HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT

Thames Star, Issue 14664, 19 April 1915, Page 5

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT

TIHDEI LLiTEiST Wjtß NEiWIS.

--OLVI'ISII MJJRTHESR,

ORUMAPs^ COKTINIUB TO MJA.KE

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,-] ,;.,.■ } rWEIIAapGO:^!, AprSilS. ' Tth.e;!l^teib x'epoiv it(sf l'by caMfe;rece'v■ed ye6|e^aAr.. (Sunday) are to. the effect haw .g^iime^ ampther su^amitW advaiiitajge in the east 'and 1 tlie Ailiets harvle made pro^ressi ki the westemn .thfatfe oif Avar. in; the..district, of Sbh-e. Dame de Lo'iieitit'e tktee couii'tei" Jaitlt i aicfcs- 'by the Gertotaiiis: after tih:e wfci.y had been, •pavedi for thetin by a hea^y bombard nienit 11 were repulsed 1 and' the enimny ithrowan 'back ''' \ri th c«H*idei"!alble loss.' •"'■■'.'■ The Geii'iiii'aniS alsio m|ad© a. viloleot atitack .in, .the dGfttdcit pi Elsapiar^es, where'tih'erei Was.'-teen, heavy fighting, of late, but; flailed' it© , dT:stod>ge the Frettiith whioi are ccmsoilidiiitiing 1, and tstirenig'itlhenMinig! the portion. /Thjere ha® beetni a heavy arttiflleuy'. duel e'a'siti of thi's and here ag'Aiw the ejietnty has had itp' retire sliigWy.'ln. th c eagiiiigeinemit the F'renoh silent-ed three' Geitniani -haitifericets' amd exiploded aiii 'aanimtiuiattioiH aitoi'e.

■'Ftfettwh- aironjen hme> been, very active -amid d'nlcfp.peidl miany bamibs, oil fhe mdLwiay istotiioni ait Lecpoldislio'i-P' used asi a bo«i<b fiawtory and o;n. the pioiw'dfer ftvcitcny .-vt RicitihweiLl, also' on, the Cemitli^.L efecfriwaiF .slfaitiion, worth of -sujDipiDyiing 1 .the fov'tisi" with li'gilnt.. 'iimd power. Th© aivkitiomi rer tunning werei chas«ed by Gevunaiii air men. and! forced to desieetnid.

lim 'Hiiei -Clatiplaltihianisi t;he; Riu^siain^ succeeded: in biUikingj tibjiiotugjL he iwiitfe enitianigifeint'iiiit'S. aaid gJainiedi 1 tiwio- 1 heigjiits "besSdieis liaikrinifr many prisoners. The eiaeniiy'si coii.nitier-'aitita.cks failed and the Ruisisliiainisi repulsed aiiiioitihieir deiter!minied! aitit&ek fuii^betp

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In,, the Bila.cifc Sea the Riuspiian flee;t has beein aciti-re iaind has ..siunik s'&venil ■rJ-iiirik:isih taiaiinsiporiUsi amldi slto-re vessels,, and . has ' alsioi emg|ag£ld! the &>ftl^, dwnjg conisaderable diatoa-ge.