It is believed at Copenhagen that disaster has overtaken a German warship, or warships, during a storms which is now raging in the North Sea. ...
Article : 209 wordsThe King and Queen, accompanied by the Secretary of State for War (Lord Kitchener), spent most of Friday at Aldershot, where they inspected a portion of the new ...
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Article : 22 wordsThere has been no important fighting in West Galicia during the past few days. The Austrians are continuing their retreat from Khyrow, which, with two ...
Article : 44 wordsItaly's position is being watched with great interest. A meeting of the Conservative party, a Rome message states, has passed a ...
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Article : 151 wordsThe Japanese, says a Peking message, have occupied the Shantung railway, which runs east and west a little to the north of Kiao-chau, as far as the Wei River, a ...
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Article : 61 wordsThe German cruiser Emden (3,592 tons) has carried out another successful raid—this time in the Indian Ocean. Within the past few days she has sunk ...
Article : 108 words"Commander Nicholson, of the Creasy, reported on September 23 that whilst on patrol duty the Aboukir was struck at about 6.25 a.m. on the starboard beam. ...
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Article : 48 wordsJapanese troops are continuing their attack on Kiao-chau, the German port in China. They have hemmed the defenders in an ...
Article : 93 wordsA correspondent of a Rome newspaper has obtained an interesting interview with Dr. Wilhelm Solf, the German Colonial Secretary, and formerly Governor of ...
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Article : 127 wordsDesperate fighting continues between the Austrians and Servians. A semi-official message states that battles are raging between Svornik and Loznitza, on the ...
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The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), Sat 3 Oct 1914, Page 33
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