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  2. PROGRESS OF THE WAR

    The British advances cabled this morning are of considerable importance; indeed it is possible that they may mark ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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    Only the British part of tho Allies' front in the Somme area is shown on this map; the French part begins just below. The thick dotted line represents, as usual, the front as it was before the Allied offensive began, the shaded area the gains we have made since then. The advances cabled this morning run all the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. HURRICANE IN TEXAS.

    CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas), Sunday.--A hurricane last night destroyed houses, wharves, and pleasure resorts. Great damage was done to property. The Government Weather Bureau ...

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  5. FOOD SUPPLIES.

    LONDON, Sunday.--An Order-in-Conucll has been issued, which empowers the Board of Trade to obtain information whether goods of any description are being held to the prejudice ...

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  6. THE BALKANS.

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.--A German communique states:-- "We captured Florina (nearly 80 miles northwest of Salonika), after fighting the Servian ...

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  7. ON THE SOMME

    There has been fighting along the whole of the Pozieres-Somme front, and the British have captured several strong positions. The successes have been maintained and extened The ridge south-eastward of and overlooking ...

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  8. GERMAN FOOD SHORTAGE.

    PARIS, Sunday.--A circular found on a prisoner states:--"It is the duty of every soldier to economise in food and forage to counteract the enemy's efforts to starve us out. Satisfy ...

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  9. MONEY WASTED.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Public Accounts Committee's report for 1914-1915 criticises the extravagant payments for billeting troops, the waste of rations[?] ...

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  10. FRIGHTFULNESS.

    BERNE, Sunday.--A wireless message states that the Austrian military authorities, with cynical brutality, are exhibiting cinematograph pictures of the execution of Battisti, from the ...

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  11. NIPPERS GRIPPING.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Mr. Lloyd George, Secretary for War, speaking at Criccieth, referred to the war, and said he was satisfied with the way things were progressing. "I feel," he said, ...

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  12. MILITARY HONORS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The following military honors have been awarded:-- MILITARY CROSSES. Lieutenant Stanley Wootton, Royal Fusiliers, ...

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  13. AGAINST THE TURK.

    PETROGRAD, Sunday.--A communique states:--"We easily repelled a Turkish offensive west of Lake Van (Turkish Armenia). "We engaged considerable Turkish forces in ...

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  14. ALLIED GAINS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--General Sir Douglas Halg reported on Friday:--"There was fighting this afternoon along the whole of the Pozieres and Somme front. ...

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  15. GORIZIA-CARSO.

    ROME, Sunday.--An Italian oflicial communique announces:-- "The situation at Gorizia and on the Cars[?] Plateau is unchanged. We raided Villanova, ...

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  16. SOLDIERS' HOMES.

    The four cottages erected by the employees of the Sydney Harbor Trust at French's Forest were opened on Saturday afternoon by the Misses Lance, Kiel, and Walsh (daughters of ...

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  17. MESOPOTAMIA.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Colonel Victor Horsley, a surgeon, who was serving with the Army Medical Corps in Mesopotamia, and who died ...

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  18. GERMAN EAST AFRICA.

    LONDON, Sunday.--A Belgian communique reports:-- "Colonel Mol[?]tor has occupied Saint Michael, and established communication with the British ...

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  19. WHOLE OF FLEURY.

    PARIS, Sunday.--A communique states:--"Our attack, after violent lighting, drove out the Germans from the part of Fleury which they have been occupying. ...

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  20. BREAKING PAROLE.

    NEW YORK, Sunday.--The "Globe," commenting upon the breaches of parole on the part of German prisoners in America, caustically condemns Germany's explanation that the ...

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  21. SUBMARINE WARFARE.

    NEW YORK, Sunday.--The Social Democrats of Germany have secretly circulated thousands of coples of an anti-submarine, anti-Government circular, wherein they denounce the ...

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  22. ANZAC BUFFET.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Australian Natives' Association sent a deputation to Mr. Fisher, High Commissioner, and protested against the military order to remove tho Anzac Buffet on ...

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  23. GERMAN SLAVERS.

    THE HAGUE, Sunday.--It is reported from the frontier that the Germans have compelled 1200 inhabitants to have Chareoville (on the Meuse, near Mezieres). They passed through ...

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  24. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--A proclamation has been gazetted prohibiting export to Sweden except under license of the War Trade Department. WILL NOT AFFECT AUSTRALIA. ...

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  25. PRISONERS OF WAR.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Viscount (Sir Edward) Grey has requested America to warn Germany that if,contrary to agreement, non-commissioned officers who have been taken prisoners continue ...

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  26. EASTERN THEATRE.

    PETROGRAD, Sunday. --A communique states: "The enemy on the Zlota L[?]pa front, west of Podhalee, resumed the offensive with ...

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  27. ARMENIAN HORRORS.

    NEW YORK, Sunday.--Dr. Barton, chairman of the Armenian Relief Committee, relates that terrible horrors are being suffered by the Armenians at Moskene. ...

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  28. BRITISH CABINET CHANGES.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Marquis of Cr[?], Lord President of the Council, has been appointed Minister for Education, in succession to Mr. Arthur Henderson. ...

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  29. SUEZ FIGHTING.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The War Office announces, in connection with the fighting at Katia, that the enemy numbered same 18,000, of whom 49 officers and 3871 men were taken prisoner, 1251 ...

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  30. AMELIORATION.

    Heavy casualties of late amongst the Australions, with three hospital ships [?] in port within eight days, have meant a ...

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  31. AIR RAIDS.

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.--In the recent Allied air raid on Namur and Mons a number of bombs exploded in the citadel at Namur, killing 150 German soldiers and others, also set fire to ...

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  32. BRITISH "ZEPPELINS."

    LONDON, Sunday.--The naval correspondent of the "Daily Express" describes the new British "Zeppelins" as being beautifully designed and on a finer model than the German ...

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  33. LOAN TO THE ALLIES.

    NEW YORK. Sunday.--Morgan and Co. announce that the subscription books in connection with the syndicate loan of £50,000,000 have been closed on account of the large ...

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