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REUTERS TELEGRAMS.

RENEWAL OF THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.

THE WHOLE BRITISH FRONT ATTACKED,

ENEMY'S INITIAL SUCCESS NULLIFIED,"

The Opening of the-Offæosive.

London, April 24.

FRIDAY, APRIL

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

RENEWAL OF THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.

Desperate Fighting at flangerd.

LG London,

A French communique says The battle lasted all day still continues. It is especially desperate at¬Hanjzast enemy has gained a footing. Furiona suraults ovaryúbi buen répalid.

April 26, 1917,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

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TELEGRAMS

THE NAVAL RAID.

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“THRILLING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE EPISODE.,

STORY OF MAGNIFICENT BRAVERY:

A. Garmin Report of the Raid.

Landen

London, April)

Major General P. D. Hendenes

KING AND LABOUR.

A Friendly Chất with Representativės;

*** The Bill text of the above communiqué is :- Fo

ments of the Anglo French positions south of the £ Avts were followed by a German attack of great for con

A German oficial message, referring to the raid ar Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-After a violent front. The enemy at five o'clock in the morning, stroked bombardment this morning the enemy stacked on the whole en Santerre, in the region of Hailles Wood, and acess, acuth and Ostend, on April 23, says that the enterprise which Britisk front to the south of the Somme and the French on our of the Avre. The battle lanted all day and contigues. It was ed on a large sozle and planned regardless of mariñoe, was fra right. The attack was repaised. The attack was ranawed later in particularly deeperate in the Hangard region. The chemy, after aed. Small craisers escorted he hamerous destrogers and moto trength against our positions in this sector and though in the series of farious assalta, gained a footing to the pods north of after a violent bombardment, pushed forward noder the tail of an The Bigg bad a friendly chat with various representatives of, northern and southern portions the enemy took possession of Villors Hangard and also in the eastern gatekirts of the village, which we artificial fɔg near Ostend and Zeebrugge to quite near the coast and Brettonenx, where the fighting was severe and continues, we are defending deperately. The struggle was equally violent in with the intention of destroying the docks and harbour works. Only Labour recently at the County Council Hall, Spring Gardens, repulsed the other attacks on the north bank of the Somme sad to the Hailles region. Several sessults on the ridge to the east of the forty marines got on the Mole and these fall into our hande, some the north of Albert, taking prisor ers. We recaptured a post north village were shattered by our fire and counter-attacks. Farther alive and some dead. Bath parties fought on the narrow high wall the ccossion being the inspection west of Festubert, lost on April 22. The garrison strongly resisted, south German attemp's at Saneg Wood and Hill 5 failed, both of the Mole with the atmost fierceness. It claims that the small of a brouss panel which has besa presented by the British Tradem losing heavily. We took prisoners and machine guns. We repulsed positions wholly remaining in our possession,

cruisers, Virginia, Intrepid, Sirius and two others of similar construe tion, were sunk close to the coast while three destroyere and a co- Union Congress to the American a sirong stisck on our new positions to the Best of Boberg and

siderable number of torpedo boats were also saak by artillery fire.lased in the latter bew, officus Federation of Erbon-to-be maintaibed the line intact. We took 84 prisoners and also recared prisonera in minor enterprises to the essef Nieppe fcrest sad in

Only a few of the crews.could be saved. Broad the damage to the the neighbourhood of Meteren.

Hole by a torpedo the Harbour Works and past batteries were not Washington. "Hi,Majsety was

| Prince of Wales; and: Pri damaged. One of our torpedo hasta suffered slight damage. Our companied by the Queen, the canunities were alight.

MATYA

Sharp Fighting.

German Cavalry Enter Noyon.

