LATEST WAR NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 16716, 24 April 1918, Page 8

LATEST WAR NEWS.

■ 11 - """ Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright— United service BKIINK. A]iri! 25. The Hungarian crisis continues. The crowds arc shoui ing. ' Down with Tisza.” In Eudr.pesth the shops are closed. Count Andrassy has refused the Hungavinn Pvov.icvship. Vicuna reports that the Austrian Rei. hs.a!b abandoned the resolution formally assuring Gevnv.niy of A list na V loyalty to the Allan-c, owing to the (,’iali! paitv's opposition, LONDON. April 23. The United Pies- eorre.-pniident. writing mi April 2,5 at -1.5 pin., says: The British southward <»f A veiny Wood (two miles uorlli of Albeit, pu.-h-etl uack the Germans 250 yards on a thousand yard front. Jilt Hamilton t'yfc writes -. Their i.aormoiis losses have euinpeiied tiie (■i-r----mans to abandon since early in April their massed frontal attacks. I hey have substituted small trickling groups armed with machine gums. J.iKim.dorff on March 30 ordered the absolute abolition of massed attacks, <m Dm around that they only led to unnecessary losses. Ludcmlorff’s order .uldecto ° It is the effective use of weapons, not numbers, that gives the dodsipn,(Prejs Association—By Telegraph—Copyright—Reuter.) ar rn ~ . ~ . PARTS. .April 23. AC k t er.le li-tM u. I i cium J icm ler. has ivlfirned Irom a visit to the troth. Ho stat'- j ! h.t; |)io hc-i pima (hi; c. mica.-i lies.- .‘xi-icl \v:i- I : , face that I* rendi aonliei.- arc again ri iviving i -aic, \. jtii 1 1 had I.< on suspended since the Get ina.i 01id..-we hraatt Sir Douglas Haig's supplement;. ry dc.-patch incut ions the sls I Division, who, on April 15 and 14, note holding a iron: of ii.i.’Otj yarns eastward of Nieppe Purest, although they wore n dimed in dmi,;!! .is a result of previous lighting, and the enemy were .-till pressing their adi.-mee. This division was informed that the line must, be held to the last to cover the detraining of reinforcements All ranks responded to this appeal with the most magnificent courage and devotion, and throughout a long' day of incessant fighting they beat off a succession of determined attacks. The enemy in the evening made a last great effort by sheer weight of n umbers to overran certain positions in the line, and the defenders died lighting but would not give ground Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright—United Service. AMSTERDAM. .April 23. The ADace-Loiratno Land Tag refused to discuss tlx> Budget, because a discussion of that counlty’s future was prohibit.-d. The ‘ Handels bind * .'tales tint a (e.-rman-Dutch agreement ha- been readied rcgvMlin ,' the Dutch rone ii- u'e-mg !fie ir.ius.b <.f saiul rod .-ravel and the transport of vai i>.us mcc -sii u> u,.t in,-. i.d. t! At unlit.ny purpo.es by rad through Limburg, and a sell leiueiil regarding Ihe Rhino Biver trahic. CARL TOWN. April 23, In tie Union i’arltanteul Legislative Assembly the war debate coil-” eluded with a motion to reduce Die Defence Loan Vole, on which.the diehat© was based, by £2,813,285, including the contributions to Imperial military and naval expenses. This was negatived by 75 votes to 24,