The German offensive on the West Front grows more terrific, but, despite the tremendous pressure on the Allies causing a considerable withdrawal, entailing the capture by the enemy of the historic and battle-scarred town of Solssons, the British ...
Article : 222 wordsFrench communiques state: The Germans have reached the outskirts of Soissons. During the night the German drive, ...
Article : 202 wordsThe Milan correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says the "Deutsche Volkzeitung" has published the new Austro-German treaty, which consists of seven ...
Article : 329 wordsField Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reported on Tuesday: French and British counter-attacks early this morning re-established the line eastward of ...
Article : 259 wordsThe Admiralty reports: The transport Leasowe Castle, a steel twin cruiser of 9737 tons, was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean Sea on ...
Article : 101 wordsThe correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" gives details of the arrest of the man who put ashore from a German submarine and is now in the ...
Article : 182 wordsOne of the mobile column engaged in the "March for Freedom" writes:—"The March for Freedom" pulled out from Stanthorpe at 9.30 a.m. on Monday last, with ...
Article : 143 wordsA Russian wireless message states: The central committee of the Finnish workmen protests against the White Guards' terrorism in Finland, and declares that ...
Article : 140 wordsOfficial information has been received that an American destroyer captured 17 submarine sailors, after the submarine had torpedoed the British steamer ...
Article : 33 wordsThe "March for Freedom" will be camped at Warwick on Saturday, and a great, recruiting revival has been arranged. The Minister for Justice (Mr. ...
Article : 41 wordsMadame Botcbkareva, leader of the Russian Women's "Death Battalion," who recently arrived, in America, and announced that she was going to Franca to ...
Article : 72 wordsA Turkish communique reports: We have occupied Kerkuk in Mesopotamia. The British have withdrawn to the south. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe Recruiting Committee advises:— The 43 men in camp belonging to the "Ryan Thousand," mentioned in yesterday's issue were all volunteers. No man ...
Article : 277 wordsA communique from the Ameritan army in France says: On the Picardy Front the American troops attacked on one and a quarter miles front and captured ...
Article : 71 wordsMr. Ward Price, the war correspondent with the Italian forces, writes: The Alpini opened the fourth year of the war with a neat victory in the mountains, ...
Article : 248 wordsReports from Tokio state that the Chinese and Japanese Governments are not publishing the terms of the recent agreement owing to strategic ...
Article : 42 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in his report dealing with the operations of the Flying Corps, says: It was fine and cloudy on Monday, and visibility ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 240 wordsThe American State Department has officially expressed its sympathy with the nationalist aspirations of the Czech, Lovac, and Jugo Slavs for freedom, and ...
Article : 82 wordsSome Parisian critics express the opinion that the Crown Prince's operation was originally a big demonstration, but owing to the success of the first shock it ...
Article : 120 wordsThe Germans have captured Soissons. VANCOUVER, Wednesday, 8 a.m. A report from London states that it is expected that within 48 hours the ...
Article : 805 wordsA German communique received by the Admiralty Wireless Staff states: On Monday morning we penetrated the French lines between Voormezeele and ...
Article : 318 wordsMr. Henry Morgenthau, the former United States ambassador to Turkey, writes in the June issue of the American "World's Work," saying tnat Baron ...
Article : 201 wordsA stirring story of escape from a German prison camp is told by Private Bert Thompson, who has returned to Fremantle. Thompson, with other men, ...
Article : 226 wordsThree men offered, their services at the Adelaide-street Depot yesterday, all of whom were rejected. Those offering were: —Clarence L. Boyle, Thomas J. J. Hurley, ...
Article : 34 wordsMr. G. H. Perris, correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" on the French Front, says: Marshal von Hindenburg has scored another spectacular success. After a ...
Article : 368 wordsInformation has been received that Lieutenant Wells, son-in-law of Mrs. Dick, formerly matron of the Brisbane Telephone Exchange, was taken prisoner ...
Article : 687 wordsMr. Herbert Hoover (Food Controller), who was interviewed by the Australian Press Association said: I believe the trade between America and Australia ...
Article : 330 wordsThe Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) to-day stated that whilst the Government had not been able, for various reasons which had from time to ...
Article : 385 wordsA wireless German official message says: In a continuation of our attack across the Aisne we extended our successes and are now fighting for the Vesle ...
Article : 65 wordsA German official wireless message states: Increased fighting activity continued from the Yser to the Oise. The enemy, during a local advance westward ...
Article : 209 wordsMr. John Hodge (Minister for Pensions), speaking in the House of Commons, said that it was necessary to create a new department to deal with the ...
Article : 149 wordsPresident Wilson gave an audience to Mr. W M Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia. ...
Article : 25 wordsApart now from the customary German methods of swift and secret concentration on spee[?] troops and an initial short and fierce b[?]bardment and sudden rush ...
Article : 191 wordsThe Danish shipping mission has arrived. It is learned from them that Germany virtually sent an ultimatum to Denmark to withdraw immediately from allied trade ...
