The brief cablegram received on Sunday night stating that the British had entered Lens was somewhat misleading. Lens has not yet been captured, though parts of the town are in our hands. The Germans were preparing to evacuate the place when the British advanced from Levein, and ...
Article : 358 wordsField-Marshal Haig reports to-day as follows:- Early this morning the enemy attacked strongly on a six-mile front ...
Article : 206 wordsMr. Kennedy Jones, of the Food Controller's Department, says it is necessary to save every crust of bread. Persons throwing away crusts, and housewifes ...
Article : 147 wordsThe following (the 287th) casualty list has been released for publication. The names, unless it is otherwise stated, are those of privates. The ...
Article : 157 wordsThe political crisis in Russia centres on the personality of M. Kerensky, the Minister of Justice, who is a Republican-Socialist, and Prince Ivoff, the ...
Article : 101 wordsA French communique states:— East of Maisons de Champagne (in Champagne) our reconnaissance parties to-day entered the German ...
Article : 176 wordsThe German Government has begun negotiations with the British Government with a view to securing permission to remove to Germany for burial ...
Article : 57 wordsPresident Wilson, in a message to the American people, says:—The entrance of the United States into the grim and horrible war for the maintenance of ...
Article : 292 wordsAn American financial expert estimates that the war, up to the end of March, has cost £17,000,000,000, of which Great Britain has borne a ...
Article : 38 wordsEight thousand shells are being poured by the Germans into Rheims every day. The bombardment caused 25 fires on Friday, and the same number on ...
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Family Notices : 215 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs states that the Germans succeeded in reoccupying Lagnicourt for only a very short time, the Australians recapturing the village in ...
Article : 123 wordsThe Lord Mayor (Sir David Hennessy) to-day received a letter from the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) outlining the arrangements which have been made for ...
Article : 149 wordsA Belgian wireless official message says:- During last night, after violent artillery preparation, we penetrated the ...
Article : 50 wordsTo-day's report from Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig states:- We have advanced to the northward of the Souchez River (near ...
Article : 160 wordsI have to record an attack by the Australian troops which will live in history as long as history exists. In order to take the fullest advantage of ...
Article : 422 wordsIt is expected that the American loan bill of £1,000,000,000, which passed the House of Representatives unanimously, will go through the Senate rapidly. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Spanish Government denies that there is any modification of its international policy, and declares that the Note forwarded to Germany protesting ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Minister of Defence (Senator Pearce) stated to-day that a ca[?]legram had been received from the High Commissioner (Mr. Fisher), stating that the ...
Article : 189 wordsMr. Theodore Roosevelt, in a letter to the Senate Military Committee, urges the raising of from 100,000 to 500,000 volunteers for service in ...
Article : 70 wordsTravellers who have reached Amsterdam from Germany emphasise the seriousness of the food situation there. They state that the poor in some parts of the ...
Article : 101 wordsSpr. Gilhooly, T., New Zealand (gas). Allen, R. S., North Motton, wounded and missing; previously reported missing. ...
Article : 64 wordsCorrespondents with the British forces attacking Lens had an excellent view of the operations, and are consequently able to give most graphic descriptions ...
Article : 253 wordsGreat preparations are being made in America for the reception of Mr. A. J. Balfour, the British Foreign Minister, and his party. It is expected that Mr. ...
Article : 69 wordsIn a telegram to-day, Mr. Philip Gibbs says:- Great and far-reaching results followed swiftly the capture of Vimy Ridge ...
Article : 759 wordsLieut. Lette, A. D., Ulverstone (2nd occasion), previously reported returned to duty. Gunner Ward, V. T., Hobart, ...
Article : 108 wordsThe latest official returns available show that during the twelve months from December 1, 1916, to January 31, 1917. 71,108 bags of parcels for the A.I.F. ...
Article : 178 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the "Observer" states that the Council of the Soldiers' and Workers' delegates declares its intention of retaining its ...
Article : 70 wordsThe American liner New York, 10,978 tons, which struck a mine in the Irish Sea last week, reached New York safely yesterday, and was docked. She has ...
Article : 74 wordsThe war fever is growing in Argentina. Yesterday a mob attempted to attack the German Legation in Buenos Ayres, but the authorities so[?]n ...
Article : 43 wordsGeneral Brusiloff, the famous Russian Commander, at a banquet given last night to members of the Duma, appealed for national unity, in order to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing at four o'clock on Sunday morning, says:—The British patrols have ...
Article : 226 wordsTwo more invalided soldiers arrived in Hobart by the express yesterday afternoon, namely, Captain T. C. B. Moore, wounded in the head, but is now ...
Article : 87 wordsThere is intense enthusiasm in Italy over the entry of America into the war, and a banquet is to be held in Rome to celebrate the event. ...
Article : 36 wordsSome strange details are revealed today of the disposal of the remains of the notorious pro-German monk, Father Rasputin, who had such an influence ...
Article : 256 wordsAmerican newspapers comment on the tremendous effects of the British advance in France, and the blow to German prestige resulting from the ...
Article : 39 wordsThe German Ministry of Finance, in advertising the new loan as an answer to America's entry into the war, accuses President Wilson of seizing upon ...
Article : 120 wordsThere was a fight on the night of February, 4, of which little has been written. A New South Wales battalion attacked and took sixteen hundred yards ...
Article : 1,416 wordsIn a speech at Goornong to-night, the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) said on April 19 next the farmers would get another instalment of 6d. a bushel on ...
Article : 98 wordsA French communique issued this afternoon says:- North and south of the Oise we made reconnaissances everywhere last ...
Article : 87 wordsThere are heavy snows[?]orms in England, and the weather is colder than it has been for 60 years past. Farmers are anxiously awaiting sunshine for cereals ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 17 Apr 1917, Page 5
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