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  2. EUROPEAN WAR.

    The latest official communique issued at Paris shows that the Allies have made considerable progress at several points in Belgium and France. Sir John French reports that the British line to the east of Ypres has been perfectly established, and that all the German attacks have been repulsed, with heavy loss to the enemy. Later news of the sinking of the Lusitania proves beyond doubt that the loss of life was of appealing dimensions. ...

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  3. LOYALTY OF THE STATES.

    The Premiers' Conference to-day unanimously adopted the following resolutions:—(1) That this conference expresses its high appreciation of the efforts of the Federal ...

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  4. THE LUSITANIA.

    Mr. George Kessler, the so-called champagne king and the host of many freak dinners, states that he saw the trail of a torpedo 30 feet away and then felt a ...

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  5. GERMAN HYPOCRISY.

    German newspapers declare that as the Lusitania was armed it was impossible for the crew of the submarine to rescue any of the passengers. ...

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  6. AMERICA'S POSITION.

    The New York correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" expresses the opinion that President Wilson will not ask Congress to declare war on Germany. But Germany ...

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  7. MOTOR AMBULANCE.

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  8. MAD MAN OF EUROPE.

    Germany is generally described as the madman of Europe, and it is suggested that the neutral powers should combine to bind him up. ...

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  9. FRANCE AND BELGIUM.

    The official communique issued last night stated:—"Considerable progress has been made towards Loos. We advanced along a front of seven kilometers south of Carency. ...

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  10. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

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  11. A PRESS OPINION.

    The "Herald" declares:—"The gravity of the situation arising from the destruction of the Lusitania has not been matched in American history since the Civil War. This ...

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  12. WAR AND UNEMPLOYMENT DISTRESS RELIEF FUND.

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  13. SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT.

    Sir John French reported yesterday:—"The enemy's attacks last night east of Ypres were continued to-day, but were all repulsed with heavy loss. The British line ...

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  14. THE AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL.

    Drs. A. H. Gibson and T. L. Anderson, of Fremantle, and Dr. Trethowan, of Perth have been granted commissions in the Australian General Hospital of 1,040 beds. ...

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  15. THE GERMAN WARNING.

    Count von Bernstorff's warning that the Atlantic must be considered as within the War zone has been republished in the newspapers. Many persons in Washington ...

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  16. PHASES AND INCIDENTS.

    A wounded officer who arrived at Petrograd recently from the front recounts an amusing instance of the benefits of teototalism. The commander of a company ...

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  17. THE HILL GO FIGHT.

    "Eye-witness" with the British Headquarters Staff in Flanders, reported yesterday:—"After severe fighting in the afternoon of May 2 our line north of Ypres was ...

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  18. GERMAN NATIONAL FLOWER.

    At the annual horse show yesterday visitors protested against girls being permitted to sell Kaiserbloom, the German national flower. Several persons trampled the ...

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  19. TRANS-ATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

    The Cunard liner Transylvania left for Liverpool on Saturday with 889 passengers on board. Only 12 of the 901 persons who booked to leave by the steamer cancelled ...

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  20. SUGGESTED BOYCOTT.

    Mr. Shominger, ex-president of the American Chamber of Commerce, stated yesterday in an interview that the Chamber would consider the question of reprisal by ...

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  21. THE DARDANELLES.

    The Deputy-Governor of Tenedos telegraphed yesterday that the warships of the Allies were concentrating against a single fort at Nagara, all of the other forts there ...

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  22. THE POISON CLOUD.

    The use of asphyriating gases gave the Germans an initial advantage at Hill 60. The Britishers were blinded and suffocated, but they held on as long as possible with ...

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  23. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Auckland passengers aboard the Lusitania are believed to have included Mr. J. C. Mackay, of the firm of Messrs. Mackay, Logan, and Caldwell, and his wife ...

