, 1916-03-29

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Paris, March 23rd.-The War Once gave
out the following statement to-day: North
of the river Aisue we directed a destructive
artillery fire On the German works on the
plateau of Vauclerc. In the ArgOnne, we
carried out numerous concentrations OF fire
on the enemy organizations, on the roads ana
railways III eastern ArgOnne, and on the Nal
anconrt wood. West of the river Meuse the
bombardment by the enemy continues III the
region of Malancourt and against our 'front.'
at Bethencourt, L'Homme Mort, and Cum
ieres. East of the Meuse and III the Woevre
district there was q lively artillery acllou
which developed in intensity. There was no
infantry action throughout the day. In The
Vosges we bombarded the enemy canton
ments in the environs of Muhlbach. The
official statement issued by the Belgian War
Office says: Over the greater part OF the
Belgian front The activity of artillery on both
sides has been normal throughout the day.
North of Steenstruete an artillery duel OF I'M
usual violence took place. During the course
OF the day cur ba arteries everywhere effect
lively counter-shelled the enemy's batteries.
London, March 23rd-The following COM
munication from Army Headquarters was
made public to-day: We carried out two
successful raids yesterday against the enc
my's trenches, about Gommecourt and Beth
une road. During these operations we cap
tured some prisoners. Three dug-outs filled
with Germans were bombarded by us AID
blown in. The enemy splang a small mll1e
10 the north of Arras and two mines to the
northeast of Neuve ChapeIle causing only
slight damage to our trenches. There
has been considerable artillery activity
about Flicourt, Gommecourt, Souchez, the
Hohenzollern redoubt and in the vicinity OF
Ypres. In one place our artillery fire caused
a big explosion in the enemy's lines.
London, March 23rd-Mr. Lloyd George
announced in the House of Commons to-day
that Mr.. Asquith will go to Paris next week
in order to attend a conference to be held
there by representatives Of the Entente Al
lies. Sir Edward Grey and Lord Kitchener
will also attend the Conference, MIR. Lloyd
George said.
London, March 24th-It was announced
today that Lord Hardinge viii be created
q Knight of the Garter upon his retirement
from the post of VIceroy and Governor-Gon-
raj of India.
Peking, March 24th-A mandate issued
tonight by the State Department announced
the abandonment of the Monarchy and the
resumption of the Republic. The mandate
gays the revolution shows that the demand
for the monarchical form of Government was
not unanimous, therefore Yuan.Shih-Kal re-
iects the Emperorship and resumes the Pre-
sidcncy Of the Chinese Republic.
Petrograd, March 23rd.-The following
statement from General Headquarters was
issued to-day; The contest in the Riga re-
gion is developing. In the Jacobstadt sec
tor we followed up yesterdays success and
succeeded in piercing the enemy's lines.
Below Dvinsk our artillery successfully dis
persed German forces that were mass
ing near Vchischkovo. To the south of
Dvinsk there has been a. violent artillery
and rifle duel. In the sector of Lake Sokly
and south Of Lake Dreswia the enemy deliv-
cred a violent counter-atIack and were able
to re-occupy. parts Of the trenches we cap
tured last night. In the centre of this
sector there has been violent artillery and
rifle fire. Along the Vileika-Mojoikn front,
northwest Of Postavy and in the region of
Lake Narocz, the fighting continues. South
west of Lake Narocz we successfully repuls-
ed a counter-attack by the enemy and again
succeeded in advancing under a violent bonn
bardment. On the Galician front, in the
Stripa region and southwest of Kostoft, we
repulsed an enemy attack i~ndicting heavy
losses on him. Further south we succeeded
in adv ancinga little and fortified the ground
thus gained where we are now firmly estab-
hshed. On the Dniester after a stubborn