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  2. BATTLE OF VERDUN RENEWED

    ROME, Friday. 6.15 p.m. — The Premier, Baron Sonnino, is ex­pected to make a statement address in the Chamber to-day, justifying Italy's ...

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  3. RUSSIANS FORGING AHEAD

    LONDON, Saturday, 12.40 a.m.— The Russians have stormed and captured Bitlis. Bitlis, a town of Turkish Armenia, ...

    Article : 67 words
  4. THE VERDUN BATTLE.

    PARIS, Friday, 4.30 p.m.—A communique states that the Germans, after suffering cruel losses, penetrated the village of Douaumont. ...

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  5. LETTERS FROM THE FRONT

    Mrs. W. Moore, Sprent, via Ulverstone, has just received a letter from her son, Private Mark Moore, 26th Battalion, who, writing from ...

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  6. FRENCH GAINS AND LOSSES.

    PARIS, Saturday, 2.50 p.m.—This morning's communique states:—We carried out destructive artillery fire at the enemy's works east of ...

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  7. GERMANY'S FINAL DESPERATE EFFORT.

    LONDON, Saturday, 6.30 p.m. — Dr. Emile J. Dillon, writing from Christiana, says:— The tremendous onslaught at ...

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  8. HAUL OF GUNS AND PRISONERS.

    PETROGRAD, Saturday, 5.25 p.m. —An official report states:— We stormed and captured the town of Bitlis on Thursday night ...

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  9. THE GERMAN STORY.

    LONDON, Friday, 5.20 p.m.—A German communique states:— We have advanced south of Douaumont Fort prisonering 1,000 and ...

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  10. DRIVER LEO. ALEXANDER.

    Driver Leo. Alexander, of the Burnie postal staff, writing from Egypt to his brother, Mr. J. Alexander, of Launceston, states inter alia:— ...

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  11. ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.

    PETROGRAD, Saturday, 5.25 p.m. —A communique states:— Our artillery has dispersed an offensive north of Chartorysk. ...

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  12. FOR VALOR

    LONDON, Saturday, 8 p.m. — The Victoria Cross has been awarded to the late Lieut. Victor Smith, of the East Lancashire Regiment. He was ...

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  13. GERMANS PENETRATE DOUAUMONT.

    LONDON, Friday, 5.40 p.m.—A Paris communique reports:— The enemy's attacks and bombardment continued yesterday evening ...

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  14. ANOTHER RUSSIAN SUCCESS.

    PETROGRAD, Sunday, 4.55 a.m.— A communique reports:— We have occupied Dijor. ...

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  15. AERIAL WARFARE

    ATHENS, Saturday, 6.10 p.m.— Seven French aeroplanes flew over Sal­onika to Smyrna, bombed the batteries and returned. The double journey ...

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  16. ON THE BRITISH FRONT

    LONDON, Saturday, 12.50 a.m.— Sir Douglas Haig reports:—We have exploded five mines near the Hohenzollern redoubt and occupied the ...

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  17. GERMAN AIRMEN AT WORK.

    AMSTERDAM, Saurday, 8 a.m. — A German communique states:— After vigorous artillery prepara­tion, we cleared the village of ...

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  18. FOURTH GERMAN WAR LOAN

    ZURICH, Saturday, 8.50 p.m.— The firm of Krupp's headed the fourth war loan with a subscription of 45,000,000 marks. ...

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  19. PRIVATE ERN WEBSTER.

    Private Ern. Webster, who was for some time a valued member of the. Burnie and Waratah brass bands, writ­ing home, states that he is playing ...

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  20. GERMAN SEAPLANE FALLS IN SEA.

    LONDON", Saturday. 8 p.m. — Of­ficial: A German seaplane was return­ing from England, when it fell into the North Sea. The observer was ...

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  21. MISSING SOLDIERS

    All returned soldiers having reliable information about any of the under­mentioned wounded or missing soldiers, are requested to supply it personally, ...

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  22. Advertising

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  23. GERMAN CORRESPONDENT'S VIEW.

    LONDON, Saturday, 4.45 p.m.— The Berlin "Lokeal Anzeiger's" correspondent, writing from Lorraine heights, says that even from this ...

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  24. BRANDENBURGERS STILL HOLD OUT.

    LONDON, Friday, 9.40 p.m.—The newspapers speculate upon the significance of the German communique; some opine that the claim means that the ...

    Article : 93 words
  25. GERMAN OFFICIAL ADMISSION.

    AMSTERDAM, Friday, 6.40 p.m.— A German communique reports to the south-east of Ypres Canal, the English line penetrated into the position which ...

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  26. NAVAL WARFARE

    HOME, Saturday, 40.45 p.m.—An Austrian submarine has sunk the Swedish steamer Turborg. The submarine towed the crew in boats to the Spanish ...

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  27. ITALIAN SHIPS TORPEDOED.

