ENGAGEMENTS SOUTH-WEST OF FORT DOUAUMONT
FRENCH GAIN GROUND
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PROTEST AGAINST A CANARD
A P. AND 0. LINER SUNK
On the western front there has been heavy fighting, a good deal of it, particularly south-west of Fort Douaumont, being of a hand-to-hand nature. At one place the French made a gain of ground. The enemy commenced, probably on Thursday (the date is not mentioned in the cables), a strong attack on the new British trenches at St. Eloi. At latest report the fighting continued.
In regard to a canard that lias been floating about the Netherlands to the effect that Britain had sent an ultimatum to the Dutch Government, the British Legation at The Hague has made a protest, which, it is reported, has created a good impression.
In the German Reichstag the Imperial Chancellor delivered a comprehensive speech, which makes interesting, if amusing, reading.
There is a total absence of news from the Russian front,
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Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 84, 8 April 1916, Page 5
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156ENGAGEMENTS SOUTH-WEST OF FORT DOUAUMONT Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 84, 8 April 1916, Page 5
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