London April 24. Renter's correspondent at the French Hesrarters says:- Today German cavalry entered Nogon. French machines machine. London, April 24. gunned them from the level of roola. French a man have net Reporting on aviation, Sir Douglas Big Asya:-There was bestitated to engage at heavy odds, generally with favourable sharp air fighting yesterday. We heavily bombed Merville, reaalis, Air fighting tanda to be more between strong patrolling Estaires, Steenwerk, La Gergus, Obaulnes railway junction and gaadrons tent out against defisite chjectives. Victory usually Ostend docks, We brought down fifteen msobines and drove down resta with the side which out-menoeuvres and succeeds in breaking two. One of ours is missing. Our night fl ers dropped twenty tons of the enemy formation. Air squadrons follow clearly defined fighting bembe on Roulere, Merville, Armentieres, Brams, Thourout, tactics is destroyer squadrona. The French are now using two Courtra, Obaulges railway station and Z eb-ugge docks.pes of machines, namely ohsser planes and bombing plansa, Dirent hite were obtained on all these targets and several fires were started. All eur machines returned.

Enemy Attack Tactical Positions.

London, April 24,

AIR RAID ON PARIS FRUSTRATED.

Loudon, April 24.

A French official message states Enemy seroplanes, sitempt- ing a raid on Paris last night, were violently fired on. One of them, triplane, was forced to land near Nogent Lartand. The crew of three was taken prisoner, d

Aeroplane Brought Down.

Land8 April 25, A Paris official message saye that a waidiozi

Benter's correspondent at the British Headquarters, wiring on the evening of April 24, says: To enemy attacks against important tactics! positions and parts of the line, widely neunder, sware launched this morning. The first was against Danouire, at the foot of Mont K-amel which the French troops have been defending. The enemy gained an initial advantage, bat suffered so heavily that he was unable to prees the attack The aitaation wse restored. The second attack was againet Villere Bretonneux brought down by gan Bre ni Nogent Lirisad and and followed a violent hombardment with ges shells. Two enemy divisione sessolted from the direction of Dsmard Road, and pene- trated our line at points and gained a footing in the oatskira of Villere Bretonneux. The batile is still progressing. The enemy's objective has certainly not been gained. Coinciding with this operation an attack was delivered against the French between

It is reported from San Francisco that the twenty-nine delen Osetes and Haillee, near Hangard, and this failed to attain ita koown the line south of the Clarence River but was repaleed. Sa fective guilty by the Court of Bales. Herr Bing, the former German Co objective. This morning the enemy endeavoured to push forward danta ou trial, mentioned in earlier telegram, have been found was our rifle and machine gun fire that the enemy was beaten back sul General at San Francisco, and the other German defendante, not withcat giving battle. In the attack on Bretonneux, three German entled to bail, were ordered to be interned antil April 30, when tanks were sera advancing along the road with infantry following.they will be sentenced. The bail of each Hinda defendans le fixed

at $25,000, German Air Service "Thoroughly. Defeated.".

Lonaŭa, April 24.

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THE CONSPIRACY TRIAL.

· Defendants Found Guilty;

London, April 24.

THE GERMANS IN RUSSIA.

Official Enemy Report.

London, April 24.

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What Observation Revealed,

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The panel is a brones tablet London, April 24, representing the " Triumph of The Admiralty announces :—Following yesterday's operatioun, Labour. It is contained in a. aircraft carried out observations of the bombardments. Owing to fratas of solid cak inken from the cloude the machines descended to fifty feet and observed a clear timbers of Neleon a il gahip, the break, twenty yards wide, at the inner end of the Zeebrugge Mole. Vistory, sodbram plate attech-- A sadken object was seen lying between the piers at Ostend, blooked to the frame records, the fact ing the greater part of the feirway. Numerous bombs were drop that the wood was supplied by ed on obj ctives sabore. .....

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of the panel, including the frame, is 10lt. 6in. by 5lt: 6 al Isis the work of Mr, L. R. Bosign.

"More" Picturesque Description.

London, April 20, The naval blow at Zebrügge continues to be the engrossing topio, almost to the exclu-ion of the happenings in France. Special lesve has been granted to the participants and interviews with them The King sad. Quem occups columns of the papers. What will folk ssy about the admired the panst, Dover patrol now?” was the remark of a hero," who said that it was pronlar remark haring. well worth doing the job and paying the price to enlighten the ↑ by ons of the Labour re critics of the patrol.” That was the spirit of all...When questioned. – kres present se 30 lbs extant to ap <fficer said that he would go to munion, and think, inimvall, « kichihs old Victory, bad beca lucky for the chance, even if he knew that he would not drawn upon for oak for purposes Another, asked if the landing partyś war - glad to similar to this the King said he get the order to withdraw, said that soms were satisfied that had already heard that the the job was done, bat others, with their blord up, wanted to miralty had made a grant of the

on to the mainland and fight the German batteries. All necessary, wood, and he fager of which says that soon after the German batteries opened the inscription recording the fast. Vindictive's bridge was blown away with every body thereon, except It must not be forgation, textily to the gallantry of the Commander of the Vindictive, so pleased a note on the frame the Commander, who sacaped miraculously and continued to aid his Majesty, that from time

