ALLIED COMMANDERS PREPARING A. LESSON FOR VON HINDENBURG

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 162, 28 March 1918, Page 5

ALLIED COMMANDERS PREPARING A. LESSON FOR VON HINDENBURG

WORTHY OF THE MARNE AND VERDUN. .' (Rec. March 27, 8.20 p.m.) ■ >rt London, March 26.M.1 , ; The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent on the French front says;''l W , lieve the hour is-at hand when the Allied commanders will give.\on Hindeiw burg a lesson in the art of war worthy of the Marne and Verdun, Perhapsvl ; am influenced by the sight of masses of troops moving around me, amt among them there is nothing but confidence.' , -:Aus.-N.Z. Labia Assn. ~-j a BRITISH PUBLIC NOT LOSING HEART ; %:* i • . . • -»'!3 . ' - ALLIED RESERVES NOT FULLY IN ACTION YET. f London, March .28 f .f' : ' Throughout the afternoon and evening public anxiety at the latest ifeWf continued, and newspapers were bought in spite of tho high pnces ol' J tno small sheets. Members crowded the tape machines in tho clubs and exchapnes ; and hotels. Stirring scenes continued at Charing Cross Station throughout; the evening. As each ambulance car passed women tried to touch . stretched hands of the wounded. ~, hnR ; Sir Douglns Haig's insistence on tho fact that the present effortis I,ne cnemy'R last hope of success encourages tho nation to view tho battle ill proper perspective. There, is no sign of the public losing heart owing to the ; necessity for the continued withdrawal. On the contrary, the people of Eng- , land and France welcome Sir Douglas Haig's withdrawal from difficult posi- ; tions, instead of subjecting the original front to dangerous tension. They re- j call the success of similar tactics at Verdun, where the Germans won a. big . preliminary success, but where the position was eventually righted after ■ mendous German losses. ' The latest telegrams show that the British lino still maintains its «m- , thvuity. Bapaume, iVesle, and Guiscard are all in a general line, only signify an orderly retreat. Our various army corps are keepingLtduch! wltn each other. Bapaume and Peronne only fell four days after the German ; schedule time. No large body of men lias been cut off, but the Allied reserves ; ore not yet fully in action. It is evident that powerful blows aro in prepara- • rion. Meanwhile the Germans have not even captured the ground evacu- . , '; ated in the spring of 1917—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. •■ ; —— . " . m \ SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL j ' ..'■■! A CRITICAL PERIOD OF THE STRUGGLE REACHED. 4 : ■■X! ' ; (Rec. March 27, 11.(55 p.m.) uo ! London, March 27. m ; The latest news reveals that tho danger point has shifted from the ', north to the south, between Arras (?) and Noyon. The situation is more. , hopeful but still exceedingly grave. The northern advance • is held, and ra ; the south it is clearly a race against time Everything depends on the nea* few hours. Wednesday and Thursday will be highly uitical days.- The I Times." • t ' ALLIES PREPARING A COUNTER-BLOW. ; | London, March 28. : The fientinz on the British front has died down. New British positions i have been established east of Koye.and Albert The Allies are P« »: ; counter-Wow. There is heavy fighting on the French front. The French have ■■■ evacuated Noyon. Dramatic developments are hourly expected in Jfrance.; ; The French pave most valuable help in the battle at a critical period on • , Saterday and Sunday.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. j British officials state that Sir Douglas Haig is using onty twenty-seven ; divisions against the Germans', ninety- seven. Sir Douglas Haig is holding a,; . lar"e force for a counter-offensive. .... .. i , ' "Official advicM fron. Paris state that the offensive » being continued be-, , tween CroisL'les and Peraiier (?), the Germans using nine . losses art of the heaviest. The Briti,l, resistance >s efficient The Germans claim that American troops aro being used, to reinforce the British.- ; Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. • THE GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT s (Rec. March 27, 7.80 p.m.) . .„•,„„ . London, March 26. A German official report states :-"We yesterday achieved fresh , sue- : cesses and defeated English divisions brought from Flanders and Italy and the French thrown agafnst us in desperate attacks. Generals von Bueow "d Voder Marwitz finally retained Ervillers after a hot, , ?To are advancing against Achiet-le-Grand, and have captured Bihucourt, BefvXrs and Grenvillers. We have also' captured Irles and Mirauinont and c oss d the Anere. Freshly-brought English troops attacked violently on a Aide front, from the direction of Albert, but were driven back after a : bltt X latw s German official report states :-"Wo have crossed tho'Ancre and .• crossed tho Albert-Bapaume Road near Courcelette and Pozieres. General von Hofacker forced the passage of the Somrne south of Peronne, storming and capturing the Maisonnette Height, also Biaches and Barleux. Strong counter-attacks wore themselves out before our lines General von Hutier, alter hard fighting, drove tho enemy back near Marchelepot and Hattencourt ; across the Peronne-Roye railway. We wrested Etalon from the AngloFrench, who tenaciously defended it. We defeated the French at Freniches and Bethancourt, and captured Bnssy. We are standing upon the heights ■ north of Noyon. We have brought down 93 enemy aeroplanes and six balloons since the beginning of the battle. _ The captured guns have reached .; 963 and over a hundred tanks are. lying m captured positions. _ Artillery battles' continue on the remainder of tho front, and aro increasing to a great strength in Lorraine. We have continued the bombardment of the fortress of Paris."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutcr. ..■.-. ; (Rec. March 27, 11.25 p.m.) London, March 27. : K. German official report states: "A new phase has set in in the tremendous battle, tho enemy retreating on a wide front astride, the bomme. We crossed at many points the old positions before the 1916 Somme flattie. We are now before Albert. We captured Lihons, Roye, end Noyon.-'-Aus.- ; N.Z. Cable Aesn,-Renter. i GERMAN PUBLIC BEING PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ! DISASTERS ■ ; London'; March 20. i The Allied line prior to the Battle of the fiomme was at Maricourt. This j is the head of the battering-ram, but a summary of the whole situation is • ; contained in the fact that the British line gives but dpes : not break.. Even responsible Germans are preparing their public for possible disasters. Berlin • telegrams state that the emotion of the people has reached fever heat A large portion of the population of Berlin, all night, on Saturday, crowded outside the newspaper offices awaiting cevß. The newspapers warn the public acainst injudicious hopes of an ewly collapse of the British Army. Several war correspondents imply that successes are paid tor heavily, fhe war coiresponrfent of the "Frankfurter Zeitung" states that-British,. -Jrench, and , Amerkan reserves made a serious fionk attack on the German left wing, west of La Fere "The spot was chosen with much ability, bufrw.e were prepared. , During tho'next few days we will have to face strong counterattacks. ... : We have a resolute adversary, who will mako desperate efforts to turn the ■■; tide."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . CELEBRATING THE "VICTORY" IN GERMANY. ; Amsterdam, March 26. i The Kaiser has ordered the flags to bo hoisted and joy-guns to be fired in Germany to-day in celebration of the so-called victory and a holiday is to be : Eivon to tie schools. Von Hindenlmrg has been awarded the Iron Cross with S ravs-hitherto only awarded to Blucher after Waterloo The Kaiser and ■ Von Hindenburg visited Peronne on Sunday .-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■ ; GERMAN GENERALS' CALLOUSNESS TO LOSSES. London, March 26. I An eye-witness of the fighting tells remarkable stories of the callousness of the German generals to losses. In one case forty-eight guns were placed h the field in orler to cover a quarter-mde .rush of attackers. The British . - h«avy artillery wiped out tho twelve batteries in a few minutes. Twelve bat- . teries immediately replaced them, and the British demo ished . them-men, horses guns, and all The Germans put in a further forty-eigbt guns.- ; ; Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN LOSSES ADMITTED TO BE GREAT. . ; (Rec. March 27, 7.30 p.m.) t Copenhagen, March 26. ; The announcement of a gun bombarding Paris surprised Germany The "Vorwaerto , " war correspondent says the German losses are great but below expectations. The Germans are using many tanks.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. "ONLY A LINK IN. A GREATER OFFENSIVE" COLOSSAL SUPPLIES OF RESERVES ON BOTH SIDES. ': Copenhagen, March 26. The Austrian General Auffenburg, in an itnerview, said that the attack against the British was only a link ia a greater offensive. A long toe ; S elapse before the final result was reached. The victory he said, de- : 3 on P the use of reserves, of which the supp.es on both sides are colos-. , aaL Italy would also be importantly engaged.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . GERMANS USING A LARGE NUMBER OF TANKS. ! (Rec. March 27, 7.30 p.m.) Copenhagen, March 26. : The Germans are using a large number of a new type of tank, which is clafine'd to be powerful and markedly mobile. A semi-official report states ; that mainly owing to tho attacks of these tanks the British lines and ma- ; chine-gun nests were easily destroyed. The tanks returned undamaged. The I "Vorwaerfa" correspondent states that captured British tanks are being used to reinforce the Germans.—"The Times." . ; THE KAISER AT ST. QUENTIN. ':*''"*■ ■ .; (Rec. March 27, 7.30 p.m.) Amsterdam, March 26. The Kaieer is at Headquarters at St. Quentin.—Aus.-N.Z, Coble-ksai. [

