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Taihape Daily Times, 15 April 1918, Page 4

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ROAD TO CALAIS AND DUNKIRK BLOCKED. Received 11.55 a.m. PARIS, April 14. Marcel Hutin says:—The British efforts in Flanders are making themselves more and more felt. The better fighting of our tenacious allies has rendered negative the enemy’s attempts to break through bteween the Lys and Ypres. The British are disputing the ground until the arrival of French reinforcements. It may be taken as certain that the road to Dunkirk and Calais is blocked to the enemy. Received 11.55' a.m^ AMSTERDAM, April 14 It is rumoured that, three German ships were sunk westward of Maas

lightship t A German torpedoer was sunk at Zeebrugge. The crew were saved. ADVANCE SLqWING DOWN. Received 12.45 a.m_ LONDON, April 14. Semi-official. 1.20 p.m > —The battle in Flanders continues violently, but to-day shows a very definite slowing down of the enemy’s advance, which henceforth it should be possible to hold back, as the Allied reinforcements are ready to' be brought up and put in the battle line. The German advance southward of Merthem outflanks Bailleul, which however, the Allies still hold- The Germans continue the attack on the whole French front with a view to keeping our reserves from the principal battle area, but therein they failed, for French troops are occupying the sections concerned, which arc sufficient to repel all the enemy’s efforts. The great mass of our reserves is intact and at the disposal of the general command.

GERMANY TO TAKE BRITAIN’S PLACE.

WHEN SHE IS BEATEN.

Received 12.50 a.m

LONDON, April 14

The “Morning Post’s” Zurich correspondent says newspaper , readers are regaled with evey Lscrap; of-' informa, tion suggesting the English people‘are losing heart. The Germans consider the military position now strong enough to justify a candid disclosure of their aim to occupy the place which they expect the British Empire win be compelled to vacate. ALLIED AIR REPRISALS. Received 12.45 a.m. LONDON, 'April 14. The effectiveness of the Allies’ air raids in Germany is illustrated'by the fact that the Second’ Chamber of the Bavarian Diet unnimousty resolved to request the Government to urge the Imperial Authorities to try to arrange a cessation of hostile air raids outside the area of military operations.