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    The thick, continueous black line on the right of the map marks the British front before this offensive began. The broken line not far to the left of it marks, very roughly, the new line as it appears at the time of writing: the dent in the middle. Including Roisel, is marked separtely from the main line because, though the Germans claim it, there is as yet no admission of their claim. It is likely enough to be correct, however. The dotted line away to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 117 words
  3. DUTCH SHIPS.

    A Presidential proclamation was issued to-day at Washington, authorising the Navy Department to take over vessels of the Netherlands registry in American territorial waters ...

    Article : 1,517 words
  4. FRENCH SECTORS.

    French communiques announce:-- "Friday, 4.30 p.m.:--"We repulsed strong enemy coups-de-main south of Juvincourt, in the sector of Godat, north of Courcy, and north ...

    Article : 261 words
  5. TERRIFIC BATTLE

    Our latest cables this morning show that furious fighting is proceeding along the whole Western front. Message from London, via Vancouver, report that the Germans have broken the British defence west of St. Quentin. The British troops are now occupying new positions three miles east of Bapaume. The villages of Monchies, Vaux, and Uruncourt were [?]acuated. ...

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  6. RUSSIAN CHAOS.

    A Petrograd message status that M. Trotsky emphatically denied that the Bolsheviks were arming Austro-German prisoners in Siberia. Advices from Petrograd state that, following ...

    Article : 177 words
  7. BERLIN CLAIMS.

    Wireless German official messages state:-- Saturday, 11 p.m.--"The first stage of the great battle has ended. We won engagements near Monchy, Cambrai, St. Quentin, and Le ...

    Article : 278 words
  8. WITH THE AIRMEN.

    The German aeroplanes appearing on the western front are of larger formations than any seen since last summer's fighting. Nevertheless, they display a marked reluctance to ...

    Article : 317 words
  9. METHODS OF MONS.

    The enemy made no infantry attack last night, but heavy fighting was resumed, after living in a fog, this morning. Our troops were heavily engaged near St. Quentin. ...

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  10. THE NEW LINE.

    The Germans pressed forward in an orderly fashion, the men giving the impression of a parade. They could he seen marching on the Arras high road. They were as thick as flies ...

    Article : 493 words
  11. ACROSS THE JORDAN.

    An official message regarding Palestine operations (8.20 p.m., Saturday), says:-- "Our parties crossed the River Jordan despite a strong current, yesterday morning. ...

    Article : 54 words
  12. JAPAN AND SIBERIA.

    The correspondent of the "New York Times" at Tokio says that the Elder statesmen will meet next week to consider Siberian situation. Subsequently the Crown Council will ...

    Article : 80 words
  13. PARIS SHELLED.

    A Parts official message reports that the enemy is shelling Paris and suburbs with long range 340 millimetre guns, firing every quarter of an hour. ...

    Article : 137 words
  14. IRELAND.

    The Press Bureau announces that the Irish Convention has concluded discussion. A statement received from the Grand Committee says that decisions have been reached on ...

    Article : 101 words
  15. HONORS FOR AUSTRALIANS.

    The following decorations have been awarded to Australians:-- Bar to D.S.O.--Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Stewart (Infantry). When his battalion was ...

    Article : 323 words
  16. NORTH SEA FIGHT.

    A French official message reports:-- "A division of Franco-British destroyers fought a detachment of German torpedo-boats in the North Sea between four and five o'clock ...

    Article : 202 words
  17. FREETRADE.

    Mr. Asquith, addressing the Liberal Federation at Derby, said the only way to meet the national debt after the war would be to increase the national wealth by increased ...

    Article : 121 words
  18. CRUISE OF THE WOLF.

    The Admiralty's story of the doings of the raider Wolf shows that when the raider met the steamer Dee in Australasian waters she did not intend to molest her, as the Dee was ...

    Article : 230 words
  19. HEALTH MINISTRY.

    Lord Rhondda, Food Controller, addressing the insurance faculty, described the creation of a Ministry of Health as an urgent war necessity. A bill creating the Ministry would ...

    Article : 104 words
  20. LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    Senator Owen introduced a resolution in the Semite authorising the President to call a League of the Allied Nations. He urged that the United States, England, France, Japan, ...

    Article : 147 words
  21. ANOTHER RAIDER.

    A German commerce raider has been captured in the Pacific. It is announced that the navy has captured a small vessel in the Pacific off Mexico, but ...

    Article : 127 words
  22. AMERICA.

    Aviation officials at Washington state that by September the United States will have completed more than double the number of battleplanes now used by Germany and the Allies on ...

    Article : 87 words
  23. THE MINERS.

    The Miners' Federation officially informed Mr. Lloyd George of the result of their ballot. Mr. Lloyd George said that the Government intended to proceed with the recruitment ...

    Article : 77 words
  24. AUSTRALIAN V.C.

    At Buckingham Palace King George congratulated Private John Carroll (an Australian) on his plucky action in France in taking a German machine gun single-handed, and ...

    Article : 38 words
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