    ATHENS, Saturday, 8.50 p.m.—An Austrian submarine has torpedoed the Italian steamer Java, the crew being landed at Piraeus. ...

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  28. THE TURKISH WAR

    PARIS, Saturday. 6.30 a.m.—During the summer of 1915. the Committee of Union and Progress discussed the question of the hostility shown towards it ...

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  29. GERMANY AND THE STATES

    WASHINGTON, Friday, 9.40 p.m.— The Senate, Ly a vote of 68 to 14, has rejected the resolution which favor that Americans should not travel by ...

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  30. THE FIGHT FOR VERDUN.

    PARIS; Saturday, 2:40 p.m: — The "Figaro" gives the following thrilling story of the fighting at Verdun:— The Germans were reported ...

    Article : 188 words
  31. THE RAIDER MOEWE

    LONDON, Saturday, 12.40 a.m.— The "Daily Chronicle" reports that eighteen of the crew of the sunken liner Clan Mactavish have landed at ...

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  32. EXTENSIVE GERMAN GAIN.

    LONDON, Saturday, 4.10 p.m.— The "London "Daily Telegraph" states in a leading article:— "Nothing could be more hopeful ...

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  33. SINKING OF THE ARABIC.

    NEW YORK, Friday, 6.16 p.m.—A remarkable example of German mendacity is to hand. It appears that Count Bernstorff handed Mr. Lansing, ...

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  34. TURKISH MINISTER WOUNDED.

    Athens advices from Constantinople state that an attempt has been made to assassinate Enver Pasha, Minister for War, who was wounded. ...

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  35. THE EBB AND FLOW OF WAR.

    PARIS, Sunday, 4.55 a.m. — A French communique states:— An intense enemy bombardment is taking place at Hauteromont wood, ...

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  36. SITUATION GRAVE.

    WASHINGTON, Saturday, 8.0 p.m. —Wireless messages from the German newspapers emphasise the gravity of the German-American situation. The ...

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  37. THE APPAM CASE

    WASHINGTON. Sunday, 4.55 p.m.— The Government has decided that the prize steamer Appam belongs to Ger­many, under the Prussian Treaty, It ...

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  38. GERMANS' MOST VIOLENT EFFORT.

    PARIS, Friday, 2.40 p.m.—A semiofficial message states:—The battle of Verdun was renewed on Thursday, the enemy's operations being marked by a ...

    Article : 175 words
  39. KING FERDINAND'S PLIGHT

    ROME, Friday, 4.55 p.m.—According to Roumanian despatches King Ferdinand is shamming bronchitis for the purpose of delaying his return to ...

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  40. DOUAUMONT FORT STILL SAFE.

    PARIS, Saturday, 6.30 a.m.—The fort of Douaumont is perched 90ft. above the village. When the Germans were driven back on Wednesday the ...

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  41. INQUIRIES INVITED

    The Information Bureau at Hobart is prepared to make inquiries through its agents in Egypt, Malta, and England. It is desirable to have as full an ...

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  42. DEFIANT PORTUGAL

    BOMBAY, Saturday, 4:45 p.m. — The Portuguese Government has seized all German steamers at Morsungroe, including five formerly in the ...

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  43. SEIZED GERMAN STEAMERS DAMAGED.

    LISBON, Saturday, 8 a.m. — The machinery of nineteen German ships was found damaged when the vessels were seized by Portugal. The sailors ...

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  44. AUSTRIAN COURTESY

    LONDON, Friday, 3.5 p.m.—Major Aspland, who has returned from Servia via Vienna, says there is growing irritation between Austrians and ...

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  45. THE RULING PASSION.

    A well-known surgeon was imparting some clinical instruction to half a dozen students who accompanied him in his rounds. Passing at the bedside of a ...

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  46. "NO INFANTRY ACTION."

    PARIS, Saturday, 5.30 p.m.—A communique reports fairly active bombardment at night in the different sectors of the Verdun region. There has ...

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  47. TURKS IN DESPAIR

    ATHENS, Friday. 4.55 p.m.—It is stated that the Turks are in complete despair owing to the provability of [?] being occupied. It is believed ...

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  48. LATEST GERMAN CLAIM.

    BERLIN, Saturday. 8.50 p.m. — A communique reports that the French attacked the village of Douaumont and lines adjoining, which we repulsed ...

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  49. FRENCH STATESMAN'S OPINION.

    PARIS, Saturday. 5.30 p.m. — The "Eclair" states:—During the first week's bombardment northward of Verdon the Germans expended upwards of ...

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  50. CHOOSING THE HYMN.

    A special preacher, about to ascend the pulpit in a country church, was asked if he would like any particular hymn to be sung to agree with his ...

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  51. THE ELUSIVE MOEWE.

    WASHINGTON, Friday, 10.25 p.m. —The report that the Moewe is captured is unconfirmed, and appears to depend only on the statement of an ...

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