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. .. . ! TODAY'S HEWS ' V BlSFAl WEATHER. .. North and South Car olinaGenerally fair tonight and Saturday; frost tonight, probably heavy. :FULL LEASEDlRjE$SERVICE '; it Ifflf CM mniv I muni ,i VOL. XXIV. NO. 93. BRinm t mm are ' ' TO MESSINES RIBdh The Enemy Is Struggling Des perately to Increase His Gains HAIG PUTTING UP A BRILLIANT DEFENSE jTerrific Assaults Beginning to Tell On Germans Ameri l can Marines Have Landed V At Vladivostok. With the British hanging grimly on lo the great butt of Messines ridge, Jheir bulwark in Flanders, the Ger mans to the south are pushing their wedge on deeper into the British lines tortheast and north or Sothune, one fcf the British advanced bases. The point of this wedge was driven Jast night further along the Lya ca- al to Merville,' two miles west of estram, which the British held up o yesterday. The salient was ex ended also slightly to the north near Itp tip to the vicinity of Neuf Ber- jjuin, two miles northwest of Estaires, Enother point where the British had fceen making a stand, , The Germans today were using hat appeared to be the heaviest pressure in this region and had made tome progress when the noon officipl report was issued in London. The southerly side of the salient as It runs southeast toward Givenchy, is feeing strongly held by the British. They were standing firm today at t-oisne, three miles northeast of Be Ihune, and along the line northwest lo the Merville region. Further ioutheast, likewise, they .repelled a German attempt to advance north Irfief nf 4nn..l i V. I rrVt frnntlrl rcu KIM. VJt T CUUil V , Lilt: ibout wnich protects the British ngnt 1 link before Bethune. The British task.-here- pajienjly,-1 prevent-the sides- of this salient from being materially .widened out, is the tip cannot be pushed in mucn further without grave danger to the Attacking forces from flank attack unless they succeed in broadening their advanced front Northwest of Armentieres, aban Coned yesterday by the British, the line was straightened out by their rithdrawal from Ploegsteert, whence Ihey feU back, fighting, to, the vicin ity of Neuve Eglise, close to the southerly end of Messines Ridge, frhich protects their new positions. The British lines apparently are be ing firmly maintained along the high p-ound in the Messines and Wytsch lete regions and to the north toward pres. Xo material change in the limation is reported here. The bat he, however, is continuing along the Irhole front from LaBassee canal orth to Hollebeke, the Germans hammering hard in their desperate Utempts to win something substan Bal out of this new ambitious effort ? theirs. So far its only definite re mits has been the piling up of cas-' alties on both sides, notably their On the Somme battlefield there Us been no resumption of infantry Engagements on a large scale. The British, however, were subjected to itrong local attacks near Neuville-Vi-asse, southeast of Arras, all of which Ihey repulsed. The artillery is re torted increasingly active in the vi Mnity of the Somme, while Paris an ounces a rather heavy bombardment Hong the French line to the south fast of Amiens, in the vicinity of uangard. On the center of the battle front j between Estaires, Lestrem and Loisne; tnere has been bitter fighting. Along the river Lawe; between Lestrem and ki?ne, the Germans made incessant stacks only to be repulsed with se Nre loss by the flifty-first division. These troops then attacked and drove Pie enemy from positions he had teined previously. North of Estaires, h British have been driven back pnewhat, but the town is still held r Held Marshal Haig. On the Pic ,riy battlefield there has been no Change in the situation. The British 'rfit is quiet and the French have '"Pulsed two German attacks in the glon of Noyon. North of Montdid fr and around Lessigny the artillery Prp has been violent. The German dvance in the Coucy region has halt American marines have landed in Vladivostok with the British and Jap nese and their presence is expected have a reassuring effect on Rus feel in p.-. Although no official ftotificatioi has been , received . in 6rfrh!nqtQn- ih(i SteP WaS DOt UneX" r'rfd ivtrograd is said to view the 'uioi; at Vladivostok more calmly. y rr Charles of Austria-Hun-?ar- in nn .iutos,-raph letter written year ago. and which he directed inould ho given the French govern jnt, derU-rod that France's claim to ace-Lorraine was justified and that kf i!Um aml Sfl'bia should be re published, prinro Sixtus, of Bour , 'n- the recipient, -ras asked to, sound nd0n and- Paris on the Emperor's IRISH CONVENTION FOUNDATION FOR SETTLEMENT ? Chairman of the Convention Throws More Light On the Situation REPORT DOES NOT , TELL ALL THE STORY Conclusions of Majority Off' set by Report of the Opo sition, Says Horace Plunkett London. April 