There is a comparative lull on the Eastern and Western fronts, and all eyes are now turned towards Salonika, where the next act in the world tragedy may be played. We learn for the first time of the landing of a Russian army and an Italian army at Salonika, and General Sarrail's command must now be a great host. This news gives colour to the American report that the Allies, are to take the offensive from Salonika with a million ...
Article : 372 wordsThe British Admiralty announces that the commander of submarine E23 reports that he believes that on Saturday last he sank a German battleship ...
Article : 83 wordsIn the House of Commons this afternoon, Lord Robert Cecil, the Minister of Blockade, stated that Lord Grey, the Foreign Secretary, had directed that no ...
Article : 67 wordsThe Vitagraph Co. of New York is claiming 1,000,000 dollars damages from Mr. Henry Ford, the American peace advocate, for inserting an article in ...
Article : 70 wordsThe House of Lords this afternoon amended the Parliamentary Registration Bill by providing that in the event of a dissolution before the new register ...
Article : 52 wordsA rousing welcome was extended to the crew of the E23 yesterday when she returned to an East Coast port. As the submarine came in proudly the ...
Article : 175 wordsMr. Carl Von Wiegand, the Berlin correspondent of the "New York World," states that the German Government has issued an edict to the ...
Article : 52 wordsM. Khvostoff, the new Russian Minister of the Interior, has ordered the release of 120 exiles in Siberia and elsewhere. It is believed that the Czar will ...
Article : 43 wordsMr. Charles Horz, the President of the New York German Roman Catholics, in a speech, [?]day, accused Dr. Wilson, the President of America, of ...
Article : 46 wordsOn the motion for the adjournment of the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr. Winston Churchill said the present situation did not warrant the ...
Article : 503 wordsIn reference to the statement made that a proposal to cinematograph the British Cabinet at its sitting to-day had aroused widespread protests, Mr. ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Prize Court has awarded £12,160 to the crews of the six British warships which destroyed four German warships in the Falkland Islands ...
Article : 56 wordsA wireless message from Rome says: —The newspapers here are optimistic regarding the Salonika enterprise, and declare that the fact that all the ...
Article : 79 wordsIt is officially stated,that the explosion at the munitions factory in Yorkshire yesterday afternoon originated in a fire outside one of the smaller ...
Article : 174 wordsDespite the efforts of Mr. R. Lansing, the American Secretary of State, to keep the matter secret, it now appears that a German or Austrian submarine ...
Article : 174 wordsGeneral Sir Douglas Haig's report this morning is as follows:— We made considerable progress yesterday to the west of Pozieres on ...
Article : 187 wordsTo-day's Russian official communique is as follows:— There is no change in the situation on our various fronts. ...
Article : 32 wordsThis morning's French communique says:— One of our detachments took an enemy trench on the plateau at ...
Article : 32 wordsGreeks at Salonika have held a demonstration to protest against the Bulgarian invasion of Greece, and they decided to defend Macedonia ...
Article : 228 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the "New York Times" forwards to his paper one of the most remarkable stories of the war. He says that a corporal of the ...
Article : 337 wordsA wireless message has been received here stating that the Military Governor of Lemberg has issued a proclamation, in which he says that if it ...
Article : 65 wordsIt is officially announced that the Clyde and Tyne Commission for the dilution of labour has been taken over by officers of the Ministry of Munitions ...
Article : 145 wordsThe Berlin correspondent of the "New York Times" states that a book to be published by Herr Anton Friedrich will describe a visit to the German ...
Article : 253 wordsThe German communique from Berlin to-day says:—Bavarian, Austrian, and Hungarian cavalry have repulsed the enemy on the River Stokhod, and ...
Article : 133 wordsDuring the first week of the Battle of the Somme the Anzac troops far to the north, near Armentieres, raided the German trenches, about a dozen times. ...
Article : 1,789 wordsIn reference to the wireless message received in New York from Berlin stating that Mr. Norman Angell, the author of "The Great Illusion," ...
Article : 98 wordsThis morning's French communique states:— We progressed yesterday on the outskirts of Clery, and captured two ...
Article : 119 wordsThe Russian communique, issued to-day refers to the campaign in Asia Minor as follows: The fighting in the direction of ...
Article : 119 wordsA correspondent of the "New York American" says he believes that Roumania is preparing to send an ultimatum to Austria and Germany. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 89 wordsThe following report was issued by the War Office to-day:— The Situation on the Deiran front is unchanged. We have destroyed ...
Article : 129 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday afternoon, Major J. L. Baird, the Unionist member for Rugby, and a member of the Air Board, in answer to critics of ...
Article : 96 wordsTo-day's German communique says: —Repeated British attacks on our salient between Thiepval and Pozieres yestertday were repulsed, but we lost a ...
Article : 82 wordsItalian and Russian renforcements have arrived at Salonika, and General Sarrail, the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied armies in the Balkans, has ...
Article : 608 wordsIn pursuance of the French Government's decision to employ Chinese labour in war factories, the first party of 5,000 Chinese arrived at Marseilles ...
Article : 35 wordsFollowing the Commonwealth, Government through its charters raising the rate of freight for sailing ships from 75s to 120s. per ton, they have ...
Article : 64 wordsGeneral Haig, in his report this morning states:—The enemy's artillery is showing considerable activity on our front opposite Noulette (between ...
Article : 47 wordsTo-day's Italian communique states: On both sides artillery activity is disturbing consolidation work. The enemy's batteries yesterday hit ...
Article : 51 wordsThe Germans have deported 2[?] more inhabitants from the invaded provinces of Northern France. THE POPE'S REMONSTRANCE. ...
Article : 67 wordsA special Commonwealth Gazette" was issued to-day, containing a proclamation by the Prime Minister (Mr. ...
Article : 110 wordsThe Salonika correspondent of the National Agency says the enemy made a thrust of great violence against the Allied left wing, and it was especially ...
Article : 74 wordsPARIS, August 23. To-day's French communique says: There is an artillery duel in progress at Flenry. A surprise attack ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Russian Government has ordered 2,000,000 yards of cloth in the West Riding of Yorkshire for the army. The British Government control scheme ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 24 Aug 1916, Page 5
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