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  2. STEADY PROGRESS.

    The "steady, inexorable pressure" of the Franco-British offensive is still being kept up in the Somme area. The French have carried the outskirts of Chaulnes, and considerable portions of Vcrmandovillers and Berny. The British ...

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  3. PROGRESS OF THE WAR

    About the famous ridge, whoso taking will be reckoned, according to "The Times" ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. STATE FINANCE.

    "AS UNFORTUNATE AS EVER." "I cannot enter Into a controversy with Mr. Booby on the matters of opinion expressed " him In his lengthy criticism of the finances In; ...

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  5. MILITANT LABOR.

    NEW YORK, Thursday.--As predicted, a serins of labor troubles has followed tho granting of an eight-hour day to tho railwaymen. The union employees In the subways service ...

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  6. ZEPPELIN'S CREW.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--There was a great crowd at the funeral of the Zeppelin crow at Potter's Bar. Many police were drafted In, the authorities fearing disturbances, In view of the ...

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  7. HOW GUILLEMONT FELL.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--Mr. Phillp Gibbs, In a despatch to the "Daily Chronicle," given a vivid description of the capture of Guillement, Louse Wood, and Falfement Farm. "Curiously ...

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  8. DRIVEN NORTH.

    PETROGRAD,' Thursday.--A Russian communique states:--"We captured a fortified position In the direction of Halicz and drove the enemy north-west, taking 4500 prisoners, of ...

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  9. RUSSIA'S PLANS.

    LONDON. Thursday.—The Petrograd correspondent of the "Morning Post" speaks of ten thousand Russians serving In Franco and at Salonika; also of a mysterious, entirely new ...

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  10. JAPAN AND CHINA.

    NEW YORK, Thursday—The State Department announces that Inquiries will be made Immediately from the American Ambassador in Tokio and the Minister in Pekin as to the ...

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  11. MEXICO.

    NEW HAVEN, Thursday.--The Mexican-American conference opened to-day. The withdrawal of the American troops will be the first question discussed, and It is expected that this ...

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  12. ALLIED SUCCESSES.

    LONDON, Thursday.--General Haig's latest report stales:-- "During the night we took the whole of Leuze Wood (between Guillement and Combles). ...

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  13. DOBRUDJA.

    LONDON, Thursday.--A Roumanian communique reports:-- "We hold tho whole of tho Dobrudja frontier. We repulsed an attack south of ...

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  14. CAUCASUS.

    PETROGRAD, Thursday.--A Russian communique reports:-- "Our advancing troops In the Ognot region inflicted great losses. We found corpses of our ...

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  15. STEAMER SUNK.

    WASHINGTON, Thursday.—The British Steamer Kelvinia was sunk by a mine or torpedoe on a voyage from Newport News to Glasgow, on September 2. Twenty-eight Americans ...

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  16. LOOKING FOR COPPER.

    NEW YORK. Thursday.--The Russian Ministry of Munitions is making Inquiries for tho purchase of an enormous quantity of copper, the estimated quantity required being nearly ...

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  17. THE BLACK LIST.

    WASHINGTON, Thursday.--Mr. A. P. Gardiner (Massachusetts), In n speech In the House of Representatives, denounced the Senate's retaliatory black list legislation as a blow to ...

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  18. SUMATRA REBELLION.

    THE HAGUE, Thursday.--Dutch troops. In violent lighting, defeated the Sumatra rebels, but the rising is extending an the Jambi region. ...

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  19. ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

    ROME, Thursday.--An Italian communique states:--"The first snow has fallen. We extended our occupation of the western slope of Punta del Forame. Our infantry, cavalry, ...

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  20. AMERICAN MAILS.

    WASHINGTON, Thursday. -- Officials admit that transports are carrying a mall to Manila, but they deny that it is intended to carry them to China. ...

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  21. ZEPPELINS RAID ROUMANIA.

    COPENHAGEN, Thursday.--Berlin reports state that three Zeppelins made a raid on Bucharest. It is claimed that they set Are to the wheat stores. ...

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  22. MEAT CONTRACTS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--In connection with the negotiations with the Imperial Government regarding tho meat contracts, the State Premier recently expressed his dissatisfaction that ...

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  23. TRANSYLVANIA.

    Mil AN. Thursday.--Hungarian papers indulge In melodramatic descriptions of the heroic resistance of the Transylvanian peasants. "Pestinaple" solemnly relates how In Szekety and ...

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  24. EGYPT.

    LONDON, Thursday.--An official message from Egypt states:-- "There was an air raid on the enemy's encampment at Mazar on Monday. An ...