12. The Irish cou- venion laid the foundation for an agreement on the Irish question which is unprecedented in history, Sir Hor ace Plunkett, chairman of the con vention, says in a letter accompany ing the report of that body. The convention did not find it pos sible to overcome the objections of the Ulster Unionists, says , Sir Hor ace. A majority of the Nationalists, all the Southern Unionists and five of the labor representatives agreed upon a scheme of Irish self-government given in the conclusions reach ed by the majority, which he states, should be enacted into law. "We have every reason to believe that the government contemplated im mediate legislation upon the results Qt$m l$bpr'.. .fjays , Sir, Horace. .."The work of an Irish settlement, It is now felt, admits of no further postpone ment. In the Dominions and the United States as well as the Allied countries, the unsettled Irish question is a disturbing factor, both as regards war effort and peace aims. After every possibility of an agree ment had been explored, Sir Horace writes, he was instructed to draft a report which would be a narrative of the convention's proceedings, with a statement for the government's in formation of the conclusions adopted unanimously, or by a majority. This draft of the report was adopted by a majority. h Sir Horace adds that the public has been provided with no majority report in the sense of a reasoned statement in favor of conventions upon which the majority agreed, but has been left to gather from the narrative of the proceedings what the conetents of such a rpeort would have been. The issue of minority reports by the Ul ster Unionists and a minority of Na tionalists has minimizde the agree ment reached and emphasized the dis agreement. In his letter which is addressed to Premier Lloyd-George the President says the customs question became one of the vital points and that upon a decision regarding it depended the extent of an agreement which could be reached. The geographical posi tion of Ireland imposed restrictions regarding naval and military affairs, and the claim for home rule was con centrated on the demand for unre stricted fiscal powers. The National ists made a strong case for such fis cal autonomy. A majority of the Na tionalists and of the Southern union? ists, agreed, in order that a Parlia ment might be established at once, to postpone the decision in regard to control of the customs. The Nation alists were prepared to agree to free trade with England, but the Southern Unionists joined the Ulster Unionists in opposing a separate system of cus toms control. The principle of representation for Ireland in the Imperial parliament was insisted upon by the Southern Union ists, says Sir Horace, and the Nation alists conceded it. The Irish mem bers of the parliament at London un der this plan would be elected by the Irish parliament. It was agreed that Ireland should contribute to the cost of the impe rial service. The Irish parliament, it was decided, should consist of two houses,, the Nationalists guaranteeing that 40 per cent of the lower house would be composed of Unionists. BOMBARDMENT OF PARIS RESUMED Paris, April 12 The Germans re newed this morning the bombardment of Paris with their long range guns. attitude with a view to beginning peace preliminaries. The Austrian Emperor fji a message to the Ger man Emperor denies that he informed the French government that its claim to Alsace-Lorraine was just and ac cuses Premier Clemenceau of falsehood. .WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 12, 1918. FACILITIES SOUTHERN HARBORS Plans For Speeding Up Work Discussed With Chairman Hurley Washington, April 0.2, The South ern Commercial Congress today re ceived the approval of Chairman Hur ley, of the Shipping Board for its plans to speed up the delivery of pine timbers and to recruit labor needed in Southern shipyards. The congress will arange a series of meetings in every city where shipyards are locat ed, to stimulate interest of citizens as well as shipbuilders and ship work ers, in the completion on time of the ships which the South has promised to deliver. After the immediate task of stim ulating production is under way, the committee will hold further confer ences with Chairman Hurley to dis cuss the location of other yards in the South, more contracts for wooden ships and the development of con crete ship building In the South where moistureand cold will not interfere with the work at any time of the vear. Senator Fletcher, of Florida, chair man of the committee which was ap pointed at the meeting in Baltimore last month, headed the delegation which saw Mr. Hurley. Those 1 who accompanied him included General Julian S. Carr, of North Carolina; Philip H. Gadsden, of South Caro lina; Representative Small, of North Carolina and Colonel Harvie Jordan, of Georgia. WON'T