The British, during Tuesday, on the Arras line, were principally engaged in consolidating the positions won in Monday's successful attack. The Canadians removed a few parties of Germans who ...
Article : 184 wordsAlthough fighting still continues along the front above and below Arras, the first rush of the British offensive appears to have slackened at places. Some important progress has ...
Article : 269 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in his noon report of Wednesday, says:- The situation is developing favourably in accordance with the general plan. ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" says that an expeditionary force will not be sent to Europe until approximately 1,000,000 men are in ...
Article : 374 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the "Morning Post" says that there is growing dissatisfaction with the Russian conductor affairs. The Petrograd workers ...
Article : 755 wordsThe Commonwealth loan of £3,500,000, carrying interest at the rate of 5½ per cent., issued at 98, and redeemable in 1922-27, has been under-written ...
Article : 26 wordsThe despatches by Admirals Sir John de Robeck and Sir Rosslyn Wemyss on the naval operations connected with the evacuation of Gallipoli have been published. They throw ...
Article : 37 wordsThough the awful bombardment showed that the attack was coming, and the Germans endured great hardships from their inability to get up food, the real advance ...
Article : 379 wordsMembers of both Houses of the State Parliament have been called together for noon on Tuesday next, April 17. This, as was recently pointed out in the "Herald," is the ...
Article : 563 wordsCorrespondents with the British headquarters draw attention to the demor[?]isation of the enemy. A single division took 24 guns, and another 26. Even ...
Article : 276 wordsFarther south, and in the region due east of Arras, the advance has been steadily continued along both banks of the river Scarpe. The Arras-Doual railway runs along the ...
Article : 294 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas [?]aig, in his noon report on Tuesday, said:- There was severe night-fighting on the northern end of Vimy Ridge, where the ...
Article : 774 wordsThe enemy appears to have made up his mind to complete the work of destruction started by his earlier bombardments of the city and cathedral of Reims. He no doubt ...
Article : 316 wordsIt is admitted that voluntary recruiting is disappointing. Mr. Roosevelt and others are lobbying in favour of conscription. The "New York World" understands ...
Article : 198 wordsA Philadelphia despatch says:—The Baldwin locomotive and munitions factory at Eddystone has been destroyed by an explosion. Many persons were kilied[?] ...
Article : 63 wordsMr. C. E. W. Benn, official Australian correspondent, cables: On Monday night the New South Wales and Tasmanian troops captured Bo[?]rsies and Hermies ...
Article : 79 wordsA conference of the Country Wheat Agents' Association was held yesterday at Vickery's-chambers, the president, Mr. H. Levin, occupying the chair. ...
Article : 540 wordsIt is well known that the Baldwin locomotive works in the United States have been for many months past turning out locomotives and munitions for the use of the Allies' armies, ...
Article : 422 wordsReports received through Amsterdam from Cologne show that the Arras defeat has produced consternation in the German Empire. The newspapers are not allowed ...
Article : 62 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs, official correspondent telegraphing on Tuesday from the British headquarters in France, says:- The battle of Arras is the greatest ...
Article : 535 wordsA total of 12[?] persons were killed by the explosion at the Baldwin locomotive and munitions factory—the majority being girls—and 150 were injured. Scores ...
Article : 113 wordsThe official message from British headquarters in Mesopotamia suggests that the Turks are threatening to repeat their recent offensive move against the British ...
Article : 310 wordsA wireless message from Berlin says:— Field-Marshal von Hindenburg (German Commander-in-Chief), who was interviewed by the Spanish newspaper "Vanguardia," ...
Article : 112 wordsThe American liner New York (10,789 tons) was mined during a blizzard. The [?] of the 60 passengers was carried out with the greatest difficulty. Huge seas ...
Article : 144 wordsA Paris message states:—The Germans fired 8000 shells into Reims on Sunday, causing 25 fires. The bombardment continues, and ...
Article : 36 wordsFrance has decided not to employ prisoners within 30 kilometres of the firing line. Germany has agreed to adopt similar treatment. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe Consul-General for the United States (Mr. J. Brittain) was notified yesterday by the authorities in Washington that Austria-Hungary had severed diplomatic relations ...
Article : 79 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) received a deputation to-day from the South Burnett Maize Growers' Association, asking him, on behalf of the Federal Government, to ...
Article : 350 wordsAn official message from the British Headquarters in Mesopotamia states:- The Turks, who were reported on April 6 to be retiring towards Kifri, are now ...
Article : 165 wordsOwing to reports that were being circulated yesterday that time was serious dissension in the State Cabinet over the question of proceeding with the work of the erectlon of grain ...
Article : 171 wordsThe news from Russia does not make pleasant reading this morning, and although there does not appear to be any fear that our great Eastern ally will lend a sympathetic ear to ...
Article : 239 wordsA French communique from Salonica says:—A most active artillery struggle occurred on the Monastir-Cerna sector. A Connan battalion attacked the Russians ...
Article : 49 wordsA Petrograd message says that the names of the committee of Labour Deputies which is attempting to negotiate with the Germans are not known. It is ...
Article : 172 wordsThe annual meeting, representing over 100 chambers of commerce in the United Kingdom, sent to the First Lord of the Admiralty in copy of a resolution expressing "Profound ...
Article : 105 wordsA message from Westport states there is no new development in the coalminers' stri[?] The Easter holidays are usually tak[?] [?] Monday and Tuesday, so it will not be known ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 12 Apr 1917, Page 7
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