Article : 55 wordsA Belgian communique states: Enemy artillery was specially lively in our back areas, and many civilian casualties occurred in the bombarded localities. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe "John Bull" newspaper states that a factory for the manufacture of guns was completed in Great Britain in 1916, but was converted for other war purposes ...
Article : 81 wordsA French official message says: Enemy aeroplanes were espied at midnight on Monday westward of Rouen, and were violently attacked by ...
Article : 51 wordsA French communique, dated Monday, states: Last night and to-day the enemy, again profiting by hi numerical superiority, made fresh efforts to ...
Article : 258 wordsGerman papers are enthusiastic over the success of the Crown Prince's attack on the Chemin des Dames, and say that not only is it a demonstration of ...
Article : 129 wordsLord Newton, speaking in the House of Lords, referring to the negotiations regarding prisoners said that the German Government had already suggested a ...
Article : 123 wordsThe "Daily News" says that the Government has agreed to the provisions of the Health Ministry Bill. The new Ministry will absorb several health ...
Article : 42 wordsThe "Westphalische Gazette" urges the Government to stimulate public opinion on colonial expansion, and declares that Austria must get extensive colonies after ...
Article : 37 wordsThe American Red Cross has accepted the offer of the British Red Cross of a fully-equipped hospital with 500 beds, which will be elected in the Windsor ...
Article : 45 wordsThe present conditions of residence at Ormond College, by virtue of which no eligible over 20 years of age can remain in residence there, ...
Article : 108 wordsA verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was returned at an inquiry held into the cause of the death of Captain William Charges Page, a New Zealander. ...
Article : 46 wordsForty persons have been arrested in London on charges of stealing food cards. The arrests occurred at a coffee house near the printing works where the food ...
Article : 53 wordsSir William Weir, president of the Air Board, will contest the electorate of Gravesend, the vacancy having occurred through Sir Gilbert Parker having resigned owing ...
Article : 27 wordsBritish and French military circles take a calm view of the new battle, and excess the opinion that Generalissimo bch will not be induced to weaken the ...
Article : 281 wordsOfficial reports show that the pan-Germins have proposed new peace terms, including the retention of Belgium, Poland, Esthonia, Lithuania, Courland, ...
Article : 64 wordsLord Beresford has given notice of his intention to ask a series of questions in the House of Lords respecting the manufacture of the Madsen machine gun, a ...
Article : 158 wordsIn view of the payment on Saturday of over £50,000,000 an interest on war loans Mr. Bonar Law made arrangements with the banks in the hope of securing a ...
Article : 158 wordsSince 1916 it is officially estimated that 2,500,000 acres have been added to the tilled land in longland and Wales, 300,00 in Scotland, and 1,400,000 in ...
Article : 117 wordsThe Colonial Institute by a lorge majority passed Lord Brassey's motion that the separation of Imperial matters from the Motherland's domestic affairs ...
Article : 93 wordsThe Queensland War Savings Committee met on Tuesday evening, Mr. T. M'William presiding. The secretary reported that 45 War Savings Groups had ...
Article : 177 wordsThe street collections and sale of badges in connection with the Queensland friendly societies' patriotic effort will take place to-day. The Ladies' ...
Article : 179 wordsQuarter-master Sergeant Edwards, of Mount Bryan, a member of the Fifty-first Battalion, who served in Gallipoli, and was wounded and captured at ...
Article : 52 words"Le Petit Journal" says: On both wings the French and British troops victoriously resisted terrific assault, and barred the enemy's passage to Soissons' and ...
Article : 117 wordsThe Acting Prime Minister informed Mr. Higgs in the House of Representatives to-day that it was not intended to comply with Gladstone's request for the release ...
Article : 39 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle" says: The Government is considering a scheme of requiring all our younger munition workers to volunteer for work wkerever ...
Article : 42 wordsCecil Humphries, a New Zealander, who enlisted in a Cornwall regiment, has been awarded a bar to the Military Cross and promoted to lieut.-colonel.* He has risen ...
Article : 42 wordsThirty thousand miners in South Wales are now idle. A dispute began because of the stoppage of way of a few men who ceased work, following a fatal accident. ...
Article : 56 wordsThe hon. treasurer of the Australian Air Squadron's Fund informs us that Mr. E. Lauderdale Ramsay, of Banchory, Umbiram, Q., has donated £2703 for the ...
Article : 48 wordsLieut. Cyril Whelan, son of Albert Whelan, entertainer, and Lieut. Levy, son of Mr. Bert Levy, the Australian caricaturist, were killed in an aeroplane ...
Article : 34 wordsSweden is suffering from an epidemic reisembling dropsy, supposedly due to insufficient food. Several thousand cases have occurred. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe military authorities request the next of kin to No. 4636, Private Harry Knight, 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery, late 9th Battalion, to communicate at once with the ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 31 May 1918, Page 7
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