In the West.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 97, 30 March 1916, Page 5

In the West.

THE PARIS CONFERENCE. WAR ARRANGEMENTS RATIFIED. ENGLISH DELEGATES OFF TO ROME. London, Maroh 28. The Paris conference is closing. The delqg'ates regard it as n conference of victory. Evidence of the complete unity of the Allies was afforded by the fact that the schemes which the 'military authorities had elaborated [to the fullest detail during recent jmonths were considered and ratified ! in a few hours.

' Mr Asquith and Lord Kitchener are accompanying the Italian delegates to Rome.

j (Received 12.55 p.m.) Paris. March 29. ' The Allied Conference has closed. It is understood the British members consider the results to be immediate and far-reaching, especially as regards common action. Mr Asquith goes fco Rome. IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS. I , Paris, March 29. The conference unanimously affirmed measures to realise! the unity of military, economic, and diplomatic action, and instructed ,the Economic Conference to co-ordinate in economic action to prevent supplies reaching the enemy. 1 A permanent committee- ; was<,established in Paris, on which all the Allies are represented. I The conference also on (common action to secure the eqtiit- ' able distribution of . maritime trans'. 1 port burdens and to check the rise in freights.

GENERAL HAIC'S REPORT.

London, March 28

General Haig reports that in spit© of the heavy artillery fire we held the ground captured at St. Eloi. We shelled the enemy positions opposite Loos and Hulluch, and facing Aix Notilette. A communique says that after a violent bombardment on our position from Avoncourt to Bethincourt, the Germans at three o'clock in the afternoon strongly attacked the HaucourtMalancourt front.,, The successive 4aves of assault were/all' repulsed, with heavy enemv loss from our curtain of infantry fire. '\. Zl^_