The "Daily Chronicle's" Parliamentary representative says that it is definitely settled that the Irish Convention will consist of 101 members, of which 15 will be Government nominees. It was originally hoped that the membership would not exceed 60, but every Country Council in Ireland ...
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Advertising : 154 wordsPresident Wilson has issued a proclamation warning slackers leaving America to evade conscription that they will be prosecuted on their return to the United States. The Government announces that although they are not ready to begin training conscripts until probably five-ninths of the ...
Article : 68 wordsThe Admiralty announces that naval aircraft carried out several raids from Dunkirk last night, and dropped many tons of bombs with good results on Ostend, Zeebrugge, and Bruges. All our craft returned safely. ...
Article : 56 wordsOwing to danger from enemy craft, the port of New York has been closed nightly for some time. On Friday the port was closed for two hours to outward-bound vessels. ...
Article : 40 wordsThere are 18,500 French Invalid soldiers In Switzerland, 7500 Germans, and 1809 British. ...
Article : 28 wordsRumors are circulating that the Germans are tapping the American cables communicating with Russia. A war aims note sent to Petrograd 10 days ago has evidently not been received. It is reported that German agents have bribed the operators. ...
Article : 53 wordsWidespread public interest is taken in the public investiture to be held in Hyde Park on Saturday, opposite the Knightsbridge Barracks. The King is to personally bestow decorations on over 300 recipients, including seven Victoria Crosses, and also four posthumous Victoria Crosses to next kin. ...
Article : 118 wordsA report from Rio Janiero states that the President of Brazil has signed documents revocating the neutrality of Brazil. ...
Article : 27 wordsHonors have been awarded to Australians as follows:--Military Medal: Lance-corporal P. Schafer. (Infantry) and Gunner N. Hargreaves. Royal Red Cross: Matron Ethel Strickland and Sister Bertha Williams. New Zealanders:--Military Cross: Captain James Hewitt. Military Medal and Bar: ...
Article : 155 wordsIt is officially reported that Lord Davenport, the Controller of Food, has resigned through ill-health. [Note--Lord Davenport is a Mincing-lane tea merchant, and was one of the business men appointed in the new Government. There have been ...
Article : 89 wordsThe trouble with most thin folks who wish to gain weight is often that they insist on drugging their stomach or stuffing it with greasy foods, ...
Article : 286 wordsAn Italian communique issued to-day states: Violent massed attacks made by the enemy on Hills 592 and 652, in the Vodice area, completely failed, leaving 83 prisoners in our [?] It is estimated that the Italians have put 300,000 Austrians out of action ...
Article : 83 wordsThese thoughtless people who will persist in saying that Germany had the best of it in the war at the beginning merely because her armies occupy ...
Article : 1,162 wordsField-Marshal Haig reports that during May 3412 prisoners were taken, including 68 officers. We captured a field gun, 80 machine guns, and 21 trench mortars. We drove off a raiding party early yesterday morning to the north-west of the Boursies, Bapaume, and Cambral road, and success ...
Article : 196 wordsMr. Appleton (secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions) states that the leaders are solidly opposed to the Stockholm Conference, as it will only tend to embitter the international situation. The German Socialists, even with the best will in the world, cannot give effect to the views of ...
Article : 302 wordsThe French communique, issued at noon to-day, states: The enemy at night time carried on a fairly violent bombardment of our first line in the region north of Laffaux Mill, on California Plateau, and in Chevreux Wood. An attempted attack on the Casque cost the enemy fruitless losses. Between ...
Article : 117 wordsA man who had been suffering with a bad leg for close on three years, and spending close on [?] trying to find a remedy, was recently included to try ...
Article : 112 wordsConsidering that, from figures supplied from an authoritative source, 12,000 tons of supplies are shipped every day for the French front, the ...
Article : 975 wordsThe correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" at the front states that he learns from an authoritative source that the French, during the offensive from April 15 to May 24, captured 28,0.16 unwounded, and 3784 wounded Germans. The fighting has shown that the French are always able to force the ...
Article : 84 wordsThe magnificent Tivoli had its huge seating capacity taxed to the utmost last night, when the final week of "Look Who's Here" was entered upon ...
Article : 260 wordsThe English Socialist, Smillle, is to preside over a conference of 1000 Socialist delegates at Leeds, on Sunday. whereof the object is to organise the British democracy to follow the example of Russia. A sensational item on the agenda resolution proposes the immediate establishment of a council of ...
Article : 144 wordsResidents of Melbourne are alarmed at the reports that burglars are going about chloroforming sleepers before proceeding with their burgiarious ...
Article : 120 wordsThe Amsterdam Rheimische newspaper reports that an English submarine, steaming under the surface in the English Channel on April 19, rammed a German submarine. The shock forced the British vessel to come to the surface, bringing the German also. The latter's bows lay over. Both ...
Article : 98 wordsA report from Salonica states that authentic details of the February rebellion in Serbia reveal that the insurgents numbered 15,000. German and Bulgarian troops attacked and crushed the rising, taking 6000 prisoners, of which 2000 were condemned to be lined before long, deep trenches, specially ...
Article : 123 wordsA Washington report states that the Italian Commissioner says that Japanese troops would go to Russia if needed, but all the Allies, except France, have now a sufficiency of man power, although they need munitions. ...
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Advertising : 85 wordsThe Russian artillery on the Riga front has developed a vigorous activity, inflicting important damage on enemy organisations, including several explosions of artillery dumps and fortifications. There is unprecedented activity in the air on both sides. Wherever M. Kerensky visited on ...
Article : 209 wordsGeneral Chango-so-li, Military Governor of Mukden, and General Diehshih-chun, Governor of Nganhwei, are leading the rebels, who command large armies opposed to the democracy. The precise object of the rebellion is not known. It may either be the restoration of the Emperor, or the ...
Article : 151 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle" states that an extensive reshuffling of Ministers is expected. involving at least four of the most important offices. It is expected that Winston Churchill will be appointed to an important office; Hewart Roberts will probably get promotion; Mr. Roberts, M.P., may ...
Article : 56 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle" states that the mood of the Petrograd public has changed. For two months after the revolution practical anarchy reigned, and it is doubtful whether any other country could have passed through such a period with so small a proportion of excesses. Organised coercion ...
Article : 162 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle" states that it is definitely known at the British headquarters that the German fighting units have a ration only three-fifths of the British ration. German soldiers have two meatless days. ...
Article : 52 wordsThe "Nation" proposes a war levy upon British capital in order to abate the resentment against war profiteering by the business and propertied classes. These classes have already supplied £2,500,000, much of which Is really war loot. The war will certainly involve a permanent increase in ...
Article : 126 wordsWheat is sold freely, and there is a fall in prices. ...
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