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  2. ANOTHER BRITISH VICTORY

    After two years the British again hold Hill 70, to the north of Lens. It will be remembered that in the battle of Loos, the Highlanders rushed beyond the village and reached the summit of Hill 70 but were unable to hold the position. Our army was neither so well organised nor led then as now. ...

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  3. GERMAN SOCIALIST VIEW.

    The German Socialist paper "Vorwaerts" interprets Great Britain's refusal to issue passports to the Stockholm delegates as the clearest evidence ...

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  4. ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED.

    The following Russian official wireless message has been received:- The enemy have occupied heights to the westward of Okna. ...

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  5. FOOD SHORTAGE IN AUSTRIA

    Reports from Prague state that 90 per cent. of the munition workers and 70 per cent. of the other workers in Bohemia have been on strike during, the ...

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  6. MEMORIAL TO THE FALLEN.

    The Miniser of Education (Prof. Herbert Fisher), speaking at Bedford yesterday, said there should be one great memorial to those who have fallen in ...

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  7. RUSSIAN SOCIALISTS.

    Four of the Russian Socialist delegates recently in London and Paris are now in Italy,' and are ignored by the Government and the people. ...

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  8. FINANCING THE ALLIES.

    Mr. W. G. McAdoo, the Secretary to the Treasury, has informed members of Congress that it will be necessary to vote, an additional 9,000,000,000 ...

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  9. BRITISH RAILWAYMEN.

    In the House of Commons yesterday, Sir A. H. Stanley, the President of the Board of Trade, said that the Board was unable under war conditions to ...

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  10. THE LABOUR UNREST.

    The Liberal War Committee gave a luncheon to Mr. W. A. Holman, the Premier of New South Wales, at the House of Commons yesterday. The ...

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  11. GERMAN CLAIMS.

    A German official message says:- Russian attacks yesterday south of the Trotus Valley failed. We pushed beyond Soreja and are pursuing the ...

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  12. THE JAPANESE MISSION.

    The Japanese mission, headed by Viscount Ijechi, has arrived at a Pacific port. In a speech at a reception, Viscount Ijechi pledged Japan's efforts on ...

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  13. CHINA'S DECLARATION OF WAR

    China's first action since the declaration, of war against the Central Powers has been the taking over of all AustroGerman shipping, and the repatriation ...

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  14. SITUATION IN GREECE.

    The majority and minority replies to the speech from the Throne were submitted in the chamber on Monday. The majority in their speeches hailed ...

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  15. THE OCCUPATION OF CERNOWITZ.

    Five hundred persons, including doctors, teachers and priests, are awaiting trial for treason in Cernowitz. The charges arise out of the friendly ...

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  16. THE NAVY.

    Seven naval.captains have been made rear-admirals. ...

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  17. VICTORY AT LENS.

    In his report last night, Sir Douglas Haig says:- The Canadians this morning stormed the German positions to the ...

    Article : 164 words
  18. GERMAN WOUNDED.

    Twenty or thirty trainloads of wounded pass through Liege every day on the way to Germany. ...

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  19. AMERICA'S WAR AIMS.

    The United States Government has issued a statement announcing that nothing has occurred to change America's war aims, which are substantially the ...

    Article : 141 words
  20. REACTIONARY MOVEMENT.

    When the threatened reactionary movement in Russia was successfully overcome in July, the ex-Tsar and his family were secretly exiled to Tobolsk, ...

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  21. LOSSES BY SUBMARINES.

    The following return of arrivals sailings, war l[?]s, and unsuccessful attacks for the week ending Sunday last was officially issued to-day by the ...

    Article : 147 words
  22. PRISONERS IN TURKEY.

    An Anglo-Turkish Conference will be held shortly to discuss the better treatment of prisoners in Turkey. ...

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  23. FRENCH PROGRESS AT BIXSCHOOTE.

    In his despatch this afternoon Sir Douglas Haig says:- The French have gained further ground to the north-westward of ...

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  24. VATICAN ANNOYED.

    The "Daily Telegraph's" Rome correspondant says the Vatican is annoyed at the premature publicity given to the Note. The Pope intended to issue it ...

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  25. MUNITION LABOUR.

    Mr. Winston Churchill, Minister of Munitions in securing the omission of the dilution of labour clause from the Munitions Bill, explained that the ...

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  26. AUSTRIAN SHIPPING.

    The Austrian shipping companies have notified their captains that they must prepare to resume their duties in the winter. ...

