THE KING'S CONGRATULATIONS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3051, 12 April 1917, Page 5

THE KING'S CONGRATULATIONS

; "THE WHOLE EMPIRE TOLL REJOICE." London*. April 10. . His-. Majesty the King lias _ telegraphed to- Sir- Douglas Haig; as- follows': -"The' whole ■ Empire will l rejoice- over _ yesterday's successful' operations-. Canada will.be proudi that tlie-coveted : Vimy-Ridge- lias fallen' to her troops. I', heartily congratulate vow and all who have'partaken; in-. this splendidachievement." —Aus.-N.55. Gable* Assn. \ | NEW ZEALANDERS NO® ENGAGED i- (Rec. 'April IT, 8.25 p.m.). i . London, 'April 10. 1 Mr. AV. F: M'assey. (Prime Minister of New. Zealand)! states, that the New Zealandfrs did not participate in the big offensive;—Unitedi Service; THE BATTLE ACCORDING TO GERMANY "TSEY PENETB.ATID OUR POSITIONS-, ' London,, I'pril .10. AV-iv.eless/peti 'Admiralty Press:—A- German official'.message.states:—"The battle of; Arras continues'. _ The* British, after- several days'' artillery, activity,, 'attacked! on. Monday, following om a: violent, increase, 'in fire on-.. a> 12J-mile front. A-s. the result of: hard, fighting; they penetrated our positions on the roads'radiating front Arras, but, failed:to. break through. Two of our divisions suffered! considerably in : stubbornly resisting, the. superiority of the enemy. ' 'Wet penetrated beyondi the - third: English line soutli-oastward, of Ypres. ' VA Frenob attack at Laffaux'. failed."—Aus.-N.Z. CaJble Assn.. i ' (Reo. April, 11, 9:25 : p.m.) London,, 'April 10. i A Germaaii wireless official, report states.:—"BHtish ' attacks,, after a, artillery bombardment-on. the: south > bank of' the. Scarpe, failed."— jAms.-N.Z, Cable-. Assn.-Reuter. ... ! on the; frenge front j PROGRESS EAST'OF COUGY. ' . i . London,. April, 10. A, Fferich-, official communique states:—The enemy's;artillery.is-less active Inor.tli of'the O'ise. South of the Oise.we progressed east.of thilow-en forts;' jof.'Coucy. Tlier.e is a fairly lively artillery struggle; in, the; region northeast :of'Soissonsj. principally in the Laffauxv sector.—Aus.-3S\Z. Cable-Assn. i ( (B'ec. 'April 12j 0.40 a.m.) • j " „ London, 'April 10. 'A French communique states : North.of-the. Qise.there has been reciprocal artillery firing; South of. the Ois© we destructively bombarded theiGerman. organisations east of Gouey and. south, of; Ailette. The enemy violently bombardfcd-. our positions- at Neuvillersur-Margival.—Aua.-N.Z'. Cable j:Assn-.-Beuter. .

GERMAN, BOMBARDMENT OF REIMS ii ..' CimiANS-WARNED-OF- EVACUATION. „ : ' Parjs, April ,10.. The Germans fired'Booo shells at Reims; on. Sunday, causing, twenty-five fires: The' bombardment- continues. Civilians haw been, warned to, paroi for the evacuation of the city;—Aus.-N.Z. Cable.' Assn. VON HINDENBURG ON THE OUTLOOK CONFIDENT ON SEA AND LAND: CAMPAIGNS. ",•;■•' (Rec. April 11, 6 p.m.) Amsterdam.. April 10. FieldrMarshal- von Hindenburg, interviewed by the Berlin. corr,e'spondent of the Spanislv newspaper "Vanguardia,"' said' that in. deciding upon a. policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, Germany regarded; the possibility of American, assistance to the as without weight. '' He, admitted; that tho<factor of America's: financial; assistance, could' not bo dismissed), but he contended! that, in- this- war- money had not. proved' the. most important fac!tor. He expressed, the opinion: that tlio._ American supply of, war. material for. the. Miesj was: already, so.' great: ijhat an. increase, could: hardly Be possible. iiOiv tha contrary.- thoso supplies were likely to diminish, in, consequence- of the .necessity; for- tha> equipment: of Americans own. enlarged, army. Ho did not, ijantioipate;. muohi material! help from. America within a measurable, time, a'nd : ;ib. was: the'G'oTmau' submarines! task to- diminish it.. He declared; that, in [view; of the fact.that- the- English. Na-vy.-, assisted, liy. the Allied; fleets,, bad. been. :unabl»- to> overcome: the- U-boats, the American, fleet, would, not succeed,, and. jboastedi that the-Entente.Powers;had'no. weapons to, ton against the 'siibmaV irines; i . • East andi West. Von.Hindenburg. also referred, to the slight possibility of -the. 'American [Army's readiness to- proceed to: Europe _ before a. year,, while the Entente .'F6.WOK3/ had; announocd' that a ; decision, in the war. would; bo achieved, this jyear. Ho? asserted that.the- German, Eastern, front was., so. strong that. Br.usi--iofi'.'s- most r.uthloss: sacrifices; wore- unable to, make, headway. He claimed, -that, recent ov.ents; in Russia, had! promoted, the German plans. Despite the necessity-for,-concentrating forces last. year, to repulse 'Brusiloff,, with, the limited, resources then; available hi; the West they, had. repulsed; an Angh> French attack; Things, to-day were fundamentally different. The Western front had become so strong that the. Germans, could withstand er'ery- attack. H'ospoke complacently- of the Central Powers! absolute security, on. aJI fronts, and; their unprecedented' strength-and preparedness, everywhere. The submarine war. calculations were turning out correctly. Von Hindenburg concluded with an expression of confidence,, based on a, consideration- of all human possibilities.—Reuter.