Reports have reached London from two sources that nineteen German warships have been sunk. ...
Article : 32 wordsMr. Maxwell, telegraphing from Arion, Belgium, says that the French forces under General Mascart have destroy[?]d the railway bridges at Lavaux, 18 miles ...
Article : 119 wordsAll eyes are turned to the North Sea, where, it is believed, a naval battle has been fought. The British cruiser Amphion ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 128 wordsHis Majesty the King has forwarded the following message to the Governments of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa:— ...
Article : 261 wordsThe "Times" states that important disclosures are expected shortly, which will thiow unexpected light on the motives regarding Germany's aggressive action. ...
Article : 189 wordsAll eyes are turned to the North Sea, awaiting news of a naval battle. The German High Sea Fleet was last reported on Sunday to be near Heligoland. ...
Article : 155 wordsThe battles on the Franco-German frontier during the next ten days will not represent a struggle between the main masses, but a conflict of covering troops ...
Article : 69 wordsThe mobilisation is proceeding perfectly, and will be completed carlier than was anticipated. The announcement has been made that ...
Article : 105 wordsA White Paper has been issued containing Sir Edward Grey's correspondence with the European Powers prior to the outbreak of the war. ...
Article : 569 wordsAdvices received state that a Czech regiment in [?]osnia mutinied. A Hungarian regiment has been annihilated in Servia by the explosion of a ...
Article : 138 wordsThe British cruiser Amphion struck a mine and sank. In all 130 lives were lost. The captain, 16 officers, and 135 men ...
Article : 38 wordsThe British Government has formally accepted Canada's offer to send an army corps to England. The force will probably be held there ...
Article : 33 wordsFrench naval officers are holding a council of war with Mr. Winston Churchill and [?]icials of the Admiralty, and a French military staff officer is conferring with the ...
Article : 123 wordsA German warship is patrolling the Straits of Tsushima, watching for the Russian volunteer fleet. PEKIN, Aug. 6. ...
Article : 48 wordsIt is understood that the British Go vernment is making arrangements to send all prisoners of war to Canada, as the Canadian forces will be available to guard ...
Article : 47 wordsIt is now reported that the destroyer Lance, and not the cruiser Amphion, sank the steamer Konigin Luise, which was being utilised by the Germans as a ...
Article : 105 wordsAn attempt was made to blow up the Canadian Northern railway with dynamite near Fielding station, Parry Sound. The explosive was discovered before any ...
Article : 53 wordsA German torpedo boat exploded and sank in the Baltic Sea, and 30 of the crew were drowned. ...
Article : 25 wordsBelgium has announced that the crossing of her frontier by French or British soldiers will not now be considered hostile acts. ...
Article : 27 wordsIt now appears that Earl Kitchener has been placed in supreme control of army administration, his position being analogous to the old position of ...
Article : 231 wordsThe reports received here concerning the presence of German cruisers off the Grand Bunks of Newfoundland are very conflicting. ...
Article : 117 wordsA crowd broke up a peace meeting at Saffron Walden, then marched to tne headquarters of the Independent Labour party, smashed the windows, and hauled ...
Article : 137 wordsThe Admiralty states that two steamers w[?]ch left Bremerhaven, report having seen the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse [?] [?] black, and converted into an a[?]ed ...
Article : 40 wordsIt is expected that the retail pri[?]es o[?] beef will be raised to 4d and mutton 3d, though the cold stores at Smithfield are well filled. ...
Article : 141 wordsThe Germans, hindered by the destruction of bridges, viaducts, and railways, have been compelled to make north. They have violated Dutch territory at ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 211 wordsThe report that German vessels chased the British cruiser Pathfinder is incorrect. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe newspapers characterise Vice-Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, who has been appointed to the command of the Home Fleet, as silent but alert, a man of ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Government is seriously considering the plan to recognise the Ulster and Nationalist Volunteers, and leave them to defend Ireland. ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Rheims correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," telegraphing on Monday, declares that the fight at Longwy, a small town in the extreme north of the French ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 235 wordsThe Germans entered Belgium early on Tuesday morning, advancing in three columns, and the lirst engagements took place in the afternoon. ...
Article : 451 wordsIn the House of Commons last night Mr. Winston Churehill, First Lord of the Admiralty, stated that Great Britain had paid nearly £5,000,000 for the two ...
Article : 40 wordsMr. Lloyd George (Chancellor of the Exchequer) announced in the House of Commons this afternoon that arran[?]ments had been made for insuring t[?] hulls of ...
Article : 163 wordsThe Foreign Office has announced that two British cruisers, after an exciting chase, drove the German cruisers. G[?]en and Breslau into Messina, a port on the ...
Article : 86 wordsMr. Asquith, Prime Minister, speaking in the House of Commons to-day, said that Britain had unsheathed the sword to "protect small nationalities against the ...
Article : 252 wordsThe Government is about to appoint a committee of experts, cousisting of the general managers of the leading railway [?]nes, to control the railways in Great ...
Article : 56 wordsThe French President (M. Poincare) has forwarded a message to the Senate and the Ghamber of Deputies, declaring that France has been the object of a brutal, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 140 wordsIt is estimated that there are still 30,000 Germans in Loudon. Many reservists, who are unable to return to Germany, are openly boasting that ...
Article : 62 wordsFurther captures of German vessels are reporred from Falmouth, Greenock, Wick, and Plymouth. The British steamer Cemeric, with ...
Article : 202 wordsThe Governor-General of Algeria reports that a eruiser, believed to be the Breslau, discharged 60 shells into Bona, a fortitled seaport and naval station in ...
Article : 42 wordsMr. Maxwell, war correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," in a despatch published this morning, says he visited the great national fortress at Longwy, which ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Tlent-tsin correspontlent of the London "Daily Mail" states that an engagement occurred near Wel-hal-wel between the German [?]iser Emden and the ...
Article : 110 wordsThere is general uncertainty in regard to the mail services towards Australia. The arrangements are being altered daily. The overland despatch from London is ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Marquis of San Giul[?]ano, Minister for foreign Affuirs, has informed Sir J. Rennell Rodd, British Ambassador, that Britain's participation in the present war ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 8 Aug 1914, Page 13
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