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  2. THE BRITISH ADVANCE

    The British continue their pressure upon the Germans between the An[?]re and Arras. They have now taken Gommecourt and Thilloy, and have advanced a thousand yards to the north-east of the former place. A French report says that the new German line is not so strong as that just ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR.

    Mr. J. W. Gerard, the American Ambassador to Germany, has sailed for America on the Infanta Isabel, although specially warned by the authorities in ...

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  4. AGRICULTURE IN ENGLAND.

    In the House of Lords to-day the Earl of Crawford (ex-President of the Board of Agriculture), speaking on behalf of the Government, said the ...

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  5. THE VICTORY AT KUT

    The War Office has received the following official message from the British Commander in Me[?]opotamia:- A close pursuit of the enemy was ...

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  6. LIQUOR RESTRICTIONS IN ENGLAND.

    In the House of Commons to-day a motion to observe in the refreshment rooms of the House the restrictions on the sale of liquor which have been ...

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  7. DETENTION OF CONSULS.

    It is stated that investigations are now proceeding into the report that three American Consuls and two Consulate cl[?]rks were detained in Germany ...

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  8. FRUIT IMPORTS.

    At a meeting of Covent Garden salesmen and distributers to-day[?] a deputation was appointed to ask the Government to reconsider its prohibition of the ...

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  9. A SENATOR'S OPINION.

    Senator Frederick Hale, who has just returned from England, says that while there he met the Premier (Mr. Lloyd George), Mr. Asquith, the Secretary of ...

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  10. BRITISH SURPRISE ATTACK.

    Mr. Edmund Candler[?] in a message to-day, describes how a British regiment at dawn crossed the Tigris at Shumran B[?]nd, seven miles above Kut, and ...

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  11. BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS.

    The Bordeaux correspondent of the "New York Times" has interviewed an American Consul who returned with Mr. J. W. Gerard (the former ...

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  12. LOST MAILS.

    The Post Office authorities state that all letter mails which reached New York between February 14 and 18 for transit to England were lost on the Laconia. ...

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  13. AUSTRALIAN GRIT AND COURAGE.

    Mr. P. F. Warner, speaking at a cricket club conference in London, paid a high tribute to the Australians. "I was convinced," he said, "that they ...

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  14. TEXT OF PROPOSAL.

    Following is the text of Germany's proposal to Mexico, which is in the possession of the United States Government: ...

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  15. ADD GERMAN BLOCKADE

    The "Ni[?]we Rotterdamsche Courant," says that the German Government has promised Holland an indemnity for the seven torped[?]ed vessels, and has ...

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  16. COUNTING THE CHICKENS.

    During the debate on the speech by the German Imperial Chancellor (Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg), in the Reich[?]ag to-day, Dr. Peter Spahn, the ...

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  17. WAR PENSIONS.

    The new scale of pensions for disabled soldiers and sailors, and the dependents of those killed, allows privates disabled in the highest degree, ...

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  18. SALONIKA FRONT.

    The British Admiralty has intercepted the following German wireless official message:—The Italians to-day strongly attacked our hill positions in the Cerna ...

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  19. THE BRITISH ADVANCE

    To-day's report from Field-Marshal Haig states:- This morning we captured a portion of a German trench to the ...

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  20. BRITISH TROOPS CHEERFUL.

    A correspondent with the British headquarters in France states that the British are now within a short distance of the southern edge of Bapaume. The ...

    Article : 110 words
  21. TAKING BRIBES FROM RECRUITS.

    Dr. Andrew Dow, an examining officer of the White City recruiting office in London, who was arrested on November 30, 1916, on a charge of ...

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  22. BRITISH LOSSES.

    The Press Bureau has issued the following report on shipping:- The arrivals during the week ended Sunday last of merchantmen over 100 ...

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  23. FIGHTING IN BUKOWINA

    The British Admiralty has intercepted the following Russian official wireless message:- The enemy to-day strongly attacked ...

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  24. BERNSTORFF UNMASKED.

    These disclosures are the climax of the operations of Count Ber[?]storff, who has been associated with passport frauds, dynamite plots, and intrigue far ...

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  25. DURATION OF WAR.

    Mr. Frank Simonds, the "New York Tribune's" war expert, has visited the Western front, and says he believes the war will last another year. ...

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  26. RUSSIAN DUMA.

    The Petr[?]grad correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" says it is understood that a conflict reigns in high bureaucratic circles. One section favours ...

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  27. GERMAN REPORT.

    The British Admiralty has intercepted the following German wireless message:—An enemy attack has been repulsed between L[?] Transloy and Sailly. ...

