Articles from page 5: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. GERMAN BARBARISM.

    Reuter's Paris correspondent states that shots were recently fired at a German patrol in the streets of Peronne in the French Department of Somme. ...

    Article : 117 words
  3. GENERAL WAR NEWS.

    In the House of Commons this afternoon Mr. H. J. Tennant, the UnderSecrctary of State for War, said that adequate arrangements existed at ...

    Article : 103 words
  4. LATE MAJOR-GENERAL BRIDGES.

    The following is an extract from a letter received by the Governor-General (Sir Ronald Munre-Ferguson) from General Sir William Birdwood, concerning ...

    Article : 416 words
  5. RUSSIAN VICTORIES

    The great German offensive movement that started not far to the cast of Cracow, and carried the enemy in a remarkable rush, despite desp[?]rate resistance by the Russians, to Frzemysl, and then to Lemberg, has been brought to a close. It will be reme[?]abered that the Russians did not attempt to stand at bay until they reached something like their present line to the east of Lemberg. The Austrians, with part of the German forces, were ...

    Article : 410 words
  6. THE TURKISH WAR.

    The Turkish general attack on Monday was the most important yet made At 4 in the morning the enemy oponed with an extremely heavy artilery fire ...

    Article : 150 words
  7. AMERICA AND GERMANY

    Dr. Wilson, the President of the United States, is conducting negotiations through Mr. J. W. Gerard, the American Ambassador to Germany, with ...

    Article : 109 words
  8. FILLING THE RANKS.

    Replying in the House of Commons this afternoon to a suggestion of employing women jurors and thus releasing men for war service. Sir John ...

    Article : 85 words
  9. BOMBS ON MERCHANT VESSELS.

    An examination by the port officials has disclosed the fact that three transatlantic liners sailing from New York to Havre during May with cargoes of ...

    Article : 114 words
  10. A FIERCE STRUGGLE.

    General Sir Ian Hamilton reports that the enemy on the northern section of tile Peninsula began a heavy bombardment at 4 in the morning of ...

    Article : 364 words
  11. MARKETS AND MONEY

    Among the applications tor the war loan are the Australian Mutual Prevident Society, which takes £130,000 worth of bonds, and the National ...

    Article : 47 words
  12. AT THE BOSPORUS.

    The following official statement about the Russian naval operations at the Bosphorus has been issued:- "Our torpedo-boat destroyers in the ...

    Article : 71 words
  13. THE ITALIAN FRONT.

    The Italian offensive on the Lower Isonzo front continues to develop. Last night's communique says:- We are making progress on the ...

    Article : 62 words
  14. THE EASTERN FRONT.

    The Russians are now doing more than hold their own, both in South Poland, on the Vistula-Bug line, and in Galicia, to the cast of Lemberg. ...

    Article : 208 words
  15. THE LUSITANIA CRIME.

    In the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr. R. MeKenna, the Home Secretary, stated that the Government could not-compensate the survivors of ...

    Article : 49 words
  16. BRITISH TRADE.

    The Board of Trade returns for June show that, as compared with the corresponding period of last year, imports into the United Kingdom increased by ...

    Article : 48 words
  17. SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.

    Before reaching Otawi, to the north[?]ast of Swakopmund, General Manie Botha's Free Staters made a night march of 40 miles over waterless ...

    Article : 124 words
  18. THE SHOOTING OF MR. MORGAN.

    The man Holt, who forcibly entered the house of Mr. J. P. Morgan in New york a few days ago, and shot and wounded him because his firm is ...

    Article : 249 words
  19. ITALIAN AIRMEN ACTIVE.

    Last night's communique says:- Our dirigible airship has effectively bombarded an important railway junction to the northward of ...

    Article : 97 words
  20. FRENCH OPERATIONS

    Heavy fighting continues in the Woevre district. Yesterday afternoon's communique says:- The Germans made fresh attacks ...

    Article : 245 words
  21. SUBMARINE WARFARE

    In committee of the House of Lords to-day, Lord Selbourne, the Minister for Agriculture, in moving the second reading of the bill aiming at maintaining ...

    Article : 153 words
  22. THE RECRUITING CAMPAIGN.

    "Enlist now" was the keynote of an appeal to men to join the colours which the leader of the Federal Opposition ("Mr. Cook) made to-night. ...

    Article : 84 words
  23. GLOOM IN TURKEY.

    The fortifications of Adrianople have again been dismantled and the guns transferred to Hademkoi (on the Tehaldja line). ...

    Article : 171 words
  24. PROTECTION OF VENICE.

    A squadron, of hydroplanes, manned by French naval airmen, under the command of the famous Lieutenant Conneau, is now stationed at Venice to ...

