Messages from Madrid confirm the declaration of war by Germany, Spanish Ambassadors in Berlin and Lisbon are taking over the Portuguese and German ...
Article : 238 wordsMr Gardiner editor of the "Daily News" and Leader," publishes a 21 column character sketch of Mr Hughes, entitled "John Bull and Sou[?]." ...
Article : 193 wordsMr Hughes has been made a Privy Councillor. On Friday he had breakfast with Mr Lloyd-George Afterwards he accompanied ...
Article : 366 wordsJean Herbette, writing in the "Echo De Paris," points out that a month ago Germany declared in brutal and irrevocable fashion that her submarines would ...
Article : 78 words[?] general situation at Verdun from French point of view is excellent. [?] are of the opinion that the German are row up against the strongest ...
Article : 462 wordsThe barque Ville da Havre has been sunk and two members of the crew drowned. The liner Louisian and the Norwegian ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 92 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Amsterdam says that German secret service organisations are attempting to establish a sort of provisional Belgian ...
Article : 65 wordsAll the German at Beira, in Portuguese East. Africa have been interned and German strips and tags seized. Many Germans at Delag[?]a Bay fled to ...
Article : 36 wordsJoseph Reinach writes that Verdun is no longer a battle it is butchery. At least 400 German cannon plunged 80,000 shells on a two mile front between ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Pope in a letter to Cardinal Basil Pompili, says—"We have been throwing ourselves among the belligerents as a father between his sons at strife. We have ...
Article : 65 wordsThe American Embossy at Constantinople, states a Washington advice, reports that the Russian occupation of the Turkish Black Sea port of Trebizond, ...
Article : 107 wordsA feature of to-day's racing at Flemington was a march past of about 300 soldiers, headed by a band of about 45 performers from the Royal Park Camp. The ...
Article : 173 wordsAn officer who was at Verdun says that for 17 days the Germans hurdled their masses against on unshakeable wall. Notwithstanding the intense bombardment ...
Article : 60 wordsThe "Evening News" states that Mr Hughes not only talks bravely but acts bravely. He comes from a country where Britons have not been afraid to cut out ...
Article : 56 wordsIt is state that the German fleet in the North Sea included the new Dread bought, Hindenburg. The steamer Bergan on Thursday met ...
Article : 49 wordsLord Northcliffe, in a message to the "Weekly Despatch." contrasts the fine physique and bearing of the German prisoners taken on the Marne with the ...
Article : 77 wordsThe Germans are evacuating Ispahon, in Persin. ...
Article : 10 wordsGen Lake reports that Lieut-Gen Aylmer on 8th inst was operating seven for eight miles from the right bank of the Tigris, but in consequence of lack of ...
Article : 99 wordsThe British War Savings, committee has made yet another appeal against extravagance, particularly as regards women's dress, hats, boots, and stockings ...
Article : 60 wordsBelated advices which are coming to hand in Athens report the destruction by fire of the railway offices at Adana (South East Asia Minor) on important town on ...
Article : 41 wordsHaving completed their first month's training the 48 soldiers at the Beaufort training centre early next week for Ballarat. The men received their ...
Article : 485 wordsThe London "Spectator," commenting on the unexpected outburst Col Winston Churchill in the House of Commons on Wednesday, when he made the amende ...
Article : 107 wordsA message from Berne states that the great movement of troops long the Rhine is confirmed. An almost uninterrupted series of tra[?]es passes near Basle crowded ...
Article : 53 wordsGerman warships have renewed their activity in the Baltic, and are inspecting all merchant vessels. Their latest ruse is to hide the nationality of their ...
Article : 66 wordsAn official message from Delhi states—During the last few days there have been lengthy discussions in the Imperial Legislative Council, in which the recent ...
Article : 307 wordsGeneral Sir Douglas Haig reports that 31 aeroplane made a successful attack against hostile railway head billets at Carbin. It is believed that considerable ...
Article : 62 wordsIt was announced some weeks ago that Australians and New Zealanders had been awarded Distinguished Conduct Medals. the deeds for which the medals ...
Article : 255 wordsCol Churchill interviewed Mr Asquith yesterday and decided to return to the Front to-day. ...
Article : 18 wordsA Paris semi-official statement has been issued exposing seriatim, a number of German official lies. It is observed that these untruths have been multiplying ...
Article : 42 wordsBrazilian newspapers are pointing out that Germany owns Brazil the sum of £4,800,000 for coffee shipments. They suggest that with the view of relieving ...
