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  2. GREAT ATTACK

    The Germans have launched a great attack in the Champagne, and a minor attack about Locre. ...

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  3. A TERRIFIC STRUGGLE.

    A 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 words
  4. FIRST FIERCE THRUST.

    The 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 ...

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  5. FLANDERS BATTLE.

    Reuter'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 ...

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  6. VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT.

    Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters wired on Monday evening:—The German bombardments this morning were scarcely less violent than those ...

    Article : 298 words
  7. AVIATOR'S TRICKS.

    A 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 ...

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  8. STRONG HOSTILE ATTACKS

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Strong hostile attacks preceded by a bombardment of great intensity developed this morning on wide fronts against ...

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  9. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    The official correspondent with the Australian Forces states: Throughout the night the Germans with slight pauses, bombarded Villers-Bretonnux Woods and behind with ...

    Article : 142 words
  10. THE LADIES' ROAD.

    Vancouver 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. ...

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  11. GERMANS' MILE ADVANCE.

    The Germans have advanced a mile on the chemin des Dames. ...

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  12. A DESPERATE BATTLE.

    A 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 ...

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  13. BELGIANS ATTACKED.

    A Belgian communique states that during the night, after a violent bombardment, German shock troops, attacked Belgian advanced positions between Passchendaele and ...

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  14. FOCH NOT NAPPING.

    The stroke in Champagne is somewhat surprising, though raiders and patrollers have recently been active in this area. Most valuable information was secured yesterday ...

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  15. FORGETTING THE WAR.

    The 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 ...

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  16. BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT.

    In 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 ...

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  17. THE TWO ATTACKS.

    Correspondents at headquarters state that both attacks were preceded by hurricane bombardments. The southern attack is extensive; the northern, launched at 4.30 a.m. ...

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  18. SEVERE FIGHTING.

    Field-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 ...

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  19. ADVANCE CONTINUES.

    Mr. Campbell reports that the German advance south of the Aisne rapidly continues. ...

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  20. LATEST FRENCH REPORT.

    A 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 words
  21. IS THIS THE MAIN ATTACK?

    Mr. 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 words
  22. AIR RAID ON PARIS.

    A 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 words
  23. BRITISH AIR RAIDS.

    Reliable 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 words
  24. ENEMY DESIGNS DISCUSSED

    Although 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 words
  25. AVIATORS BUSY.

    Sir 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 words
  26. RECENT FIGHTING.

    Reuter'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 words
  27. ENEMY CLAIMS.

    Sir Douglas Haig reports that counter attacks have reestablished the line east of Dickebusch. Berlin claims fifteen thousand prisoners. ...

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  28. FRENCH PRESS VIEWS.

    The 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. ...

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  29. GERMANS IN AUSTRIA.

    Reuter'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 ...

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  30. INTENSE GUNFIRE.

    Reuter'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 words
  31. OFFICIAL REPORTS.

    Field-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 words
  32. RAIDS ON AMERICANS.

    Reuter'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 words
  33. SAMMIES GASSED.

    Reuter'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 words
  34. FRENCH OPINION.

    M. 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 words
  35. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.

    Reuter'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 words
  36. NAVAL AIRMEN.

    The 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 words
  37. BRITISH NEAR RHEIMS.

    A 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 ...

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  38. PARIS BOMBARDED.

    After an interval of several weeks the long range bombardment of Paris was recommenced to-day. ...

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  39. BRITISH SHIPBUILDING.

    The "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 ...

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  40. HUN DESIGNS ON BELGIUM.

    A message from Berlin admits that the recent air raid on Spandau slightly damaged the garrison headquarters." "Der Telegraaf's" frontier correspondent ...

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  41. WEATHER HAMPERS AIRMEN.

    Sir 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 words
  42. ITALY'S SUCCESS.

    An 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 words
  43. FIERCE FRENCH FIGHTING.

    A 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 words
  44. BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLY.

    The 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 words
  45. GERMAN SPIES.

    The "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 words
  46. BRITISH RETURNED MEN.

    The 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 words
  47. AMERICA'S HARD GRUELLING.

    Reuter'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 ...

    Article : 115 words
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