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  25. FLYING OFFICERS.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Flying Corps has applied to General Birdwood for 200 Australians to become flying officers. General Birdwood has consented to make the selection. ...

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  26. BRITAIN AND PORTUGAL.

    LISBON, Thursday.--Units of the [?], on the occasion of their visit here, were cordially received by the President, Ministers, and people. A guard of honor was furnished ...

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  27. HUNGARIAN DIET.

    AMSTERDAM, Thursday.--A sensation was caused In the Hungarian Diet on Tuesday when Count Andrassy scathingly criticised the Government for Its [?] to cope with ...

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  28. TERRITORY EVACUATED.

    The Austrians have already evacuated one-third of Transyivania, where but few Turkish troops hare arrived, and no Germans. The Roumanians, after a week of war, have ...

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  29. TRADE UNION CONGRESS.

    LONDON, Thursday. -- The Trade-union, Congress debated a resolution protesting against attempts which are being made to capture the trade union movement for a change ...

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  30. VERDUN' AREA.

    PARIS, Wednesday.--A communique stales:-- "Our machine-guns immediately stopped an attack on Floury. We surprised u strong Gorman detachment at Torraine at the moment ...

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  31. STREET SPRINKLING.

    The Lord Mayor, in a minute to be presented to the City Council on Monday evening, says:-- "It, must he obvious that Sydney will bo confronted with a serious water problem In the ...

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  32. SERVIAN FRONT.

    PARIS, Thursday.--A French communique announces:-- "There Is a violent artillery engagement on the [?]Lake Doiran and the Whole of the ...

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  33. MOUQUET FARM.

    (COMMONWEALTH OFFICIAL, CORRESPONDENT.) BRITISH HEADQUARTERS (France), September 4:--At dawn yesterday the Australians attacked Mouquet Farm, and the ridge north- ...

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  34. TURKEY'S FIGHTING FORCE.

    PARIS. Thursday.--Turkey has ordered a levy en masse, en all men between the ages of 17 and 55, regardless of nationality. ...

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  35. RECRUITING. .

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  36. GREECE.

    ROME, Thursday.--A wireless message states that the Entente squadron will remain In Piraous Harbor for the duration of the war. It is laying a minefield to protect the entrance. ...

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  37. LAND FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    TAM WORTH, Thursday.--The Peel River Land and Mineral Company, through Mr. G. M'Arthur King, has made 200 acres of most fortile land available for returned soldiers. ...

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  38. GERMAN WAR LOAN.

    AMSTERDAM. Thursday.--The chief subscribers to the Gorman war loan are the savings banks and munitions firms. The total for the first two days was for below that of ...

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  39. COLONEL REINSTATED.

    LONDON. Thursday.--A romantic war episode is revealed In to-nights "Gazette." Liontenant-Colonel John Ford Elkington was cash [?] ...

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  40. AIRMAN'S GOOD WORK.

    LONDON, Thursday.--A British [?] blew up a damaged German submarine In Zcebrugge Harbor. returned to Dunkirk, despite heavy bombardment. ...

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  41. GERMAN FOOD RIOTS.

    AMSTERDAM, Thursday.--A German official wireless message denies that any person had been killed In Germany In consequence of food disturbances, report of which foreign ...

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  42. SPORT OVERSEA.

    NEW YORK, Thursday.--The success of [?] Jones, a boy of 14 years of age was a feature of the first round of matches of the Amateur Golf Championship. He had already defeated ...

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  43. ASHMEAD BARTLETT.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. Ashmend Bartlett's creditors have accepted a proposal for payment In Instalments of 5s In the £. [?] amount to £4476. ...

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  44. AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Australian Red Cross Is Bonding weekly parcels of food to 450 Australian soldiers in prison in Germany. Appeals are being made for the Individual ...

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  45. RED CROSS COMFORTS.

    LONDON, Thursday.--There have been such n multitude of complaints from Australian wounded at not receiving Red Gross comforts that the military authorities have appointed ...

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  46. TREATMENT OF PRISONERS

    PARIS, Thursday.--Germany, after negotiations with Franco, has agreed to abandon the reprisal camps, notably In Courland and Poland. she will return French prisoners to the ...

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  47. PROPOSED DEFENCE LAW.

    Wo continually receive Inquiries regarding the operation of the proposed Defence law. Until the measure has been Introduced In Parliament Its provisions are unknown, and ...

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  48. MR. GILCHRIST'S PAY.

    MELBOURNE. Thursday.--In view of the report of Judge Eagleson. Mr. O'Malley. Minister for Home Affairs, has directed that the pay of Mr. Gilchrist, aa officer of the department, ...

    Article : 37 words
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