War correspondents' despatches show that the Italian retreat was a manoeuvre of the greatest difficulty which a touch of panic might have ...
Article : 132 wordsA French communique, issued early this morning, states: The results of the victory at Malmaison have not been slow, showing that the enemy, threatened on the right, ...
Article : 372 wordsThe Admiralty reports:—Our forces operating in the Cattegat between Sweden and Jutland destroyed an auxiliary cruiser, armed with 6 inch guns, and ...
Article : 316 wordsThere are three great race questions in Germany. First of all, that of AlsaceLorraine. It is unnecessary to go at length into this so well-known question. ...
Article : 2,079 wordsA telegram from Petrograd states that M. Kerensky, the Russian Pirmier. stated that Russia entered the war early, and was [?]ow worn out with the strain. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 70 wordsThe origin of the minefield which was discovered off the Australian coast still remains a mystery. No doubt exists, however, as to the following facts:— ...
Article : 146 wordsGeneral von Bulow's advance guards are only 45 miles from Venice, and the coming battle on the banks of the Tagliamento will be practically a titanic struggle ...
Article : 443 wordsA Russian official wireless message states: Our soldiers fraternised with the enemy on the Vishnoff Lake sector. We successfully raided northward of Husiatyn ...
Article : 36 wordsIn the course of a farewell letter just received by Captain Dash, from the Diredtor-General of Recruiting upon the occasion of the former's official retirement ...
Article : 274 wordsCorrespondents at American headquarters in France report that the first Americans in the trenches have been relieved by other battalions, and have not ...
Article : 82 wordsQueues were formed outside many London provision shops owing to the shortage of tea, sugar, butter, and margarine. Shopkeepers limit each customer's purchases, ...
Article : 202 wordsThe Press Bureau states that M. Painleve and General Petain have returned to France after a brief visit to England. ...
Article : 28 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reported at midnight: We slightly improved our position southward and westward of Passchendaele and ...
Article : 270 wordsThe London "Gazette" announces the award of the Victoria Cross to the late Skipper T. Crisp, of the Naval Reserve, of the Smack Nelson, and the ...
Article : 265 wordsSir,—In the interests of accuracy kindly let me point out that the statement made by Mr. Gerard, in the xv, chapter of "My Four Years in Germany," published in ...
Article : 113 wordsIn connection with the campaign entered upon by the State Conscription Committee to impress the Federal Government with the urgent necessity for an ...
Article : 338 wordsThe South Wales examiners, who are on strike, have rejected the coal owners' conditions respecting the recognition of the union, but in view of the country's ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Anti-German League waited on the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) to-dau and urged:—(1) That there be a general disgranchisement of persons of ...
Article : 191 wordsM. Schoclier, a Swiss industrialist, admits that he received £400,600 for the purchase of "Le Journal" with German money ...
Article : 46 wordsAn official message from Egypt states: We hold a position northward of Beersheba, and successfully raided another portion of the front, killing a large ...
Article : 96 wordsMr. Lloyd George has sent a message to Signor Orlando, the new Italian Premier, expressing satisfaction that Italo-British friendship was about to be ...
Article : 135 wordsA French communique states: Three enemy aeroplanes were brought down and seven forced down damaged. In reprisal for bombing Dunkirk 17 of our aeroplanes ...
Article : 268 wordsLIeut.—General Sir W. R. Birdwood (commanding the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) and Lieut.-General Sir Arthur Arnold Barrett (Indian ...
Article : 49 wordsMr. and Mrs. A. R. Rogers, Brookesstreet, Valley, have been notified that their son, Second Lieutenant Leslie Hymen Rogers, has been dangerously ...
Article : 489 wordsHerr Kreistag, of Teltow, in Prussia, intends purchasing the English gunworks at Berlin, for 85,000,000 marks (about £4,000,000). ...
Article : 25 wordsLord Robt Cecil (Minister of the Blockade) in an interview on the Italian situation, said the position was good, and there were all the indications not ...
Article : 1,038 wordsJim 0'Connor, an Australian racing and boxing man who has just been released from the German internment camp at Ruideben on account of sickness, states ...
Article : 225 wordsThe Dublin correspondent of the "Central News' states that an atmosphere of intense excitement prevails in Ireland owing to rumours in various parts of the ...
Article : 97 wordsA meeting of the War Nurses' Committee and stallholders and helpers for the Flannnel Flower Day, on November 9, will be held at the N.P.C. Chambers, Queen-street, tomorrow, at 11 ...
Article : 587 wordsA German wireless message intercepted by the Admiralty states: Italian prisoners now number 200,000. We captured 1800 guns. ...
Article : 134 wordsIn the International Rugby foothall matches at Richmond, the Australian military headquarters' team defeated the Canadians by 23 points to 12. The winners ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Admiralty report: An electrically-controlled high-speed boat attacked our patrols on the Belgian coast to-day, but the attack was defeated, and the enemy ...
Article : 106 wordsThe following honours have been awarded for services in action suth enemy submarines:— Victoria Crosses.—Lientenant Charles ...
Article : 82 wordsSenor Alhucemas has formed a ministry. [A former message state that a Cabinet had been formed under the Premiership of Senor Garcia Prieto.] ...
Article : 33 wordsHis Majesty the King has received Captain John Eldrone Mott, the Australian, who recently escaped from Germany, after an esciting journey of six days. ...
Article : 39 wordsThe new French war loan is limited to 10,000,000,000 france (£400,000,000) new money in the 4 per cents., the price being 68 3/5, and yelding 5.83 per cent. ...
Article : 38 wordsThe Ministry of Munitions is prosecuting Arthur Brown, managing director of a firm which contfacted to supply the French Government with bombs for the ...
Article : 71 wordsA public meeting called on Thursday night with the object of co-operating in a movement to send a petition to the Federal Government to take a fresh ...
Article : 61 wordsAn order has been issued bby the French Government placing the control of lead in the hands of a semi-official committee. Teh sole buyer is the Societ[?] ...
Article : 51 wordsSergeants H. Pettit, G. H. Todd, and W. Sutherland have been awarded bars to their Military Medals Fifty-eight Australians and three New Zealanders have ...
Article : 40 wordsCaptain Paul Barker. Royal Artillery. formerly of Waihi (N.Z.), has been killed in action. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Mon 5 Nov 1917, Page 7
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