The French have had a brilliant victory north of the Somme. They have advanced after bombardment all along the line from Combles down to Clery, and gained from a mile to two miles. They have reached the Peronne-Bapaume road from Rancourt (almost due east of Combles) to Bechavesenc, and in the advance from Clery Seized Hill 76, within easy range of the some highway. The next move on the Somme probably will come from the British, unless, in ...
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Article : 53 wordsIn connection with the laids made at valions centres on men said to be slackers, the War Office explains that the round-ups were due to allegations from ...
Article : 188 wordsThe Roumanians have occupied the island of Adakale, opposite Orsova. Hungary has spent much money in its fortification, believing it to be a ...
Article : 74 wordsThe officers of the recruiting committee of the State War Council yesterday spent a busy day dealing with a number of requests from country centres for ...
Article : 686 wordsTo-day's Russian communique says:— We have captured a mountain in Caucasus[?] to the southward of the village of Pridjan, and have also ...
Article : 50 wordsThe French Government proposes a State provision of funds for restoring ruined homes, farms and factories, but will not aid owners in rebuilding ...
Article : 67 wordsThis morning's French communique states:— Last night our grenadiers easily repulsed a German attack to the ...
Article : 225 wordsA German communique says that General Mackensen's German and Bulgarian troops continue to advance in Dobrudja. ...
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Article : 44 wordsThe distribution of prize money to the British Admiralty shows a great variety in range. The awards are made according to the number of the crew. ...
Article : 141 wordsKing Ferdinand of Bulgaria, Enver Pasha, the Turkish Minister of War, and Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg (the German Chancellor) have arrived at the ...
Article : 45 wordsTo-day's German communique states: —Near Foureaux and Leuze Woods there has been fruitless grenade fighting by the English, but the enemy have ...
Article : 37 wordsSome of the German newspapers describe the fall of Silistria as inexplicable. Others suggest that it was due to the hostility of the local population, as ...
Article : 61 wordsThe Italian communique issued today states— The enemy yesterday failed to retake the positions they lost on ...
Article : 95 wordsA cable message has been received from the Australian Red Cross Commissioners in London stating that there are now 500 Australian prisoners of war ...
Article : 80 wordsThe correspondent of the "New York World" at the British headquarters telegraphs to-day as follows:—"After a visit to the British front of 100 miles ...
Article : 370 wordsThe "Petit Parisien" states that owing to the fire from the Allied warships the Bulgarians were forced to evacuate all the Kavala forts, and the Greeks ...
Article : 61 wordsM. Zaimis, the Greek Premier, in submitting the resignation of the Cabinet to King Constantine, declared that certain incidents had interfered with the ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Swedish newspapers express disappointment it Great Britain's Note dealing with the detention of Swedish mails during the search for contraband. ...
Article : 33 wordsA cable message to the following effect was received to-day from the War Office by the Minister of Defence (Senator Pearce):— ...
Article : 212 wordsThe Italians who have arrived in Macedonia have taken up their allotted front, and are impatiently awaiting the order to advance with the Serbians and ...
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Article : 238 wordsThe policeman who was outside the French Legation in Athens when the [?]rowd of rowdies fired shots and shouted "Long live the King!" "Down with ...
Article : 100 wordsAs the result of a week's fine weather on the Somme the ground is dry, and the trenches and shell holes free of water. The Allied ...
Article : 227 wordsIt is reported in Berne that, the Austrian army staff has ordered the evacuation of Rovereto, 13 miles to the southwest of Trent. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Austrian communique issued today states:—One of our hydroplane squadrons on Monday night attacked Italian airship shed at Jesi, railway ...
Article : 71 wordsThe newspapers are delighted with General Sarrail's offensive, which has been launched after ten months of inactivity. They point out that General ...
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Article : 60 wordsThe Allied offensive on the Salonika front is officially described as follows in a report issued by the War Office[?]today:— ...
Article : 339 wordsTo-day's Russian communique states: We yesterday captured several heights in the region of the River Billy(?), near T[?]eetoch. ...
Article : 58 wordsThis morning's French communique states:— One of our air squadrons last night dropped bombs on enemy forts at ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 185 wordsGeneral Sir Douglas Haig reports this morning:— Our heavy artillery on Monday evening caused two large ...
Article : 165 wordsTo-day's Austrian communique says: —All the enemy's attacks northward of the Bystritza and Upper Czermosz Valleys (in the Carpathian region) ...
Article : 87 wordsThe French line previous to their latest victory ran from a point a little west of Combles, south-east to La Forest, and south-westerly to Clery. In their advance on Tuesday they moved round Combles, and then east to Rancourt, and from La Forest to Bouchavesnes, both on the Peronne-Bapaume road. South of Bouchavesnes their now line trends south-westerly to Hill 76, just south of Feuillaucourt. With the British south and east of Bois des ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 14 Sep 1916, Page 5
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