The Germans have launched a great attack in the Champagne, and a minor attack about Locre. ...
Article : 29 wordsA semi-official communication in Paris states that a terrific bombardment, principally with poison gas opened up in the morning and continued for three hours. The enemy ...
Article : 351 wordsThe Paris "Temps" states: General von Ludendorff is broadening his front, and feeling for a region where the defences are less solid, and seeking a conclusive ...
Article : 80 wordsReuter's correspondent at British Headquarters in France, under even date, telegraphs that when the battle of Flanders died down on Monday evening, the 27th, the ...
Article : 213 wordsReuter's correspondent at British headquarters wired on Monday evening:—The German bombardments this morning were scarcely less violent than those ...
Article : 298 wordsA message from American headquarters in France states that German airmen are trying a new trick when cornered, emitting a thick smoke and dropping, pretending to be ...
Article : 60 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Strong hostile attacks preceded by a bombardment of great intensity developed this morning on wide fronts against ...
Article : 62 wordsThe official correspondent with the Australian Forces states: Throughout the night the Germans with slight pauses, bombarded Villers-Bretonnux Woods and behind with ...
Article : 142 wordsVancouver Reports: A Berlin official message says that the Crown Prince has taken the ridge of the Chemin-des-Dames, and is now fighting on the Aisne. ...
Article : 77 wordsThe Germans have advanced a mile on the chemin des Dames. ...
Article : 16 wordsA semi-official report states that the gained has gained an initial advantage in the new battle north, of Aisne and the battle continues desperately While the Allied troops ...
Article : 94 wordsA Belgian communique states that during the night, after a violent bombardment, German shock troops, attacked Belgian advanced positions between Passchendaele and ...
Article : 59 wordsThe stroke in Champagne is somewhat surprising, though raiders and patrollers have recently been active in this area. Most valuable information was secured yesterday ...
Article : 104 wordsThe official correspondent with the Australian Forces, telegraphing on Sunday, says: The spell of cool weather and rain is now spending itself. It followed a week or ...
Article : 548 wordsIn a speech at the Mansion House, Mr. Barnes (Labour member of the "War Cabinet) said that he was confident that our fighters who did not fail us before would not fail us ...
Article : 82 wordsCorrespondents at headquarters state that both attacks were preceded by hurricane bombardments. The southern attack is extensive; the northern, launched at 4.30 a.m. ...
Article : 35 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:—The enemy maintained a continuous pressure all day on Monday against) the British on the Aisne front. Severe fighting continues on ...
Article : 158 wordsMr. Campbell reports that the German advance south of the Aisne rapidly continues. ...
Article : 20 wordsA French communique reports Unit, during the latter half of the night the Germans very violently bombarded the entire region between the Forest of Pinon and Rheims. The ...
Article : 125 wordsMr. Hamilton Fyfe, "Daily Mail" correspondent, says: The attacks may be merely feints to tempt us to expect the coining' blow in the wrong place. In the north the ...
Article : 222 wordsA Paris official message states that ten enemy aeroplanes were reported to be proceedings towards Paris at 10.30 last evening. Several bombs were dropped on the ...
Article : 59 wordsReliable reports continue to show the immense damage and great panic done by the British air raids. For example, in a recent raid on Liege, a ...
Article : 146 wordsAlthough the German attack on the Rheims-Soissons sector was scarcely, expected the resumption of the long overdue offensive has found the Allies everywhere ...
Article : 284 wordsSir Douglas Haig reports:—Owing to the low clouds, and mist on May 20 little flying was possible until the evening, Our aeroplanes dropped four tons of bombs in the ...
Article : 99 wordsReuter's correspondent at British headquarters under even date, states that early this morning the enemy heavily bombarded a great depth of line from south of Ypres ...
Article : 134 wordsSir Douglas Haig reports that counter attacks have reestablished the line east of Dickebusch. Berlin claims fifteen thousand prisoners. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe Echo de Paris states that the railway system on the Champagne is excellent, and doubtless the Crown Prince has been given the best German divisions. ...
Article : 104 wordsReuter's Amsterdam correspondent states that the importance of the South Slav movement in Austria is evidenced by a telegram from Vienna, reporting that the Emperor ...
Article : 271 wordsReuter's correspondent at British Headquarters telegraphed to-day:—"Since last evening the enemy's artillery fire has markedly increased in various places. Villers ...
Article : 188 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: At 3.30 on the morning of May 26 the British divisions holding the sector of the French front astride the Aisne at ...
Article : 213 wordsReuter's correspondent at American headquarters in France states that three formidable German raids, on the Americans in Picardy this morning were repulsed with heavy ...
Article : 77 wordsReuter's correspondent at American headquarters says:—The mustard shells were the Americans' first experience of gas. But disarming as these were the prime poison gas ...
Article : 71 wordsM. Marce Hutin says that certainly the blow has been, hard and the recoil important, but it was better to retreat to secure the defence of the Aisne rather than defend ...
Article : 122 wordsReuter's Agency, learns that almost simultaneously with, the British decision to exchange all war prisoners a communication was received from Germany, through the ...
Article : 178 wordsThe British Admiralty reports that, between May 23 and 28 the naval airmen's operations were hindered by the weather. Nevertheless we bombed Mreaking and ...
Article : 103 wordsA German communique last evening mentions the capture of a few British prisoners at Laneuville, seven miles north-west of Rheims. This is the first indication of ...
Article : 37 wordsAfter an interval of several weeks the long range bombardment of Paris was recommenced to-day. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe "Daily Mail" offers £10,000 in prizes for a shipbuilding competition. The prize will be distributed amongst the yards of the United Kingdom working the highest ...
Article : 50 wordsA message from Berlin admits that the recent air raid on Spandau slightly damaged the garrison headquarters." "Der Telegraaf's" frontier correspondent ...
Article : 77 wordsSir Douglas Haig reports:—Flying is only possible during fine intervals. On May 25 we dropped over 300 bombs on billets in the neighbourhood of Armentieres and Merville. ...
Article : 86 wordsAn Italian official report says: We consecrated the dawn of the fourth year of the war with victory. Our positions continued uninterruptedly on Saturday and Sunday. ...
Article : 128 wordsA French communique reports: The battle was continual throughout the day with extreme violence on a front of over 40 kilometres between the regions of ...
Article : 135 wordsThe Press Bureau states that the April census, shows the toal acreage under wheat in England and Wales is the highest on record since 1882. The area under barley ...
Article : 100 wordsThe "Times" correspondent at Paris states that Bollinger, the head of the gang of German spies working with women behind the lines in France. has been arrested in ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Labour Minister Mr. Roberts, speaking at Smethwick, referred to demobilisation, and said that 400,000 discharged soldiers had already been dealt witth. Of these 60 ...
Article : 47 wordsReuter's correspondent at American Headquarters shows that the Germans have been attacking fairly heavily at certain points of the American sector. In one of the fights ...
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The Maitland Weekly Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1931), Sat 1 Jun 1918, Page 2
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