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London: Heavy fighting is in
progress in Belgium, France and
along the Austro-Italian fronts,
with the Entente forces on the
aggressive.

Rome reports considerable ach-;

jevements by Alpine troops, who
captured a strong Austrian posi-
tion at Corno Cavento, in eastern

. Trentino, at an altitude of 10,000

feet. Several Austrian guns were
taken, Attacks on Italian posi-
tions in other sections were re-
pulsed.

The British made substantial
gains in another attack south of
Ypres.

The French are increasing their
fire both in the Aisne and Cham-
pagne sectors. Indications point
toa resumption of the French
offensive in those sections, Such
a move by General Petain is
expected by Berlin.

German airships made a raid
on the east and southeast coasts
of England on Sunday morning.
One zeppelin was brought down
after the raiders had dropped
bombs in Kent. Damage was
slight:

Petrograd: A stirring procla-
mation, placing the council . of
workmen’s and soldiers’ delegates
on record as irrevocably opposed
to separate peace, was adopted
by the council. The proclamation
was prompted by the Austrian
efforts to lure Russia into a sep-
arate peace.

Russia will continue the war,
says Tereschtenka, minister of
foreign affairs, who has given a
definite statement of the Russian

‘policy to the American commis-

sion under Senator Elihu Root.

Athens: Ex-king Constantine
is out of Greece. The Military
Club, a rendezvous of royalist
officers, was closed by the Allies’
commissioner. The food. situa-
tion is improving.

New York: The Chinese prov-
inces of Kwang Tung, Kwangsi,
Kivei Chow, Yunnan, Hunan and
Sze Chuen have co-ordinated to
resist the Pekin government, and
unless this revoltis brought under
control, extensive military opera-
tions will ensue.

A British recuiting atation v was
opened in Boston today. Scots

New
York Jamaican negroes will try
to raise a battalion to fight with
the British forces,

Minneapolis: Fire caused by
an explosion in an elevator of the
Bayley Elevator Co. destroyed}
wheat and property estimated at

$250,000.
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London A tremendous Ger-

man attack yesterday morning on
the newly-won British’positions
east of Monchy-le-Proux.. forced
the British to’ fall back from
certain advanced posts, Monchy-
le-Proux. is five’ miles southeast
of Arras and is one of .the turn-};
ing points of the Hindenburg
front, being on the so-called
Drocourt-Queant line. - Haig re-
ports mutual artillery fring notth
ofthe Searpe and a heavy bom.

bardment of British. “positions
: ”

Germany lost completely ‘the

; long gime of intrigue and mani-| has been

'| be won in the air, .
living in Philadelphia have begun:

‘ to enlist a highland unit.

“hot further. reduce the. presente

hoim Socialist conference. Almar
Branting, the Swedish Socialist
leader, declares the Kaiser and
the junkers must go.

The outlook for settlement of
the Irish question appears much
brighter. Carson is using his
influence to further: the solution
of Ireland’s. troubles.

Paris: An attempted German
attack northeast of Cerny, on the
Aisne front, was repulsed. Near
Hurteboise violent artillery fight-
ing is reported.

Washington: An Americanair
navy of 80,000 machines is the
government's airplane program
for the first year of-war. There
will be three main ‘classes of war
airplanes, with training, bombing
and observation machines. The
speedier Allied battleplanes will
continue to be made almost en-
tirely in France and Britain.
Each of the. American airplanes
will cost $18,000, and will have a
speed of 70 to 100 miles an hour.

London; German submarine
toll of British merchant shipping
since Feb.- 1 was 322 vessels of
over 1600 tons, and 185 of less
than 1600 tons:

Arrivals and?” sailings nuntber
about 2500 vessels weekly..

New York: - Norway is unde-
serving of Allied consideration.
The attitude of the Scandinavian
nation has heen contemptible,
says the Times, which declares
that the Norwegians stood aside
calmly while their ships were be:
ing sunk and nickel was being
exported into the fatherland,

Ottawa: A veferendum ‘has
been proposed by Laurier. This
amendment to the conscription
act was presented in the house
late yesterday. - Laurier would
pledge Quebec on the result ofa
popular vote.

Montreal: Riots have oceurred
here. Clashes between antis and
conseriptionists were checked by
the Bolles. .

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London: Fighting onthe west
front is confined to raiding op-
erations.

Wing officers are more than
ever convinced that the war will
The British
are making plans for air raid
reprisals, and. Bonar Law has
intimated as much in the house.

Vice-admiral Sims, U.8.N.; has
been appointed to:take charge of
operations of the Allied” naval
forces in Irish waters,

Affairs in Austria have veached
an acute crisis through the for-
mal break by the Poles with the
government,
announced that they will not deal
with the present cabinet. Thirty
thousand Poles are said to have
been executed, oe

A Basle despatch says the, Aus-
trian cabinet-has resigned,.

