The Germans have suffered heavily when attempting to move cargo vessels in the North Sea between Holland and German ports. Our destroyers are reported to have sunk four, captured four, driven three back to Amsterdam, and forced two ashore in a damaged condition, while three escaped. ...
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Article : 255 wordsIn his report to-night Sir Douglas Haig says:- In spite of thick clouds and strong winds, our aeroplanes did a great ...
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Article : 151 wordsIt is reported that Allied aviators made three attacks on positions on the Belgian coast between midnight and 1 o'clock yesterday morning. ...
Article : 32 wordsCaptain Thieffry, a Belgian aviator, returning from Bruges early in July, encountered 14 German "Albatrosses." Thieffry dashed among the enemy, ...
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Article : 226 wordsThe United Press Association's correspondent at British Headquarters say:—The Germans are making desperate efforts to regain the mastery of ...
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Article : 147 wordsIn a m[?]sage to-day, Mr. Philip Gibbs says:—The King, on his way home on July 12, came acress a great assembly of young, bronzed, and ...
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Article : 264 wordsThe British Admiralty issued the following statement to-day:- Some of our light forces patrolling the North Sea yesterday morning ...
Article : 436 wordsA wireless message received in London from Petrograd states that the executive of the workmen's and soldiers' and peasants' delegates has issued ...
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Article : 347 wordsIn the House of Commons this afternoon, Lord Robert Cecil, the Minister of Blockade, replying to Commander C. Bellairs, the Unionist member for ...
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Article : 51 wordsM. Marcel Hutin, the French correspondent, says in a message to-day:— Searcely ever has a German attacks been made with such wealth of troops ...
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Article : 117 wordsIn connection with the difference which arose between King Alexander and M. Venizelos, the Premier of Greece, owing to the former refusing to ...
Article : 84 wordsThe Portuguese Chamber of Deputies has approved of the suspension of constitutional guarantees in Lisbon and the neighbouring villages, and also ...
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Article : 57 wordsTo-day's French communique says:- We made a lively attack this morning to the westward of Hill 304 (west of the Meuse), and recaptured in ...
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Article : 151 wordsThe International Red Cross Society at Geneva, in response to the request of the British Government, is asking permission to visit the British ...
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Article : 223 wordsThe political crisis in Turkey, which has led to the resignation of the Government, originated in a violent quarrel between Talaat Bey, the Minister ...
Article : 122 wordsThe Commandant (Colonel W. J. Clark) returned to Hobart from Launceston on Tuesday, after having conferred with representatives of the ...
Article : 168 wordsThe Dutch Government is inquiring whether the British captured the German steamers within Dutch territorial waters, as some eye-witnesses aver. The ...
Article : 302 wordsDr. Gore, the Bishop of Oxford, speaking at a League of Nations' meeting in Westminster-hall yesterday, said the war was destroying militarism and ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 19 Jul 1917, Page 5
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