The following official reports have been issued by Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig: Frida Morning.—"The enemy heavily shelled our new positions east of Ypres, ...
Article : 245 wordsAn East African official report issued on Friday stated:—"In the Mbemkuru Valley the enemy are retreating towards Nangano and we are following them up." ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Navy Department announces that two German armed raiders are in the South Pacific. The Lutecs, a French schooner, was captured by the Seaddler, ...
Article : 196 wordsNoisy scenes took place in the Reichstag yesterday. Herr Landsberte (Socialist) severely criticised the propaganda among the soldiers with a view of stimulating the ...
Article : 174 wordsFollowing the lead of the Transport Workers' Federation, which, at its meeting on Friday declared the strike off, and recommended the various unions represented ...
Article : 347 wordsThe German Government's proposal to reform the Prussian House of Lords makes the following allocation of seats, which is astounding, in view of the previous ...
Article : 99 wordsOn Saturday afternoon the busy bee at the Karrakatta Y.M.C.A. hut was continued and the hut (before knock-off time) was ready for use. Those of Millars' ...
Article : 381 wordsThe Zurich correspondent of the "Matin" reported yesterday:—"A stormy sitting of the Reichstag took place yesterday. The majority endeavoured to compel the ...
Article : 63 wordsZeppelins last week patrolled the Rhenish towns. The ople were exercised in air raid drill, and were ordered to extinguish lights and to take refuge in shelters on ...
Article : 43 wordsNine vessels are overdue here, and it is feared that they have fallen victims, to German raiders. They include the Wairuna, 126 days out from Wellington and ...
Article : 41 wordsA special tribunal, composed of Prussian Judges, is hearing an action brought by the Kaiserin's nephew, Prince Frederick Leopold, against the Kaiser, who placed him ...
Article : 93 wordsThe Berlin "Vorwaerts" reports that numureous Socialist meetings all over Germany have made demonstrations in favour of peace by negotiation and against the ...
Article : 37 wordsIn a recent fight between a large German submarine and British destroyers in the North Sea, the submarine dived, and over the spot where she disappeared a ...
Article : 222 wordsMr. Roosevelt, in the course of a speech here on Friday said that peace terms must come as a result of the Allies' overwhelming victory, and they must include the complete ...
Article : 143 wordsA German wireless official message intercepted by the British Admiralty on Saturday, stated that the Bulgarians repulsed an English attack to the east of Lake Doiran, ...
Article : 35 wordsThe president of the Wharf Labourers' Union (Mr. McCristal) stated to-day that some members of his union would resume to-morrow, and others on Wednesday and ...
Article : 148 wordsEver since Thursday's great attack autumn seems to have settled definitely down, heavy rainstorms chasing one another, with intervals, across the ...
Article : 524 wordsA financial conference was opened on Thursday, those present including Lord Reading, head of the British financial mission, Lord Northcliffe and the members ...
Article : 91 wordsThe following official French communiques have been issued:— Friday Morning.—"There have been violent artillery actions on the right bank ...
Article : 133 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs tells an amazing story of the exploits of an Australian airman, who is the talk of all the Australians who watched him doing the most amazing stunts ...
Article : 125 wordsThe "Morning Post" correspondent at Jassy (the temporary capital of Roumania) telegraphed on Friday:—"Bulgarian emissaries in Switzerland have made proposals ...
Article : 69 wordsThe Peruvian Legislature at a joint sitting on Friday, voted by an overwhelming majority in favour of severing relations with Germany over the sinking of a ...
Article : 41 wordsAttention is drawn to the fact that the rooms will be closed during Show Week, except on Monday, when samples for the Show may be sent in. The committee will ...
Article : 175 wordsThe A.M.A., which controls the underground workers on the mines on Saturday morning declared the strike off, at an adjourned meeting of members, at which ...
Article : 151 wordsM. Lambros, the ex-Premier, has been arrested for disobeying a summons to appear before an investigating commission. ...
Article : 24 wordsIt is officially announced that Holland has agreed, under protest, to refer to a British Prise Court the question of the legality of Britain's capture of four ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Amsterdam correspondent of the New York "Times" says there are persistent rumours in Berlin and Vienna that the near future holds a surprise, as something is ...
Article : 40 wordsAfter hearing evidence, the Magistrate yesterday ordered the arrest of Deputy Turmel. The prosecutor said that Turmel had given contradictory explanations ...
Article : 58 wordsAll the newspapers comment oulogistically on the brilliant success of the British. ...
Article : 18 wordsOn Friday the British Admiralty intercepted the following wireless German official message:—"The hottest points of yesterday's fighting were at Poelcapelle, ...
Article : 145 wordsThe Kaiser is building a church on his Cadine Estate. He will consecrate it to the establishment of peace. ...
Article : 27 wordsM. Branting's newspaper, the "Social Demokraten," commenting upon the Anglo-French idea of requisitioning Swedish steamers, and the Swedish protests thereon. ...
Article : 107 wordsThe United Press Association, in a message on Friday, stated that to-day the British line was substantially intact. Bodies of Prince Rupprecht's storm troops are ...
Article : 199 wordsGermany under a new agreement, will supply Holland with 200,000 tons of German coal and 50,000 tons of Belgian coal monthly. ...
Article : 29 wordsAs a result of a meeting held yesterday work is to be resumed by a number of strikers to-morrow. The timber carters decided to present themselves for ...