    Article : 62 words
  25. TROOPS FOR THE FRONT.

    It is understood that within the next couple of days another offer of Commonwealth troops for service abroad will bo cabled by the Government to ...

    Article : 61 words
  26. HOIST WITH OWN PETARD.

    A Rhodesian trooper, in a letter to his friends in England, states that the Germans planted mines all over the desert in the line of advance of the ...

    Article : 87 words
  27. THE GERMAN STATEMENT.

    The official communique issued in Berlin to-day says:—"We are, by our advance between the Vistula and the Bug, threatening Lublin and ...

    Article : 127 words
  28. SUPPLY OF MUNITIONS

    Mr. Lloyd George, the Minister of Munitions, issued a statement to-day in reference to the speech made recently by Lord Haldane, who said that ...

    Article : 313 words
  29. PROTECTON OF POLA.

    The Germans have sent a number of officers and men, much ammunition, and nine submarines to assist in the defence of Pola (the chief Austrian ...

    Article : 37 words
  30. TASMANIA.

    The Tasmanian Rowing Association recently obtained returns from the different clubs of members who had enlisted since war was declared. These ...

    Article : 289 words
  31. THE GERMANS IN BELGIUM.

    The German Governor of Belgium (General Von Bissing) has ordered that all teachers in Belgian schools who allow an anti-German feeing to exist ...

    Article : 67 words
  32. THE NAVAL BATTLE OFF CHILL.

    The report of Admiral Von Spec. the commander of the German fleet which destroyed the British crusers Monmouth and Good Hope off the coast of ...

    Article : 300 words
  33. THE ENEMY'S LOSSES.

    The Athens correspondent of the "Daily News and Leader" states that advices received from Constantinople show that since the attack on the ...

    Article : 63 words
  34. ARMY OF SAN MARINO

    All the members but two of the army of the small republic of San Marino, which is embraced in the area of Italy, are fighting with the Italians against ...

    Article : 57 words
  35. STRUGGLE FOR LENS.

    This afternoon's communique refers as follows to the lighting near Lens:- The German bombardment of our lines north of Arras lasted tho whole ...

    Article : 148 words
  36. THE GERMAN FORCES.

    The Geneva correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that it is reported there that if by August 1 Germany will place an addition million men in ...

    Article : 125 words
  37. A RUSSIAN COUNTER-STROKE.

    A telegram from Lemberg states that the Austro-German forces which were pursuing the Russians to the cast of the Vistula have met with terrible ...

    Article : 127 words
  38. MORE PRESS COMMENT.

    The "Westminister Gazette" deprecates the seeking of scapegoats in connection with the Dardanells operations. It says the operations would ...

    Article : 74 words
  39. THE IRISH REGIMENTS.

    The King, in a letter thanking Lord Wimborne and others for participating in a non-party all-Ireland recruitting demonstration, pays a tribute to the ...

    Article : 58 words
  40. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND TROOPS.

    In writing recently to the GovernorGeneral (Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson), the General Officer Commanding the Australian and New Zealand troops at ...

    Article : 213 words
  41. BRITAIN'S IMMENSE EFFORTS.

    M. Thomson, Under-Secretary in the French Ministry, is now in London, and has had a conference with Mr. Lloyd George, the Minister of Munitions. ...

    Article : 189 words
  42. BRITISH CASUALTIES.

    The latest British casualty lists show a total of 46 offcers and men killed on wounded in action. The lists include Lieutenant William Balcembe Brown, ...

    Article : 66 words
  43. THE WESTERN FRONT.

    "Eyewitness," with the British headquarters at the front, reports:- "Operations for the five days from confined to [?]ning and counter-mining. ...

    Article : 242 words
  44. AN IMPENDING BATTLE.

    Correspondents in Northern France indicate that the Allies are awaiting the full fury of the German offensive. The enemy's plan seems to be to ...

    Article : 129 words
  45. AUSTRALIA.

    The Munitions Committee hat, supplied the Minister of Defence (Senator Pearce) with its second report. The committee states that every effort has ...

    Article : 799 words
  46. THE BASE METALS.

    In the House of Commons last night, Mr. Lloyd George, the Minister of Munitions, informed Lieut.-Colonel H. G. Henderson, the Unionist member for ...

    Article : 58 words
  47. RECRUITING.

    The statement made in a letter is yesterday's Mercury that the heads of Government departments were discouraging, if not actually preventing, ...

    Article : 191 words
  48. GERMAN SPIES IN ITALY.

    The captain and engineer of the German steamer Lemnos, 2,487 tons, which was interned at Venice, have been each sentenced to ten years imprisonment ...

    Article : 64 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$