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  2. THE WAR.

    The French are undertaking a now movement in Lorrainn, with the object of testing the strength of the German forces defending the outer works of Metz. Despite German statements to the contrary, the French claim to have made consistent progress around Arras, and to have killed as many as between 2,000 and 3,000 Germans in a single day. French forces gained ground near Dixmude. A great battle is in progress between the Belgian coast and Steenstaste. The ...

    Article : 278 words
  3. THE SOUTH AFRICAN REBELLION.

    Mr. J. C. Smuts, Minister for Defence, in giving evidence at the trial of De Wet, stated that the rebellion had delayed the operations against the Germans in ...

    Article : 76 words
  4. BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 299 words
  5. THE GREEK ELECTIONS.

    The general elections resulted in the election of 113 followers of M. Venizelos, 100 Government supporters, and 23 members of other parties. ...

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  6. THE AMERICAN NAVY.

    Mr. George Meyer, ex-Secretary to the Navy, in an address on National Defence yesterday, declared that the American navy was deteriorating. It lacked battle ...

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  7. THE DARDANELLES.

    The following report of the Dardanelles operations was issued by the Press Burean yesterday:—"The situation in the Gallipoli Peninsula has developed into trench ...

    Article : 162 words
  8. WAR EXPENDITURE.

    In moving the war vote of £250,000,000, Mr. Asquith emphasised the need of national co-operation and concentration for the single purpose of prosecuting the war ...

    Article : 94 words
  9. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    In the State Parliament to-day the Premier (Sir Alexander Peacock) said that there was urgent need to assist the Empire in securing more men by recruiting and in ...

    Article : 273 words
  10. RED CROSS SOCIETY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 481 words
  11. THE MUNITIONS QUESTION.

    Sir A. B. Markham (Liberal), speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, said that if Mr. Asquith's Newcastle statement on the question of supply of munitions was ...

    Article : 159 words
  12. FORCING THE DARDANELLES.

    Replying to a question by Mr. Dalziel, in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Asquith said that there was no truth what-ever in the persistent rumours that the ...

    Article : 79 words
  13. FRANCE AND BELGIUM.

    Much importance is attached to the fresh French offensive in Lorraine, the objective of which is supposed to be Auricourt. Well informed circles believe that ...

    Article : 177 words
  14. RUSSIA'S CAMPAIGNS.

    An official report issued at Berlin yesterday claimed further successes on the eastern front. It is stated that General von Maritz has captured Moschetki, near ...

    Article : 61 words
  15. MUNITION WORKER'S OFFENCE.

    A munition worker named James Marshall was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at Glasgow yesterday for having assaulted a fellow-worker because he ...

    Article : 51 words
  16. RUSSIAN NAVAL SUCCESS.

    The Turko-German cruiser Breslau, which was attacked by two Russian torpedo boats near the Bosphorus on Friday night, was seriously damaged. Some Turkish torpedo ...

    Article : 48 words
  17. THE SNOW CASE.

    Francis Hugh Snow, the well-known Adelaide merchant, having been found not guilty of having attempted to trade with the enemy, the Crown appealed to the ...

    Article : 119 words
  18. DESTRUCTION OF THE LUSITANIA.

    The inquiry into the destruction of the Lusitania was opened yesterday, Lord Mersey presiding. Sir Edward Carson, on behalf of the Board of Trade, denied that ...

    Article : 184 words
  19. HARD FIGHTING REPORTED.

    The Germans, strongly reinforced, resumed the offensive in the Jaroslav region, and on the right bank of the San. After three days' hard fighting, we yielded some ...

    Article : 101 words
  20. THE ROLL OF HONOUR.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,771 words
  21. ITALY'S PROGRESS.

    Yesterday's communique stated:—"We have continued to successfully bombard Malborghetto, exploding a fort. Details of the operations in the Volaia mountains, on ...

    Article : 200 words
  22. HELP THE WOUNDED.

    At a largely attended meeting, convened by the Lord Mayor, and held at the Sydney Town Hall this afternoon, the official beginning was made in connection with the ...

    Article : 249 words
  23. AUSTRIAN STATEMENTS.

    In an Austrian communique it is stated: "There was heavy figting along the whole Galician front. Mackensen's army is fighting hard on both sides of the ...

    Article : 61 words
  24. AROUND DIXMUDE.

    French forces, with numerous guns supporting them, strongly attacked some German positions near Dixmude yesterday, and gained some ground, notwithstanding ...

    Article : 70 words
  25. APPEAL FROM MONTENEGRO.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 words
  26. BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES.

    The Prime Minister announced in the House of Commons yesterday that the British naval casualties to the end of May numbered 13,457. ...

