, 1916-04-19
Censored mt Jamaica.)

Censored at Jamaica)
Mount Kisco, Ny, April 13~lh-Richard
Harding Davis, the writer aud war CORE
spondent, died suddenly Of heart disease at
bis home here last night.
London, April 14th-The Finance Bill is
progressing, and Is now in the Committee
stage. 1t is proposed that the tax on match
es shall remain III spite of the protest raised
by certain match manufacturers, and mocha
meal lighters have now been included under
this section. The Prime Minister, Mir. As
quith, made n promise TO q deputatlon of
married recruits to-day that financial COM
pensation would be made in cases where eX-
ceptional sacrifices are called for. The Pre-
mier Will speak on the subject of recruiting
on Tuesday next.
London, April 14th.-The following com
munique was issued from General Head
quarters last night: On Tuesday, after a
heavy bombardment, the enemy made a raid
on our trenches near La BoiseIle, but they
were driven out. Lust night the enemy
made three attacks upon our trenches, but
were quickly driven back upon reaching
them. \ few of our men are missing. la
the neighbourbood Of SOuchez and Carency,
between LOOs and the HoheDzoIlern Redoubt
as well as about ST. Eioi, there has been
some shelling to-day. We retaIiated against
the enemy positions. This morning the en-
envy exploded a nine near the HohenzOIlern
Redoubt but no damage was done. In this
section and in the neighbourhood of Arras,
French treuch-mortars have been actiye1to-
day.
Paris, Apr! 14th-The War Office gave
out the following report last night: Between
the Disc and the Aisne, our artillery has
displayed new activity against the enemy
organizations at Mouths, Sous Tout Won't,
and ReamcapeI. West of tie Meuse, the
bombardment of Hill 304 and OF our frout
from Deadman's Hill to Cumieres continuee.
East of the Muese and in the Woevre dis
trict, the artillery is less active, and no in
fantry actions developed during the dny. Our
long range guns sbelled the station at Move
ant sur Moselle and Cory bridge north Of
Pont-u-Muusso Fire broke out in the
station buildings. On the Belgian front
there has been only slight artillery activity
on various parts of the front, except IN the
direction Of Dixmude and Reninghe, where
the bombardment was more intense.
Petrograd, April 13th-Official report; A
German attempt to approach one sector Of
the Ikskull bridgebead after artillery preparn-
ton, was repulsed by our ffe,-In the region
of Jacobstadt and near Dvinsk, there were
sev4ral artillery duels. West of Lake Mar
ocz on Tuesday evening the enemy cannon
AIDED our positions violently and shortly
afterwards advanced first by small bodies
and then in strong columns from the direc-
ton of the village of Mokritza. Our artil-
lery fire nevertheless compelled them to
return to their trenches. On the Caucasus
front, attempts by the Turks to recapture
the important sectors which we recently
took from them, failed completely. During
these operations the enemy sprayed our
troops with poisonous liquid.
Rome, April 13th-Oficial communique:
In the Leuro valley on the nightof the 18th
tue enemy succeeded by a violent surprise
attack in entering some of our trenches on
Mont Esperon. On the night of the 18th