*■ \ ■ ' : ' — "■ —: < ~ THE GERMANS' LONG-RANGE GUN ... London, March 26. , ' Experts discredit the idea that the shells falling in Paris a.re dropped from aeroplanes or that a projectile is burst after travelling a certain distance, propelling an- internal projectile. It is believed that the shells weigh 880 pounds, andthat the gun produces & muzzle velocity of four thousand feet per second; It is most inaccurate in direction, and the gun is very short,livled. The- shelling is less harmful than aeroplane bombs, and is intended jfoainly for moral effect. Artillerists profess to understand tho secret. There is iio suggestion of a now explosive. ■•■■■■■ New York, March 26. Mr. Hudson Maxim, interviewed by. the "New York Sun," said it would be possible , to fire a projectile sixty miles by using a small shell with a largo base, which would be automatically detached as the projectile left the gun. The shell would reach such an altitude that it would traverse rarified air, thus increasing tho rauge.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Paris, March 26. The vagaries cf the "Jules Verne".gun continue to excite tile public. It is now believed that two guns are in use. Tho shells reach a height of 20 nsqs, and take six minutes to reach their destination. The shells are rot gojwerful'enough to wreck houses.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. HJ "J| l rhe name of the famous French imaginative writer, Jules Verne, is Copied, with tho German gun because of his novel "From tho Earth to tho Moon." The heroes of the story built an enormous gun, sunk .in the tarth, and travelled to the moon in a shell fired from it.] -ii'fl SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPLY TO THE KING. '■ . London, March 26. gid The. Press. Bureau rtatesi.Sir Douglas Haig replied to His Majesty's message,. stating that it had given-universal encouragement to the whoh arm,) , . He added: "I beg Your Majesty to accept our grateful thanks and an assurance, that we will steadily continue to do our utmost to deserve the inspiring '» .o.dnfidence.that;Your. Majesty and the people throughout , ' the Empire have placed in us at this hour of national stress,"—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. fter ".■' •.■■■' .