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  2. THE GERMAN RETREAT.

    German armies Which have been driven northward from the Marne are reported to be making a stand against their pursuers near the Aisne and in country above 'Rheims, Elsewhere the retreat is being continued. From two independent sources on Wednesday ...

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  3. OTHER STATES.

    Important evidence regarding the action of certain holders of wheat in Sydney was given the Necessary Commodities. Royal Commission today, Mr. L. Rossell ...

    Article : 336 words
  4. Boer General Resigned.

    Brig.-Gen. C.-F. Beyers (Commandant General of the Citizen Forces of the South African Union) has resigned. Gen, Beyers, who was a prominent member of the Boer ...

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  5. Liege Workmen Killed.

    The Brandenburg troops slaughtered 182 civilians at Soumagn, near Liege, on the ground that rifles were found in some of the houses. The Germans would not ...

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  6. LOCAL MOVEMENTS.

    A military reporter has no easy task to perform at the present juncture. The public are asking all sorts of questions regarding. the date of embarkation of the 1st ...

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  7. THE PORT OF POLA.

    Reports received from Austria state that wintry conditions are setting in early, and that intense cold is being experienced, particularly at night. The soldiers are ...

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  8. A Sprint for Safety.

    Georges Andre, the famous sprinter and international footballer, has been promoted to the rank sergeant for gallantry in the field. German troops surrounded his ...

    Article : 70 words
  9. MARCH TO BERLIN.

    The Petrograd correspondent of The Morning Post states that Gen. Rennenkampf, the Muscovite leader in East Prussia, has ordered an advance into Prussia ...

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  10. Albanian Plague Spot.

    Telegrams from Valona, on the Albanian coast, state that famine, malaria, and smallpox are raging there, particularly among the refugees from the villages ...

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  11. Another Servian Success.

    Advices just received from Nish, the temporary Servian capital, state that the Servian troops have occupied -the town of Visegrad, in Bosnia. ...

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  12. Austrians Cheated of Rest.

    The Russians, in crossing the River San, immediately behind the retreating Austrians, avoided the upper and shallower reaches guarded by the Jaroslav and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 191 words
  13. British Zinc Works.

    The Daily Mail states that it is probable that zine smelting works will be opened in Great Britain very shortly, capable of producing 50,000 tons of spelter annually. ...

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  14. German Threat Against China.

    The German Charge d'Affaires at Pekin has notified the Chinese authorities that his Government reserves the right to deal with China in the present ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 156 words
  15. Holding Wheat.

    It is reported tonight, on what is said to be excellent authority, that the Government proposes to commandeer stocks of Wheat in Sydney under the emergency ...

    Article : 102 words
  16. Official Cablegrams.

    The following cable has been received from the High Commissioner:— London, September 16, l2.45 a.m.—Reliable.—The Rurssian's progress in Galicia ...

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  17. A Victorian Enquiry.

    The board appointed by the State Ministry to regu[?]te the price of foodstuffs and other commodities during the war took evidence today Mr. William Henry Peters, ...

    Article : 287 words
  18. "These Unnatural Women."

    Newspapers at Berlin publish a number of letters from the field complaining bitterly of the reports that German Women and girls had received French and ...

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  19. RETREATING FOE'S STAND.

    The Prime Minister has received the following cable message from the High Commissioner:—Official.—The enemy now occupies strong positions north of the River Aisne. ...

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  20. Australian Cadets Offer services.

    Mr. Lewis Harcourt (Secretary of State fox the (Colonies), in reply to Mr.H.T. Barrie (member for North Londonderry in the House of Commons), said that the ...

    Article : 88 words
  21. Death from Beetroot.

    Many British Red Cross motor cars traversed the Amiens and other districts and picked up the numerous wounded, irrespective of nationality. French doctors ...

    Article : 178 words
  22. Relieving Distress.

    In the Assembly today, in reply to question, the Minister for Mines action had been taken to relieve the distress prevailing in the Cloncurry district. ...

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  23. Russia Desires Favoured Nation Treatment.

