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  2. BULLECOURT BATTLE

    The Germans have made further attacks upon Bullecourt, advancing simultaneously from four points. They were repulsed with heavy losses on every side, though the attack from the south-east had a slight temporary success. At the same time they attacked the new British positions to the south-east of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 434 words
  3. GERMANY'S SUBMARINE FLEET.

    A representative of the Amsterdam "Telegraaf" has had an interview with one of the crew of the German submarine which attacked seven Dutch ...

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  4. ESPIONAGE BILL PASSED.

    The Senate has passed the Espionage Bill without the censorship clauses. ...

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  5. RHEIMS CATHEDRAL.

    The Paris correspondent of the "New York Times" says Mr. Whitney Warren, an American architect, has reported on Rheims Cathedral at the request ...

    Article : 115 words
  6. INCREASING THE REGULAR ARMY.

    President Wilson has approved of plans for the expansion of the regular army to a war strength of 293,000. Forty-five new regiments of infantry, ...

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  7. BRITISH SHIPPING.

    The Shipping Board announces that Mr. W. J. Bryan has transferred to America all British shipping now being built in the United States, amounting ...

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  8. THE OMNIBUS STRIKE.

    The London omnibus strikers remain firm. Only 120 omnibuses were running in London yesterday. A union official declared that they can stop the ...

    Article : 82 words
  9. SINKING OF THE ARCADIAN.

    Survivors of the troopship Arcadian, which was torpedoed by the enemy in the Mediterranean last month, reached England to-day. They state that at ...

    Article : 181 words
  10. THE ITALIAN FRONT.

    An Italian official message says:- A violent artillery duel is proceeding between T[?]lmein (20 miles north of Gorz) and the sea. ...

    Article : 114 words
  11. INTERNED GERMAN VESSELS.

    The steamer Dekalb, formerly the Prinz Eit[?]l Friedrich, has been commissioned. She is the first German ship interned in America to be employed ...

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  12. APPEAL TO AMERICAN WORKERS.

    Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Labour member in the British House of Commons for Derby, who is one of the members of the Labour Commission now visiting ...

    Article : 149 words
  13. AMERICAN TROOPS.

    The Council of National Defence has adopted the British rifle for the use of American troops in Europe. ...

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  14. THE BRITISH EMPIRE

    At a dinner given last night to General Sir J. C. Smuts, the South African Minister of Defence, and formerly Commander-in-Chief in East Africa, ...

    Article : 702 words
  15. NEW TORPEDO.

    Mr. Edward Glavin has been summoned to appear before the United States Naval Board to explain an invention by which he claims to steer a ...

    Article : 45 words
  16. ENEMY STATEMENT.

    A German official wireless message states:—Our fire to-day prevented the development of English attacks on the Scarpe and near Monchy (six miles ...

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  17. BATTLE OF ARRAS.

    To-day's report from Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig says:- This morning the enemy heavily bombarded our positions on the ...

    Article : 271 words
  18. ATTACK BY FRENCH AND GREEKS.

    A French communique says:- Venizelist contingents, in conjunction with French troops, have captured two fortified positions [?]th of ...

    Article : 57 words
  19. GERMAN OVERTURES FOR PEACE.

    The Workmen's and Soldiers' Executive passed an important resolution yesterday pledging the Socialists to support the Provisional Government in ...

    Article : 186 words
  20. GERMAN ATTITUDE.

    The German newspapers have been unofficially instructed to abstain from making attacks upon the United States. ...

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  21. BRITISH TRADE BANK.

    A White Paper issued to-day gives details of the establishment of the British Trade Bank, the capital of which is to be guaranteed by the Imperial ...

    Article : 193 words
  22. THE DEVASTATED TERRITORY.

    M. Jusserand, the French Ambassador to the United States, has forwarded to the French and Belgian Governments an offer of Americans to assist in ...

    Article : 58 words
  23. WAR MEASURES.

    The Urgent Deficiency Bill, providing for the expenditure of £[?]0,000,000 on the construction of merchantmen, and £40,000,000 on the army, was reported ...

    Article : 173 words
  24. SERBIAN OPERATIONS.

    A Serbian communique says:- There is great activity along the whole Serbian front. We have made a further advance in ...

    Article : 59 words
  25. THE RAID ON BRUGES.

    A correspondent in Bruges, in West Flanders, states that many German soldiers were killed during a recent British air raid. General Von ...

