The news from the France-Belgian region shows that the Allies have made further progress and have captured numerous Germans. There are nearly 3,000,000 men engaged in the big Galician battle, which is being fought with great desperation. The Russians admit having had to fall back before the Germans at some points, but they claim to have achieved ...
Article : 257 wordsThe newspapers announce that the reward offered by the British authorities for information leading to the destruction of German submarines has been raised to £2,000. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe London County Council has instructed all its tramway workers eligible for military or naval service to return their uniforms and badges. It is appointing men ...
Article : 82 wordsThe casualties reported up to date total 1,507. These comprise:—Killed and died of wounds, officers 32, men 121; missing, officers 2, men 29; wounded, officers 63, men ...
Article : 35 wordsAn official announcement states that the Russians have occupied Van, Sarai, and Bashkaleh, in Asia Minor, and that the Turks have fled towards Bitlis. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Senate on Friday adopted the Government's War Bill by 262 votes to 2. Intense enthusiasm was exhibited, senators frequently rising on masse and cheering ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,641 wordsMrs. Pankhurst, addressing a recruiting meeting at Hull on Friday, said that she hoped the Government would declare martial law and mobilise all men and ...
Article : 38 wordsThe King visited the yards and works at Barrow yesterday. ...
Article : 18 wordsVictoria crosses have been awarded to Private Anderson, of the Yorkshire Regiment for driving off with bombs a large body of the enemy which had entered the ...
Article : 190 wordsPrince von Buelow, the German Envoy, and Count von Maichio, Special Austrian Ambassador, are adopting a dilatory attitude to enable Germany and Austria to ...
Article : 104 wordsThe following cable message has been received by the Governor-General from Lieut.-General Birdwood, dated Tenedos, May 20:—"It is with the deepest regret ...
Article : 440 wordsItaly has decided to adhere to the Allies' agreement not to conclude a separate peace. The "Giornale d'italia" states that General von Hindenburg is in command of the ...
Article : 115 wordsMr. Mackenzie (High Commissioner) entertained many New Zealand nurses at tea on Friday afternoon and expressed his gratitude for their self-denying services in ...
Article : 45 wordsThe following official communique was issued in Paris on Friday:—"The weather has improved. We have captured the German works on the sole spur at Notre Dame ...
Article : 225 wordsA lively bombardment took place at the Dardanelles on Thursday, particularly directed towards the enemy's encampments on the Asiatic coast and the towns on the ...
Article : 103 wordsMr. Lacey, a German naturaised at Hall has handed to the Mayor of that city £2000, to be paid to the master and crew of any Yorkshire vessel sinking a German ...
Article : 38 wordsThe Pope has personally subscribed one hundred thousand francs towards the Italian War Fund, and has allocated one million francs for the relief of Italian victims of ...
Article : 35 wordsA communique issued in Berlin on Friday declares:—"The English attack south of Neuve Chapelle and in the region of La Quinque broke down under our fire." ...
Article : 33 wordsMr. F. W. Young, Agent-General for South Australia, has forwarded a cheque for £5,750, subscribed in South Australia for the Belgian Relief Fund. Mr. P. ...
Article : 72 wordsAt Berlin on Thursday a crowd rushed the Italian Ambassador's motor car and knocked the Ambassador's hat off. The official German statement denies that the ...
Article : 60 wordsAn explosion has occurred in an explosives factory in Antwerp, 20 persons, including seven officers, were killed, and 30 were wounded. ...
Article : 28 wordsFrench airmen destroyed a bridge over the Scarpe River at Douai on Thursday, thus stopping the traffic behind the German front. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe British Prize Court has condemned as enemy property 477 bales of wool shipped by the Clan Davidson from Sydney by Dohners, Muller, Schmidt, and Co., and ...
Article : 42 wordsMessages from Verona state that Austrian troops at several frontier posts in the Tyrol have withdrawn within the fortified zone, after destroying telegraphs, ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Press Burean announces that the French, acting in conjunction with the British forces, advanced considerably in the southern area of the Peninsula on ...
Article : 84 wordsA German aeroplane dropped three bombs into Paris yesterday, without, however, doing any damage. It was driven off by French airmen. ...
