The following British, French, and German official despatches have been issued:— London, Dec. 4 (1.25 p.m.).—"The enemy's artillery was active last night ...
Article : 817 wordsPresident Wilson yesterday delivered an important message to Congress. He spoke to packed galleries and the scene was the most impressive since the declaration of ...
Article : 877 wordsThe passenger liner Apapa, 7,832 tons, owned by the African Steamship Co. (Messrs. Elder, Dempster, and Co., Liverpool), and built in 1914 by Harland and ...
Article : 255 wordsThe Vienna "Neue Freie Presse" denies Serbia's right to her original status, and contends that Austria must improve her frontiers, the war having rendered ...
Article : 45 wordsSevere floods have occurred in Holland. A portion of the city of Rotterdam is submerged. Over 100 farms in the Gelderland have been washed away. Many fishing ...
Article : 69 wordsM. Maklakoff (the Russian Ambassador to France), referring to a statement that he had been recalled to Russia because he took part in the Allies' Conference, ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Canadian Victory Loan of £30,000,000 has attracted subscriptions exceeding £80,000,000. A world's record has been achieved in the matter of individual subscriptions. ...
Article : 37 wordsPacificists here have nominated M. Trotsky and M. Lenin, of Petrograd, for the Nobel Peace Prize. M. Poevland, that Swedish Minister for State, announces that ...
Article : 62 wordsIn the House of Lords last evening Lord Lytton (an additional Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty) said that the foodship, which was sunk while proceeding from ...
Article : 80 wordsDr. Harold Williams, the Petrograd correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle," says:—"We must face the fact one way or the other that Russia, despite the will of ...
Article : 119 wordsThe soldiers in Ningpo who revolted have been defeated decisively. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,312 wordsAn Order-in-Council, which was gazetted to-day suspends the operation of all industrial awards and all provisions of the Arbitration Act as far as they prevent the ...
Article : 73 wordsA wireless Russian official message intercepted by the British Admiralty says:— "Ensign Krylenko, in a proclamation, announces:—We entered Mohileff to-day at ...
Article : 190 wordsThe following Italian official bull[?]tin has been issued: Rome, December 4 (5.30 p.m.).—"We repulsed attacks south of the D[?]one Valley ...
Article : 69 wordsThe British Admiralty intercepted the following wireless Russian official message:—"M. Skliansky, president of the Congress of the Fifth Army, reports that the peace ...
Article : 147 wordsThe Italian Prime Minister (Signor Victor Emanuel Orlando), in the course of an interview here, said that the Allies had concluded the conference in a more compact ...
Article : 84 wordsThe following advice has been received by the War Council from the secretary, Board of Trustees, Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Fund:—"I beg to advise you ...
Article : 172 wordsThe official correspondent at the British headquarters in Italy reports that the "first shot" between the British expeditionary force and the Teutons was an aerial ...
Article : 91 wordsAmong the war illustrations of this week's issue of the "Western Mail," to be published to-morrow morning, are some remarkable photographs of the recent ...
Article : 230 wordsThe Haparanda (Sweden) correspondent of the Copenhagen "Berlingske Tidende" telegraphs that it is rumoured that Japan and America have agreed to take joint ...
Article : 62 wordsA monster demonstration, to welcome the allied troops, was given in La Scala, Milan. Miss Margaret Mellor, the Australian soprano sang nine old-time British songs. ...
Article : 38 wordsThe special correspondent of the United Press Association (U.S.A.) at the British front, reports:—"I believe that the most critical moment on the Cambrai battlefield ...
Article : 317 wordsReports have reached here to the effect that the whole of Siberia has been formed into an independent republic. It is anticipated that the Government in ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Marine Underwriters Association of Western Australia has declared the following war rate in force to-day. viz.:— For all vessels except German, Austrian, ...
Article : 46 wordsMrs. J. H. Elliott, Iolanthe-street, West Guildford, has received word that her husband, Private J. H. Elliott has been wounded through the effect of gas in France. ...
