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  2. "FULL OF FIGHT AND DETERMINATION.

    Sir Thomas Robinson, the Agent-General for Queensland, has just returned from a visit to the front. When he arrived at the British front Von ...

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  3. BRITISH VICTORIES

    That General Haig has the initiative and means to keep it is very well shown by his tactics at Bullecourt. The Germans on Friday night were preparing an attack to relieve the pressure upon Bullecourt, and, instead of waiting for it, our troops advanced, and stormed the position. Thus the [?]ndenburg ...

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  4. THE V.C.

    The Press Bureau states:—The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Captain P. H. Cherry, a Tasmanian, for the bravery, determination, and ...

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  5. GREAT ITALIAN SUCCESSES.

    The Italians in three weeks have sunk 13 Austrian submarines in the Mediterranean. ...

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  6. THE CENSORSHIP.

    The United States Senate has blocked the measure empowering the President to establish a war censorship over the newspapers. ...

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  7. THE DEUTSCHLAND.

    The German newspapers declare that the commercial submarine Deutschland is safe in a German harbour. ...

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  8. GREECE AND THE WAR.

    M. Zaimis, the new Premier of Greece, after receiving to-day certain persons connected with the Athens Society appeared to their patriotism, and ...

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  9. COASTAL DEFENCE VESSELS.

    Mr. Th[?]odore Roosevelt, in a statement to the Secretary of the Navy (Mr. Josephus Daniels) says the majority of the owners of boats suitable for coastal ...

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  10. THE BULLECOURT BATTLE.

    Correspondents at British Headquarters point out that the mere fact that Sir Douglas Haig has established himself in the ruins of Bullecourt constitutes ...

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  11. SWEDISH LOSSES.

    Swedish war insurance reports show that 77 Swedish steamers and 34 sailing vessels, with a total of 114,000 tons, have been sunk since the beginning of ...

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  12. ALSACE.

    A French communique states:- Our detachments to-day made successful attacks at various points on our front in Alsac[?] We ...

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  13. AMERICA'S DECISION.

    President Wilson, addressing m[?]mbers of the Red Cross Society to-day, said:— The heart of the country is in the war. We do no[?] look for profit, nor expect any ...

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  14. THE ALLIED MISSIONS.

    Mr. Balfour and the other members of the British Mission to America arrived at New York to-day, and met with a great reception. Shrieking ...

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  15. VERDUN.

    A French official message says:- On the left bank of the Me[?]se there was a violent artillery du[?]l all last night. ...

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  16. THE TURKISH WAR.

    The War Office has received the following official message from the British Commander on the Mesopotamian front: ...

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  17. AMERICA'S MAN-POWER.

    A census of the United States shows that there are 10,000,000 men of military age. ...

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  18. THE GERMAN LOSSES.

    Moderate estimates put the German losses in killed, wounded, and prisoners during the present French offensive, from April 16 to May 1, at 200,000. ...

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  19. DECLARATION BY PRESIDENT OF DUMA.

    M. Rodzianky, the President of the Russian Duma, received an ovation from the members yesterday when he announced that Russia would not seek ...

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  20. FURTHER BRITISH PROGRESS.

    A report received from Sir Douglas Haig this afternoon states:- Local fighting last night cast of Lempire (12 miles north-west of St. ...

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  21. RUSSIAN OPERATIONS

    A Russian wireless official message says:- Three companies of Turks, assisted by Kurds. attacked on Thursday on ...

    Article : 155 words
  22. GERMAN GAS ATTACK.

    A Russian official wireless message states:- The enemy made a gas attack yesterday near St[?]hou[?] (south of Lak[?] ...

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  23. FURTHER BRITISH PROGRESS

    To-day's report from Field-Marshal Sir Doug[?] Haig says:- The Germans attacked last night to the eastward of Arleux (east of Vimy) ...

    Article : 602 words
  24. SINKING OF ALNWICK CASTLE.

    Captain Chave, the commander of the Union-Castle liner Al[?]wick Castle, 5900 tons, which was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine without warning ...

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  25. FORCED LABOUR.

    Commandant Closs. the German governor administering 25 communes in the St. Quentin region of France, issued in 1915 a docree, which has been just ...

    Article : 126 words
  26. FUTURE OF POLAND.

    The Swedish newspaper "Dagens Nyh[?]t[?]r" states that a Polish National Conference is to assemble at Stockholm, and will be attended by many ...

    Article : 132 words
  27. THE FIGHTING AT FRESNOY.

