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  2. SUBMARINES.

    A submarine sank the American steamer Leelanaw (1924 tons), bound from Archangel to Belfast, with a cargo of flax. The crew were landed at Kirkwall. ...

    Article : 343 words
  3. LATE WAR NEWS.

    Reuter's correspondent at Sofia states that a British submarine destroyed a large vessel laden with charcoal off Mal Tepeh, on the Asiatic shore, in the Sea of ...

    Article : 54 words
  4. TURCO-BULGARIAN TREATY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 66 words
  5. WARSAW.

    The battle between the Vieprz and the Bug continues with great intensity. A Petrograd communique states ...

    Article : 170 words
  6. WESTERN FRONT.

    The Amsterdam "Telegraf" states that the Germans are building a second line of defence from Namur to the German frontier, which is a formidable ensemble ...

    Article : 212 words
  7. FIGHT FOR WARSAW

    A communique states: With the assistance of warships, we repulsed the enemy's offensive which began on Saturday towards Chick, in the Tukkum region (Baltic ...

    Article : 598 words
  8. BRITISH CASUALTIES.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) states that the British naval casualties to 20th instant were:—615 officers, of whom 499 were killed; 8491 men, 7430 of whom were ...

    Article : 97 words
  9. SLOW, BUT EFFECTIVE.

    "When the 90 is fired," continues the writer, "the gun crew have to prize the piece back to its original position, by means of wooden lovers, under instructions from the ...

    Article : 411 words
  10. WAR NOTES.

    The despatch of Mr. Ashmead-Bartlett, published this morning, concerning the operations on the Gallipoli peninsula merely gives us a descriptive account of fighting the broad ...

    Article : 428 words
  11. THE ARGONNE.

    A French Territorial, describing the Crown Prince's failure in the Argonne, says that on the 13th, after a most violent bombardment, the Germans massed for ...

    Article : 159 words
  12. GALLIPOLI.

    Mr. Ashmead Bartlett—"Eye-witness" in the Dardanelles—says that our success on the 12th and 13th was achieved by desperate fighting. Anyone who has not seen ...

    Article : 1,112 words
  13. SOUTH-WEST AFRICA.

    Colonel Dewaal, of General Botha's staff, speaking at Stellenbosch, said the Germans laid 6000 mines in Damaraland. The Union force only lost nine men thereby, but 21 ...

    Article : 67 words
  14. THE WOUNDED.

    A majority of the Australian wounded soldiers in England resent the controversy regarding their food and treatment, believing that it will result in Australians ...

    Article : 362 words
  15. WAR STORIES.

    Signaller Fred. Arnold, writing to his father, Mr. Arnold, of Arncliffe, says:—"They have named the bay here (headquarters) Anzac Bay, from Australian and New Zealand ...

    Article : 183 words
  16. WAR PENSIONS BILL.

    The House of Lords considered this evening the Naval and Military War Pensions Bill. Strong objection was taken to the Government rushing through so important ...

    Article : 181 words
  17. THE ITALIANS.

    A communique states: We have made appreciable progress on the Lower Isonzo, and conquered a broad stretch of wooded ground on the left wing. We stormed the ...

    Article : 187 words
  18. THE ACHI BABA BARRIER.

    As supplementing Mr. Ashmead-Bartlett's references to the strength of the Turkish position before Achi Baba, we might quote the following from the pen of Reuter's special ...

    Article : 376 words
  19. ONE OF BOTHA'S MEN.

    Corporal H. F. Glennie, a former resident of Bungonia, near Goulburn, is one of General Botha's force in German South-west Africa. In a letter he states: "People in the Union ...

    Article : 163 words
  20. MARCONI WIRELESS.

    At a meeting of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, Limited, to-day Signor Marconi stated that owing to the war, the postmaster-General had cancelled the ...

    Article : 224 words
  21. HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    In the House of Commons to-day the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, declined to alter the length of the adjournment. The House rises on Wednesday, and ...

    Article : 98 words
  22. ASIATIC TURKEY.

    In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Secretary for India, stated that the British attacked and captured the main position of the enemy, a ...

    Article : 153 words
  23. SYDNEY BOY'S EXPERIENCES.

    Corporal Morris Fielding, an old King's School boy, who was at Oxford when the war broke out, holding the Broughton Scholarship, and who, although offered a commission, ...

    Article : 181 words
  24. PELAGOSA ISLAND.

    It is officially stated that naval forces have occupied the Island of Pelagosa, an important strategic position in the Adriatic. Pelagosa was frequently bombarded, but ...

    Article : 66 words
  25. PROTECT THE SOLDIERS.

    Several newspapers urge the use of bullet-proof breastplates. Many soldiers in the French army are using such protectors. Sir Conan Doyle, in advocating artificial ...

    Article : 64 words
  26. BRITISH APPRECIATION.

    One hundred and fifty influential people in Britain, including Lords Bryce, Balfour, Reay, and Cromer, Monsignor Benson, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and many ...

    Article : 73 words
  27. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

    Arrivals: At London, str Mamari; at Talcahuano, strs Yankalilla and Inverstay. Departures: For Wellington, str Rimutaka; for Auckland, strs Batsford and ...

    Article : 35 words
  28. RUSSIA'S BLACK SEA DREADNOUGHT.

    The news that Russia's first Black Sea Dreadnought has been commissioned is a welcome piece of intelligence. It places beyond all doubt the Czar's command of that sea. The ...

    Article : 185 words
  29. THE THIRD BRIGADE.

    Private Billington, of the 1st Infantry Battalion, writing to his mother who resides at Strathfield, says: "The 3rd Brigade made a name for themselves by the way they drove ...

    Article : 345 words
  30. SPANISH MANIFESTO.

    Spanish politicians, professors, scientists, and intellectuals have issued a manifesto stating that they cannot remain unmoved by the pangs by which the world has been ...

    Article : 82 words
  31. TURKS WANT PEACE.

    Turkish deserters who have arrived here state that there is a strong demand for peace by the Turks. The Turkish officers and men all consider they have no chance ...

    Article : 107 words
  32. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

    The Empire Parliamentary Association entertained wounded New Zealand soldiers at tea on the terrace at the House of Commons. ...

    Article : 143 words
  33. COTTON.

    In the House of Commons, Major Hunt urged that cotton should be declared contraband. The Government ought to cease fighting with the gloves on, and disallow ...

    Article : 118 words
  34. SERVIA.

    The Servians have reassembled, after many privations, an army of 230,000, which is ready, fully equipped, awaiting a notable Russian and Italian offensive to reattack ...

    Article : 60 words
  35. OLD ARTILLERY REQUISITIONED.

    It was stated recently that the Germans, and Austrians had requisitioned a lot of their older field-pieces, which prior to the war had been looked upon as permanantly ...

    Article : 370 words
  36. EXPLOSION IN MALTA.

    A great explosion occurred in a military building, which was blown up. Twenty people were killed. ...

    Article : 27 words
  37. SUBMARINE DRIVEN OFF.

    The "Matin" states that a French aviator in the Dardanelles observed a submarine approaching a British transport. The airman warned the transport, and also ...

    Article : 42 words
  38. ROLL OF HONOUR.

    Lieutenant Mitchell has been killed in action in France, Lieut. Mitchell, who was amateur champion heavyweight, gained notoriety by boxing Georges Carpentier in ...

    Article : 29 words
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