BACK TO THE WALL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8015, 13 April 1918, Page 3

BACK TO THE WALL.

HAKES ORDER.

NO MORE RETIREVIENTS.

I'OSTIONS MUST BE HELD TO I AST MAN.

SERIOUS OUTLOOK.

11 IN DEN BUBO WOUNDED.

United Press Association.—Hy PRESSING THE ATTACK. ARMENTIERES LOST. DETERMINED FIGHTING ON WHOLE FRONT. Australian & N.Z. Cable, Assoeiation. LONDON, April 11. Sir Douglas 11 nig reports:— The enemy pressed his id tacks strongly all day on tlm whole northern battle front. Fresh divisions aonliuiially and heavily assaulted Hm n giuu of the La we river between I.- erne and Los I rein. Our 5.1 i:l Division In I off ineessaid al lacks, inlliel ing gnad ! u u*s, and re rapt lire.l p- silioiis I. vigorous counter all neks. There was heavy lighti,,;- Kutaires and Indwell Mslaires and Sleenwercke. In this seel or llm enemy nl lacked in si rengl h and pushed hack our line I 1 just north of these places. The 4'imniy ilclmniimslly afcls&e.keil this morning norlli of Armeidieres and made some progress ill llm lieigll hoi'llood of Ploogsleerl Wood. Our IHIi Division completely repulsed wit li "Ten I Inns mini 1,,-,' luinvy ill Ini'll in llm i,i'jn'lil,i,,'liiu,il u!' VV.vTis-,-l,„,'t,i unit llnlK'liului, an 11,,' win,ln I'l'iml l„-l wi-i-i, Ini linns,si < illld llm V|,i'cnCun,inns Cn,,„l. Ow,„k 1,, ji’iis nil links llm Hi'ilisli IlilVl' I VUl'Ullllul Al'lllßlllilll'UH. MESSINES RIDGE. LINE FIRMLY HEI-D BY THE BRITISH. Ti,lll's Survieo. LONIIUN, A| „'jl l'i. Ml' Kolii'i'lsun, win, Ims ,jusl ,'cl,ir„I'll 1 1’, mi llm Massines ,'i,l|?e ni'nu, lliinks llm I llm nilviume is ilelinilely Iml,!. Tln-re was llem- liji'litinn' in llm Hnullu-ni seelur. Tin- enemy |,,'ii||l'e;is eil « esl w„,'il lieliiw Nstilires (~ul ,','iisheil 1111 l In,We. lie is ~(>W ll(fl, I illf? In I ween l.esl t’en, null Men ,lie. As llm line ~, ll,e vieillil.V nl' Hi Villi el,v is soli,l, „,,,l ive ill,II Iml,l KslMires mul I In' line l'i Hie river In Hleen werrlie, I lie enemy’s |,enelr„tini, nl Hus jiuinl ruiisl l,e i, very si,mil I'runl „>>,l ill ,„, st rene 111. The sil uni inn is |,eeuli„r „,,il is nine I'll se. I 111 \ esleclny's 1,11 ~,'lv in llm,ln,' I lien, seelur ,n,tile I,y lliree divisions ,m „ llv ile 1n,1,1 nl I'lneysleerl „,,,l ,11-11 r Ilullelielie. Aided l,y lliielt misl ||,e enemy |,e,,el rilled I'lneysleerl Will'd II.V 7 o’rinell, mill Ihenee I lie nil,,el< ,|„'e;nl m'rlluvnrrls, <-n|,luriinr Messines mid Wylsrlmele illld ml vmieiny: nl luiildn.V ,mill,wards of llm ivliile elinlenu on lln- In,nous 11,in, l,;i se, wliiell I'llrlI• <-1 |»nin! was resell .1 li,,|’,i,|. ue.-’lil 'l’i'" enemy wn 111 ll I I I ,’",II Wy I si-1 iih ‘I i- „I„I I lie Ilieliesl |inrl , nl lie- rid-, null llm , , [,., ~ |,,|, | i-,11 .I' I'll,, "’ le, rl \\ I lii Hie ~,nr,ii,,"' iin lirnily Itrld ■ line <■:, .1 "I W\ I - lomle end 1 lie 1,,,,-li I, i I' llm rid ii. .in in n -ii i-11,.- iin : "lii - iii ll"’ 111 |;,l’ I . TI l' "11, n",I U, 11..’ .■mil ie. I. .ill. led,i . TI, ’di >•-.! llvri i ,-nl Imr serin,,s ilisnsl er. ’lie 11 -■, m„,is ~l I im!,ml I lie l,fill, in rejie.iled niiisses. Hnr rilles end iiim-liiiii- (I'lliiH did iln-:h!I'll 1 eveeiil inn. As lie l 'nrl un'uese rel reel ed I lull, linen unit", 111 In III,," yreill In-rs nil,, llm I,reed,, Iml lln 1 ,-yclisls’ In, 11 „ I inn mid nllier In, ups i-iilhinlly -leinined llm,„ .nusl Iren Inns odds lill lln- line was rol'orn,i',l lu'liiud. FURTHER LOSSES. {Here, veil This Day, 0 il.in.) I,( IN I MIN, April I'd. 'Hie British havo retired from the outskirts of Nelivo Ei'll so The Germami have raptured Mer vlllo.