    Article : 45 words
  26. THE TURKISH WAR.

    A Russian official wire[?]ess message states:- In the region of Kollesk and Amaikbaba, south of Erzighan (in ...

    Article : 64 words
  27. THE DOMINIONS TROOPS.

    The Commander of the New Zealand forces has issued in orders a message to the troops from the Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr. W. F. Massey). The ...

    Article : 115 words
  28. COALITION GOVERNMENT.

    The Petrograd correspondent of the United Press Association of New York states that the Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates in Russia, have decided to ...

    Article : 50 words
  29. GERMANY'S WAR AIMS.

    In the Reichstag yesterday Herr Rossicke, the lender of the Conservatives, opened a debate on the war aims of Germany by inquiring what was the ...

    Article : 1,342 words
  30. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.

    The underwriters of the New South Wales loan of £3,000,000 at 5½ per cent., subscriptions to which closed yesterday, receive 61 per cent, of the ...

    Article : 71 words
  31. ANXIETY NOT WARRANTED.

    The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" expresses the opinion that the situation in Russia does not warrant anxiety. He believes that ...

    Article : 99 words
  32. BATTLE OF BULLECOURT.

    The correspondent of the "Morning Post" says:—The enemy are still fighting hard for the lost Hindenburg trenches, and the Third Prussian ...

    Article : 193 words
  33. GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS.

    The "Petit Parisien" states that heavy levies have been made on the German troops on the Eastern front in order to reinforce the armies on the ...

    Article : 62 words
  34. SPIES IN NORWAY.

    Norwegian shipping circles are protesting against, spies informing the commanders of German submarines of the dates of the sailing of Norwegian ...

    Article : 169 words
  35. DEAR LIVING IN AMERICA.

    There was a heated debate in the Senate to-day over the cost of living. Several Senators characterised f[?]od gamblers and speculators as pa[?]asites, ...

    Article : 44 words
  36. ON THE VERGE OF RUIN.

    The "New York Times," in an editorial to-day, says the Radicals and the Socialists have brought Russia to the verge of ruin. They do not represent ...

    Article : 137 words
  37. ATTACK BY THE GERMANS.

    A French communique states:- After a violent bombardment along the Chemin des Dames, in the regi[?]n north-west of Braye-en-Laonnois ...

    Article : 181 words
  38. THE KING AND QUEEN.

    The King and Queen, who are making a tour of Labour circles, continued their inspection to-day of factories at Liverpool, where the great majority of the ...

    Article : 62 words
  39. GERMAN PRISONERS.

    Replying to a question in the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr. J. F. Hope, one of the Lords of the Treasury, said the Government had ...

    Article : 73 words
  40. FRENCH MAIL STEAMER SUNK.

    The French mail steamer M[?]djerda, 1,918 tons, has been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. Seventeen of those on board, including several ...

    Article : 53 words
  41. THE AMERICAN MISSION.

    Mr. Elihu Root, the leader of the American Mission to Russia, had an important conference to-day with President Wilson. The Mission will have ...

    Article : 64 words
  42. THE STRIKE OF ENGINEERS.

    The engineering strike in Manchester is coming to an end. Fifty per cent, of the men are already back at work, and it is expected that all will be working ...

    Article : 323 words
  43. OUTPOST ENGAGEMENTS.

    In his report to-day Sir Douglas Haig says:- Last night there were engagements between small outposts in the ...

    Article : 33 words
  44. MORE GERMAN LIES.

    The German Legation at the Hague announces that certain English ships, painted with red and white stripes, will to-day (May 15) attempt to attack ...

    Article : 96 words
  45. PEACE CONFERENCE.

    The Copenhagen newspaper "Dagens Nyheder" states that the majority of the Russian Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates favour holding a Russian ...

    Article : 72 words
  46. THE IRISH QUESTION.

    In the House of Commons this afternon, Mr. Bonar Law, the Leader of the Government in the Chamber, stated that Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime ...

    Article : 224 words
  47. THE NORTHERN SECTOR.

    To-day's report from Sir Douglas Haig says:- We carried out a successful raid last night near Y[?]pre[?]. ...

    Article : 29 words
  48. THE FRENCH COMMAND.

    A seusation was caused in Paris today by the announcement that the Council of Ministers had appointed General Petain, the hero of the defence ...

    Article : 86 words
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