    The Paris newspaper "Le Journal" describes a grim scene daring the fighting on the slopes near Fresnoy (east of Vimy). Whole regiments of masked men ...

    Article : 141 words
  28. AERIAL OPERATIONS.

    Captain Ball, who recently distinguished himself by his fine work in the Flying Corps, has been missing since Monday. ...

    Article : 162 words
  29. THE CHASE OF ENEMY VESSELS.

    The correspondent at an East Coast port of the "Daily Chronicle" states that the officers and men of the British flot[?]la of light cruisers and torpedo- ...

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  30. SALONIKA FRONT.

    The War Office has received the following message from the British Commander on the Salonika front:- The enemy attacked on Wednesday ...

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  31. THE NORTHERN SECTOR.

    In his report to-day Sir Douglas Haig says:- Last night we carried out a successful raid to the eastward of Ypres. ...

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  32. GERMAN DISTORTION.

    A German wireless message which has been intercepted by the British Admiralty, states that German light naval forces which left Zeebrugge on the 10th ...

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  33. TSARISM.

    Letters received in London from Petrograd state that the Monarchical party in Russia has absolutely disappeared, without leaving a single ...

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  34. FIGHTING ON THE AISNE.

    A French communique issued this afternoon states:- Last night we carried a German centre of resistance in the region of ...

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  35. THE CAPTURE OF CALVARY FARM.

    Sir Douglas Haig's coup in seizing Calvary Farm and the extensive trench system there has strengthened our hold on the German [?]ositions across the ...

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  36. HIGH INSURANCE RATES.

    Owing to the high insurance rates charged on ordinary sea risks the British Government is arranging to take over the greater part of Lloyd's ...

    Article : 38 words
  37. VISIT TO CANADA.

    General Joffre and M. Viviani reached Ottawa yesterday, and were met with tremendous enthusiasm. M. Viviani paid a tribute to the heroism of the ...

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  38. GERMAN BRUTALITY.

    The night before last there was heavy artillery firing on the Hindenburg line at Bullecourt, mostly due to the apprehension of the Germans that we were ...

    Article : 325 words
  39. DUTCH REPORT.

    The Amsterdam newspaper "Telegraaf" states that the German torpedo-boat destroyers which were engaged by the British on Thursday left Zeebrugge ...

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  40. FRENCH SHIPPING.

    During the week ending May 6 arrivals at French ports numbered:— Merchantmen 940, and departures 930. One vessel over 1,600 tons and seven ...

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  41. MUNITION WORKERS' REVOLT.

    The m[?]nition workers at Schlussel-burg, 40 miles to the east of Petrograd, have revolted, and proclaimed a republic. It is not known if the outbreak is ...

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  42. BOMBARDMENT OF ZEEBRUGGE.

    There was an extensive aerial bom[?]ardment of Zeebrugge. the German submarine base on the Belgian coast, at 3 o'clock this (Saturday) morning, and, ...

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  43. A BRILLIANT ATTACK.

    A French official messag[?] says:- On the west bank of the Vardar, in spite of the extremely difficult character of the ground, we made a brilliant ...

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  44. MEETING THE SUBMARINE MENACE.

    French and English newspapers make a veiled announcement that the Allies during the past week got a grip on the submarine situation, and can face the ...

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  45. THE NORTHERN ARMIES.

    General Dragomiro[?] who began the war as a brigadier-general in the Russian army, and commanded an army corps last year under General Russky, ...

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  46. AMERICAN ARMY FOR EUROPE.

    The House of Representatives, has adopted an amendment to the Army Bill empowering Mr. Roosevelt to take a division to Europe. This action ...

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  47. SHUTTING OUT DUTCH STEAMERS.

    The "Star" states that the British Government is closing Southword. in Suffolk, to all but British and Allied vessels, with the idea of excluding Dutch ...

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  48. AMERICAN MISSION.

    The American mission proceeding to Russia will include Senator Elihu Root, Mr. Cyr[?]s H. McCormick, of the McCormick Harvesting Co., Major-General ...

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  49. FRANTIC GERMAN EFFORTS.

    [?]pondent at British Headquarters states that the Germans are making frantic efforts to regain the initiative. Prince Ruppre[?]ht, the German ...

    Article : 219 words
  50. ANOTHER POSITION CARRIED

    A report received last night says:- The enemy made violent counter-attacks on our new positions to-day, and succeeded in regaining a footing in ...

    Article : 86 words
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