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  2. THE BIG ADVANCE

    The importance of the Allied advance on the western front is no longer questioned, and the German press is now tardily admitting the facts. A report is current that a tremendous move is to be ...

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  3. PROGRESS OF THE WAR

    In the Ancre Valley, towards Bapaume, the British continue to advance steadily, though much more slowly than at the ...

    Article : 1,302 words
  4. DARCY-DILLON MATCH OFF

    ALBANY (New York), Friday.--The United Press Agency announces that Governor "Whitman has directed the State Athletic Commission to prohibit Darcy entering the ring on ...

    Article : 241 words
  5. THE EASTERN FRONT

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.--A German communique reports:--"The Germans broke into a Russian position went of Lutzk to a depth of 1500 metres and a width of 2½ kilometres. They ...

    Article : 58 words
  6. TURKS ON THE RUN.

    LONDON, Sunday.--An official despatch from Mesopotamia reports:--"Our pursuit continued on Wednesday, the Turks being in great confusion. On Tuesday ...

    Article : 133 words
  7. WESTERN PROGRESS

    PARIS, Sunday.--A French communique states:--"We repulsed with loss two German raids west of Soissons. "We raided a German trench near Vauquols ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. SHIPS SUNK.

    PARIS, Sunday.--As far as can be ascertained February's submarinings totalled:-- Ships, Tonnage. British ............ 121 .. 256,632 ...

    Article : 309 words
  9. MEXICO AND GERMANY.

    WASHINGTON, Sunday.--It is stated on good authority that millions of dollars were sent to Mexico by Germans in the United States. Much money was subscribed by ...

    Article : 553 words
  10. RUSSO-ROUMANIANS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--A wireless Russian official message states:--"A German counter-attack drove out the Roumanians from a height north of Zaval ...

    Article : 129 words
  11. SWEDEN'S QUEEN ILL.

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.--The Queen of Sweden (a daughter of the Grand Duke of Baden) is suffering from a serious throat complaint, and intends to visit Berlin to consult a specialist. ...

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  12. "WAR INEVITABLE."

    PARIS, Sunday.--"Le Temps" quotes an American embassy officer as declaring that war between the United States and Germany is inevitable. ...

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  13. COMPULSORY RATIONING.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Food Controller has decided on the compulsory rationising of hotels and restaurants, as the existing regulations based on the number of courses have proved ...

    Article : 594 words
  14. RECRUITING.

    The State Recruiting Committee is now issuing to proprietors of motor cars some "stickers," to be fixed to the glass wind-screens of their cars. There is a variety to choose from. ...

    Article : 387 words
  15. CHINA'S POSITION.

    PEKIN, Sunday.--The Allied Ministers have addressed the Chinese Government, sympathising with the attitude she has taken up in regard to Germany, and promising favorably to ...

    Article : 82 words
  16. WAR HONORS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Majors Birkbeck, Joseph Brooks, W. Markwell, and K. M'Kenzie, of the Australian Imperial Force, have been awarded the Distinguished Service Order. ...

    Article : 116 words
  17. HOETZENDORFF DEPOSED

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Vienna correspondent of the "Central News" states that the Austrian Emperor has dismissed Field-Marshal von Hoetzendorff, Chief of the General Staff, and ...

    Article : 112 words
  18. GENERAL CABLES.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The "Globe" says that Mr. Hughes's emergence from an inconvenient impasse will be widely appreciated here. His capacity for constructive statesmanship will be ...

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  19. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Saturday.--Major-General Davies, a New Zealand officer, who has been on loan to the Imperial army, relinquished his rank and appointment in the New Zealand ...

    Article : 98 words
  20. THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

    NEW YORK, Sunday.--The Rome correspondent of the "New York World" says that the Germans are planning a great Teuton drive against Italy in the spring. Field-Marshals ...

    Article : 70 words
  21. ANZAC OFFICERS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 114 words
  22. SOLDIER'S HOME AT SEVEN HILLS.

    Private Andrews, of the 1st Battalion, who lost an arm while saving the life of a companion by throwing a Turkish bomb out of a trench a moment before it exploded, was ...

    Article : 150 words
  23. SUBMARINE WAR.

