally fdendly reply, hoped that France would regard what Ameries had done in the past year as proof of America's firm determina tion to continue to extend her efforts until the triumph of Right is secured. All American resources would be conse- orated to the realisation of this aim.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

Petrograd, Abril a.

The Government has energetically protested against the entry of German-Ukrainian troops in the province of Kursk which is essentially Russian

Petrograd, April 6,

A Russo-Chinese agreement has been reached cling all misunderstandings.

DERMAN INTRIGUE IN MOROCCO

London, April 6,

The Times" correspondent at Tangier says that Ger- mans with an Arabic priating press at Barcelona have been spreading snarchy and murder in Morocco and enlisting. Eifts in the Spanish zone to fight the French. These mer- cenaries, commanded by Germans, were supplied with an abundance of smuggled arms and ammunitions, including: bombs of the latest type, landed by submarines and fishing boate from the Canaries. Only the energy forces and the ability of General Lyautey a revolt in the interior. The Germans reoer tribes with leaflets inciting the assassinde, Lyautey "in the name of God."

THE SILVER MARKE

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE...

No Further Enemy Successes.

London, April 6.

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Field Mambal Sir Douglas Haig reports: North of the Somme heavy fighting continued along the whole front south- ward of Ayette until late last night. The enemy constantly attacked in considerable strength with no further success. There was local fighting yesterday forenoon southward of -the Somme in the neighbourhood of Hangard. We improved

our position by's counter-attack.

A French communique says: At night there were marked violent bombardments north and south of the Avre especially. in the region of Monchel but no infantry fighting. On the right of the Meuse and at Apremont Wood the artillery due! was sometimes most lively.

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Ailled Front Remates Firm.

London, April 6. Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarters reporta: At daybreak this morning the Germans were, attacking astride the Somme Valley in the direction of Corbie but there is no news as to how the battle is progressing. The main weight of the thrust seems to be west of Boisdevaire. The Germmas continue'fighting desperately for possession of the main Amiens road.. There was some fighting sterday of the Serceat character. The enemy massed early in the morning west of Deralcourt. We blew up the neighbouring Somme bridge. A most heavy attack followed in which the New Zealanders eventually repulsed the enemy after a dingdong battle. It can be said that the Gormans on Saturday were further than ever from the accomplishment of a real strategic purpose. A perfectly cohesive frontal battle order still faces the Germans from the sea to the. Swiss frontier... This front is steadily stiffening, therefore the Germans are feverishly fighting against time to get in a blow as soon as possible. The German claims to prisoners and guns are so preposterous that they are not worth con- tradiction Accounts from all sectors continually speak of wholesale slaughter of the Germans. Thus around Hebuterne yesterday the Germans were seen thrice mustering to attack and each time they melted away under our machine gun and artillery fre.

Beviewing the operations the correspondent sayı: The German progress is of the slowest and purchased at such & terrible cost of life as only the German High Command could sanction as the price of small tactical gains. The German infantry is squandered at a rate which cannot long be 'sass tained. If the German losses continue on the same scale as hitherto there will be precious little of the German army left if it reaches Amiens,

Germans Obstructed by the French.

London, April 6, ;- Reuter's correspondent with the French army says: The Petals of the first two days of the renewed battle hare brilliantly confirmed General Foch's assurances. The ends is not only held but is held by half their number of Anglo- French troops. The disproportion on the ptely French line from Thennes to Grivesnes in eren greater. Fifteen German divisions, of whom seven were entirely fresh, xt- tacked this front and were checked by a few French divi- sions who not only held them but were able to counter- attack and re-capture part of the ground carried by the enemy, on Thursday. The enemy's objective was again. Amiens, the railway town. The fifteen attacking divisions included some of the enemy's best troops and they repeatedly returned to the assault far into the night. The battle was suspended to-day by the German side owing to the exhaus- tion of the enemy troops whereupon the French successfully, counter-attacked. several points, notably on the Mailly. raineral and Cantigny front The line cow

passes the Are, close to its junction with the Luce, thence west to Gastle, thence between Morisel and Rouvrel and around Maillyraineral. The gain of ground is practically all in the northern angle of the bulge and has no importance for the issue of the battle. The main point is that the German advance, is blocked by much smaller forces. The enemy is outfought and outgeneralled and the atmost "con fidence prevails at French Headquarters. The French divi sions are being carefully economised not on account of shortage of men but because the last word will be not with the side having the greater number of divisions at the outset but the side having more divisions at the end,

Situation Uschanged.

