The British Minister at Stockholm (Sir Esme Howard) has handed to the Finnish Minister the British Government's reply to the Finnish Government's complaints. The ...
Article : 120 wordsThe following offical reports have been issued:— London, Aug. 11(11.30 p.m.) (from Field Marshal Haig).—"Fresh enemy divisions ...
Article : 354 wordsA message from Eden states that tw[?] enemy mines were discovered by the stamer Emerald Wings bound from Sydney to Port Pirie when fifty miles off ...
Article : 94 wordsMr. Robert Forces, of 431 Newcastle-street, has received word that his son, Driver Hughie R. Forcus, has been awarded the Military Medal. ...
Article : 947 wordsMr. G. Gilmour, special correspondent of the Australia Press Association, telegraping from Frances on Friday, said:—"The Germans have never suffered a severer blow ...
Article : 535 wordsMr. Frank Simonds, a leading American military expert, writes:—"The German defeat between the Somme and the Oise has already attained the proportions of a great ...
Article : 135 wordsOne cold night the Orderly Corpotal thrust his thead into our dugout and told me to report to the orderly room at 8 o'clock next morning. ...
Article : 727 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the New York "Times" says that the United States and the Allied Governments will not take any special action regarding the ...
Article : 159 wordsThe Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr. W. F. Massey), speaking at the Y.M.C.A. yesterday, said he believed victory was now certain, and would result in permanent ...
Article : 62 wordsGeneral Pershing has cabled to the War Department that the French Government has adopted elaborate plans for the improvement of port facilities for the ...
Article : 81 wordsThe Czecho-Slovak' National Council has received official reports saying that the Czecho-Slovak troops which recently occupied Vladivostok are moving westward ...
Article : 60 wordsA large force of Finnish Red Guards are occupied fortifying the Russian side of the border. The Russian newspaper, "Isvestia" states that the Soviet Government has been ...
Article : 95 wordsThe following wireless messages were received by the American Consul to-day:— Washington.—The United States Federal Reserve Board's weekly statement ...
Article : 242 wordsThe Franco-British forces up to last night had taken 35,000 prisoners, including several thousand officers, whilst the guns captured exceed 500. ...
Article : 36 wordsA review of the work done by the Postal Corps formed to deal in Australia with returned letters of the A.I.F. was issued by the District Commandant ...
Article : 150 wordsThe "Osservatore Romano" Announces that the Pope is negotiating for the release of the ex-Ozarina and Grand Duchesses, and is undertaking to provide for their financial ...
Article : 34 wordsThe "Morning Post's" correspondent at the British headquarters telegraphed on Sunday night that the region fronting Roye has become the scene of the ...
Article : 473 wordsFighting yesterday became very heavy opposite the head of the Australian advance. Here at a point about twelve miles from our old lines before Villers ...
Article : 991 wordsThe "Daily Express" states that it has been decided to arrest M. Litvinoff, the Russian Povisional Plenipotenliary in London, unless Mr. Robert Lockhart, the ...
Article : 73 wordsField-Marshal Haig issued the following aviation report on Sunday:—"There was intense air fighting on Saturday. We destroyed 41 machines and drove down 20 out ...
Article : 185 wordsIt is announced that a U-boat operating off the Massachusetts coast sunk nine fishing schooners. The crews of the schooner Kate Palmer report, that the submarine ...
Article : 80 wordsThe 422nd casualty list was released last night, and is published hereunder. It contains the names of Western Australian soldiers, together with those of soldiers ...
Article : 532 wordsThe Acting Prime Minister has received the following cablegram from the British Minister of Information:—It is not beyond the power of the Germans to make another ...
Article : 1,328 wordsThe Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Mr. C. F. Bazter) made available yesterday interesting particulars regarding the field trisls at Katanning in connection ...
Article : 518 wordsThe British Admiralty on Sunday intercepted the following wireless German official message:—"Saturday's attacks were mainly directed against out front between ...
Article : 80 wordsA Berlin semi-official message states that the German Government's ratification of the Anglo-American agreement with regard to war prisoners depends upon the receipt ...
Article : 43 wordsMr. and Mrs. W. Kenworthy, 40 Farnley, street, Mt. Lawley, have been advised that their eldest son, Private D. W. Kenworthy has been admitted to the 3d Southern General Hospital, ...
Article : 223 wordsYesterday was the second day of the great attack south of the Somme. The Australians advanced their line from the furthest point reached on the first day ...
Article : 944 wordsA report on the Australian prisoners of war has been received by the Defence Department from the Commandant, A.I.F. headquarters, London, Major-General ...
Article : 240 wordsThe Australian Press Association leans that the Allies are progressing splendidly on the whole front from the south the Arras to the Oise. There was a fierece struggle at ...
Article : 138 wordsRemarking to-day on the resort of some returned soldiers to begging as an easy and remunerative means of living the Minister for Repatriation (Senator Millen) ...
Article : 84 wordsWhat are supposed to be the remains of the missing man Joel were found in the bush about a mile from Lawson, in the Blue Mountains, yesterday! There was ...
Article : 101 wordsThe Empire Resources Development Committee suggests that areas in the tropical zone in North Queensland should be put under cultivation for rubber, cotton, ...
Article : 46 wordsAccording to advices received in New York from London, the Australians and Canadians have captured Chaulnes, after a desperate struggle. ...
Article : 28 wordsFollowing upon a complaint made by nurses in metropolitan hospitals that they had to work excessively long hours, the Chief Clerk of the State Treasury (Mr. ...
Article : 101 wordsThe enemy casualties in the present battle are reliably estimated at 100,000. The reports of the capture of Chaulnes Junction is unconfirmed. The reported fall of ...
Article : 63 wordsM. Malvy, and ex-Minister, who was recently sentenced to five years' banishment, has gone into exile at San Sebastian, in Spain. Writing to the President of the ...
Article : 111 wordsActing upon the order of the Attorney-General (Mr. Lawson), the police will now rigorously enforce the law with respect to spinning jennies and chocolate wheels at ...
Article : 51 wordsThere was no material advance on Saturday south of the Somme, but a slight retirement in some places. There was desperate fighting; the enemy throwing in his ...
Article : 197 wordsThe influx of Hindoos into Wellington is causing some concern, many of the men being unable to obtain work. The Mayor has referred the matter to the Labour ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Tue 13 Aug 1918, Page 5
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