BRITISH RETRACING THEIR STEPS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11531, 7 May 1918, Page 5

BRITISH RETRACING THEIR STEPS.

A WIDE FRONT ADVANCE.

ENEMY SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES.

The High Comissioner reports : London, May G, 11. SO a.m.

Sir Douglas Haig reports between tha Somme and the Ancre and westward and southwest of Morlancourt our lines were advanced on a con siderable front, in respite of strong opposition, phe enemy's loses were heavy end ours, slight.

A BRITISH ADVAHGE.

AT RSQRLANGQURT.

LOWER SLOPES REACHED.

Received May 7, 9 a.m. London, May G,

The In test from the front is that the British have advanced southwest cf Morlancourt. In the Morlancourt nttick the Australians reached tha lower slopes of a ridge iu the neighbourhood of Yaux Sur Sornine, an important tac tical poi'it.

MORE GSKMAN PEACE PROPOSALS.

London, May (5.

A Central News' message from the Hague says it is reported that German peace proposals include tho restoration of Belgium, autonomy for Aijice Lorraine within the German federation and submission of Colonial questions to an international confer s-nce.

GERMAN IMMENSE LOSSES

DEMANDS ON THE POPULATION.

London, M-iy (5.

The Daily Telegraph's Rotterdam correspondent says the German general staff is making still greater demands upon Germany's Allies. A large number of Austrian infantry have been brought from Germany from garrison and other duties, replacing Germans. A weeding out of the civil population is going on, including many business men, owing to the losses of tha last six weeks' offensive.

THE AUSTRALIAN PART.

London, May 6,

Australians had fin inspiring part in the recent defensive operations. They never had such an opportunity for killing Germans. Ihe whole force has been trained to welcome snch massed attacks, wherein the enemv's losses are stupendous. So far from admitting that victory is impossible the Australians realise that the futile Gorman thrusts have already brought the end nearer, heralding the complete overthrow of the German armies. Although certain sentiments are attached to ttie lost ground the Australians have no regrets, knowing that it does not matter where the final battle is fought provided the opponents of democratic liberty are robbed of their greedy powers for all time. This being the Autralians' first hope they are determined, to unswervingly meet every successive attack until the Germans admit they are defeated. WAR WORK OF AMERICAN WOMEN. London,"May G. According to the report of the General Federation of Women's Clubs at a Conference at Chicago, there aregapproximately one million Anieriomi women now makiug'munitions and working in other positons created by the war.

A RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT

PROTEST.

Washington, May ft

The State Department has received from the Russan Soviet Government a protest against the alleged encouragement given by the can Consul at Vladivostock to a movement to establish an independent Siberian Government.