A high military authority says: The enemy attacked northward of Armentieres as far as the Messines Front, and entered our first line between the Lys ...
Article : 476 wordsIn the House of Commons Sir George Cave (Home Secretary), in moving the second reading of the Man Power Bill, was subjected to considerable ...
Article : 1,584 wordsThe battlefield around Armentieres is now the centre of the enemy's new formidable offensive. The German High Command, apparently, has decided to throw the full weight of the armies against the British, instead of dividing their efforts by striking ...
Article : 163 wordsThe Commonwealth Treasurer (Mr. Watt) announced in the House of Representatives this evening, by leave, that up to last night the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,644 wordsFurther contributions to the War Loan were received to-day, making the Ipswich total £144,000. TOOWOOMBA, April 11. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 523 wordsUp to yesterday the Tweed district had subscribed £47,326 to the War Loan through the local banks. In addition, several amounts, including one of £2000, ...
Article : 38 wordsTo-day's German attack upon the front extending northward of yesterday's fighting includes the Messines-Wytschaete sector, where the Australian, spent the ...
Article : 181 wordsThe Bavarians twice took Givenchy 'north of V[?]y Ridge), and were twice bayoneted out and beaten. Field-Marshal Haig helds the village and high ground. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 93 wordsThe loan tank takings yesterday aggregated £27,610 To-day in the lunch hour they exceeded £300,000. ...
Article : 26 wordsAt the Central Police Court to-day, a number of prosecutions were launched, in which the defendants were charged with a contravention of the War Precautions ...
Article : 125 wordsThe new Military Bill provides that Ireland may be included in its scope by Order in Council. NEW YORK, Wednesday. ...
Article : 82 wordsMr. Archibald H—rd, writing in the "Daily Telegraph," states that a number of American Dreadnoughts for months past have been operating under Admiral ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 97 wordsThe War Office announces: During the recent retirement some casualty clearing stations fell into the enemy's hands, but all the doctors, nurses, and ...
Article : 300 wordsThe American steamer El Occ[?]te (6000 tons) for 20 minutes had a sensational fight with two submarines in European waters, and smashed one ...
Article : 42 wordsMany American submarines have gone to European waters without mishap. ...
Article : 20 wordsSir Auckland Geddes (Minister for National Service) speaking at a meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, said the essential part of the man power ...
Article : 124 wordsThe Organising Committee of the Red Cross Society met on Thursday to consider the organisation for the annual Red Cross Day effort in July. There was an ...
Article : 331 wordsKing Emmanuel of Italy sent a message to President Wilson on the anniversary of America's entrance into the war, stating: "The powerful support of the United ...
Article : 71 wordsIt is reported from Constantinople that the Turkish army consists of scattered, demoralised remnants, and that it is impossible to reconstitute many of the ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Zurich correspondent of "Le Matin" (Independent) says that the postponement of the intended speech of Count Hertling (German Chancellor) in the Reichstag ...
Article : 82 wordsThe following wireless message has been received by the American Consul:— PETROGRAD, Wednesday.—The German Government has telographed to the ...
Article : 256 wordsGeneral Mannerheim, who is in command or the Finnish White Guards, in a proclamation to his army, makes fulsome culogies of the Kaiser and the German ...
Article : 107 wordsThe Oxley Hall was crowded on Wednesday evening, at a welcome home to several Oxley residents who have "done their bit" at the Front and returned ...
Article : 489 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs, the correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" telegraphs: It is now clear that the battle around Armentieres is a new formidable offensive with ...
Article : 438 wordsA French communique states: The Germans were not successful in the region of Suzoy, west of Noyon, where we broke the efforts of the enemy, whose ...
Article : 112 wordsThe first announcement yesterday that T. C. Beirne & Co. and Finney, Isles, & Co, Ltd., were going to hold a special sale of War Bonds, and give away 500 ...
Article : 513 wordsThe United Press correspondent at Washington states that the aeroplane production of the Allies has been pooled, resulting in greatly speeding up the ...
Article : 57 wordsPresident Wilson received the foreign correspondents, including the Australian Press Association representative, on Monday, at the White House for the ...
Article : 70 wordsProfessor Sperry, of the Syracuse University, giving evidence before a Senate sub-committee, said that Mr. W. R. Hearst (newspaper proprietor) suggested ...
Article : 51 wordsA French communique states: The enemy at night time undertook a series of local actions at several points on our froat. The Germans last evening, after ...
Article : 100 wordsThe position in regard to the small arms factory at Lithgow is unchanged, though it was unofficially stated that the barrel-setter whose action is delaying a ...
Article : 55 wordsIt is ofiicialli announced that the United States is building a most powerful bombing aeroplane. It will carry six men, eight machine guns, and a ...
Article : 48 wordsA Bill has been introduced in Congress permitting the use of bar silver in the settlement of foreign trade balances. Mr. W. G. M'Adoo (Secretary to ...
Article : 69 wordsThe State Recruiting Committee calls attention to the fact that the pay to soldiers' wives and children has been raised. The new seale came into effect ...
Article : 136 wordsA German official wireless message declares: Between Armentieres and La Bassee Canal we attacked the Anglo-Portuguese, and took the first line, 6000 ...
Article : 46 wordsM. Ribot, who was Premier at the time, declares that it is absolutely incorrect that the Government took the initiative in any pourparlers with Austria. ...
Article : 92 wordsA further intercessory service of half an hour's duration was held in St. John's Cathedral at 1.20 yesterday, Rev. J. S. Needham presiding. The hymns, ...
Article : 116 wordsAn American correspondent on the West Front relates the story of a man in the uniform of a British staff officer, who drove up in an automobile and ordered ...
Article : 64 wordsGerman soldiers in Beverloo camp, Limberg, mutinied when ordered to proceed to the Front, and fatally shot three officers and wounded many others. The ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 12 Apr 1918, Page 7
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