ISSUE WARRANT. Father 'Wsheo"to ' PrbsecuCe, But Young Woman Said "Nay." No warrant will be issued against Roger Miller, the soldier driver of the automobile that collided with and 1 slightly injured Miss Cora Lee Hen- jry, a daughter of Mr. J. F. Henry, jof East Wilmington, who Is visiting : in the city at 817 Meares street, at 'the intersection of Front and Chest !nut streets early last night, accord ing to statement made at police head parters this morning, although the father of the young woman insisted upon the swearing out of the war rant. Miss Henry, however, has pre viously told the police that the acci dent was entirely unavoidable; that she was not injured, and that she did not wish to prosecute the driver of the machine. Young Miller made no 'effort to keep his identity unknown, going to headjuarters and making1 re port of the matter and advising where he could be found in event he was wanted. HEAVY FROST PREDICTED. East Carolina, Excepting Cape Fear Section, Has Snow Today, Fair weather is forecasted tonight and a heavy frost is probable, al though it Is not expected to be of killing proportions, according to. a statement given out from the local weather bureau early in the after noon. Vegetation will feel the effects, however, and truck will probably suf fer to a certain extent. Snow was reported at Raleigh, Weldon, Little Washington and throughout that seo tion through the local bureau, and unofficial reports were to the effect that Rocky Mount is held in the grip of a snowstorm. Local weather offi cials, however, are not inclined to think that Wilmington will see weath er of this nature. FUNERAL HELD THURSDAY. Remains of Beloved Citizen 'Laid to Rest at Hampstsad. Funeral services for Mr. B. H. San ders, whose death occurred heye at the James Walker Memorial Hos pital, were held from the Latter Day Saints church at Hampstead Thurs day afternoon and were in charge of Elders Stephens and Waldron. In terment was made in the family burying ground. The services were largely attended and the many flor al designs were beautiful attestations of the respect and ' esteem in which the deceased was held. AIII MavA a Canteen. The National Special Aid unit of Sunset Park will nave a uanieen Saturday afternoons near the en trance to Sunset Park, at which cold drinks, sandwiches and cakes will be sold. There will be no wheat flour used. The Junior unit wearing Alsa tian costumes will serve. Every one will be welcome. Preparatory Services Tonight. Services preparatory to communion on next Sunday will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the lecture room of the Church of the Covenant. A full attendance Is desired NO WORD OF LANDING OF AMERICAN MARINES Washington Without Official Advices From Vladivbs . tok Operations f Washington, April 12. No word i of the landing of American marines at Vladivostok to aid British and Jap anese forces already there as told in press dispatches had reached the State or 'Navy departments . early to day. The addition of ' American forces is expected to reassure Russian govern ment officials, who for a time after the Japanese landed appeared in clined to believe Japan planned an invasion of Siberia. It was believed this would emphasize that the action, taken is purely of a local character. Press dispatches irom Moscow have said that Bolsheviki officials were not so fearful now as-at. first that the in cident would lead to an advance into! Siberia. Officials would not say today wheth er insrtuctions had been issued to the' commander of the American Asi- atic fleet .to land marines in co-opera-ticn with the Japanese and British, if American interests were endangered. OREGON FIRST STATE TO EXCEEDJTS QUOTA Oversubscribed Its Allot-, ment of Liberty Bonds. Winning Cities it Washington, April 12. Oregon is the first State to report officially an over-subscription of its Liberty Loan quota and consequently will stand at the head of the nation's honor roll by States. Iowa claims the honor flag for over-subscription, but has not filed reports to substantiate t the claim. Portland, Ore., and Toledo, Ohio, are claimants .for the first honor flag fcr. cities of between 1-',000 ' and 250,000 population, and are the largest tireport-Wiving -reaehed ther goal. The treasury is trying to determine whether Burlington, Vermont, or Jo Het, Ills., deserve first honors for over-subscriptions for cities under 25,000 population. Sioux City has been awarded first honors for the class between 25,000 and 50,000 and Lynn, Mass., for the class between 50,000 and 100,000. In many rural communities the Liberty Loan campaign will open ac tively tonight with meetings in coun try school houses. HEAVY ARTILLERY ON THE FRENCH FRONT Paris, April 12. Heavy artillery fighting occurred last night in the vicinity of Hangard-En-5anterre, on the front North of Montdidier, the