The Germans have widened the scope of their northern offensiv e, and are now attacking not only between La Bassee and Armentieres, but on the Armentieres-Ypres sector as well. Plainly their intention is to smash through the British line north and south of Armentieres, and thus force a withdrawal from ...
Article : 305 wordsIn the House of Commons this afternoun, Sir George Cave, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in moving the second reading of the ...
Article : 1,693 wordsProfessor Sperry, of the Syacuse University, giving evidence to-day before the Senate Sub-Committee, said that Mr. W. R. Hearst, the "Yellow" ...
Article : 67 wordsIt may be useful to give a general idea of the stage which this greatest and most critical battle of the war has now reached. The German offensive, ...
Article : 735 wordsA statement issued by the War Office to-night says: — During the recent retirement on the Somme, a number of casualty clearing ...
Article : 99 wordsA French communique issued this afternoon says: — There is great artillery activity west of the Mouse and in the Forest ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" says the United States has now vessels aggregating 2,762,605 tons transporting troops and ...
Article : 35 wordsIt is reported from Constantinople that the Turkish army now consists of scattered, demoralised remnants It is impossible to reconstitute the many ...
Article : 59 wordsCorrespondents, report that American engineers participated in the recent great Somme battle. The enemy advanced in waves, 12 men deep, and 100 yards ...
Article : 98 wordsPresident Wilson received foreign correspondents, including the representative of the Australian Press Association, at the White House on Monday, ...
Article : 95 wordsThe following message was received from Sir Douglas Haig this morning:— Fierce fighting continued on the battle-front north of the La Bassee ...
Article : 316 wordsMr. Archibald Hurd, the well-known naval writer, states that a number of American Dreadnoughts for months past have been operating under Admiral Sir ...
Article : 131 wordsSir Auckland Geddes, the Minister of National Service, speaking at a meeting, of the Associated Chambers of Commerce to-day. said the essential part ...
Article : 89 wordsTo-night's report from Sir Douglas Haig says:— A mist yesterday morning hindered flying. When the weather ...
Article : 56 wordsA bill has been introduced into the United States Congress, permitting the use of bar silver for the settlement of foreign trade balances. Mr. W. G. ...
Article : 79 wordsThe crew of the American steamer El[?] Occidente, 6,00S tons, recently had a sensational fight with two German submarines in. European waters. The ...
Article : 54 wordsThe ever-increasing seriousness of the news from the front, as disclosed in the communiques, strongly influenced the House of Commons in passing the ...
Article : 272 wordsGeneral Mannerheim, the commander of the Finnish army, has issued a proclamation to his troops, in which he fulsomely eulogises the Kaiser and the ...
Article : 123 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the United Press Association of New York states that the production of airplanes by the Allies has been pooled, and as ...
Article : 71 wordsThe following return of arrivals, sailings, war losses, and unsuccessful attacks for the week ended Saturday last was officially issued to-day by the ...
Article : 183 wordsA French communique issued this afternoon says: — The enemy last night undertook a series of local actions at several points ...
Article : 203 wordsThe German Government has telegraphed to the Russian Commissionaire for Foreign Affairs demanding the disarmament of the Russian fleet, and the ...
Article : 38 wordsIt is estimated that the Germans in the Armentieres battle used at least eight divisions against two British divisions and one Portuguese. The ...
Article : 150 wordsA German official wireless message received to-day says:—Between Armentieres and the La Bassee Canal we attacked the British and ...
Article : 67 wordsThe Germans are now attacking both north and south of Armentieres,with the object of making the British salient there untenable in the south they have captured Fleurbaix and Laventie, and forced back the British and Portuguese to the line of the Lys and Lawe (both of which are shown on the map), and are now trying to secure a footing on the western bank of the Lys at Estaries and Bac St. Maur (futher to the north-east). ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 147 wordsIn reference to the statement made by Count Ozerain, the Austrian Foreign Secretary, that he was asked by M. Clemenceau, the French ...
Article : 219 wordsA message received from Sir Douglas Haig last night says: — Local fighting occurred south of the Somme last night. ...
Article : 34 wordsA high authority, reviewing the military situation, says:— The position has been improved locally south of the Somme by the Australians ...
Article : 449 wordsMany stories are told of individual heroism of Australians during the recent heavy fighting on the Ancre, south-west of Albert. Among them ...
Article : 437 wordsThe United Press Association's; correspondent on the British front states that American troops are arriving to rainforce the British. ...
Article : 35 wordsA message received last night from Mr. Philip Gibbs says:— It is now clear that the battle around Armentieres is a new and formidable ...
Article : 600 wordsThe Zurich correspondent of the Paris "Matin" states that the postponement of the speech that Baron Von Hertling, the German Chancellor, ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 12 Apr 1918, Page 5
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