    PARIS, Sunday.--Experience has shown that the publication of the names of the torpedoed ships has been attended with serious drawbacks. The Minister for Marine in future ...

    Article : 297 words
  24. EXEMPTIONS REVISED.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Press Bureau states that the Army Council has ordered a general revision of certificates of exemption of men under 31 years of age. ...

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  25. BONEDUST SAUSAGE.

    GENEVA, Sunday.--A special sausage, called the People's Sausage, is selling in Vienna at 2s 6d a kilogram. It is composed of ground hones, potato flour, and dried vegetables. ...

    Article : 69 words
  26. TAMWORTH FARMERS AND THEIR WHEAT.

    TAMWORTH, Sunday.--At a public meeting of the district wheatgrowers, held yesterday, it was decided to place a definite system before the Federal Government, with a view to ...

    Article : 195 words
  27. ST. MICHAEL'S SCHOOL, STANMORE.

    Archbishop Kelly yesterday blessed and opened the new school in connection with St. Michael's Church, Stanmore. The A.H.C. Guild and Hibernian Society formed a guard of honor. ...

    Article : 203 words
  28. ANGER IN AMERICA.

    VANCOUVER, Sunday.--In New York the public anger and bitterness against Germany is noticeably increasing. The "New York Times" contends that the ...

    Article : 86 words
  29. RUSSIAN COTTON CROP.

    PETROGRAD, Sunday.--The cotton crop in Central Russia in Asia is estimated at nearly 3,000,000 tons. The acreage has decreased owing to the increasing cost of production. The ...

    Article : 41 words
  30. WAR CABINET.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Press Bureau states that representatives of the oversea Dominions attended to-day's War Cabinet meeting. Special Imperial War Cabinet sittings have been ...

    Article : 112 words
  31. BELGIANS CRUELLY TREATED.

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.--The "Echo de Deign" says that 1000 deported Belgians who were repatriated were in an emaciated and exhausted condition. Six deaths occurred on the ...

    Article : 40 words
  32. BRITAIN PREPARED.

    NEW YORK, Sunday.--It in announced that Britain will discontinue shell contracts with the United States after March 31, the Home output being abundant for military purposes. ...

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  33. JOURNALISTS' CLAIMS.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The hearing of the plaint in which the Australian Journalists' Association claimed increased benefits from the proprietors of daily newspapers in the various ...

    Article : 46 words
  34. GENERAL SMUTS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Press Bureau announces that General Smuts has been made a Privy Councillor. ...

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  35. ENEMY SHIPS CLAIMED.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Crown is claiming in the Prize Court three of eleven vessels belonging to one Germanz, acquired on the American registry by devious methods with the ...

    Article : 53 words
  36. OPERATIONS AT SALONIKA.

    LONDON, Sunday.--A Salonika message states that there have been brisk operation on the Italian sector, and that 70 Germans were taken prisoners in one encounter. Fighting ...

    Article : 32 words
  37. GOLF ELIGIBLES.

    The fifteenth annual meeting of the Suburban and Country Golf Association will be hold on Thursday next at Aaron's Exchange Hotel, when the president. Mr. W. A. Windeyer, will ...

    Article : 109 words
  38. DENMARK PREPARING.

    LONDON, Sunday.--A Copenhagen message states that a reduction in Danish railway traffic in some instances is exceeded by 10 per cent. This is interpreted as a measure of ...

    Article : 81 words
  39. NEW ZEPPELIN BURNT.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Belgian reports state that a new Zeppelin, while undergoing upend trials at Ghent, exploded, and was completely destroyed. The crew was incinerated. ...

    Article : 30 words
  40. ST MARTHA'S, STRATHFIELD.

    The recently-completed presbytery in connection with St. Martha's parish, Strathfield was officially opened and blessed by the Papal Delegate, Archbishop Cerretti, yesterday ...

    Article : 66 words
  41. FOOD SUPPLY.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The potato crisis is unabated, and many markets, including Covent Garden, are almost without supplies. The retailer in many towns have restricted ...

    Article : 38 words
  42. ABANDONED SEAPLANE TAKEN.

    ROME, Sunday.--The Italians captured an abandoned German seaplane near the Italian seaport of Senegallia. ...

    Article : 18 words
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