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[?]ERDUN STRUGGLE
RESULT AWAITED IN BALKANS GERMANY'S ARTILLERY RESOURCES [?]ENCH CONFIDENCE UNSHAKEN THE GERMAN FLEET REPORTED CRUISE IN THE NORTH SEA [?]SSIANS MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS (REUTER'S CABLEGRAMS.) THE VERDUN STRUGGLE [?]ENCH REGAIN LOST GROUND. [?]MAN ARTILLERY RESOURCES. [?]SSING FOR GENERAL ATTACK. LONDON, Thursday.
[?] third phase of the battle opened [?] when a terrible artillery duel [?] west of the Mouse. Woods [?] and Forges brook ceased to ...
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[?] correspondent of the American Association Press has visited Verdum. He [?] that there has been less damage [?] than he anticipated. No buildings ...
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[?] officially stated that the casualties [?] last air raid were:—Killed—Nine [?] four women, and five children; in[?]Twenty-two men, 22 women, and ...
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[?] broken portion of a propeller from [?] the three Zeppelins which dropped [?] on England on Sunday has been [?] in Kent. The airship was ...
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[?] expected at Cape Town that the [?] German steamers seized by Por[?] Bay, in pursuance of the [?] to seize all German steamers ...
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THE BALKANS
MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS. GERMANS GOING WESTWARD. TURKEY AWAITS RESULT.
Martin Donohoe, in a telegram from Athens, states that the German army in Bulgaria has been ordered to hold itself in readiness for departure from its ...
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Advices from Corfu state that the Serbian Army is nearly equipped and clothed, and the health of the troops is excellent. ...
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THE GERMAN FLEET
SEEN IN NORTH SEA. RETURNS TO ITS BASE.
A telegram from Yinuiden, on the coast of Holland, states that a trawler reports having sighted off Terschelling Island on Monday afternoon a fleet of at least 30 ...
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A Petrograd communique states that the Russian troops on the coast of the Black Sea are pursuing the Turks closely. They have captured Rizch. ...
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It is officially stated that there were 40,000 Armenians in Erzerum prior to its capture, but the Russians only found 16 alive. ...
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The debate on the Naval Eestimates was continued in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Mr Bulfour (First Lord of the ...
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A GERMAN LIE
TO INFLUENCE SWISS WORKERS.
It is learned that the report from Zurich relating to the employment of Swiss trade unionists in England was a German he, intended to prejudice Swiss ...
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MR HUGHES IN LONDON
INTERVIEW WITH MR ASQUITH. WILL ATTEND CABINET MEETING. AUDIENCE WITH THE KING.
The Commonwealth Prime Minister (Mr Hughes) hod a busy day in London on Wednesday. An office has been established at the Hotel Cecil, where his private ...
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Mr Hughes has issued the message3 entrusted to him by Australia, reading:—"Across leagues of ocean Australia greets Great Britain. This the greatest war in ...
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Interviewed by a Welsh newspaper on Wednesday, Mr Hughes said:—"I shall go to Montgomershire to see my Welsh friends. I know Llansaintffraid and ...
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The "Pall Mall Gazette," all evening journal, commenting on the presence of Mr Hughes in London, states that the effect of the war in the Commonwealth ...
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The "Financial Times" says that the visit of Mr Hughes is by far the most important and most significant Imperial event of the year. ...
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Mr. Massey states that it would be quite impossible for either Sir Joseph Ward or himself to be in London in May, as mentioned by Mr Hughes. ...
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Germany has made a fresh proposal to American in relation to the crisis over the submarine campaign. The German Government, London is ...
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The Kaiser has personally bestowed the order "Pour le merite" on the captain of the Moewe. ...
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NEW ZEALANDERS
MILITARY ADVISER IN BRITAIN.
Brie-Gen Richardson has arrived in England from Salonika to take up the military advisership of the New Zealand High Commissioner (Sir Thomas ...
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The Home Secretary and Postmaster-General (Mr Herbert Samuel), replying to a question in the House of Commons on Wednesday, stated that the number of ...
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BRITAIN AND DOMINIONS
AN ECONOMICAL ALLIANCE. TO SHAKE ENEMY'S CREDIT.
The "Times" in a leading article says that a movement is on hand for settling our trade policy in concert with the Dominions and our Allie. Mr Asquith ...