War Office announced. The statement follows: "The artillery battle became rath er violent during the night in the re gion of Hangard-En-Senterre. "French patrols developed activity in the sector between Noyon and Cannq-Sur-Matzu. The French took a number of prisoners. "Spirited bombardments were car ried on in the regions of the Oise canal and the forest of Parroy. The French successfully- raided the Ger man lines near Chernizy, North of the Ailette, and West of Butte de Mesnil, bringing back prisoners. "On the remainder of the front the night was calm." FURLOUGHS ARE POSSIBLE. Crops Must Be Made, But Service Not to be Interrupted In Any Way. Regulations for extending furloughs to enlisted men for farm work during the planting and harvesting seasons have been issued to local exemption boards from the office of. Provost Mar shal General Crowder, in accordance with the act of Congrese of March 16, this year. Commanding officers are authorized t grant furloughs whenever it is apparent that such will contribute to farm work, but it is desired to reduce to a minimum any Interference with military train ing and when such is the case the furlough will be denied. Forms for application have been prepared. It is necessary for the person making the application to state the name of the soldier, in whose behalf the request is made, location of the farm, name of the owner or tenant, the nature of the farm, num ber of persons normally employed, acreage, acreage under cultivation crops to be grown this year, number of horses, mules, cattle, hogs and sheep, market value of farm, the ex perience of the soldier along agricul tural lines. ' Local boards must also pass upon the application before it is sent to the commanding officer. Furloughs will not be granted en listed men above the rank of first ser geant nor to men in any organiza tion that has been ordered abroad or is. actually in transit for overseas Service. NO GREAT CHANGES IN SHIP SCHEDULES Vessels In Southern Trade to Run As Usual For About Ten Days Washington, April 12. No great dis arrangement of schedules and man agement of the four Atlantic and Gulf steamship lines Clyde, Mallory, Mer chants and Miners,-and the Southern to be commandeered and operated by the Railroad Administration, will be made for a week or 10 days, offi cials said today. Some vessels now operating from Gulf ports to New ork and New England then probably will be transferred to North Atlantic ser vice. Plans to use the ships to relieve the railroads of much of the traffic now gcing into New England over the con gested rail routes are contemplated. Freight will be routed to Norfolk and Newport News and transshinnpd hv water to New England. This applies particularly to coal. President Wilson's commandeering of coastwise steamship lines was be- iievea Dy some oflicials today to fore shadow a taking over of all American samng , vessels. While steam ves sels . are directed by one agency or anotner to get their maximum effi ciency from: them, sailing vessels are subject to no control. SEVERE FIGHTING IS Em BY BRITISH British Pressed Back In Vicin ity of Neuve-EgHse, Says Announcement London, April 12. Attacking yes terday in the neighborhood of Ploeg steet, the Germans pressed back the British to the vicinity of Neuve Eglise, it is announced officially. Last night the Germans captured Merville. Heavy fighting is in prog ress in the neighborhood of Merville and Neuf .. Berquerin. On the ,4 remainder of the Northern battle jttfSat, there is little change. Nortfi oTFesfubert fnVtslTraim ed ground by a counter attack. On the front between Loisne and the Lawe river German attacks were repulsed. The announcement follows: "Severe and continuous fighting took place last night in the neighbor hood of Merville and Neuf Berquin, in both of which localities the enemy is continuing his pressure and has made progress. Merville was captured by the enemy during the night. J "Attacks made by the enemy yes terday in the neighborhood of Ploeg steert succeeded, after heavy fighting in pressing our troops back to the neighborhood of Neuve Eglise, to new positions. "On the-remainder of the Northern battle front the situation is substan tially unchanged. A part of our posi-. tions into which the enemy forced his way North of Festubert was regained by a counter attack. On the front between Loisne and the Lawe river and the North hostile attacks have been repulsed. Fighting is continu ing on the whole front North of La Basse canal as far as Hollebeke." RATES ON COTTON HAVE BEEN MODIFIED Washington, April 12. Modification of cotton transportation rates from Southern producing points to Ohio and Mississippi river crossings, Gulf pors and South Atlantic ports to Eastern cities, were contained in a supple mentary decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission today In the case