Both the French and British are maintaining their pressure on the Western front, and are achieving success at various points. The British have captured another village eight miles south-east of Bapaume, and raiding parties have destroyed German dugouts, and taken a number of ...
Article : 309 wordsThe War Office has received the following official message from Egypt:- The British forces fighting east of Suez have advanced 15 miles from ...
Article : 153 wordsTwenty-two neutral sailors who were captured by the German raider Moewe arrived at Copenhagen to-day from Germany. They state that, many ...
Article : 155 wordsHerr Batocki, the Food Controller in Germany, incidentally stated yesterday that negotiations had commenced with the army authorities regarding ...
Article : 126 wordsThe United States Government is sounding neutral countries regarding their attitude if the United States enters the war against Germany. ...
Article : 314 wordsIn the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr. Bonar Law, the leader of the House, in introducing the Military Service Bill, said the difficulty of ...
Article : 391 wordsMr. W. F. Massey, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, speaking at a meeting of the Empire Producers' As sociation, said that he had one aim, ...
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Article : 527 wordsA wireless Russian official message states:- Enemy attacks north of Stanislau and south-west of Brzczany (in ...
Article : 34 wordsOn the recommendation of the Minister of Defence (Senator Pearce), the Federal Ministry has decided that a medal shall be issued to the wife, or ...
Article : 62 wordsA French communique says:- There is great artillery activity [?]n the Monastir front. ...
Article : 23 wordsDifficulties have arisen in connection with the forwarding of munition workers, carpenters, and navvies to the United Kingdom, which will cause a ...
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Article : 84 wordsTo-day's French communique states: There has been no change between the Somme and the Aisne, though we are everywhere in contact with ...
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Family Notices : 298 wordsMr. Albert Staub, an American Red Cross director, says that German spies have placed poisonous chemicals and ground glass in Red Cross bandages. ...
Article : 33 wordsIt was announced to-day by the Minister of Defence (Senator Pearce) that Brigadier-General R. McAnderson (Commandant of the A.I.F. ...
Article : 117 wordsThe Amsterdam correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that a recent speech delivered by Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German Chancellor, is ...
Article : 164 wordsThe "New York Herald" states that two German submarines have been seen a few miles off Long Island, New York State. The report has not been ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Portuguese Government denies the statement, which emanated from a German soured, that the island of Macao, at the mouth of the Canton ...
Article : 63 wordsBold and skilful operations have made the French masters of the whole of Lower Con[?]y Forest (between the Oise and the Aisne) and the ...
Article : 246 wordsMr. William Simms, the correspondant in France of the United Press Association of New York, says the British captured the village of Boyelles ...
Article : 101 wordsThe newspapers announce that the Government has decided to make reprisals for the sinking of the hospital ship Asturias. ...
Article : 47 wordsMrs. Hugh Hull of Tolosa, Lindisfarne, has received a cablegram from her sons, Sergeant W. D. Hull and Private H. A. Hull, of the 23rd ...
Article : 252 wordsThe men who recently struck work at Barrow-in-Furness for increased work and bonuses have decided, by 2,838 votes against 218, not to resume ...
Article : 66 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the "New York World" has had an interview with M. Sokoloff, the leader of the Russian Socialists, who stated that ...
Article : 98 wordsAn Italian naval communique states that for the week ending Sunday last 517 merchant vessels, with an aggregate of 453,780 tons, entered Italian ...
Article : 71 wordsYesterday, after stiff fighting, the Australians took another village about two miles in front. The attack was made at dawn. The village had been ...
Article : 408 wordsAt the annual meeting of the Navy League, Sir T. McKenzie, the High Commissioner for New Zealand, said it was desirable to have overseas ...
Article : 86 wordsThe Council of Soldiers and Workmen at Petrograd demands the confiscation of all large estates in Russia, including those belonging to the ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Union Castle liner Alnwick Castle, 5,900 tons, was torpedoed and sunk without warning by a German submarine on the 19th inst. in the broad ...
Article : 187 wordsThe London representative of the New York Press Association has had an interview with Mr. Bonar Law[?] the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, ...
Article : 158 wordsIn connection with the striking of a mine by the transport Tyndarens, on board of which was a battalion of the Middlesex Regiment, wh[?]n all the ...
Article : 83 wordsA French communique states:- A fairly vigorous artillery engagement is proceeding in the neighbourhood of Maisons de Champagne (in ...
Article : 52 wordsIn a recent issue the "Novoe Vremya," Russia's leading newspaper, spoke as follows of enemy intrigues in Petrograd:—"German influences in ...
Article : 404 wordsSergeant L. J. Briggs, Longford, third occasion. Sergeant V. G. Ibbott, Latrobe, second occasion, previously reported returned to ...
Article : 87 wordsThe following (the 28[?]th) casualty list has been released for [?]ublication. The names, unless it is otherwise stated, are those of privates. The ...
Article : 738 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the "New York Herald" states that the Germans on the 16th inst. dragged from their homes at Roseil 500 of the prettiest ...
Article : 55 wordsTo-day's French communique says: After a brisk attack to-day we recaptured the lost portions of the trenches which the enemy have held ...
Article : 89 wordsThe State Department at Washington is investigating an unofficial report that Germany has detained American relief workers in Belgium, and also Mr. ...
Article : 114 wordsC. F. C. Maing[?]y, Taranna. C. M. Bevan, Colebrook. ...
Article : 11 wordsThe following are the Bank of England returns for the week ended today:- Coin, £53,032,000. ...
Article : 228 wordsLady Northcote, the wife of a former Governor-General of Australia, to-day opened the new Australasian Club in Piccadilly, intended for the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 100 wordsA French communique says:- A brisk artillery engagement is proceeding at Embermenil (in Lorraine). ...
Article : 25 wordsAn official wireless message from Berlin says that the Kaiser has congratulated Von Hindenburg and Von Ludondorf on the masterful strategy ...
Article : 59 wordsA Berlin official wireless communique which has been intercepted by the British Admiralty justifies the action of Austria in supporting Germany's ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 31 Mar 1917, Page 7
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