SUCCESSFUL COUP BY THE FRENCH

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2752, 22 April 1916, Page 5

SUCCESSFUL COUP BY THE FRENCH

ENEMY SUSTAINS SERIOUS LOSSES HEAVY ATTACK ON THE BPvITISH LINE The High Commissioner' reports:— ■* w London, April 20, 4.50 p.m. h„Jr- J enc ? 01 message statesOn the left of'tho Meuse the German bombardment was continued during the night on our second trenches '' „«,n on . tho c " ght bal \ k ,y es . te rday "the French attacked the enemy's positions north-east of \aus. A lively attack permitted tho occupation of portions of tranches and an enemy redoubt. In the course of this action the enemy's losses senous. e took 240 prisoners, several machinc-guns, and a quantity of material. • . • . "In the Woeuvre our artillery concentrated its fire on tho enemy's lines of.communication." ' J [( T j.i * , , tondon, April 21, 12.50 a.m. , o ATgonne we cannonaaGa the communicatioii roads behind the enemy's front and Malancourt Wood. on ■ " I, X cs , fc of Meuse there were great artillery actions in Bectors at Hill 304 and Avocourt. "Our attack in the region of Mort Homme enabled us to chase the enemy out of part of the trenches ho took on April 10, "East of the Meuse there was a violent bombardment in the reeion of Douaumont and Vaiix. b "There is intermittent artillery action in the Woeuvre. "Tho rest of the front is relatively calm." FRENCH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. April 20, 3.15 p.m.) ■aw i. m■ i ■ j „ ■ Paris, 'April 20. A rrencn omcial communique states:—"We captured a quarry south of tho enemy's positions north-west of Vaus Pont, enabling us to occupy portions of a trench and carry a fortified redoubt. We inflicted serious losses taking 210 prisoners, including ten officers and sixteen non-commissioned officers. • ' GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. " / (Rec. April 21, 3.15 pan.) ■» r ffi • 1 • 1 ;™, Amsterdam, April 20. „ f German official communique states.—"Wo captured a quarry north of the farm of Haudromont. The greater part of the defenders fell in a severe bayonet fight. • "The French counter-attack against the new German lines' north-west of the farm of Tlnaumont (near Douaumont) failed." (Rec. April 21, 10.50 p.m.) "The French, after artillery preparation, developed a strong attack which reached our trenches m a corner of the salient at Bois Caillette. Other' wise the attack was repulsed with heavy enemy losses."- ;> ■ I GERMANY PREPARING FOR, HER THIRD WINTER CAMPAIGN. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) Neutral reports state that Germany is methodically preparing"' third winter campaign. She is cultivating all the available land, stocking the waters with fish, taking inventories of live stock and preserved foods and de vising fresh substitutes for tea, coffee -. and butter. ' ' THREE FRUITLESS BLOWS BY: THE CROWN PRINCE. (Rec. April 21, 5.5 p.m.) , , Paris. April 21 The Crown Prince has delivered three fierce but fruitless assaults on the French line at Les Eparges. • ; | | VERDUN. TROOPS CONGRATULATED oir THEIR STAND. (Rec. April 21, 5.5 p.m.) President Poincare has visited every army corps at Verdunand coneratuI the troops on their courage and tenacity, ATTACK ON THE BRITISH FRONT ENEMY GAINS A SLIGHT FOOTING The High Commissioner reports:— • , , London, 'April 21, 12.50 a.m. "Last night the enemy after a heavy bombardment, attacked the British tine about Ypres, at St.iEloi, the bluff of Wieltje, .and the Ypres-Langmarck Road, where one trench' was retained. The enemy's infantry penetrated our lilies, but was ejccted everywhere excopt at St. i>Eloi, where he captured two craters* and, on the Ypres-Langemarck Road. "Near Mametz, a hostile raid failed to reach,our trenches." THE GERMAN REPORT. (Rec. April 21, 10.50 p.m.) Amsterdam, April 20. "Our patrols penetrated the British trenches at several points on the Ypres sector, including six hundred metres on 'the Langemarck-Ypres Road, and held the position despite grenado attacks."THE NEW BELGIAN AItMY TO-DAY (Rec. April 21, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, April 20. The newspapers point out that the army is now stronger than ever. It has been completely reorganised, furnished with machine-guns (pro|iortionately more numerous_ than the enemy's), and with field guns, heavy artillery, .and ample munitions. . RUSSIAN TROOPS LAND AT MARSEILLES TO JOIN THE ALLIES ON THE FRENCH FRONT (Rec. April 21, 10.50 p.m.) Paris, 'April 20. A strong force of H-useiitn.troops lias disembarked at Marsalilo« to joic Allies oa .the French front.