    Article : 28 words
  27. THE BOASTFUL MACKENSEN.

    General Mackensen has telegraphed the Kaiser from the Galician front that he hopes to capture Lemberg before July 1. ...

    Article : 29 words
  28. A GERMAN SPY.

    A German waiter in London was fined £25 yesterday for being in possession of 598 military maps of the English coast, docks, and military stations. ...

    Article : 35 words
  29. GERMAN FAILURE ADMITTED.

    A German communique admits that the ground lost north-west of Soissons has not yet been recaptured. ...

    Article : 21 words
  30. MORE GERMAN BARBARISM.

    The Germans on the Bzura (Poland) are using liquid fire-squirts in hand-to-hand encounters. ...

    Article : 21 words
  31. LONG RANGE BOMBARDMENT.

    The German long-range guns shelled Compiegne from a distance of 15 miles. They did no damage, but made holes 30ft. deep in the forest. ...

    Article : 35 words
  32. BELGIAN RELIEF.

    The committee of the National Belgian Relief Fund has received a further amount of £2,700 from Australia. ...

    Article : 23 words
  33. SERBIAN RED CROSS FUND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 132 words
  34. FALLEN COLONIALS.

    An impressive memorial service was held at St. Paul's Cathedral yesterday, in, honur of fallen Australasians. There was a crowded congregation, including many ...

    Article : 659 words
  35. EMIGRATION OF IRISHMEN.

    The enigration of young men from West Ireland to America has been arousing attention. ...

    Article : 21 words
  36. AERIAL WARFARE.

    A communique issued yesterday reports that:—"As a reprisal for the bombardment of French and British towns, we sent 23 aeroplanes to Karlsruhe, which dropped ...

    Article : 105 words
  37. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 98 words
  38. GUERILLA WARFARE.

    The Italians in many districts are operating in mountains 7,000ft. high and still covered with snow. An official report states: "The Austrians ...

    Article : 98 words
  39. TRADING WITH KRUPPS.

    At the trial of Robt. Irving-Dale and Henry Wilson, partners in Wm. Jacks and Co., on charges of selling 7,500 tons of iron ore to Krupps, the accountant, who ...

    Article : 60 words
  40. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

    Mrs. McGrath has received word that her only son, Douglas Hunt, who was called from India, has been killed in action at Ahwaz, in the Persian Gulf. The ...

    Article : 1,510 words
  41. AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 863 words
  42. DEATH OF A HERO.

    Captain Johnston, who received the Victoria Cross last November, has been killed in action. ...

    Article : 21 words
  43. FURTHER ITALIAN SUCCESSES.

    The Austrians are using dynamite to precipitate the fall of avalanches to stem the advance of the Bersagliere. The Italians at Monfalcone secured two Austrian light ...

    Article : 86 words
  44. THE GERMAN VERSION.

    A telegram from Berlin states that five of the Allies' aviators bombarded Karlsruhe yesterday. The action lasted 45 minutes and several persons were killed ...

    Article : 107 words
  45. WAR AND UNEMPLOYMENT DISTRESS RELIEF FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 283 words
  46. GENERAL ITEMS.

    The German Admiralty admits the loss of the submarine U14. ...

    Article : 21 words
  47. DEFENCE OF TRENT.

    Considerable Austrian forces have been withdrawn from Servia and transferred to the Italian front. German guns have been mounted in all positions commanding ...

    Article : 50 words
  48. THE SUBMARINE TOLL.

    The trawler Argyll was torpedoed yesterday without warning on the east coast of England, and sank in two minutes. Seven of the crew were drowned, and four ...

    Article : 104 words
  49. AVIATOR'S OBJECTIVE.

    It is believed that the objective of the aviators was the large railway works at Karlsruhe, and the artillery depot and barracks near by. ...

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  50. RETRIEVING THE WRECKAGE.

    The wreckage of the Zeppelin which was destroyed by the Allies' aviators at Evere has been conveyed to Germany. ...

    Article : 25 words
  51. BRITISH ITEMS.

    Referring to the reconstruction of the Cabinet in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Asquith welcomed his new colleagues and paid a tribute to their public ...

    Article : 380 words
  52. ANOTHER ZEPPELIN RAID

    The Admiralty announces that a Zeppelin saided the east coast last evening, and that 15 persons were killed and 15 wounded. ...

    Article : 33 words
  53. FIGHTING IN THE CAMEROONS.

    The fall of Garua ends the most arduous task of the Anglo-French forces in the Northern Cameroons. The Germans were strongly entrenched, and the question of ...

    Article : 53 words
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