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German Treachery
LONDON, April 23. Mr Thomas, describing the new British offensive, describes the great concentration of new German reserves sum batteries on both sides of tho Scarpe tg meet the renewed attack. He says one officer rushed his men past the German curtain of lire, and then as if on parade marches up close to their own bairage. The moment the curtail u of fire lifted the men were in tile enemy’s trenches and bayonetted the whole garrison, save a hand fill of prisoners. The Germans fought until death. A group which was nearly surrounded held up their hands, but as the British rose from the shell holes, the machine gunners behind those protending to surrender opeed fire i£n all directions. I never met the Britishers coming from tho battle with such passionate words of fury. Much air fighting prefaced the battle. Six German machines were brought down.
Food Supply.
LONDON, April 22. Tho Prose Bureau announces that after April SOtli. the food Controllers will take over all flour mills in the United Kingdom, whose whole output exceeds five sacks an hour.
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 April 1917, Page 1
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