The Germans are advancing rapidly in Russia, and have occupied a couple of towns on the Gulf of Riga. It is believed that the invaders are preparing to attack Reval, on the Gulf of Finland, and Petrograd is said to be the objective of the ...
Article : 116 wordsMr. Newton D. Baker, Secretary to the War Office of the United States, has issued a communique stating. The Germans hope to deliver a crushing blow on ...
Article : 91 wordsMr. P. B. Macgregor, the Nationalist candidate for Merthyr, opened his campaign at Earl's Court. New Farm, last night. The chair was occupied by the Mayor of ...
Article : 1,281 wordsThe British Army in Palestine, under General Sir Edward Allenby, has reached the outskirts of Jericho. An official message from the British ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 208 wordsDuring a debate in the House of Commons Major Daved Davies demanded that Lord Derby (Minister for War) should be removed from office for having played ...
Article : 144 wordsThe Leader of the National Party (Mr. E. H. Macartney), in his speech at Toowoomba on Thursday night, made reference to the Queensland Government's ...
Article : 594 wordsThe United Press correspondent reports: The Britishers on Tuesday took over another considerable sector southward of St. Quentin, as far as the Oise ...
Article : 410 wordsAdvice from Buenos Ayres gives details of an agreement which has been concluded between Argentine and the Allied Governments by which the latter agrees ...
Article : 100 wordsThe Bolshevik Government has accepted the German ultimatum by a five to four majority. M.Lenin (Bolshevik Premier) was the principal advocate for ...
Article : 110 wordsA wireless message received from Berne says that since the advent of the Bolsheviks in Petrograd all remittances to Switzerland have been stopped, hence ...
Article : 88 wordsThe Nationalist candidate for Buranda, Quartermaster-sergeant W. P. J. Sparkes (returned soldier), made his opening speech in the Alliance Hall, ...
Article : 1,137 wordsThe Turkish army has appeared before Trebizond, near Erzeroum, in the district south of the Black Sea, a city that was captured by the late Grand Duke ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Socialists in the Austrian Reichsrath demand that the Government shall accept the peace principles outlined in President Wilson's speech, and ...
Article : 39 wordsThree men offered themselves for service at the Adelaide-street Recruiting Depot yesterday, and all were declared fit. They were Leshe Spencer Moore, Hugh ...
Article : 93 wordsMajor Baird (Parliamentary Secretary of the Air Board), in introducing the Air Board's estimates in the House of Commons, praised the courageous boyish ...
Article : 260 wordsAs the Germans advance they are issuing proclamations urging that further resistance is futile. They are trying to cut the Liban-Romen railway. The ...
Article : 101 wordsThe Cologne "Zeitung" announces that in view of the new development in the East, Dr. von Kuhlmann's departure for Focsani, in Roumania, probably will be ...
Article : 47 wordsA recruiting rally was held at the School of Arts corner on Saturday evening, when Recruiting Sergeants Foster and Jones, Lieutenant Mathers (area ...
Article : 61 wordsA wireless official German message states: We occupied Leal, in Esthonia, and reached Pernigal and Lemsal, on the Gulf of Riga. We traversed the district ...
Article : 107 wordsAdmiral Jellicoe, in the course of his speech at the Aldwych Club, in which he dealt with the submarine menace, said he believed the Navy had sunk 50 per cent. ...
Article : 208 wordsThe sale of tickets for the Golden Casket Art Union ceased yesterday, 100,000 having been sold. The drawing will take place on March 6. ...
Article : 28 wordsAlderman William Dunn was to-day elected mayor of the Greater City of Bundaberg. Alderman C. W. Buse was elected deputy mayor. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe announcement that Mr. John Adamson will contest the Paddington seat against Mr. Fihelly has created great interest, not only in Brisbane, but ...
Article : 315 wordsAlderman W. J. Weir was, at to-day's meeting of the Town Council, elected Mayor for the ensuing year. ...
Article : 23 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reported this morning that the New Zealanders had made a successful raid to the east of Polygon Wood, taking a few ...
Article : 46 wordsThe German offensive in Russia continues in the direction of Vitebsk, Molodetshno, and Minsk. It is believed that the town of Rieshitcha has already fallen. The civic ...
Article : 196 wordsMr. Duke (Chief Secretary for Ireland), in reply to Major Newman (Unionist), in the House of Commons, admitted that a procession of several hundred Irish ...
Article : 56 wordsAt a meeting of the Harbour Board to-day, Mr. J. E. Joseph was elected chairman. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe town council elections on Tuesday resulted:—East Ward: Arthur Francis Williams, 131; Hans Ditley Petersen, 54; Thomas Cherry, 42; South Ward: ...
Article : 39 wordsAn analysis of the Air Board reports shows that the Germans on the British, French, and Italian fronts lost 126 machines in four days, the British ...
