The British Admiralty reports:-Some of our light forces patrolling the North Sea yesterday morning sighted a number of German steamers, and signalled to them to stop ...
Article : 136 wordsCables to the Russian Embassy at Washington say "The whole Russian front from Rica to Roumania is alive with battle. The Germans are reported ...
Article : 61 wordsTo-day's French communique reports:—After several hours drumfire, the Germans last night attacked our salient west of Cerny. Violent fighting with alternating ...
Article : 176 wordsA presidential order drafting 687,000 men into military service under the conscription law has been promulgated. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe Public Information Committee reports after a review of State despatch that every form of the transportation of liquor into United States "dry" territory is ...
Article : 39 wordsThe theory that German money financing the I.W.W. men received some confirmation to-day when a party of a dozen I.W.W. fellows were arrested, each of whom had more ...
Article : 34 wordsTo-day's Russian official message reports:— We repulsed several attacks to the south-west of Kaluga and against the Dobrobdiany-Novica front. We took prisoner 16 officers and 600 ...
Article : 187 wordsThe Admiralty report: Naval aeroplanes last night dropped several tons of bombs on works at Zeebrugge, railway junctions and sidings at Ostend, siding and dumps at ...
Article : 53 wordsPresident Wilson sent a Bastile Day mes-sage to France, expressing the hope that peace and right may soon arise on the ruins of the dark stronghold of unbridled, power ...
Article : 82 wordsAn important; project to cover tho lost shipping position, after the war has been launched in the Reichstag, the measure providing for the re-building of over two million ...
Article : 141 wordsThe German official report issued to-day, dealing with operations against the line held by the French troops, states:—We have captured important positions on the ...
Article : 151 wordsGeneral Sir Douglas Haig reports: We gained ground slightly northward of Warneton. One of our raiding parties in the Nieu-port sector encountered a large enemy party, ...
Article : 53 wordsCongress is likely to be asked before adjournment for another gigantic loan for the Allies, probably £1,000,000. Half the previous loan has already been exhausted. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe "Liepzic Zeitung" publishes replies of German leaders to its request for opinions regarding submarinism. The Grown Prince says:—"May our ...
Article : 132 wordsA Wireless Russian Official reports says: We captured in yesterday's battle 16 officers, 900 Austrians and Germans, and a number of machine-guns. ...
Article : 63 wordsA message from New York states that an American destroyer overhauled and brought back to New York to-day the Norwegian: steamer Conrad Mohr, aboard which the ...
Article : 102 wordsField Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports reciprocal artillerying in the neighbourhood of Armentieres, Wyaschaete and Nieuport. Our aeroplanes on Friday night bombed ...
Article : 92 wordsSeventeen German ships sailed from Rotterdam on Saturday in an attempt to reach Germany. One was wrecked, eight were captured or sun by the British, three ...
Article : 43 wordsA [?] communique States that after a bombardment the enemy made a series of coups de main between the Somme and the Aisne. ...
Article : 185 wordsA Russian official report state that northcastward of Kalusa we repulsed German attacks to throw us back on the Lomnica. We drove the Austrians out after a severe ...
Article : 81 wordsEleven neutral steamers-10 Dutch and 1 Scandinavian-loaded with grain, which will not be exportable except under license, when the President's proclamation will ...
Article : 57 wordsThe uron and Steel Trades Confederation has received the following message signed toy Sir Edward Carson, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Admiral Sir John Jellicoe: ...
Article : 295 wordsA French communique says: The Champagne fighting which began during the night at Mont Haut ended in the complete defeat of the Germans, who, despite the ...
Article : 105 wordsAerial activity has increased in the Adriatic. Italian machines bombed Pola on Friday and Saturday, attacking enemy destroyers, while 18 machines yesterday ...
Article : 44 wordsA Russian official message states:—We repulsed a persistent attack north-eastwards of Kalusz, and for tactical consider-ations we transferred to the right bank of ...
Article : 80 wordsThe King has adopted the name of Windsor for his house and family. ...
Article : 30 wordsWashington despatches state that Greek Government announces that the country is at war with Germany. It is understood that an army of a quarter of a million will be ...
Article : 51 wordsThe German Omcial report issued to-day states:—There has been violent artillery firing on the coast between Boesanghe and Wytschacte, near Ypres, Lens, and ...
Article : 60 wordsA proclamation, published announcing the change in the name of the dynasty, renounces on behalf of Queen Victoria's descendants the use of the titles Duke and ...
Article : 49 wordsIn the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of Blockade, stated that since April 1 German submarines haVe ar-rested or attacked over 20 British, Allied, ...
Article : 99 wordsA French communique says:—The Germans again seriously attacked Teton. Our fire smashed the assaulting waves, which had to return in disorder to their own trenches, ...
Article : 84 wordsIt is reported that the occupation of Pekin by the Republican forces, following the surrender at Fungtai on Thursday of the Monarchical army, indicates the complete ...
Article : 90 wordsThe Privy Council at which the change was unanimously decided upon was one of the most important held since the Coronation, lit was attended by the Duke of ...
Article : 86 wordsReuter's correspondent at French headquarters writing on Sundy said that yesterday while flags were waving and rockets blazing all over France in honour of the national. fete day, ...
Article : 968 wordsThe "Times" 'Paris correspondent states that a Belgian aviator, Adjutant Edmond Thieuffry, while engaged in photographing on July 3, encountered 14 Albatross ...
Article : 75 wordsReuter's Peking correspondent states that the Premier, Tuan Chi Jui, and a number of prospective. Cabinet Ministers, including Lian Johi Chao, who is a strong advocate of war ...
Article : 105 wordsDr. Addison (Minister of Munitions) had a stormy reception at Plumstead, when he addressed the engineers' workers on the subject of the dilution of labour. He said ...
Article : 142 wordsA strong movement has been initiated to compel the Government to adopt the Paris resolutions as a policy and take action. An enthusiastic mass meeting at which ...
Article : 97 wordsThe "Times" Copenhagen correspondent reports that a great fire is raging at Trond-jem, Norway It broke out at four different points, and destroyed goods on transit ...
Article : 66 wordsA wireless Gorman official report says:—We repulsed, an English attack at Lombartzyde. There is strong artillerying from Nordsschoote to Warneton and astride ...
Article : 305 wordsIt is reported that General Chang Shan's troops at Su Chou Fu, who had previously agreed to surrended, revolted, and destroyed the railway north of Sub How Fu. ...
Article : 35 wordsA message from St. John's, "Newfoundland, states that the Premier, Sir E. P. Morris, announced in the House of Assembly the formation of a Coalition ...
Article : 102 wordsMr. Harry Gullett, a well-known Sydney journalist, who is a private tin the artillery, is going to France to assist Captain Bean, as official correspondent for Australia, for ...
Article : 129 wordsReuter's Hyderabad correspondent says that the British Resident, speaking at the Nizam's banquet, referred to the exalted part his Highness has played in the war. ...
Article : 136 wordsThe Repuoncans have resumed control of China. Tran Chi Jui has again assumed the Premiership with the Ministry, Wang Lah Sich has been appointed Foreign Minister of ...
Article : 46 wordsIn the House of Commons, Mr. M'Pherson stated that the British air service casualties in the air raid on July 7th were two pilots killed and one wounded. The ...
Article : 54 wordsAn Ottawa message states that amendment to the extension of Parliament motion was defeated the Government majority being 17. ...
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The Maitland Weekly Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1931), Sat 21 Jul 1917, Page 2
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