30 MARCH 1918, page 2

The Struggle North Of The Somme Died Down On Tuesday.

The Bavarian Crown Prince's armies had for the moment exhausted themselves against our stubborn defence, and our men estab- lished themselves more firmly on a line running......

The Dutch Ships In American And British Porta, Of About

700,000 tons in all, were requisitioned on Wednesday week for the use of the Allies. President Wilson issued a statement justifying this measure on the ground that Holland, in......

Sir Douglas Haig Reported On Tuesday That Our Troops On

all parts of the battle front had shown the utmost courage. He singled out for special praise the 8th, 18th, 31st, 41st, 61st, 63rd, and 66th Divisions, besides those already......

General Allenby In Palestine, Having Secured His New Line...

the coast north of Jaffa to the Jordan, began a new move on Friday week to the east of the Jordan. Our troops crossed the river, in the face of considerable resistance, and by......

" We Bombarded The Fortress Of Paris With Long-range Guns,"

said the laconic and matter-of-fact German reports of March 24th and 25th. Last Saturday twenty-four shells were lobbed into Paris, and last Sunday twenty-seven, apparently at a......

A Fuller Account Of The Destroyer Action Off Dunkirk On

Thursday week has shown that eighteen German torpedo craft left Ostend before dawn to bombard Dunkirk. The British destroyers ' Botha and ` Morris ' and three French destroyers......

It Was In August, 1917, That The Government Evioted The

private owners. " So far," says Lord Inchcape, " not a single ship has been laid down, and there is very little more, if any, plant or machinery on the place than there was when......

Sir Douglas Haig Reported On Wednesday Morning That The...

attacks late on Tuesday on both sides of the Somme had forced our men back a short distance in the neighbourhood of Bray. South of the Somme his night attacks were repulsed......

The Times Of Monday Published A Letter From Lord Inchoape

in which he fully bore out what we said in the Spe,etalor of March 16th about the National Shipyards on the Wye. We pointed out that, according to our information, the......

British And Australian Airmen Took A Most Active And...

part in the battle. They dropped many tons of bombs on the enemy's masses, which were ideal ground targets. They skimmed over the heads of the men in close formation, and fired......

On Monday, It May Be Noted, The War Office Began

to issue a special communique, emanating no doubt from General Rawlinson, on the Versailles War Council, which is known to control the Allied reserves. From this source we learn......