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  27. THE TURKISH WAR.

    The Rome correspondent of the "Morning Post" says:—Austrian and German troops have been sent to Anatolia to form the nucleus of a combined ...

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  28. PRESS COMMENTS.

    Commenting on the Pope's Note, the "Daily Chronicle" says:—The Pope overlooks one vital point—that the abolition of war depends not only on the ...

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  29. ITALIAN LOSSES.

    During the week ended August 12 arrivals at Italian ports numbered 550 and departures 509. Six steamers and five sailing vessels were sunk. Only ...

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  30. BULGARIA A STUMBLING BLOCK.

    Mr. Cyril Brown, a "New York World's" correspondent at Stockholm, states that Bulgaria is one of the stumbling blocks in the road of peace, ...

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  31. GERMAN SUBMARINES.

    The Danish Sailors' Union are supporting the demand of the British Seamen's Union that Germany shall pay for all shipping damaged or sunk, and ...

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  32. CEREALS.

    The Food Controller (Lord Rhondda) has fixed the maximum prices for British wheat for delivery before December at 73s. 6d. per 504lb.; December and ...

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  33. GERMANS TREATED WITH OWN MEDICINE.

    In a message to-day Mr. Philip Gibbs gives a vivid description of the capture of Hill 70, and the mining suburbs of St. Laurent and St. Emile ...

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  34. FIGHTING AT WESTHOEK.

    In a message to-day the "Petit Parisien" says:—The ruins of Westhoek would not suffice to shelter a single soldier, which makes still finer the ...

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  35. MEDITERRANEAN COMMAND.

    The "Daily Express" states that an important statement is forthcoming concerning the naval command in the Mediterranean (now held by a French ...

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  36. HERR HARDEN'S VIEWS.

    The publication of "Zukunft," the newspaper conducted by the German Socialist, Herr Maximilian Harden, after being suspended for six weeks, ...

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  37. AIR RAID ON VENICE.

    A group of enemy aeroplanes bombed Venice at daybreak on Tuesday. One bomb fell in a hospital, killing two and wounding 21 of the patients. The ...

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  38. FOR VALOUR.

    The D.S.O. has been awarded to the following Australian officers:- Major A..G. Bolingbroke, who displayed great dash and initiative in ...

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  39. BELGIAN PRINCE MURDERS.

    A German semi-official message has been issued, stating that nothing is known of the circumstances of the sinking of the steamer Belgian Prince, as ...

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  40. ALLIED ARTILLERY STRIKING

    M. Marcel Hutin, the French war correspondent, says the artillery of all the Allies appears to be striking in unison. The unfavourable weather in ...

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  41. GERMAN PROPHECY.

    The German newspaper "Vorwaerts" says Mr. Honderson's resignation is the prelude to the downfall of Mr. Lloyd Georges's Cabinet, and adds that the ...

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  42. AUSTRIAN REPRISAL RAID.

    An Austrian official wireless message says:—As a reprisal for the aerial attack on Pola, numerous Austrian aeroplanes attacked the maritime arsenal ...

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  43. FRENCH OPERATIONS

    This afternoon's French communique says:- We have made appreciable progress west of the Dixmude road. ...

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  44. THE BASIS PROPOSED.

    The text of the Note, sent by the Pope to the heads of the belligerent peoples is now published. It is prefaced with the statement that the Pope's aim ...

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  45. THE REFUSAL OF BRITISH PASSPORTS.

    The South Wales Miners' Federation supports the Labour executive, and has endorsed the application for passports for British delegates. ...

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  46. THE CANADIANS' DASH.

    The United Press Association's correspondent on the British front, describing the capture of Hill 70 by the Canadians, says they carried everything ...

    Article : 103 words
  47. ANOTHER ARMY IN ENGLAND

    Another army of American soldiers has landed in England. They marched through the streets of London to-day, and aroused the warmest popular ...

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  48. THE FRENCH LINE.

    A French communique issued this afternoon says:— There was a very active artillery duel last night on both banks of the ...

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  49. REACTING ON GERMANY.

    The "New-York Times" Berne correspondent states that America's embargo on exports to neutrals has had a marked effect in Germany. Even the ...

    Article : 213 words
  50. GERMAN REPORT.

    To-day's German official message states:—A violent artillery duel is proceeding between Hulluch and Lens. We have shot down 20 aeroplanes and ...

    Article : 50 words
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