The battle of the Somme is now at an end, and soon it will merge into some other greater operation. On July 1 the Allies began it, and in 87 days they have forced their way through three immensely strong defensive lines that the Germans believed were impreguable. Until Pozieres was reached, the advance was up-hill, but now all the dominating heights are held. It would seem that General Joffre and General Haig decided to ...
Article : 511 wordsTo-day's Russian communique says: Our energetic fire repulsed an assault by two enemy battalions to the northward of Lake Kaldytchey ...
Article : 74 wordsMr. Frederick Palmer, the war correspondent at the British Headquarters cables a graphic story of the latest offensive, in which he says:—"Combles ...
Article : 200 wordsTo-day's Roumanian communique says:— We have compelled the Bulgarian right wing, in the Dobrudja, to ...
Article : 52 wordsThe following is a further list of honours awarded to Australian officers and men for distinguished service at the front.— ...
Article : 1,005 words"The Times" correspondent at Athens says, in an interview, M. Venizelos stated he was going to the Greek islands to head a movement against the ...
Article : 126 wordsTo-day's German communique says: — The Roumanians have captured the frontier heights astride the ridge between Szurduk Pass and Vulcan Pass. ...
Article : 48 wordsTo-day's German communique states: —On the fourth day of the artillery battle between the Ancre and the Somme the France-Britith combined in ...
Article : 85 wordsIn connection with the Zenpelin raids in England on Saturday night last, it is officially stated that the two airships brought down were the L32 and L33. ...
Article : 240 wordsIt is officially stated that all goods exported from the following countries to the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, British colonies not ...
Article : 159 wordsFurther important successes by the British troops, including the capture of Combles, are announced in this afternoon's report by General Sir ...
Article : 277 wordsThe War Office to-day issued the following, report on the Salonika campaign:— The French artillery upon our ...
Article : 81 wordsTo-day's French communique says:— The enemy made a violent attack on Thiaumont Wood and Fleury (Verdun) this morning, but it failed, and ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Allies celebrated the anniversary of the Allied offensives in the Artois and Champagne districts a year, ago by a brilliant advance, culminating in the ...
Article : 1,009 wordsThis morning's French communique says:— Yesterday our aviators fought 47 combats in the air, Lieut. Heurtaux ...
Article : 56 wordsTo-day's French communique says:— There was a lively bombardment yesterday, together with skirmishes, between the Struma and Vardar, ...
Article : 95 wordsTo-day's Italian communique says:— On the Trentino front our artillery fire yesterday prevented an attempt by the enemy to consolidate the ...
Article : 137 wordsIt is estimated that a shortage of 200,000,00Olb). of wool is confronting American clothiers owing to the poor domestic crop, and the difficulty in ...
Article : 49 wordsAt the inquest which was hold yesterday on the victims of the Zeppelin raid on London, the coroner, in summing-up, suggested that the crews of ...
Article : 68 wordsIt is reported in the Swedish capital that Great Britain is making an effort to secure the release of British steamers laid up in Russian and Finnish ...
Article : 104 wordsThe proclamation issued by M. Venizelos, placing himself at the head of the national movement in Greece, has fallen like a bombshell upon the people. ...
Article : 329 wordsLieutenant Ball has gained a Military Cross, the D.S.O., and a special bar for an extraordinary series of air exploits. ...
Article : 245 wordsAn 84 hours' bombardment, unprecedented in its violence, preceded the general attack in the Somme region on Monday. The deafening roar of the ...
Article : 193 wordsFollowing the despatch received in New York from Berlin, stating that Mr. J. W. Gerard, the American Ambassador, had been visited by Herr Von ...
Article : 122 wordsThis afternoon's French communique states:— We completed the capture of Friegicourt (east of Combles) this ...
Article : 240 wordsAt the Dardanelles Commission, today, Lord Grey, the Foreign Secretary, gave evidence Sir Maurice Hankey, the Secretary of the Committee of ...
Article : 44 wordsDescribing Monday's advance by the British troops, Mr. Philip Gibbs, the war correspondent, says:— The enemy massed many ...
Article : 266 wordsOfficial despatches received in Washington show that large numbers of German children are arriving in ...
Article : 82 wordsOn Monday the British took Morval and Les Boeufs (north of Combles) and advanced, a mile on the line Martinpuich-Combles. On Tuesday, they completed the capture of Gueudecourt (north-west of Les Boeufs), captured Combles, and also Thiepval. East of Combles the French took Friegicourt and the wood St. Pierre Vaast, and also Rancourt, and advanced beyondthe Rancourt-Bouchavesnes-road. The Ailies thus are in a position to push east and north-east under the protection of their heavy guns on the heights. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 28 Sep 1916, Page 5
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