Bat the highest ecoomiums are to time it had been found nea navigate in the calmest manner, lavished on the crews of the enbmarines blown up ander the viaduct sary to remove ecme of the deany There were six men aboard each and the names of one crew have ing timbera of Nalion's old. been published. They include two lieutenants, four petty officers and fagship, and to replace them se mep, of which three were wounded. One, interviewed, said that the as to keep the veel senworthy. submarine steered right up to the beach where it was spelled by This explained the very large the Germana, who turned on a searchlight The ores had a little quantity of timber which had dinghy in which they tumbled under the fire of machine guns, andonbtedly-Bhen found availe and rifle They had not gone two hundred yards when the able. The heart of these tim pers Faberins exploded. Soon a motor bost picked up the crew. The was usually faned to be absolute. officer of armator bost accompanying a summarine said that they solid, and, quite suitable ne submarine was ten minutes slangeide the Mole before it was dis parasel of this kidder covered, German passing overhead. *The submarine siiscked Für.O W. Bowerman, Secretary she had lost her way and that her real inteption was to get inside of the Philismentsry Committee and torpedo something. They sent up crowds of star-shells, assist pointed out the insoription seoörd« "We could see two hundred ing that the panel was given- Senate, Mr. E D. Millen, te Minister Repatriation, replying to with the shore, apparectly thinking that they were going to entrap Britain to the oigeniced workern

Beuter's correspondent at Mlb urae says that, speaking in the ing, the submarine to reach for goal,

Germans jamping and dancing on the bridge connecting the Mole with fraternal greetings from the organised workers of Graak a question regarding the proposed attendance of varions Diminious Opposition Leaders at an imperial Conference, mid that he had the submarines. When the submarine exploded you can imagine Londen, April 24..

been informed that Sir Wilfred Laurier would not scoompany

the damage. For some time time afterwards fragments of of Amerion."

That is very appropriate," debris and Нара were

falling around on They The Goveroor of Victoria has decided to present the King's turned, the search light on, as so that we torpedoed and sank said the King; and, by the shield to the municipal ty providing the most reoraits.

ber" Apparently this is the destroyer"whink the Marine cfflers do you know Mr. Gompers

Mr. Bawerraad replied that they It is reported that the Commonwealth is abon' to mobilize for described sa being set on fire by grenades; Another motor boat cffour knew of M. Gamo

said that his bost torpedoed a destroyer alongside the Mole, and s

Labour leader in Ameri Offensive on a much Smaller Scale,

Brocad destroyer was torpedoed by another boat. A third was

British Labour. Was Ludon, April 25.

rammed and suck, while his bost torpedoed the old Great Esatera

know he was a natij The resumption of the German cfi-nsive is on a muloh +maller

AMERICA AND THE WAR

steamer, Brussels, Capf. Fryatt's ship, which the Germans have scale than previously. The objectives of yesterday were obviously

used as a torpedo training ohnol. An officer of the Viadicure said lande, “At all eve limited, possible owing to the slaughter attendant on headlong

Attitude Towards Bulgaria And Turkey.

that six big Grimsn suns on the top of the Mole at the entrance, to rastes, but the enemy has huge frass in the neighbourhood and if

Lone April 25... the harbour, which had been abandoned by the enemy, were destroyed, local thrust Ike that at Villers Bretonneux eco-eds the advantage will undebtedly be purbed to the almost as in the case of Armer- Beuter's correspondent at Washington says that Baator King. Turn the leading party advanced lorg she Mole, which is smile tirrea. There were two obiel thrusts yer te dar, ne sgain-t Kemme! after conferring with Presiden Wilson, has announced that he does long and forty yarde wide. Some of the facers carried bray sicke which was repaleed, and the other against Villers and Hingard, aniztend to press bin (Mr. King's) resolution providing for and a member of black eyes and braises” teel fed to olo e fichting. where the Germine are evidently arzions to wipe ont the local declaration of war against Bulgaris and Turkey. #alient and take the remainder of the high ground on both sides of the Amiens Road before attempting another general advance. The other thrusts were probably diversions. Correspondents mention that no British-tanks have been fighting for the past two or three weeks.