Article : 73 wordsTravellers arriving in Amsterdam Germany report that serious riots have occurred in Cologne. It is supposed that they are the outcome of the tremendous ...
Article : 63 words[?] communique reports that the furiously assaulted the Corbeaux Our infantry and machine guns [?] every successive attack, causing ...
Article : 344 wordsA communique from Petrograd states that in the region of the Upper Strypa, east of Kosloff, we repulsed an enemy attack in force, and inflicted heavy ...
Article : 52 wordsDuring the operations at the Caures Wood during the past battle of Verdun a French captain asked for five volunteers for a perilous mission. Forty hands were ...
Article : 59 wordsLord Montagu of Beaulien, who is a leading authority on aviation, raised a debate in the House of Lords on Friday on the subject. ...
Article : 151 wordsThe Germans have established a battery of naval guns Schlock. The fact that the position is remote from the main line of advance on Riga suggests that the ...
Article : 91 wordsIt is understood that serious rioting has taken place daily in Berlin since the German failure at Verdun. ...
Article : 21 wordsIn View of the number of conscientious objectors, the British War Office has formed a non-combatant corps on the usual rates of infantry, without proficiency ...
Article : 32 words"Our aircraft," reports a French communique, "were engaged in numerous encounters mostly over the enemy's lines on Wednesday. Out of 15 enemy machines ...
Article : 194 wordsOn Friday evening a recruiting meeting was held at the Town Hall, which was crowded. The President of the shire, Cr Alf. Matthews, occupied the chair. The ...
Article : 129 wordsThe King of Belgium has conferred the Order of Leopold on Sir Robert Borden, Prime Minister of Canada. ...
Article : 23 wordsIt is officially announced that a conference between the three Scandinavian States strongthened their good relations, and has given fresh expression to the ...
Article : 39 wordsThe army estimates show that the Home and colonial military forces of Great Britain now aggregate 4,000,000 men of all ranks. This total does not include ...
Article : 38 wordsGerman casualty lists for the month of February show the names of 10,211 dend, 21,635 wounded, and 3362 prisoners or missing. ...
Article : 50 wordsOver 40 volunteers have been secured locally since the appointment of Recruiting Sergeant Ruby a short time ago. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe Admiralty announces that the British destroyer Coquette (335 tons, one 12 pounder and five 6-pounder guns) and the torpedo boat No. 11 have been sunk ...
Article : 57 wordsEnver Pasha, the Turkish War Minister, recently reported to have been wounded by a would be as[?]sasin, is stated in a message from Constantinople to be ...
Article : 42 wordsOn 24th March a button day "For our Fighting men," inaugurated by Lady Hennessy, will be held and 200,000 buttons have been ordered for sale. The first ...
Article : 168 wordsGreat numbers of soldiers are taking advantage of the advice given at the Soldiers' Advice Bureau, and so far says Mr M. Maddock (the honorary organiser) ...
Article : 86 wordsThe resignation of Sir J. Bolleston (Unionist), on the ground of ill-health, necessitated a by-election for the East Hertford[?]hire seat in the House of ...
Article : 76 wordsThe difficulties connected with the shipment of wheat from Australia were explained by a deputation which waited up on the Prime Minister for Australia (Mr ...
Article : 179 wordsThe High Commissioner for Australia (Mr A. Fisher) entertained a party of Russia journalists at Bostal Heath on Friday. THe Australian Agents-General and ...
Article : 74 wordsThe President of the Board of Trade (Mr. W. Runcum[?]an) has announced that at the end of 1615 the tonnage of British shipping registered was 12,416,400, as ...
Article : 40 wordsNorthcliffe, who has been visiting [?] front, says that it is difficult [?] Germany's reasons for flashing [?] falselicods around the world. ...
Article : 105 wordsAn official announcement made in London states that General J. C. Smuts, the British Commander in Chief in East Africa, reports that after the occupation ...
Article : 74 wordsIn a reply to a question in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister (Mr Asquith) furnished the following figures relating to the loss of life among British ...
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Advertising : 694 wordsWith a view to supplying the needs of its army, Roumania has seized half of the 100,000 waggon loads of cereals recently sold to Germany. ...
Article : 32 wordsReports from Cologue state that one of the Zeppeline in the lost raid on England did not return. ...
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The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1886; 1914 - 1918), Mon 13 Mar 1916, Page 3
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