FIGHT FOR MESSINES. WAVE AFTER WAVE OF ATTACK. A NEW TERROR. VILLAGE SMOTHERED WITH MUSTARD GAS SHELLS. (Received This Day, 111 a.,„.) LONDON, April IS. Mr I'ercivul Phillips writes:While Pl,legs!,cert Wood was lull ol e, in I, ending infantry, tlm (lernmns rushed up the Messines slope iigniimt u cleatl'i,<-.livu lire mul guiueii „ I'm,ling in tlie ruins of llm village upon llm iirost, Our lire swept the ridge, mid ive I'ligiiiiied the r,lined village, Al niglitl’nll I’resl, Hern,,,us, rushing up from Wiinintoii, sought to make gnu,l tlm tlrst gains. Many were r.might in tlmir own Inimige. They ruslied Messines utter niglil I’lill, „„,l liund 10-l,„,„l iigliting iiniung I lie nuns endril in on r hi vor. The (lernmns i,IIm-lmil at Wylselmuto will, even grnnter fi'oiizy, re suiting in a (lilig-dimg Dul l In nil niglil long for this higher ground. To-day tlm Ueriniins ngniu had n lodging in Hie eellai’H nl McHHinoK, hut reinained furl,her down Hie slope on Wylsehaele, failing to gain the cm c|cd view over I lie western plain. 'l'lie enemy in (lie afternoon held half I'loegslccrl Wood. While attacking <m Tuesday eastward of llellmue the enemy artillery drenched Hie town with miislard gas shells, wliieli fell aiming helpless sleeping women and children. Our ambulances made llm rounds, gathering Hie. victims to llm casualty Hlnlimi through a heavy hoinhardmeiil. If any stimulus were needed lo spur our men on il was the sight of these pool* people, victims id a new terror. THIRTEEN MILES IN TWO DAYS. ENEMY APPROACHING THE COAST. A PERILOUS POSITION. (Received This Day, 'J p.m.) LONDON, April 1.2. The capture of Merville represents an advance of thirteen miles since Wednesday morning, and shows that Hie enemy is emit inning tin* heaviest pressure on the direct centre id' llm original al lacking front, south ol A rimml iercs. Military critics stale I Iml this move mciil of It"' Germans’ right wng cannot la* longer regarded as a di version. There are indications of a big effort lo push compact ' mins I" wards the coast. Marshall Haig’s dospuieh gives the lucid ion of I lie eiicei,i's advanced bodies within seven miles of I laze brack, a railway centre which the Germans for immllis have shelled al ,*i range of I wciily eight miles.