FRENCH OFFENSIVE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3060, 23 April 1917, Page 5

FRENCH OFFENSIVE

100 GUNS CAPTURED ENEMY DESTROYERS SUNK BRILLIANT WORK OF BRITISH PATROL BOATS BAIMIR IN AMERICA STARS AND STRIPES IN LONDO3N RUSSIANS TO Af TAffl STATE OF SIEGE IN] TWENTY-SIX HUNGARIAN TOWNS The budget of news from the -war zones to-day, though not -exciting, is very satisfactory. The French are maintaining their sledge-hammer blows, and have forced the enemy to yield much ground. The measure of the French success is indicated in the capture of 19,000 prisoners and over 100 guns. The German official messages have lost Iheir bombastic tone, .and they seem quite choerful when an attack by the French or British fails to reaoh its objective. 'He enemy claims to ha7o at last reached the Hindenburg line. Five German destroyers set out to raid Dover. They iircd a few shots., which landed in ploughed fields, and on steering out to sea they came into touch -Trith. two British destroyers. Two enemy destroyers went to the bottom, and a third is believed to have suffered severe damage , if not .actually sunk. The British bluejackets had not only time to fight, but they were also able to save ten officers and 108 men of the lost enemy vessels. The news from Austria indicates a. glowing political tension. Twenty-six Hungarian towns arc- reported to have been placed in a. state of siege, and Budapest is among the number. Londoners lave been waving tne Stars and Stripes with great enthusiasm, to celebrate America's 'Day, and -the dedicatory service at St. Paul's Cathedral, at which His Majesty was present, appears to have boon as brilliant as it was impressive. Mr. Balfour, -who 'has been sent to tho United States on a special mission, has got safely across the Atlantic. The Russians appear to be seUliHg down to war busi-' ness, and there is a very reassuring telegram from General Alexieff to General Nivelle, the Trench Commaudcr-dn-Chief, published this morning. The Turks have suffered a double defeat at the hands of the British. General Maude struck them'heavily in Mesopotamia, aud General Murray has done likewiso on the Egyptian front. Tho Allies have iad another very successful conference, and ae it was held in ' ' Italy it is probable that there -will be intense activity on another front.