™ • S av f I)eei \ rumol J r , s 111 Frnnoe for isome time, about the Russians coming, but storms liavo delayed then- arrival. The presence of the Rus, swus, side by side with the French "Poilus," will havo an enormous moral t P °" r (1 Population and the army. The Russian equipment is complete, including special kitchen, and copper for cooking the thick vegetable which is their staple diet. r » M llS .• L i rencl] ' ""thorities printed a, special Russian newspaper, which was zond gratuitously, in which the troops learned of the capture of Trebi-GR-EAT RECEPTION FOR THE NEW; ARRIVALS. - (Rec. April 22, 0.30 a.m.) cA - K F !;f ICG & ™B™6 with the news that the Russians ha^hnded. 1 rii'« %i thusiasm prevailed at Marseilles, surpassing the arrival of the In-' cliaus. Iho streets "were gay with flags, and the -whole population turned out to cheer the troops as they marched from the docks to tlie special camps. THE TURKISH FLIGHT FROM ERZERUM ENEMY'S LINES OF RETREAT ONLY TWO POSSIBLE AVENUES OF ESCAPE By TeleeraDh-PreES Association.—Copyright (Rec. April 20, 3.15 -p.m.) . The i i. Tu ? isll garrison at Trebizond. and a. field army^T^about^fiO 9 !™ are on the two possible lines of retreat—the E?st of these is westward'' to Kirasun, 6o miles along the- Black Sea coast, -while tho second is southward by rail to Gumushkhane, and thence to Erzingihan, mountainous rountrv a Bne of retreat well adapted for defence. ft* seSSeesofTrebt placements. 03^6013 and powerful naval guns on concrete ernGRAND DUKE'S VICTORY REVIEWED ITS BEARING ON MESOPOTAMIA. ("Tfmes" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) - (Rec. April 21, p.m.) zond At Thfi 3^^ itf P \ 0 and there is Consternation fdFrf Trebi- , """hS 1 ' Tm-kkh Ami? Be f lmam L : Hollweg (the Gorman Chancellor). has summoned tha Berlhl to confer with run i th n Turks '^ ave been disorganised since the fall of ErzenS-» i j® r L man officers' atempts to hold them together, tho Grand tfnL™ »** them.rapidly from a series of strongTy-organised S tions, culminating in. the capture of Trebizond, which means that the TWv Caucasian army has now Von almost entirely cut off The Russkn^M LT r VT fI T A ho Bla , ok Sea to Citlis, learaig the Grand Nicholas master of the situation and free to strike where he wills. lom;V 1C M S likcly , t0 immediately affect the situation in Mesono---f?tTkl S ? eare ? Bifclis, is still one hundred mfles trom the British (? Turkish) line of communication. - H, SIISS5 lISS - an ''Pj; l ® B consider that General Townshend indirectly contributed'tn shadows a swift development of the Russian campaign k lT aiinor. RUSSIANS' ADVANCE WEST OP ERZERUM - , A . . STRONG DEFENSIVE POSITION CARRIED BY ASSAULT. Jtßeo. April 20, 9.5 p.m.) \ -A?Russian official communique states:—"The ' of Er™ delivered a night assanli and carried a high raount k ™ -- wheh had been Strongly organised for defence by the inemy. We aS lated some Turkish elements which had recently been sent frnm The .enemy sustained heavy losses by bayonet Ga Ilp ° h ' TURKISH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. ' „ (Keo. April 21, 10.50 p.m.) ' '•'• ' ' "The fighting on the Caucasus front is violent, sector, where the enemy'.s attempted advanso has cost Eim heavy losses " The communique admits that the enemy, profiting bv the sunnart of liis warships, is getting the upper hand at Larisan. P HOW ,WE HELPED IN GALLIPOLI. \ , ( _' Speaking at the Agricultural Society's luncheon, SidGallipoh was not a failure If Turkey had the troops she lost in the campaign, we would not read of the Russian success at Trebizond. 1 '- '. THE BRITISH TASK IN MESOPOTAMIA I ' I . . , I FIGHTING FLOODS AS WELL AS THE TURKS.-. '(Ree. 'April 20, 9.5 p.m.) ■ Mr. Cjindler (the British correspondent on the ports:—"We are lighting the Tigris floods as well as the Turks Mvol if' Ur has been spent uibuilding bunds (banks), to save the camps fro Sun" dation. It is often difficult to keep up communications with the firing W After a thunder-storm of extraordinary violence on Anril n waterspout and hurricane on April 12 ' The water ca^eTtard' lh ten swim a WaV6 ' BWamplng klts ratlons - Somo of the troops had to" "The Turks, were in a worse plight, and the Highlanders' machine-guns mowed down many as they were escaping from the flooded trenches "A good road is .being constructed as we advance, and there are ™tn, ambulances and hospital bays to clear the wounded." motor THE SITUATION AT KUT-EL-AMARA " , ACCORDING TO TURKISH REPORTS. (Rec. April 21, 10.50 p.m.) -■ ~, ' m • . Amsterdam,' April 20 A Turkish official communique states:—"The position of the enemv'at Kut-el-Amara is becoming very critical. The commander, in order to avoid his food difficulties, has made the population evacuate the town. He is expecting aeroplanes to drop small bags of flour."GERMANS VIOLATE GREEK TERRITORY THREE RAILWAY BRIDGES BL OWN UP. Nt , a j n , Salonika, April .19. German cavalry patrols entered Greece, and compelled a Greek company to remain quiescent while they blew up three railway bridges 'between Doiran and Akindshali. The patrols tho n withdrew. REPORTED MASSACRES OF GREEKS (Reo. April 21, 5.5 p.m.)' Salonika, Anril 20 It is reported that the Turks and Bulgarians massacred four * hundred Greeks at Adrianople and Demotica. Tho Turks at Smyrna also massacred two hundred Greeks, while a similar m urderous outbreak at Constantinople is reported. 1 ITALIAN SUCCESS ON THE COL DI LANA ■ ' (Rec. April 21, 10.50 p.m.) .. , . . , ~ ... Amsterdam, April 20 * 11 Al VV'^. n i ,n comnllu »q« e admits that the enemy has occupied the summit of the Col Di Lana. ™ uuli RUSSIA'S LATE MINISTER OF WAR NOW COMMANDING ON TEE STRYPA7 . v Copenhagen, April 19 I , The "Berliner Tageblatt" states that General- Polivanoff, who • recentlv ' I'sismncd the position of Russian Minister of War, has been appointed corn-! mander.w-chie: ojf Jha Russwu front, on the Strj-pa, ■ 1