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Show SITUATION IS UNPLEASANT. Germans Advancing Slowly, but Have Not Gained Any Dominating Position. London. A definite crisis has again been reached, Major General F. B. Maurice, chief director of military operations op-erations at the war office, declared on April 12. "The situation is undoubtedly unpleasant," un-pleasant," he added. "The enemy is within a short distance of Bailleul, which is an important railway center for feeding our Messines-Wytschaete front. He is also advancing in the direction di-rection of Hazebrouck, which is a very important railway center." General Maurice said that on the other hand the Germans are advancing on a very flat and intricate country and have not yet gained any dominating dominat-ing position. Seventeen enemy divisions have been engaged up to the present and the enemy has lost very heavily. |