The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
European.

European.
The Greek budget committee has
voted against the grant of pension
of 500, 600 drachmas annually to former
King Constantine. This pension had
been promised the former king on the
recommendation of the allied powers
| when Constantine left Greece, but the
engagement was considered by the
committee null and void.
The report from general 'headquar-
tiers announces the capture Of Lihons,
Roye and Noyon, and declares that
the German forces have crossed the
old Somme battle line at many i'm
portant points.
Germans statements are to the ef-
feet that the number Of guns captur-
ed by them in the battle now, in prog
ress has increased to 963.
Biachese, Bar1eux and Etalon have
been captured by the German forces.
More than one hundred tanks were ~
ing in captured positions.
The Germans are standing on the
heights to the north of Noyon. They
captured Busy, Bihucourt, Biefellers,
Grevillers, Irles and Miraumont and
crossed the river Anore.
The Germans say that since the be-
ginning of the battle SO allied airplanes
and six captive balloons have been
shot down.
The fall Of Baupaum was blow to
the British, but it was the result of
determination to fall back slowly all
along the line that is being attacked.
Official reports state that repeated
heavy attacks on Baupaume were
beaten off by the British, who also
forced the Germans back across the
Somme at a number of points, only
to fall back when the safe retreat of
the main body Of the army had been
assured.
While the German wedge is still
moving, it's progress is not alarmingly
Teutonic hordes.
The Germans claim that $4,000 pris-
koners have been taken. These were
probably units which were left to hold
the easier defended points while the
main portion of Field Marshal Haig's
army fell back.
There has been remarkable aerial
activity over the lines of the Italian
front, the war department officially
announces. Eight enemy machines are
reported to have been brought down
by the Italians.
Inhabitants of Cairo, Egypt, have
been informed that a hostile airship
has been observed over the Egyptian
coast.
An official statement issued in Ath-
ems, Greece, says that Zeppelins have
been seen passing over the island of
Crete, going in a northerly direction.
Telegraphic dispatches emanating
from London says that the Germans
have lost at least 10000 men, and
have not yet obtained a strategical
position which guarantees them any
thing like ultimate success.
London says that man-power on the
western front is still with the allies,
and warns the world not to become
pessimistic over apparent German sue
to do anything in this world conflict.
his own petard'' before this battle is
over, say allied military experts.
The town of Chaunny, southwest of
Compeigne, the gateway to Paris, has
been occupied by the Germans, and,
according to the Berlin official cora
munications, everywhere between the
Somme and Disc rivers the Germans
are pressing what they conceive to be
their advantage.
1t has been definitely ascertained by
the British war authorities that more
than a million Germans have been
brought to the western front in an en-
deavor to crush the British army hold
ing the line from the region of Arras
to the south of st. Quentin.
A Berlin dispatch says that the
American and French regiments TAX
en- to st. Quentin to reinforce the
British were defeated, but no further
information than this mere statement
has so far gotten through the censor.
The German monster cannon, which
has been bombarding Paris, has been
located in the forest of st. Gobain.
west of Laon, and exactly 76 miles
from the Paris city hall. The shells
arrive at intervals of 20 minutes, but
the populace seem to be unterrifed.
Dispatches to London from The
Hague report that a local news agen-
cy says that Germany considers her
relations with Holland altered by the
attitude of the Dutch government to
ward the entente and the United
States and publishes report that the
abandonment by the Dutch govern
ment of it's shipping loan terms will
be regarded by Germany as a cause
for war.
While dispatches from Russia con.
tinue to assert that the Bolsheviki
leaders are hostile toward the invad.
ers no concrete evidence. has been vet
forthcoming TO show this