of the New Orleans Cotton Ex change versus the Louisville and Nashville Railroad .Company. Nearly 50 roads are affected by the modifi cation, which includes both increases and decreases in transportation tariffs. The commission directs that its pre vious orders in this case should be modified as to rates on direct lines from intermediate points to interior competitive points; that changes in rates to Eastern cities should be permitted to correspondent with changes made in water rates'; that specific relief should be afforded as to rates from certain points along the Tennessee river and other navigable streams; and that specific relief should be afforded in various cases affecting rates from interior junction points. FROST WARNINGS ISSUED TONIGHT Columbia, S. C, April 12. A warn ing was issued by the local Weather Bureau today that there would prob ably be a heavy frost tonight in this vicinity. The thermometer dropped to 37 degrees this- morning. Great damage to gardens is feared. Fighting In Brenta Valley. Vienna, Thursday, April 11, via London, April 12 West , of Lake Ganda and in the valley of the Bren ta there were successful operations by thrusting troops, says the state ment from Austro-Hungarian head quarters today on operations in Italy. PRESENT FIGHTING IS CRUCIAL STAGE I OF THE STRUGGLE GERMAN SILL HITS Three Persons Killed and Wounded in City of Paris Paris, April 12 A shell fired by a! German long range cannon yesterday 1 struck a foundling asylum in the Rue j de La Creche in the Montiouge dis-; trict on f he southern outskirts of i Paris and three persons there were ' FOUNDLING ASYLUM killed and 11 wounded. Within the Thursday, April 11. Determined en hospital were 30 women with new emy attacks continued today against born babies. One maternity nurse, 1 points of strategical value along the one patient and one baby were killed, I new battle front, north and south of while two probationers, six women 'Armentireses from which the British patients and three infants were in-, have withdrawn, the Germans having jured. ; placed it in a nnrkpt hv driving a rr-,1 . . ine snen entered on the eround noor and burst in the middle of a ward. Had it come half an hour ear-! ner u wouia nave made many more i victims, for it was visitors' day i-nd inenas ot tne patients had just left. ! times since the initial enemy on Another shell struck an open air slaught on Tuesday. North of Arm bowling alley and killed a man and j entieres, the Germans were showing a boy and wounded 10 other persons. : an equal desire to possess Messines PAIR OF FREE LOVE BELIEVERS ARRESTED Chicago , Professor and Wife of a Soldier Taken By Fed eral Officers Chicago, April 12. Hinton G. Cla baugh, chief of the local bureau of the Department of Justice, today, an nounced that his agents last night took into custody Dr. William Isaac Thomas ,of the. faculty of the Univer- sjtoi.piufiaknx) uy on sociology, and 'a woman said to be the wife' of a Texas man now in France with General Pershing. Mr. Clabaugh said he had turned over to District Attorney Clyne evi dence for the institution of charges of violating the Mann act and the act forbidding false registration at-hotels. Dr. Thomas and the woman, who said she was a Mrs. R. M. Granger, of Washington, are said in ,thedata giv en Mr. Clyne to have registered at a down town hotel last night as man and wife from Gary, Ind. The hotel clerk, becoming suspicious, notified Mr. Clabaugh and the latter sent agents who looked through their lug gage. Both were taken before Mr. Clyne last night and are quoted as having attempted little if any concealment. According to Mr. Clabaugh, Dr. Thomas said: "I love her and I don't care if the whole world knows it. My arrest is a tremendous injustice." Mr. Clabaugh further quoted the woman as saying: "Dr. Thomas was kind to me. After my husband left for France Dr. Thomas was most solicitous for my comfort. I just liked him at first; later it grew into love." Dr. Thomas is 55 years old, mar ried and has grown children. Mr. Thomas was one of the found ers of the Woman's Peace Party. Mrs. Granger is 24 years old and has a three-year-old child living with her mother at Fort Worth, Texas. She said, according to Clabaugh, that she accompanied her husband from the training camp at Fort Worth to New York to . say good-bye when he sailed. Dr. Thomas was in the city to gath er material for a .book on Poland. They were introduced by Mrs. ' Gran ger's sister. The latter and Mrs. Granger have been living at a South- side family hotel for about two weeks. The sister's name, according to G. W. Wayson, manager of the hotel, is Mrs. Rains. Dr. Thomas for some time was much in demand for his lectures on sociology and the relation of sex thereunto. Among his teachings were : "Women are better off for having had their fling as men do. Dissipat ed women