Article : 45 wordsThe Prince of Wales, who is visiting estates in South Wales, is being accorded a most enthusiastic welcome everywhere. He descended a mine at Ebbwvale, and ...
Article : 43 wordsAt a special meeting of the Greater Bundaberg City Council to-day Alderman W. Dunn was unanimously elected major, and Alderman Chas. Buss deputy ...
Article : 31 wordsA French communique reports: We captured 525 prisoners, including 11 officers, in yesterday's operation in Lorraine. ...
Article : 26 wordsAt a meeting of the Fitzroy Shire Council Councillor J. W. O'Shanesy was re-elected chairman. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe real business of the Inter-Allied Labour Socialist Conference in London has been postponed owing to the non-arrival of the French, Italian, and ...
Article : 344 wordsThe Government is mobilising women for agricultural work, and organising 25,000 schoolboys to work on farms. The organisation is entitled "The Soldiers of the ...
Article : 36 wordsAt a special meeting of the Kargoona Shire Council yesterday Mr. D. S. Paterson was re-elected chairman. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the United Press Association states that the Allied Ambassadors are preparing to leave Petrograd. The Russian armies ...
Article : 163 wordsIt is announced that the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has appointed Councillor Henry Bashford to be chairman of the Burrum Shire Council. ...
Article : 30 wordsAn official Italian communique states: Anglo-Italian aeroplanes attacked aviation camps at Lacomina, Visnadello, and Motta di Livenza. A hydroplane dropped two ...
Article : 85 wordsMr. Howell Gwynne (editor of the "Morning Post") and Colonel Repington (military correspondent) were charged at Bow-street Police Court, under the ...
Article : 214 wordsThe result of the Shire Council election was declared at noon to-day as follows:— W. Petersen, 183; G. J. Adam, 180; informal, 13. The defeated candidate has ...
Article : 39 wordsThe executive of the National Political Council met yesterday morning to decide the question of who is to be the National endorsed candidate for the Maree ...
Article : 141 wordsThe election in No. 3 Division, Shire of Beaudesert, took place to-day, and resulted in the defeat of the retiring councillor (Mr. W. H. Harrison) by 98 votes. ...
Article : 50 wordsMr. J. T. Macpherson, Parliamentary Under Secretary to the War Office, speaking in the House of Commons, said it was estimated that the labour corps ...
Article : 177 wordsThe following mayoral elections have taken place in the district: Maclean, Alderman E. D. Munro; Grafton, Alderman D. M'Farlane; South Grafton, ...
Article : 34 wordsThe newspapers, in commenting on the German outrages in Poland, suggest that Germany would welcome an Austro-Polish embroilment because the Austrian and ...
Article : 190 wordsThe election of councillors to represent No. 2 Division on the Jericho Shire Council resulted as follows:—A. Coldham, 53; L. S. Cooper, 37. Councillor Cooper was ...
Article : 37 wordsMessrs. H. P. Somerset and D. J. R. Watson having by letter announced their willingness to allow the N.P.C. executive to decide as to which should contest the ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Paris "Figaro" (a patriotic journal) declares that an extensive defeatist organisation has been discovered at St. Etienne. A German ...
Article : 151 wordsThe election for No. 2 Division of the Jericho Shire resulted in A. E. Coldham defeating L. M. Cooper, the retiring member. ...
Article : 28 wordsMr. C. J. Booker, the National candidate for Wide Bay, opened his campaign at Tiaro to-night, when he addressed a large audience in the Shire Hall. ...
Article : 214 wordsMr. Hedley Gelston, who was to have contested the Charters Towers seat, has decided to contest Herbert. Mr. Ralpa Johnson the selected Nationalist ...
Article : 45 wordsThe election of councillors for the Milmerran Shire authority took place to-day, and resulted in the return of Councillors Etheridge (54 votes), and ...
Article : 53 wordsMr. Newton D. Baker (Secretary of War in the United States) has announced that the first American aeroplanes have been equipped with Liberty ...
Article : 118 wordsThe Mayor of Gladstone (Alderman J. H. Kessell) who is the selected National candidate for Port Curtis in the State electors, won his way to the top of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 111 wordsThe result of the poll in Nos. 1 and 2 Divisions of the Pittsworth Shire Council was made known to-day by Councillor J. Bickerton (returning officer), as follows: ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Swedish Premier had a triumphant reception in the Rigsdag on his denouncing a proposal to intervene actively in Finland. ...
Article : 39 wordsGarros Marchal, a famous French [?]irman, has escaped from Germany. Marchal flew over Berlin on one occasion, and just failed to reach the ...
Article : 38 wordsThe polling in connection with the Innisfail Shire Council election resulted as follows:—No. 1 Division: W. H. Vandeleur, 62 votes; F. Bowman, 59. No. 2 ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 23 Feb 1918, Page 5
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