The delegates to the conference raosived whole-hearted ovations.
The conference was held behind closed doors but Reuter understands that it specially considered means of achieving a decisive victory.
Paris, March 27, The great War Council of all the Allies has opened. It is creating the most intense interest, as it is expected to evolve ce-ordinated war plans of superlative importance to all future operations.
London, March 97.
Reuter's Agency is informed that at the conclusion of the Allied War Conferdace in Paris Mr. Asquith will proceed to Rome to attend a conference of the Allies there. Mr. Lloyd George has also received Pressing invitation to be present.
This second conference is important, being another indication that Italy is resolute victoriously to prosecute the war and a augury for the unanimity of the decisions to be reached at the conference in Paris.
Hostilities have begun on several parts of the Russian western front. Military critics consider these are preliminary skirmishes.
Our advance has forced the German front at Jacobstadt, The fighting round Dvinsk is favourable to us and we are menace g some less important positions held by the enemy.
Information has been received that the Germans are evacuating stores and supplies from Novo Alexandrovek and Mitsu to the distant rear.
'A general Russian advance, however, has not yet begun, the object of the present fighting being the gradual disorganization of the nomy's position, both technically and morally.
London, March 27.
An official Berlin ' communique states that the Russians have renewed specially violent attache against General von Hindenburg. and employed masses of men and ammunition north and west of Taoobstadt, to an extent hitherto unknown on the Eastern Front.
The communique makes the usual statement of heavy Russian losses.
The Russians are also attacking towards Vilna, and it admits repeated attacks by the 3rd Russian Army Corps at Lake Naroch where, it says, the West Prussians counterattacked and retook the ground lost on the 20th, capturing 2,000 Russians.
Petrograd, March 27.
Military circles consider that the advance made by our troops south of Augustinhof has rendered incflective several German positions facing Jacobstadt.
The left flank of these positions is now completely tumed and their communication with their rear over the Mitau-Kreuzberg Railway interrupted.
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