London, April 6, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: Local infantry fighting has occurred in the neighbourhood of Aveluy Wood and northward of Albert without change in the situation, Hostile artillery continues active. At least ten German Divisions participated in unsuccessful attacks yesterday northward of the Somme. Fighting was most severe at many parts of this front as far northward as Bucquoy. The weather yesterday permitted few flights on the battle front The infantry shot down one enemy seroplane.

A. wireless German official message says: An English thrust against Paisieux failed. Our attack on the western bank of the Ancre extended to the bridgehead positions.. Railway establishments near Amiens were shelled French attacks between Moreuil and Montdidier.broke down beavily, Moztdidier was subjected to French fire. There is increased artillerying before Vorden.

JAPANESE LANDING AT VLADIVOSTOK.

Washington, April 7.

The State Department is informed that Japanese naval forces have landed at Vladivostok to protect life and prop erty. The landing at Vladivostok was from a cruiser station ed in the harbour. It followed an attack on Japanese by five amed Rozsiana. Officials in Washington attach no political significance to the incident.

Moscow, April 7.

A semi-official message says: With reference to the Japanese landing at Vladivostok the Council of the Peoples* Commissaries, undertakes political demarches and simultan, eously orders all the Soviets in Siberia to remist an enemy encursion into Russian territory.

NO GERMAN COAL FOR HOLLAND.

The Hague, April 6

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THE LICHNOWSKY MEMORANDUM.

High Treason Proceedings.

London, April 6 Au Amsterdam message statsä that it is reported from Barila. chst Count Hertling, replying to Parliamentary questions, stated that high treason proceedings had been taken against persONA RoDeerzed in the pablication of Prince Lichnowsky's Memo readum, and that the public prosecutor

considering whether he would proseouts Prince Lioknowsky.

TÜRKESTAN COTTON."

Monopoly Desired by Germany.

Leadon, April 6, A Petrograd Telegram atatea that it is reported from Copenhagen that German export-... ors have petitioned the Govern“ ment to arrange a Germsa monopoly of Tarkastan cotton (for forty-eight years.

MORE GERMAN PIRACY.-

Dutch Vessel Bombed.

London, April 6, An Amsterdam telegram statan that four Germsa serplanes held" ap, bombed and badly damaged a Datch whoonar, en route to- Youiden. They stole the log book The crew, who hindTM abandoned the ship, returned when the seaplanes had left;

THE IRISH CONVENTION.

Chairman's Draft Report

dopted

"Losion, April 6 The Frees Barman sprodaoSE that the Irish Convention has. adopted the Chairman's Draft B port.

ITALIAN FRONT.

London, April 5. : An Isian official repert states: -The enemy is persistant in his charawing fire on the Asiago Plateau. We disperand parties on the western slopes of Ortler, and waengaged troope on the move toward the rear between Suegans and Clinegliano. There is remarkably intenta artillery firing along the Piave

NORWEGIAN SHIPPING.

LOSSES.

London, April 5. Seven hundred and forty-Ave Norwegian vesels aggregating 1,102,000 tons grow have been lost through war, oszane tip: to March 31st and 940 milor“ haya been

- drowned. Fifty-three Norwegian vessels of which the Grewe total more than 700. árs missing. It is believed that two- thirds of these are war lowes.

THE SILVER MARKET.

London, April

Silver is quoted at 45), with the market quiet and steady.

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