Bater's correspondent at the French Heacquarters, wiring on April 24, says :-la the recent battle our airmen were assigned a pew.role. Our High Command had foreseen that the enemy's advance would follow the roads leading towards Amiere, and coo.

A German wireless official message s'ates that General von sequently the serodromes of the battle squadrons were no distriDar Golts's troops took railway junctions at 8pinge and Roshim- bated as to flank and not face the line of the enemy's progress, seki and established communications with the Finnish Army north Immediately the battle began our air squadrons not merely reported of Lahti. We have reached Simferopol is Ormsa. movements bat delayed the enemy by attacking troops and trains. During the first two days of the battle miete prevented abtivity. On March 23 named the severest air battle yet fought, The German air service was thoroughly defested and until March 29 we had the anabellenged mastery of the air. For a week the Gman army wae without eyes and eara. On March 29, RichthoraD'K squadron appear. sho battlefield and then it was too late. Th delay of the air service lost the Germans many hours of invaluable time.

A German Report,

AUSTRALIA AND THE WAR.

Men To Be Mobilised For Home Service,

· London, April 25,

A German official wireless menatge states :-We stormed lea-Robers Borden, gelboek Hoil, to the north-east of Billeal We repaleed English attacks west of Bailleul, and frustrated strong advances north west of Bethune.

Succesful Allied Counter-Attack,

Loudon, April 25. Field Marsha Bir Dingles, Haig reports:-Counter-stroke - regsined ground at Villers-Bretonnenz.

Violent Fightlog Round Hangard

London, April 25

violently round the village of Hangard, against which the snemy

Homs service trained men and volunteers between 21 and 60,

MR. CHAMBERLAIN RETURNED UNOPPOSED.

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London, April 25 Mr. Chamberlain has been returned anopposed for Wret Birmingham. The election was das to his appointment to the War Oabinet;

THE BALKANS CAMPAIGN.

Lively Fighting Continued,

London, April 25.

the mole on the outer side. The Germans, apparently thought that

Halfway down the Kole there were wire untanglements with aschine Rung sweeping the entire width. This position was captared, The crown of the blockebipa stayed »board till's most down to the water line and then they sormiled aboard motor, boats and returned to the ships for they had touched bottom when they left. Men of the lost Brifish destroyer stats that when they entered the harbour they emerged from darkness into a most_d-sting light for all the sea-chlights were focussed a pón-them and guns, big and little, were riddling the destroyer from end to end. The kocokont was a torpedo in the engine room. The Usptain then ordered them over the forecastle. They dived and swam through oil from their ona-bankers and for the first time the water was not cold. Members of the Ostend landing párty are also satisfied Chast they did much damage. They described the German heavy but wild.

Noval experts emphajce that the raid?

Was a most dangerous

tions:'of:

A French communique says:—The naitley has continued

A French E stern common'que says:-Fighting activity has concentrated all his strength. At night, wo gallantly resisted continued most lively in different sectore, Woored a series of counter-attached several times succesfully, The village was fresh socosas. British detachments, west of Duran Taka pen- - and then relaten, but Saally remained in the hands of the etrated Bulgarian trenches on a wide front destroyed dugonte turons abonoad ex 100 at a cost of high loseer. We hold the immediate outskirts, and inflicted heavy losses. In the region west of the Lakes a mobile directed by cor zard, from which the enemy has been unable to debouch reconnoitring colump; operating to the north of Darote, drove the German Anti despite repeated efforts. The artillery, duel continues,vesp violent enemy from a line of heights dominating the sight of the Urbe notion H is lacks the support

both banks of the Atre and is very solive in the Woevre region, valley. It osptured two villagre and to

Frey and Bogieville,

attacks were repulsed si Caras Bend.

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to be a very roma vary aspablems, King

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