Paris, March 23.
A semi-offices! communique states The German advance of 800 yards at Avocourt is tactically unimporant. Before they can Mort Homme position, the Germans' must advance seress a long glacis which is devoid of cover and exposed to frontal and flanking fire. This is the reason that all their attempts to debouch from Avosourt. Wood yesterday were stopped The withdrawal of our line some hundred yards behind Haucourt Hill, which formed an exposed sal-lent, has given veal front and therefore it is improbable that any fresh German on-slaugh will make further progress.
The eomtinuance of the bombardment of Malancourt, Kanes and the Dousumont and Damloup sectors foreshadows a concerted attack on both banks of. the Meuse, provided the enemy has ngrenss troops. Our soldiers atbecks: firmly, knowing that rare they cannot keep the enemy from obtaining pest liquid fire, they are certain successes through his in-
to prevent a general German suc:
In the course of a debate on the Air Service, Mr. H. J. Tennant, Under-Becretary of State for War, stated that we are constructing numerous larger types of aeroplanes and pursuing an offensive policy.
In the House of Lords, Lord Newton said that he hoped that soon all military prisoners im Great Britain would be employed. The Government was the considering regulations for the employment of interned civilians.
The papers state that an order extending the age limit to 45 will probably be issued this week.
It is understood that some mem-berg of the Unionist War Committee met, Mr. A. Bonar Law yeater-day and beard his views on the subject of the movement #o press eosapulsion for married mom om Government. Mr. Bonar Law depreciated any attempt to fores the Renda of the Government.
It is now stated that the Budget will be brought before the Hesse during the first week im Apri.
It is officially snmounced thet the of Danish labour on British farms is projected.
The Bt. Hoo. W. M. Hughes, Premier of Australia, attended a meeting of the War Council this afternoon,
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