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  2. GERMANS ADMIT DEFEAT.

    News of the fighting in France continues to be most satisfactory to the allies, Open German Commander admits defeat, with the loss of 50 guns and thousands of men. On the left the British are pursuing the retreating Toe, and have made numerous captures. ...

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  3. TRAGEDY ON MAINZ.

    The German [?] Mainz, which was sunk in the He[?] and light [?] aboard three British naval reserve men. Who were serving in a German ...

    Article : 130 words
  4. MANY DESERTIONS.

    It is stated that the deserters from the Austrian army are Increasing daily, specially on the Roumanian frontier. Many’ have gone to Switzerland, and ...

    Article : 41 words
  5. OFFERS OF HELP.

    The Governor-General has received the following cable from the Secretary of state for the Colonies (Mr. Lewis Harcon [?]:— ...

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  6. GREAT GERMAN PREPARATIONS.

    The London “Daily Chronicle’s” St. Petrograd correspondent states that there are now twelve or thirteen German army corps (about 600,000 [?] ...

    Article : 133 words
  7. BELGIUM

    A spy betrayed himself by muttering in German while sleeping in a cafe. The Belgians continue a vigorous ...

    Article : 133 words
  8. ENGLAND

    The police are now detaining and handing over to the military authorities all Germans capable of bearing arms. ...

    Article : 124 words
  9. ENEMY AT THE GATES.

    The news that two German forces had crossed the Orange river spread like wildfire through South Africa and caused the greatest Indignation, and ...

    Article : 168 words
  10. RUSSIANS CAPTURE GUNS.

    One wounded Russian officer describes the desperate fight at Orian, where the trenches were taken and retaken three times. When the ...

    Article : 95 words
  11. GERMANY.

    It has been officially announced in Berlin that Prince Joachim, the Kaiser’s youngest son, while serving as an aide-de-camp in the firing [?] ...

    Article : 95 words
  12. MORE MEN WANTED.

    In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Asquith in moving a vote of half a million for additional men for the army, said that the house had already ...

    Article : 292 words
  13. CENTRAL AFRICA.

    The Press Bureau states that on Tuesday a British force in Nyasaland British Central Africa unsucc[?]fully attempted to drive four hundred ...

    Article : 129 words
  14. ON THE SEA.

    The trawler Agatha in the North Sea discovered a derelict ship’s [?] [?] When the Agatha commenced to low this, a terrific explosion ...

    Article : 53 words
  15. SIR J. FRENCH’S REPORT.

    Continuing his official report on the British operations up to September [?] Sir J. French states; “On August 24 I asked General S[?] ...

    Article : 334 words
  16. GAME OF BLUFF.

    The “Nieuve Roter[?] Courant” punishes a sensational piece of war [?] from its Berlin correspondent. The German military party reckoned ...

    Article : 235 words
  17. PATHFINDER DISASTER.

    The Press Bureau passes to a statement that a German submarine sunk the Pathfinder, which was first reported to have been mined. ...

    Article : 65 words
  18. TROOP TRAIN DERAILED.

    A colonial troop train was [?] over the Hon river [?]. It [?] over an embankment, three men being killed and a number injured. ...

    Article : 30 words
  19. INDIA

    The reading of King George’s me[?]sage aroused great enthusiasm in the Legislative Council. on the proposal or one of the native ...

    Article : 46 words
  20. A CLEAN SWEEP

    The Press Bureau states that strong and numerous squadrons, and torpedo, dotillas yesterday and to-day made a complete sweep of the North Sea to ...

    Article : 51 words
  21. GERMANS ADMIT DEFEAT.

    An official telegram from Berlin says that General Von Stein announces the German army which had crossed the Marne east of Paris was heavily ...

    Article : 128 words
  22. OCEANIC’S LOSS.

    The Press Bureau confirms there. port that the Oceanic. While Star liner, acting as an armed cruiser. has become a total wreck to the north of ...

    Article : 36 words
  23. UNITED STATES

    Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan is to [?] with the Federal Reserve Board, [?] the formation of a gold fund of 15,000,000 dollars to relieve the ...

    Article : 46 words
  24. FIRST PRO-GERMAN.

    At a citizens' meeting at Glasgow Lord Provost Stevenson raised a storm of Indignation on expressing the hope that nothing would be sail or done ...

    Article : 135 words
  25. ADMIRAL FISHERS MESSAGE.

    In the House of Lords, re[?] to Lord Camperdown, Lord Wimborne announced that anyone r[?]ht mine laying In the open seas would be ...

    Article : 86 words
  26. WAR TAXES.

    The War Tax Bill imposes fifty cents on each barrel of beer, and twenty cents on each gallon of wine. A Bill will be shortly introduced imposing ...

    Article : 51 words
  27. CRUELTY TO PRISONERS.

    The "Vorwaerts" (Berlin) says that the war prisoners are new being treated badly in Germany and cites the case of a male nurse who was ...

    Article : 88 words
  28. BRITISH ADVANCE.

    An official communi[?] states that on the left wing the [?] French forces crossed the Marne, pursuing the retreating enemy. the British ...

    Article : 71 words
  29. WAR FLASHES.

    A message from Italy [?] a now German slege gun, whose shells contain poisonous gases. GEORGE TOWN. Friday. ...

    Article : 130 words
  30. VALUABLE CARGOES CAPTURED.

    The Oceanic struck a rock. The Aberdeen trawler Zle[?] rescued crew. An attempt was made to ref[?] the Oceanic, but the [?] ...

    Article : 118 words
  31. SUGAR FROM MAURITIUS.

    The Liverpool Chamber of (Jo[?] merce has resolutioned [?] gratitude for the magn[?]ent [?]lly of the over seas to the Motherland. ...

    Article : 114 words
  32. WITH THE RUSSIANS.

    It is officially admitted that the Archduke Frederic lost 120,000 men about one-fourth of his command. In the recent battle in Galicia. ...

    Article : 100 words
  33. AUSTRIA

    Refugees state that a reign of terror exists in the Serb provinces of Austria. There is a gibbet in every village, and every day there hangs there ...

    Article : 81 words
  34. LANCERS’ GLORIOUS CHARGE.

    Details of the Ninth Lancers’ charge during the retreat from [?] that the Lancers went into [?] singing and shouting like schoolboys. ...

    Article : 272 words
  35. SOUTH AFRICA

    the Imperial Government has lent the Union £7,000.000. In the Union House of Assembly, General Botha (premier), moved an ...

    Article : 31 words
  36. FRANCE.

    One of the reserve officers relates that when he was-charging the Bavarians, he shot their Colonel, who was striking his men with his sword ...

    Article : 210 words
  37. CRACOW EVA[?]UATED.

    The Austrians have evacuated Cracow (Ga[?]). The Inhabitants are displaying Russian [?] LONDON, Thursday. ...

    Article : 56 words
  38. AUSTRALIA.

    A cable from Sir G. Reid states that [?]ample confirmation is forthcoming of the disaster which has befallen the Austrian main armies. The ...

    Article : 110 words
  39. GERMAN FLEET MOVING.

    Strong German squadrons were seen on Monday near the Islands of Ge[?]ska and [?]. steaming north-west ward. Nine German ba[?] were ...

    Article : 47 words
  40. BOTHA’S PATRIOTIC ADDRESS.

    General Botha, in a stirring speech, said that the Empire was Involved In one of the most cruel wars that had ever befallen humanity. If ever ...

    Article : 195 words
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