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Advertising : 178 wordsThe communique of Mr. N. D. Baker (United States Secretary For war) points out that the Allies are driving a wedge in the German front in Flanders, which will eventually spirt the German line, permitting a flanking movement, which will have the effect of eliminating costly frontal attacks. The ...
Article : 200 wordsField-Marashal Haig reports that the enemy's artillery' activity was most marked in the zunncbeke Sector and against the area at the back of St. Julien and Steebecke. We carried out a concentrated bombardment of the enemy position. The enemy's artillery is more active in the neighborhood of Arteux. ...
Article : 119 wordsAn acute Cabinet crisis, has been precipitated here, and the Cabinet downfall is believed to be imminent. The crisis has been hastened by serious riots in Turin, leading to its declaration as a war zone, as cabled on September 19. The riots were mainly due to the breakdown of the bread supply, ...
Article : 89 wordsSome Socialist Deputies called M. Bisholati, the War Minister, a renegade, and accused him of interfering with General Cadornas plans by offering to send half a million men to France, while the enemy was threating Italy. M. Eisholati declared that the Socialists were causing disaffection. ...
Article : 91 wordsThe French communique issued at noon to-day states : After a very effective artillery preparation a series of local operations enabled us to penetrate German organisations in the region of Laffaux Mill, at at Braye-en-Laonnals. where we carried out destruction, and brought back 100 prisoners ...
Article : 156 wordsMr. Bonar Law, in the House of Commons, announced the intention of the Government to introduce a Bill to further prolong Parliament. He said that it would be Impossible to pass the Education Bill this session. The Government had arranged to control all tea imports and fix prices and ...
Article : 86 wordsThe necessity of considering the probability of statements which appear in unofficial and official cablegram's emanating, from enemy and doubtful ...
Article : 1,389 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle" says that the completion of the, Australian transcontinental railway is a notable event, both strategically and commercially. Attention must now be focussed on the remaining great task of constructing the North-to-South transcontinental line. The "Manchester Guardian" says ...
Article : 86 wordsOn account of our recent cyclone blowing the roof off Admiralty House, the visit of the Governor-General and Lady Helen to this city has been ...
Article : 1,455 wordsField-Marshal Haig says our aeroplanes yesterday dropped two and a naif tons of bombs on large gun positions near Douat a railway near Ghent. and various billets and hutments. They dropped a ton at night time on Courtral station, and the aerodrome in the vicinity. We brought down seven ...
Article : 72 wordsAn official message states that six or seven airships attacked the eastern and north-eastern counties on Friday evening and proceeded some distance inland, but no very definite attacks were made. Bombs were dropped at various points, including a few on London. The air raid ...
Article : 69 wordsAn Australian officer named Knivet said the Germans on one occasion cut off the heads of wounded men, and placed them on top of the trenches, Mr. Hoyle, of Sydney, was present when the officer made the statement. ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Government are building 100,000. workmen's dwellings of standard designs to meet urgent war needs, and also 200,000 later in anticipation of post-war requirements. All the dwellings are designed on a generous scale, with substantial gardens. ...
Article : 45 wordsMr. Gllmour, the war correspondent, says that the Germans continue to exhibit signs of nervous apprehension. The British are unperturbed. and as industrious as ever. The enemy are apparently wondering why we have not attacked after two line days, and sent aeroplanes to see what we were ...
Article : 312 wordsDespatches from Rome state that the Austro-Germans have been compelled to withdraw 40 divisions front the eastern front to reinforce the Austrian troops in Italy. Already German, Turkish, and Bulgarian troops had been sent in the Italian front, but Austria appealed to Germany for ...
Article : 127 wordsIn the City. Summons Court, on Thursday before Mr. H. L. Archdall, C.P.M., a charge of assault was preferred against Michael Donnelly, of ...
Article : 789 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle's" Amsterdam correspondent learns from a reliable source that there is serious friction between Austria and Germany. Germany sent 100,000 troops to Austria, and the latter was required to find food. Austria resisted, pointing out that Austria was short of food. ...
Article : 75 wordsA wireless Russian official message states: The enemy completely occupies tries the Oesel Island. We destroyed everything of military utility. The enemy penetrated the Gulf of Riga, after depriving us of control of Irbe Channel, and he pressed back our patrols at Moon Sound. Our battleships, ...
Article : 236 wordsIt is officially reported that mutinies occurred in the Austrian navy because of bad food and officers' ill-treatment. Clashes occurred between the Austrian sailors, and the crews of the German U-boat fleet at Pola. There was sanguinary lighting, and officers on both sides were killed. The tension, ...
Article : 134 wordsAt a luncheon at the Savoy Hotel, in honor of Admiral Sims and Winston Churchill, the American novelist, the latter was much applauded for his speech in favor of the reunion of the Anglo-Saxon, peoples. He said that Germany's two most colossal mistakes were thinking that Britain and ...
Article : 125 wordsA conference representing all the Cossack troops has demanded a public, investigation of the Korniloff revolt. They believe that individuals or organisations ambitious of securing power instigated the revolt. ...
Article : 44 wordsThe talented members of the Brisbane Amateur Operatic Society scored a triumph last evening in the initial production of "A Runaway Girl." The ...
Article : 107 wordsThe botting-up of the Russian fleet in the Moon Round, and Germany's Complete mastery of the Gulf of Riga, have perturbed the Government. The Russian newspapers announce that civilians are evacuating Reval. The Provisional Government is preparing to move to Moscow, and also drawing up ...
Article : 84 wordsA Russian communique, received by Admiralty wireless, states: During Wednesday's battle in the Gulf of Riga our battleships secured hits on enemy Dreadnoughts. No fewer than 10 German Droadhoughts of the kaiser and Koenig type, 10 cruisers, 50 destroyers (of which 20 were of the newest type), ...
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Advertising : 30 wordsHerr Scheidemann, closing the Wurzburg Conference, said that social democracy had gained direct power in the State, and a Parliamentary system must be adopted in Germany after the war, was only a prelude to greater things. ...
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Advertising : 106 wordsThe "Morning Post" correspondent at Athens says: A commission of Inquiry has found the Skouloudis-Gounarls Cabinet, with the exception of M. Condouriotis, guilty on a long series of charges, including unconstitutional asumption of office, dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies, secret loans to ...
Article : 93 wordsA wireless message shows that the Majority Socialists completely threw off the mask at the conference at Wurzburg (Bavaria). Herr Crcuz assailed the Minority Socialists references to the so-called violation of Heigium. ...
Article : 242 wordsA United States troopship has been sunk while homeward bound. NEW YORK. The American transport was sunk by a torpedo. ...
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