GENERAL HAIG’S REPORT

Hokitika Guardian, 25 April 1917, Page 1

GENERAL HAIG’S REPORT

Good Progress

(Australian & N Z. Cable Association

»Ld Reuter.)

LONDON, April 23. •Sir Douglas Haig reports heavy and 'continuous lighting all day on both bank so f tho Scarpe, where important positions were gained. A marked feature of the operations was the frequenty of violent counterattacks, in which tho enemy had very many losses.

We fought our way forward on the right f bank of the Scarpe on a wide front southward and eastward ofMon-ehy-lic-Pruix, and captured Gehmappie We prisonered considerably over one thousand of the enemy. Wo also progressed .south-west of Lens. There was great aerial activity on Sunday. Fifteen German machine and also four kite balloons a were brought down. Fur British machines are miss-

A Further Report.

LONDON, April lio

Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Wo attacked in the morning on a wide front on both sides of the river Scarpe. Fighting is proceeding. Our troops are making satisfactory progress. We captured during the night the remainder of tho village of Trescault, southward of the Bapaums-Cambrai Road. We gained possession of the greater part of Tlnvrieiurt Wood.

German Feeling

LONDON, April 23

The pa'n-Germans headed by Count Reventlow are hacking the Crown Prince who is fiercely assailing the GovernmentI’s 1 ’s attempts at peace with Russia, fearing that the elimination of the Russian danger will weaken the German war spirit, leading to peace without victory. The pan-Gennans have bought a syndicate of newspapers in order to ad vortisa the Grown Prinoe whilst attacking the Kaiser. Count Reventlow asserts' that a status quo pea'oe with an indemnity will ruin Germany and Austro-Hungarv

Secret Documents

LONDON, April 24. The “Daily News’s” Petrograd correspondent says that M. Milinkoff speaking at Moscow said he possesses secret documents showing that Germany was debating whether she would attack Russia immediately, or wait until the internal disorders should pub Ruysa at the German’s mercy.

[n Roumania

LONDON, April 23* A Zurich wirelqis message announces that the military have seized the whole of Roumanian stock of wheat giving the Roumanians bread tickets entitling them to just sufficient to keep body ami soul ogether. They have also removed all cattle and coal received.