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  24. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A well-known Sydney wool buyer, Mr. C. Learoyd, of the firm of Learoyd and Boggeo was probably a passenger by the Lusitania, as he cabled from Boston that it ...

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  25. RESCUED AND MISSING.

    It is stated that 487 passengers and 274 of the crew of the Lusitania have survived. Lady Allan, wife of Sir Montague Allan, head of the Allan Steamship Line, was ...

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  26. WHAT THE GERMANS SAY.

    A communique issued at Berlin yesterday stated:—"We dislodged a Franco-British force from strongly fortified positions between a redoubt at Wieltje and Cheluvely ...

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  27. BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.

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  28. AUSTRALASIAN COURAGE.

    An eye-witness of the recent fighting in the Dardanelles states:—"The heaviest losses were borne by the Australians and New Zealanders, whose one fault was a ...

    Article : 119 words
  29. ITALY'S POSITION.

    Popular excitement is increasing, and 3,000 more German refugees have arrived at the frontier. The mobilisation of Italy's first line has been completed. The "Giornale ...

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  30. EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.

    A lady passenger on the Lusitania had an extraordinary escape. She was thrown into the sea and had given up hopes when she was suddenly drawn down one of the ...

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  31. MR. VANDERBILT'S CHIVALRY.

    A steward on the Lusitania has stated that Mr. Vanderbilt was on deck when the torpedo struck the liner, and that after the occurrence be gave his lifebelt to a lady ...

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  32. THE ROLL OF HONOUR.

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  33. RUPTURE WITH TURKEY.

    "Il Secolo" declares that the Italian Government has forwarded to Turkey a message repudiating the Treaty of Lausanne, and announcing her intention of annexing ...

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  34. A PATHETIC SPECTACLE.

    The bodies of at least 30 babies were laid out on the floor of a temporary morgue in Queenstown. ...

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  35. GERMAN AERIAL RAIDS.

    A German airship dropped several bombs into Southend (at the entrance to the Thomas estuary) and Westliff early this morning. Three persons are missing, and ...

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  36. FEELING IN BRITAIN.

    A number of German shops at Liverpool were wrecked yesterday, Twenty anti-German rioters were arrested at Everton. Their comrades endeavoured to rescue them, but ...

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  37. AUSTRALIANS' GALLANTRY.

    The following congratulatory messages were received by the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) to-day:—From the Prime Minister of Canada:— ...

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  38. THE RUSSIAN SIDE.

    A communique issued at Vienna last night stated: "The Russians are retreating along a front of 200 kilometres from the Vistula to the Uzok Pass (in the Carpathians). ...

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  39. STOCK BROKERS' INDIGNATION.

    At a meeting of the London Stock Exchange yesterday it was decided that German members should be forcibly refused admission. ...

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  40. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The first case in Sydney of alleged attempting to spread alarming reports was heard before Mr. Smithers, S.M., at the Water Police Court to-day. Frank William ...

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  41. THE INQUIRY.

    Lord Mersey has been appointed to conduct the inquiry into the destruction of the Lusitania. ...

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  42. INDIA'S HORROR.

    The employment of poisonous gases by the Germans caused indignation throughout India; but the destruction of the Lusitania has roused an indescribable feeling of ...

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  43. TURKISH OUTRAGES.

    The Turks under Djimal Pasha, supported by a force of Kurds, are besieging Van. The ammunition of the Armenian insurgents is nearly exhausted. Many prominent ...

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  44. GERMANY UNREPENTANT.

    The "Cologne Gazette" declares:—"The news of the sinking of the Lusitania will be received with unreserved satisfaction. It proves to the whole world that Germany is ...

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  45. MASS OF INTERCESSION.

    Yesterday morning at the Roman Catholic Cathedral, the second war Mass of Intercession for Australian soldiers fighting in the war was celebrated. The first war [?] ...

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  46. THE FAR EAST.

    It has been officially announced that Clain[?] has agreed to the demands of Japan. ...

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