    The Council of Ministers in the Russian capital has decided to increase by 5 per cent the customs tariff to States which refuse henceforth to grant to Russia "most ...

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  24. FAREWELL TO COL WEIR.

    Col. S.Price Weir, who commands the infantry battalion of the South Australian Expeditionary Force, was given a cordial send-off on Wednesday evening by those ...

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  25. Flesh-tearing Bullets.

    Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, in the House of Commons, today promised to make an enquiry, as to the statements that the condition of some of the British ...

    Article : 126 words
  26. FRENCH BATTLE GROUND.

    An official communique issued on Tuesday midnight says that on the allies' left the armies are in close contact with the enemy along the whole front marked by ...

    Article : 124 words
  27. NAVAL BATTLE.

    An official telegram from Berlin states that 15 vessels of the German Baltic Fleez were in action on Monday. The result of the conflict is not known, ...

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  28. ALL-CONQUERING RUSSIANS.

    It is officially announced that the Russians have crossed the lower San River without opposition. They have occupied Gorodek (in lower Galicia), and are now ...

    Article : 48 words
  29. Perishable Food.

    As a number of produce commission agents have expressed doubts as to the meaning of the circular issued by the Necessary Commodities Commission, the ...

    Article : 107 words
  30. Artillery General Killed.

    Brig.-Gen. Neil Douglas Findlay, C.B., one of the best British artillery officers and Officer Commanding the Royal Artillery. First Division bas been killed in ...

    Article : 157 words
  31. Austrians Desert Germans.

    Details have been received of the Russian victory at Krasnek, which followed the failure of the Austrian attack on the entrenchments at Dedjvitze (11 miles from ...

    Article : 304 words
  32. German Warship Torpedoed

    A torpedo from a British submarine has sunk the German cruiser Hela. The Yessel is a complete loss, but the majority of the crew have been saved. ...

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  33. Treatment of German Prisoners.

    Their Majesties King George and Queen Mary visited Netley Hospital. They addressed comforting greetings to the British wounded. The King also spoke kindly ...

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  34. Gas, in Sydney.

    Today the Necessary Commodities Control Commission sat in camera to take evidence from the Secretaries of the Australian Gasight Company and the North ...

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  35. Soldiers 'Mid Waving Corn.

    Last week's battle was fought in the fruit country of France, where even, the open roads are lined with avenues of pear and' apple trees. Under cover of a ...

    Article : 320 words
  36. The Barrier.

    News was receive this afternoon from Melbourne that the Zinc Corporation had decided to close down the South Blocks mine and mill indefinitely.- The Sulphide ...

    Article : 301 words
  37. Shelling of Maubeuge.

    The investment of Maubeuge, in France, 13 miles south of miles, was commenced on August 26, when the first shell was fired. On August 27 the main attack was ...

    Article : 101 words
  38. Belgians' Severe Losses.

    The Antwerp correspondent of The Daily Chronicle states that on Tuesday the military conditions in Belgium were completely altered. There are now 100,000 ...

    Article : 86 words
  39. VON KLUCK'S ARMY.

    An urgent telegram has been received by the Central News Agency reporting that Gen. von Kluck has surrendered with 14,000 men of his shattered centre army. Another report from an independent ...

    Article : 146 words
  40. POSITION OF ITALY.

    It is officially admitted at Trieste that 15,000 soldiers from the Trieste and Trent districts—mostly Italian-speaking men—who were fighting the first line of the ...

    Article : 105 words
  41. Murder in Drunken Frenzy.

    Refugees from East Belgium are streaming into Holland for safety from the excesses of the German soldiery. They tell harrowing stories of the butcheries ...

    Article : 120 words
  42. British Business.

    The Royal Exchange will roopen tomorrow, and will resume foreign business. The Imperial Government has agreed to compensate the railway companies to the ...

    Article : 65 words
  43. Sampling Champagne Cellars.

    The plains of the champagne district offer no natural positions for defence, It is probable that the present fighting is only a rearguard action to cover the retire ...

    Article : 248 words
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