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  2. The Military Medal.

    Sgt. Frank D. Mercer, son of Mr. J. Mercer, of Magill, was educated at Magill and Norwood State Schools. He joined the 40th Battery Royal Field Artillery early ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 135 words
  3. WAR CABLES

    A Paris communiquc states:—After several days of artillery preparation, the enemy was attacked this morning north of Douaraont and between the River Meuse ...

    Article : 349 words
  4. COMPLETE SURPRISE FOE ENEMY.

    It is estimated that Major Mangin inflicted losses equivalent to two division Until the last moment the Germans were uncertain where the attack would be made. ...

    Article : 280 words
  5. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES.

    WALLAROO. December 13.—Mrs. N. Walters, of Moonta, has been notified that her brother, late victor G. McDonald, of Wallaroo, baa been mentioned in ...

    Article : 89 words
  6. Amazing Gunnery.

    Under the above heading, Lloyd's Weekly News describes the French curtain of fire which has been so effective in many batties recently, and which played ...

    Article : 339 words
  7. The Military Cross.

    A cable message was received on Wednesday from Lieut. J. Lindsay Sandford intimating that he had been awarded the Military Crass. Lieut. Sandford left here ...

    Article : 179 words
  8. Importance Emphasized.

    The French newspaper Petit Parisien says the Germans considered their Verdun positions impregnable. They imagined that the masses of wire entanglements, ...

    Article : 128 words
  9. DOCTOR'S MILITARY CROSS.

    News has been received that Capt. R. Nelton Hogg, of the Royal Army Medical Corps, has been awarded the Military Cross, for conspicuous bravery while ...

    Article : 40 words
  10. LCE.-CPL. G. L. PIKE.

    Lce.Cpl. Gordon L. Pike, who has been awarded the Military Medal, in a letter to his parents at Murray Bridge, wrote:—"I have been in ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 136 words
  11. "A BAD BLOW."

    Advices from Berlin state that the Cologne Gazette and other German papers admit that the German lost at Verdun is a bad blow to the Berlin peace proposals, ...

    Article : 73 words
  12. "COERCIVE" RECRUITING.

    The question whether the Political Labour League will give active support to the new recruiting campaign was discussed at some length at a meeting of the executive ...

    Article : 140 words
  13. GEN. NIVELLE'S FIRST ACT.

    The Paris newspapers are enthusiatic over the reply of the Verdun Army to the peace proposals and Gen. Nivelle's brilliant debut as chief of command. He and ...

    Article : 312 words
  14. British Achievements.

    Gen. Sir Douglas Haig reports that the British forces successfully raided trenches near Rensart, inflicting casualties and bombing the dugouts. They entered ...

    Article : 53 words
  15. "VICTORY IS CERTAIN."

    The new French Commander-in-Chief (Gen. Nivelle), in bidding farewell to the officers of the local headquarters staff after the success north-east of Verdun, ...

    Article : 48 words
  16. STRONG ENEMY FRONT.

    The experience north-east of Verdun has demonstrated that the Germans have reverted to their earlier practice of holding their foremost trenches in strength because ...

    Article : 130 words
  17. MESOPOTAMIA.

    An official message from Mesopotamia saye:—We assumed the offensive on December 13 and 14, and effectively bombarded Turkish positions at Sannai yat. ...

    Article : 117 words
  18. The Need for Men.

    Sgt. Humphries, writing from France to Mr Hugh R. Somerville, of Adelaide, says: —I hear that another of your sons has left for the front; I wish him luck, and may ...

    Article : 270 words
  19. Triumph of New Tactics.

    Writing from the French headquarters of the victory near Verdun, Mr. Warner Allen says:—"It was a triumph of the new French tactics of assault. With four ...

    Article : 451 words
  20. THE D.C.M.

    News has just been received by Mrs. A. H. Stephens, of Beach road, Grange, that her son, Sat. E. L. C. Hodge, of the 16th Battalion, has been awarded the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 162 words
  21. "Advance Slowly."

    Military experts, especially in view of the history of the Mesopotamia campaign, do not look for great immediate results from the present advance. They consider ...

    Article : 148 words
  22. Advantage With the British

    Gen. Sir Douglas Haig, in his Friday night report, says:—An enemy attack at Les Boeufs was crushed. We raised trenches south of Armentieres and cost ...

    Article : 108 words
  23. Too Many Officers.

    In the Senate, to-day Mr, Gardiner (N.S.W.) directed the special attention of the Government to 35 young Australian officers, who had put in six months' hard ...

    Article : 253 words
  24. UNITED STATES.

    Three thousand fire hundred persons at a Belgian deportation protest meeting in New York peered most vociferously Mr. James M. Beck, the eminent lawyer, when ...

    Article : 102 words
  25. Portuguese for West Front.

    The Paris Journal states that a Portsguose expeditionary corps, under Geu. Tamagnini, is proceeding to France. ...

    Article : 27 words
  26. Enemy Enterprises Failed.

    A French communique states than an enemy attempt at a miner reconnaissance in the Champagne area met with failure. The participants were scattered. Patrol ...

    Article : 77 words
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