Article : 28 wordsLient. Colonel Robert Gartside, V.D. was born at Gisborne in 1862. He resided for the greater part of his life at Harcourt, where he was a successful farmer and ...
Article : 533 wordsMr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, has announced that the necessary measures have been taken to expedite the discharge of Australian and ...
Article : 35 wordsThe correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" at Geneva reports that Germany is sending large bodies of troops armed with heavy artillery to the Italian frontier, via ...
Article : 58 wordsIt is estimated that there are nearly 1,500,000 men engaged on each side in the Galicia battle, and that the Germans have 4,000 guns in action. ...
Article : 242 wordsSir John French reported early on Friday:—"The weather has recently hampered our operations, nevertheless, the troops have made appreciable progress east and ...
Article : 106 wordsThe "Manchester Guardian" states that the Liberals began the war well, but since there has been weakness and vacillation, particularly in the handling of the liquor ...
Article : 333 wordsGeneral Bridges was shot in the upper part of the leg when visiting the trenches in the hills at Sari Bahr, probably by a Turkish sniper. A doctor who was near by ...
Article : 263 wordsCount Burian, the Austro-Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs, on Friday handed to the Italian Ambassador at Vienna a Note declining to take cognisance of the ...
Article : 98 wordsThe French Embassy issued the following communique on Friday:— "The Germans gained a foothold in the French trenches northward of Ypres and eastward of the Yser ...
Article : 65 wordsPublic indignation in Berlin is increasing, and the new motto of the newspapers is "God punish Italy." It has been announced that the Kaiser will return to ...
Article : 70 wordsThe British near Festubert are advancing and have captured further trenches at several important points. Their anti-aircraft guns winged a German aeroplane which, ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Austrian newspapers denounce what they describe as Italy's shameless treatybreaking. The "Reichspost" declares that Italy is out for robbery. ...
Article : 59 wordsThe enemy's losses in the Carpathians during three weeks' fighting—including 40,000 prisoners—have been officially estimated at one-fourth of his total strength ...
Article : 50 words'Eye Witness," with the British Headquarters Staff in flanders, continuing his description of the desperate fighting in the Ypres district, states:—"By counter attacks ...
Article : 373 wordsA German aeroplane bound for Turkey alighted near Constanzar, in Roumania, yesterday. Two officers who were on the flying machine were interned. ...
Article : 28 wordsIt transpires that the Turks, maddened at the prospect of the triumph of the Allies in the Dardanelles, blame the Armenians for the disastrous war and in ...
Article : 83 wordsThe following official statement has been issued in Berlin:—"Since the beginning of May General von Mackensen has captured 104,000 Russians, 72 cannon, and 263 machine ...
Article : 51 wordsAustrian sailors at Trieste have been [?]Admiral Hans (Austro-Hungarian Minister for Marine), and for having incited their ...
Article : 33 wordsThe "Daily Telegraph" states:—"When the reconstruction of the Ministry was being effected the banking magnates of the city approached Mr. Asquith and expressed ...
Article : 62 wordsMajor E. K. Baker, who left South Australia in charge of this State's contribution to the 16th Battalion and who is reported wounded, has had a successful military ...
Article : 228 wordsTwelve Austrian and German steamers have been interned at Genoa since August last Some of them are armed. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the "Morning Post" states: "The main onset of the Germans is in the centre of Galicia on a 55 miles front, where they have ...
Article : 161 wordsIt is officially reported that on Thursday the Russian Black Sea Fleet disembarked troops east of Eregli (in Turkey-in-Asia) and despite resistance destroyed some landing ...
Article : 36 wordsSome newspapers make the following forecast in connection with the National Government:—Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Mr. r. McKenna; Secretary of State ...
Article : 96 wordsA Greek cargo of 2,000 tons of rice destined for Germany has been seized at Naples ...
Article : 23 wordsThe Turks, being short of military transports, recently seized 100 Bulgarian railway trucks that were conveying goods from Turkey for Bulgarian merchants. The ...
Article : 47 wordsAccording to advices from Vienna, a strong Servian army, with formidable artillery is marching towards the Austrian frontier. ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 24 May 1915, Page 7
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