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A TRANSPORT RUMOR
MINISTER'S EXPLANATION. MELBOURNE, Thursday.
Upon enquiry from the Minister of Defence an a certain rumors that were being circulated that one of the transports hot grounded in leaving harbor. ...
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THE NEW ARMY
YESTERDAY'S ENLISTMENTS. MELBOURNE, Thursday.
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Included amongst the country recruits whom enlisted at the Town Hall were the following:—C. S. Belcher, Warracknabeal; F. V. Birch, Maryborough; A. B. ...
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FALSE DECLARATIONS.
PROSECUTIONS THREATENED. MELBOURNE, Thursday.
The Defence Department has asked the State War Council to report to the District Commandant with a view to action being taken against any persons making ...
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The appeal for recruits for the new army of 50,000 has been very unsatisfactory in Daylesford: married men and youths of tender years being the only ones ...
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Up to the present 161 recruits, have been examined for Borung Shire, and 111 have been accepted. Two recruiting officers are still working in the district. ...
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A.N.A. AND THE WAR
FIGHT TO THE LAST DITCH. FOR FREEDOM AND RIGHT. MELBOURNE, Thursday.
The annual report of the A.N.A. to be presented to the forthcoming Conference, deals at some length with the active part taken by the Association in every ...
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SOLDIER'S DEATH
"STABBED HIM WITH A KNIFE" CONFESSION OF A GIRL. BRISBANE, Thursday.
"I would like to be Nurse Cavell, and they would take me out and shoot me," were words which had dramatic intensity when uttered in the Police Court this ...
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FOOTBALL AND WAR
GEELONG WILL NOT PLAY. GEELONG, Thursday.
The committee of the Geelong Football Club had a special meeting to-night, and agreed that its delegates at the League's announce meeting on Friday should ...
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The hon. secretary, Miss M. N. Warmington, desires to acknowledge the following amounts:—Previously acknowledged £1138/11/: part proceeds carnival held ...
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During the past six months the Bungaree sub-branch has done splendid work for the comforts of our soldiers at the Front. Already 689 made garments have ...
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A SILLY RUMOR.
To the Editor of "The Courier."
Sir,—I did hope it would not be necessary for me give a public denial to the absurd rumor that I am being paid for my services to the Red Cross Society. The ...
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BELGIAN FUND
NATIONAL COMMITTEE'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
From the Agent-General for Victorian the secretary of the Ballarat and District Belgian Relief Fund has received intimation that the last contribution from ...
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A regulation was gazetted to-day providing that no vessel should leave any port in the Commonwealth for any port over seas other than Fiti and New Zealand ...
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["The bravest thing God ever made."—A British officer's opinion.] The skies that arched his land were blue His bush-born winds were warn and ...
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Regulations were issued by the Acting Federal Attorney-General. Mr Mahon, to-day, requiring all companies to forward at once to the department lists of all their ...
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A COURT SENSATION
POLICE OFFICER ATTACKED. HEAVY FINE IMPOSED. MELBOURNE, Thursday.
A rather sensational scene occurred in the Court of General Sessions presided over by Judge Eagleson to-day. On 28th January at the Carlton Court Ernest ...
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The annual breakfast of the laymen's missionary movement was held at Sergeant's tea-rooms this morning. Mr F. J. Cato made a presentation of a ...
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MARINE TELEGRAPHISTS
APPLY FOR REGISTRATION. MELBOURNE, Thursday.
The Commonwealth Industrial Registrar has received application for the registration of an association called the Radio-Telegraphists (Marine) Institution ...
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The nineteenth annual meeting of the Bond Street Children's Home was held on Tuesday last, for the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, which should ...
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The Lydiard Street Y.M.C. met on 6th inst; the president (Mr Norman Tozer) in the chair. The club has formed a preaching band, with a view to assisting ...
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LAND FOR SOLDIERS
ARRANGEMENTS FOR INSPECTION. MELBOURNE, Thursday.
The Minister for Lands, Mr Hutchinson, stated to-day that a meeting of the Returned Soldiers' Land Settlement Committee had been held. Returned soldier who ...
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WARRNAMBOOL CAMP
TO BE REOPENED. WARRNAMBOOL, Thursday.
Information has been received that is the result of representations made to the Defence authorities, arrangements have been made to reopen the Military ...
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