Professor: Delmer, recently. of
Berlin’ University, who-was. sent
out of.Germany:two weeks ‘ago,
says the Hun fate ip sealed if the
crops fail. _ The German people
view another winter with horeor,.
One false step in the ‘next “six
weoks will’ “apell. disaster. . The

crisis, and, the authorities dare:

ration. - ‘The weather. airice March

pulation for contro! of the Stock-| *

The - Poles have].

country faces a ‘serious, ‘brehd): :
‘Northcliffe j is that the waris just| #
He. bages his atdteé-| f°

beginning, -
experi 4

Paris:: Germans made an at-
tack last night on out positione
in the Champagne between Mont
Blond and Mont Carnillet, but
were repulsed. Two thousand
shells were fired into Rheims by
the Germans yesterday.

Ottawa: “If the laws are to
he changed, then the people must
do the changing,’’ said Laurier
in a lengthy speech setting forth
his objections to. the conscription
bill before.a crowded House yes-
terday, He bound none of the
Liberal party to take his course,
The opposition leader -admitted
that recruiting in Quebec was
not what it should be, but blames
the manner in which the-situation
was handled. He expressed him-
self in favor of the proposal to
conscript wealth.

Pekia: The southern provinces
are rapidly making warlike prep-
arations and are negotiating with
the southwest provinces to join
them. President Li Yuan Hung
is virsually a prisoner.
Chang has assumed dictatorial
powers and has forced the sec-
retarial staff to resign.

Stockholm: Germany is-plan-
ning to return a large number of
Russian prisoners in the hope of
increasing separate peace genti-
ment in Russia,

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London: Ina royal proclama-
tion the new Greek ruler promised
to carry out “the brilliant policy”
of his father. The message came
as a shock to’ the Allies. The
British press asks if German
diplomacy has. seored another
success in the Balkans, and’ de-
mand the ejection of Alexander,
M. Venizelos may. succeed him |<
quickly.

There is no news | from the
western front. |

Paris: The man ‘power of the
German empire is crumbling,
Germany’s enormous loses in the
war are eating up her reserve
forces rapidly, says General De
la Croux, the Freich, war expert.
Germany has only. half a million
men to reinforce her lines‘ until
November, a total insufficient to
cover her casualties.. Avshift in
tactics’ will be obviously: forced
by this lack of reserves, .and lines
will have ta be shoitened to-meet
the debit balance: ‘The class of
1919 will not be. available unti
the autumn, —

Rome: The ftalians resumed
the offensive yesterday and took
Austrian positions on Mohte
Ortega with 936 prisoners,

Lugano" ‘(Switzerland): Ex-
king’ Constantine of Greece has |...
arrived here. Delegates of the],
Swiss government welcomed him
in the name of Switzerland.

Genevar..

the fate of Constantine,and feels
certuin that Venizelos. wit take’

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nient: and enter the war against,

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Petrograd : Mrs, Emmalin’
Pankhurst, the British suffragist:
leader, has arrived unexpectedly.

in.:Petroprad, and has conferred {
with Senator Root, head of. the |
American, ‘mission. .
ip to ascertalh the best, means of a

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“Boston: ,. The ‘opinion of Lind

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King. Ferdinand of |f
Bulgaria is deeply impressed ..by |

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London: The Huns have with-
drawn quietly from the country |'
west of the Lys, our patrols failing
to diseover a single Prussian in
the district from Warneton south-
ward. - British pressure evidently
forced the enemy to decamp.'

Haig, in reviewing the British
advarices and operations since
November, reveals in a valuable
historic record the strategie plans,
behind the British attacks during
the winter and spring. The
losses of the enemy, he says, will
prove costly. Numerous object-
ives have been carried with com-
partively small British losses, On
several occasions advances were
delayed by unfavorable weather.

Petrograd: The all-Russian
congress of workmen and soldiers
has unanimously resolved upon
an immediate Russian offensive,
A war cabinet will be forméd,
including leaders of the Russian

army and navy and. technical ed

representatives,

Paris: French troops recap-
tured the positiofe lost in yester-
day’s attack ‘by the Germans on
the Aisne front, east of Vauxail-
lon, The battle raged with ex-
treme violence, the enemy using
fresh troops from the Russian
front. German losses were very
heavy. _

Athens: Ina létter to premier
Zaimis, King Alexander said: ‘'I
am following with the utmost
interest the government’s effort
at restoration of the unity of the
As for myself, Iam
remaining a faithful guardian of
the constitution. I am convinced
of the good, intentions of the] —
Entente . powers, and am willing

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