often . make excellent wives. "Chivalry is the persistence of the old race habit of contempt for women. "Any girl, mentally mature, has the right to have children and the right to limit their number. "The morality of women is an expe diency rather than an inate virtue. "Marriage as it exists today is rap idly approaching a form of immortal ity. , ,&fl "Matrimony Is often an arrange ment by which the woman trades her irreproachable conduct for irreproach able gowns. "Children are not the result of marriage, but marriage is the result of children." Offensive Starts in Palestine. London, April 12. The Turkish and German forces in Palestine on Wed nesday opened an offensive, attack ing the British front near the coast, the War Office announces. PRICE FIVE CEN1S uattie settles uown to Unm Contest of Killing the Most Men -'j QUESTION OF WHICH ?!ffi f CAN LAST IT THROUGH :pf Every Inch of Ground Fougnt Iftll'! Over Is Running Red With Blood Battle May Last Several Weeks Yet. With the British Army in France, f;: wedee on eithpr sirte nf it . c On the extremn rieht tfie Oermn today were pounding away against ' A the British deefnses at Givency which has changed hands numerous Ridge and Wytschaete which are dominating positions and . which changed hands several times yester- ' .' -jl ' day and last night. The German.? got a footing in Messines village anf they were still there this morning, , but the British were clinging to the H t west ridge and were keeping the en K : emy from Wytschaete. In the neighborhood of - PIopca. 1 ' j: ' ti steert, the enemy again , surged forr ward and hard fightine was Droceed' "S ill Liiio ocuiiuu laic luuaj. OUUIO ' . : of Armentieres the enemy also deliv ered violent assaults. The British this morning made 'a successful counter attack and forced the enemy from Paradis, southwest of Lestrem. Armentieres was evacu' ated yesterday afternoon. The Brit isn withdrawal became . necessary -j- R ;. forward to the vicinity of Steenwerck, bottling up the city. ; By their operations, the Germans had gradually thrust forward lines on either side of the city toward tha' West. The withdrawal does not mean as much from a military standpoint, but' -the Germans undoubtedly will make much of the capture for the moral effect at home. In order to appreciate fully the , trend 'of the present fighting, the of' ; : fensive operations must be viewed as a whole for they go to make up what -undoubtedly is the crucial conflict of the war. The loss of a city here or there or the bombardment of five or 10 miles of territory in any sector does not mean disaster. The battle has got beyond such con siderations and has settled down to a grim race to determine whether the German manpower is enough to make -good the threat to annihilate the i British army and force its capitula tion. It Is a cold proposition of which side can kill the most men in the next few weeks and at the same time " find more recruits to fill the depleted ranks. The mists yesterday continued to favor the enemy and to hamper the r-: defending gunners. It was partly on ; account of these fogs that the Ger- -; mans progressed as far as they did', above the Armentieres. - South of the Armentieres the Brit ish yesterday and last night continu ed to hold most of their front sat- , isfactorily. The enemy crossed the river Lawe and obtained a footing tn Lestrem. but were juickly forced out again. Last night a considerable . German force crossed the river be tween Vielle-Chapelle and Lestrem, but 'again were thrust back. There was especialy bitter fighting along the Lys near Croix Du . Bac, where the Germans crossed by wad ing. As they worked in towards toe river from both flanks, the British held their fire and allowed the enemy to assemble. Once the Germans were in the river the defenders open ed a terrific firfie and there was a big pile of bodies in the waterway before , some of the enemy succeeded in get- 1 ting across. WALLIS INSPECTOR AT NORFOLK PORT Washington, April 12. Secretary Wilson today appointed Joseph Wal-' lace immigration inspector at Nor folk succeeding W. R. Morton, who has been transferred to St. Johns. N. B. Wallace, who has been assistant immigration inspector at Jacksonville, Fla, is to assume his new office at once. Further Advance In Palestine. London, April 12. British troops on ; April 9 advanced their line .north of Jerusalem,' in Palestine, to a depth of one and a half miles along a front of five miles, the British war office announced yesterday. Notwithstanding: the stubborn resistance of the Turks, 1 the British captured the villages of Rafat and EI Kefr. t-. ':; IP . . 1, It us:-' , n "tiii : ! . SiJ Wit' Hi. t vs.. .K . - , if i , t . (A . . , sy ' V !.. f - . . ' ; ' ; , :- '(!-' VVt s i 4 i : f -f. ! I t 1 .i ' ''if I "A v i- '.mi '
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