Article : 273 wordsMrs. Andersen, 1032 Hay-street West, has been notified that her husband, Private Hans Peter Andersen, has been killed in France. He was formerly a member of the Emu brewery staff. ...
Article : 119 wordsM. Trodzky, Maximalist, in a speech at the Democratic Conference on Friday, said that civil war was unavoidable. The only doubt was as to whether it would take ...
Article : 89 wordsThe Publicity Committee of the Treasury states:—An easy way of popularising the loan is by the use of the artistic stamps issued by Sir John Forrest, the ...
Article : 362 wordsDutch representatives have protested against the tying up of vessels in American ports, but it is understood that they have received scant satisfaction. ...
Article : 31 wordsOver 100 men attended a meeting this morning for the purpose of forming a no[?] Mine Workers' Union. The chairman explained that the intention was to form a ...
Article : 71 wordsMr. Percival Phillips sends the following message from Flanders:—"Although the slopes of Pascherdaele Ridge are covered with German dead, the enemy still strike. ...
Article : 509 wordsMr. Charles Grasty, in a message from Paris to the New York "Times" says that "the second week in September had a low record for sinkings by submarines. On ...
Article : 64 wordsA Russian official report issued on Friday stated: "Our artillery stopped an enemy attack in dense waves south of Radautz to-day. The Bulgarians occupied several of ...
Article : 48 wordsThe great attack has now been going forward one hour and a half. The rain which drizzled most of the night has [?]eased. Under the grey sky on the ...
Article : 1,126 wordsThe King telegraphed on Friday to Field-Marshal Haig:—"The continued success of the gallant British troops in Flanders has given me the highest satisfaction. It ...
Article : 50 wordsA fire was discovered this morning in the after hold of the A.U.S.N. Company's inter-state steamer Indarra, lying at Darling Harbour. The first was first seen by an officer ...
Article : 207 wordsThe State Department has given out a series of telegrams showing that Von Bernstorff asked Von Jagow for £340,000 for an unnamed man who had guaranteed that ...
Article : 246 wordsThe War Department has let a contract for the construction of 20,000 aeroplanes, in accordance with the provision of £128,000,000 in the Aviation Bill. Aviators are ...
Article : 55 wordsThe populations of Roulers, Menin, Warneton, and Lens have been forced to labour on the German defence works. ...
Article : 23 wordsReference to the strike was made by several Labour members this afternoon at meetings on the Yarra bank, before crowds of several thousand people. Mr. ...
Article : 224 wordsIn the Chamber of Deputies on Friday M Malvy (recently Minister for the Interior) refuted M. Leon Daudet's accusstion, contained in a letter to President ...
Article : 76 wordsThe appropriation made by Congress during the past session amount to £4,300,000,000, which is 10 times more than in any previous session. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe New South Wales War Chest Fund has presented the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) with a gold "war-chest" button, as a mark of appreciation of the ...
Article : 95 wordsMr. Baker (Secretary for War), in summarising America's achievements in her first half-year of the war, says:—"We will be well on the way to the battle front in ...
Article : 48 wordsFollowing upon a request from General Sir Francis Lloyd (General Officer commanding the London District) to the Bishop of London, all churches having crypts and ...
Article : 44 wordsFremantle was the scene on Saturday of a demonstration, the object of which was to raise funds for the relief of distressed local families. As a prelude to a fancy ...
Article : 270 wordsThe United States Government is determined to stop the existing pro-German activities in South America, and is considering the cutting off of coal from the ...
Article : 107 wordsAn Italian official report issued on Friday stated:—"We repulsed repeated attacks at Monte San Gabriele to-day. Our air squadron attacked the Austrian naval ...
Article : 45 wordsAn amendment to orders for the A.I.F. directs that no information shall be given to troops of the name of transport or actual date of sailing, but in lieu of the ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Bill requisitioning ships and machinery, and providing for the conscription of the workers on ships, which was so dramatically introduced into the Assembly ...
Article : 95 wordsLarge batches of German prisoners, captured in Flanders have arrived in London, and have been driven through the streets to the internment camps. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe total number of Australian casualties is now 107,689, made up as follows:—Deceased 31,823. wounded, 44,234: missing, 1,684: sick, 26,798: prisoners, 2,901; nature ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Food Controller (Lord Rhondda) has issued an order permitting the use of bread made from potatoes and flour, in the proportion of one pound of potatoes ...
Article : 40 wordsAn official report from the British headquarters in Mesopotamia gives details concerning the recent capture of Ramadiya, a town on the river Euphrates. The British ...
Article : 75 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs, telegraphing on Friday night, stated that the New Zealanders and Australians were fighting their way up Abraham Heights and had taken over 2,000 ...
Article : 421 wordsA telegram from Havana says that the President of Cuba has declared an embargo upon exports to neutrals on the same lines as the United States adopted. He ...
Article : 61 wordsA ceremonial military and naval parade was held at Hobart on Saturday, for the purpose of presenting the Victoria Cross and also the Military Cross, won by late ...
Article : 239 wordsA Canadian Association has been formed in London for the purpose of ascertaining and expressing Canadian opinion on questions affecting Canada. The president is ...
Article : 67 wordsThe Premier was asked on Saturday if the Commonwealth Government's regulation annulling any interference by the State Government with shipping would ...
Article : 242 wordsThe State Department prohibits the export of bunker coal, in order to prevent supplies reaching Germany through the northern neutral nations. ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 8 Oct 1917, Page 7
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