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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3056, 17 April 1917, Page 5

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THE BATTLE OF LENS ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHTING — (Kec. April 17, 0.45 a.m.) London, April 16. A correspondent, iu a graphio de J scription of the attack on Lens, says:—■ "If became evident on Friday that the enemy was quitting the •town as speedily as possible, but Saturday's; events showed that he had still maintained & ring of strong machine-gun redoubts. Consequently, when the attackers from the south disappeared in a street near the. Bois 3e Riaumont, the ;utmost caution was necessary. They wriggled through'back gardens until they reached another-street behind , tho wood, which was attacked from , the north. The German' machine-gunners were nonplussed. The British meanwhile posted machine-guns, which enabled them to snipe the. entire , crews from new vantage points.: "The enemy on Sunday, threw his entire weight on the inrier defences, in .the desperate hope of checking-tho : advance /until the guns and' stores had been removed. The -same .methods were used by which they sought to hamper the pursuit further south, the German pioneers exploding craters in the roads. ■■ ■■• . ; RUSSU^S~CRISIS (Rec. 'April 17, 1.30 a.m.). " Petrograd, April 16. ■ The political crisis centres about the personality, of M. • Kerensky (Minister ior Justice), who is a Republican Socialist, while Prince Lvoff (the Premier), M. Miliukoff, M. Rodzianko, and M. Gutchoff represent the Patriotic Moderate Liberals. M. Kerensky continually insists on the necessity for de-. feating the enemy, but he has many, enemies, including the extreme anarchical elements. It is impossible to 6ay what may happen if M. Kerensky is forced to resign. : GENERAL ALEXIEFF'S NEW AP- ....•■ POINTMENT. ; (Rcc. April 17, 1.30 a.m.) PetrogratJ,, April 16. General Alexieif has been definitely; appointed Commander-in-Chief.—Reu-ter. '■ ■ ■ ■ . ■: APPEAL BY GENERAL BRUSILOFF, (Rec. April 17, 1.30 a.m.) Pfltrograd, April 16. . General Brusilotf, speaking at a banquet, appealed for national ■unity, and the defeat of German militarism: He .exhorted the army to support the Duma.—Aus.-N.Z.. Cable Assn. ;' . AMERICaTaNd" TURKEY / UNITED STATES GUARDSHIP. INTERNED. 7 (Rec. April 17, 1.30 a.m.) ■ Amsterdam, April 16. A telegram from Constantinople reports that the American guardship Scorpion was ordered to leave the harbour within twenty-four hours.' She failed to do aOj and was interned.— Reuters ■ ' :