LATEST WAR.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12284, 5 April 1918, Page 6

LATEST WAR.

r WIPED DDT, UHLANS AND CAVALRY. Machine-guns’ Meals. Auittfclim and K.Z. Cabin Association. (Received April 5, 2.10 p.m.) LONDON, April 4.. The United Service correspondent at French headquarters reports;—Tho commander of tho machine-gun section says the uhlans charged us solidly at full gallop, opposite Alontdidier. AVo allowed them to approach to close range before wo fired. The whole brilliant cavalcade was destroyed; not a single man remained. Two squadrons of cavalry were similarly wiped out on the previous day. My guns had their biggest meal since the beginning oi the War. ENEMY’S STRENGTH. AN EXPERT OPINION. Sufficient for Long Offensive. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received April 5, 2.20 p.m.) PARIS, April 4. M. Bibon, writing in “ Deb a Is/ jays;—An expert closely associated with headquarters states that tho enemy's strength Is sufficient to carry on an offensive for a long time, a,ml the enemy will not fail to use it. He has seventy-five divisions along a front of seventy miles, also fresh troops not yet concentrated, and additional divisions from Russia. It is possible that others will be available after resting. Tlie total at least’equals the metes hitherto use<L IRELAND’S, PROBLEM. PART IN THE WAR. An Interesting Suggestion. * Australian And N.Z. Cablo Association, (Received April 5, 2.20 p.m.) LONDON, April 4. The “Standard” asks what Ireland Intends doing in order to avoid creating a gulf, not only between herself and Britain, but between herself and all the free nations of the world. The “ Standard ” suggests' brigading the Irish battalions with tho Americans. RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. GERMANS SEIZE CRAIN. Anti-Jewish Pogroms. Reuter's Telegrams. (Received April 5. 2.10 p.m.) PETHOGRAD, April 4. The Germans seized at Poltava (South Russia) fifty thousand tons of grain, which was sent to Germany. A series of anti-Jewish pogroms has occurred iu Ukraine. Tlie following were the entries at the. Addington yards on AVodnesday, those for the previous week being shown in parentheses :-~Shecp 32,244 (39,955) Cattle 667 (672), pigs 40.5 (500).