Article : 1,797 wordsCongress overwhelmingly approved of the speech, which is regarded as a brilliant exposition of America's war purposes, filled with the spirit of democracy. The ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Rome "Tribuna" publishes an enthusiastic article on the Prince of Wales's unaffected bearing at the front. The paper says that the Prince has won the ...
Article : 69 wordsAnother batch of 85 wounded Australians arrived at Fremantle yesterday. For the most part the men were on a fair way to regaining their health, and there were ...
Article : 105 wordsA 48 hours' armistice between Russia and Germany was signed on Saturday at the headquarters of Prince Leopold of Bavaria. ...
Article : 28 wordsSenator Pittmann introduced a resolution asking Congress to declare war on Austria, Bulgaria, and Turkey. The general feeling, however, is against a declaration of war ...
Article : 78 wordsThe Bolshevik Government intends to prosecute Admiral Verdeversky, M. Terestchenko, and M. Kischkin, members of the late Government, and will release the ...
Article : 45 wordsTo-day the Deputy Coroner continued the inquiry into the death in the Melbourne Hospital on November 20—following on a street brawl—of Thos. Madden (49), ...
Article : 76 wordsThe London "Daily Chronicle" announces that Lord Balfour of Burleigh's Post-war Trade Committee has completed its report and recommands' a general tariff of 10 ...
Article : 70 wordsCountry Tours for Wounded Soldiers.— Another of the series of outings organised by Mr. A. J. H. Parkin for the benefit of the returned wounded and crippled ...
Article : 1,341 wordsThe following Roumanian communique has been issued:—"Russian artillery prevented attempts at fraternisation. We prevented German officers from carrying ...
Article : 34 wordsThe following official despatch has been received from the British headquarters in Palestine:—"The situation generally is unchanged. Troops belonging to the eastern ...
Article : 70 wordsFive representatives of the British Medical Association and five Ilelegates appointed by the Friendly Societies' Association of Victoria will meet on Friday ...
Article : 60 wordsIt has been ascertained that General Korniloff effected his escape with the assistance of his guard. He has gone to the south with four companies of ...
Article : 34 wordsIn Birmingham next week Mr. H. H. Asquith (the ex-Prime Minister) will speak upon Lord Lansdowne's recent letter on the military situation. Some Liberal ...
Article : 47 wordsWriting in the "Echo de Paris," M Marcel Hutin, the military critic, remarks that Prince Rupprecht, of Bavaria, is apparently repeating against the British troops the ...
Article : 110 wordsThe War Cabinet, in a message to the Commander-in-Chief of the East African campaign, congratulates him on his success, adding that the determination and ...
Article : 65 wordsThe report is contradicted officially that Dr. C. E. Addison (Minister for Reconstruction) has accepted the post of Minister for Public Health. It is announced that he is ...
Article : 61 wordsA mammoth floating crane was launched successfully to-day at the Cockatoo Island naval dockyard. It is claimed that when complete the crane will be the largest in ...
Article : 75 wordsSt. Paul's Cathedral was thronged yesterday on the occasion of the late General Sir Stanley Maude's memorial service. The King and Queen and other members of the ...
Article : 85 wordsEarl Beauchamp (formerly Governor of New South Wales) presided at a meeting yesterday of the Parliamentary Free Trade Committee, which condemned the ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Germans have now tried to raid the Australians' lines seven times within thirteen days. The only one of these raids which reached our posts was that ...
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Advertising : 53 wordsA message received from the Vatican says that the Pope, replying to a letter from the Empress of Austria, declared that he could not approve of Roman Catholic ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Controller of Food (Lord Rhondda) is distributing one-sixth of the quantity of butter for which the trade applied for the month of December, and will make another ...
Article : 80 wordsA court martial has dismissed Lieut. V. J. Coultie, of the Australian infantry." ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Thu 6 Dec 1917, Page 7
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