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  28. ARMING OF MERCHANTMEN.

    In the House of Representatives, the Foreign Affairs Committee has decided to report the bill empowering President Wilson to provide guns and ...

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  29. GERMAN STATEMENT.

    A German wireless official message intercepted by the British Admiralty states:—We have captured several Russian heights in the Wooded ...

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  30. NEW ENLISTMENT REGULATIONS.

    (1) It has been decided that, in the event of a minor succeeding in enlisting in the A.I.F. either (a) by forging the consent to enlistment of his parents, ...

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  31. GREECE AND GERMANY.

    A mutiny recently took place at the camp at Gorlitz, in Prussia, where the 4th Greek Army Corps was interned after being kidnapped at Ka[?]ala (on ...

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  32. NORTHERN SECTOR.

    In his report to-day, Field-Marshal Haig states:- We to-day entered the enemy's positions to the north-eastward of ...

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  33. NEW ZEALAND MEAT.

    The Butchers Guild of London entertained Mr. W. F. Massey (Prime Minister of New Zealand), Sir Joseph Ward (Treasurer), and Sir T. ...

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  34. CHANNEL DESTROYER RAID

    A fantastic German account of th[?] destroyer raid in the English Channel on Sunday last, officially made in Berlin, has been received via Amsterdam. ...

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  35. GERMANY AND CHINA.

    The Germans are making an effort to, prevent a rupture with China, and have attempted to distribute substantial bribes without success. They have ...

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  36. BRILLIANT AUSTRALIAN ATTACK.

    A British correspondent at headquarters says that the Australians were responsible for a brilliant raid at Armentieres on Tuesday. They attacked on a ...

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  37. PRESIDENT'S PROMISE.

    President Wilson to-day told a group of Pacifists: "I have done, am doing, and will do everything possible to keep the United States at peace." ...

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  38. AMERICAN MERCHANTMEN.

    The Berlin correspondent of the "New York Times" says that the German newspapers state that it must not be assumed from the arrival at ...

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  39. BRITISH AIR RAID.

    The British Admiralty has issued the following statement:- Our naval aeroplanes on Sunday made a raid on the German iron works ...

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  40. PREJUDICING RECRUITING[?]

    A good deal of interest will centre in a case to be heard at the District Court on Tuesday. Frederick A. Holland, who acted in the capacity of secretary ...

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  41. GERMAN STATEMENT.

    A German official message states:- One of our seaplanes has successfully bombed an enemy transport in the north of the Æg[?]an Sea. A German ...

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  42. EXCEEDED LEAVE.

    The military police to-day paid a surprise visit to the London office of the Commonwealth B[?]nk, where there is always a numerous congregation of ...

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  43. THE RETREATING ENEMY.

    The Paris newspaper "Petit Journal" says that the retreating Germans blew up a number of large calibre guns. The fact that they abandoned strong ...

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  44. GERMAN PLOT REVEALED

    It was officially announced to-day that Germany has proposed an alliance between Mexico and Japan to make war on the United States in the event ...

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  45. CONDUCT OF THE WAR.

    A conference has taken place at Calais between M. Brian[?], the French Premier; General Ly[?]ntey, the French Minister of War; General Niv[?]lle, the ...

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  46. AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

    It is not yet definitely known whe[?] the[?] any Australian mails were lost when the [?]unard liner Laconia was torpedoed. The secretary to the ...

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  47. COMPULSORY RATIONS.

    In the House of Commons to-day Captain Charles Bathurst, Parliamentary Secretary of the Food Control Department, said the scheme of ...

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  48. THE LACONIA OUTRAGE

    Survivors from the Laconia relate that the German submarine went from boat to boat seeking the captain of the liner, but all refused to betray ...

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  49. THE FRENCH LINE

    A French communique issued last night states:- There is artillery activity on both sides of the Avre. ...

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  50. NOTHING LEFT OF GOMMECOURT.

    A correspondent at British headquarters in France says that nothing is left of Gommecourt except the foundations of a chateau, where enormous ...

    Article : 131 words
  51. DARDANELLES COMMISSION.

    The "Evening Standard" says, it understands that the delay in publishing the report of the Da[?]danelles Commission is due to the necessity of referring ...

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  52. A JAPANESE CRIME.

    Frau Von Zaldern, daughter of Admiral Von Capelle (German Minister for the Navy) and wife of an interned German officer, was murdered in her home ...

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  53. A NIGHTMARE.

    Mr. Lloyd Gibbons, a member of the staff of the "Chicago Tribune," was a passenger on board the Laconia. He has sent his paper a realistic ...

    Article : 322 words
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