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  2. GENERAL ITEMS.

    In the Senate Senator Robert L. Owen introduced a resolution authorising the President of the United States to call a league of Allied nations. He urged that ...

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  3. DUTCH SHIPPING.

    A Presidential proclamation was issued on Wednesday authorising the Navy Department to take over vessels of the Netherlands registry in American territorial ...

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  4. THE DOBRUDJA TERRITORY.

    The Bulgarian and Turkish newspapers have fallen out over the Dobrudja. The Turks favour the re-establishment of the equilibrium in the Balkans, whilst the ...

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  5. THE GREAT OFFENSIVE

    The following official despatches have been made available:— London, March 22 (1 p.m.).—"The fighting continued till last night along the ...

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  6. HOLLAND'S FINAL PROTEST.

    The Minister for Foreign Affairs (Dr. I. London) made a final protest in the Chamber against the Enteute's "unjust action" in ordering the seizure of Dutch vessels. ...

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  7. THE WAR AT SEA.

    The following French official report has been issued:—"A division of Franco-British destroyers fought a detachment of German torpedo boats in the North Sea ...

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  8. DISASTER NEAR MONS.

    Five hundred waggon loads of shells exploded at a railway station near Mons, Belgium, killing 30 and injuring 100 German soldiers. ...

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  9. AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN.

    German aeroplanes are appearing on the western front in larger formations than any seen since last summer's fighting. Nevertheless there is a marked reluctance ...

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  10. MANY RUMOURS ABROAD.

    The Amsterdam correspondent of the London "Morning Post" asys that undoubtedly Germany will demand far-reaching compensation It is suggested that the ...

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  11. GERMAN COMMENT.

    Berlin telegrams show that the nows of the German offensive was received quietly, the public generally believing that the present fighting will be of a decisive nature ...

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  12. GERMANY'S INTENTIONS.

    The Washington correspondent of the New York "World" says that the Allies expect that Germany will allow Dutch vessels to reach their home ports, and then ...

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  13. FRENCH MISSION.

    The French Commission which is to leave shortly for Australia will also visit Canada and Japan. ...

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  14. ANOTHER COMMERCE RAIDER.

    It is announced that the navy has captured a small bessel in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico. There is no information, so far, as to whether she is a commerce ...

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  15. LICHNOWSKY'S LETTER.

    The Berlin "Vorwaerts," the leading Socialist newspaper in Germany. says that it is undeniable that Prince Charles Max Lichnowsky's secret and private ...

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  16. BRITISH NEWS.

    Mr. Lloyd George (the Prime Minister). in a straight talk to miners, said that chaos and Bolshevikism would result if the Government altered its recruiting ...

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  17. BATTLE FOR A DECISIVE PEACE.

    The Berlin newspaper "Tagliche Rundschau" says: "The German people will follow the offensive with feverish interest. We have now entered upon a battle for decisive ...

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  18. BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR.

    287 interned British prisoners of war have left for England. ...

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  19. ITALIAN CABINET.

    General V. Zuppelli, who held the port folio for War in Signor Salandra's Ministry some years ago, has succeeded General Alfieri as Minister for War. The latter ...

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  20. A PARIS CANARD.

    The following official report has been issued:—"The enemy is shelling Paris and the suburbs at a long range with a 240 millimetre gun, which is fired every ...

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  21. THE MASSING OF TROOPS.

    The Milan correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" reports that news has been received from Switzerland to the effect that Germany is massing troops continually ...

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  22. THE RAIDER WOLF.

    The British Admiralty's story of the German raider Wolf shows that when she met the steamer Dee in Australasian waters it was not intended to molest her, ...

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  23. PALESTINE CAMPAIGN.

    The following official despatch has been received from the British headquarters in Palestine:—"On Friday morning our parties crossed the Jordan, despite the strong ...

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  24. TO MEET THE NATIONAL DEBT.

    Mr. H. H. Asquith (the ex-Prime Minister), in an address to the Liberal Federation in Derby. said that the only way in which they would be able to meet the ...

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  25. A FRENCH CRITIC'S OPINION.

    M. Marcel Hutin, the well-known military critic, writes in the "Echo de Paris":— "Prince Ropprecht of Bavaria has considerable reserves. including the finest ...

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  26. OPINION IN BRITAIN.

    The Australians and the New Zealande have not yet taken part in the titaui[?] struggles around Cambrai and St. Quentia Together with every other fighting unit on ...

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  27. SPANISH POLITICS.

    The Alhucemas Government having resigned. Senor Maura (Conservative) has formed a new Cabinel with Senor Date (a Conservative leader and an ex-Premier) ...

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  28. PERCIVAL PHILLIPS'S MESSAGE.

    Mr. Percival Phillips (the special correspondent of the London "Daily Express") telegraphed on Friday Evening:—"Our heavy guns before Bullecourt were ...

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  29. TO ASSIST WAR INDUSTRIES.

    The Congress has passed a Bill establishing the War Finance Corporation with a capital of 500,000,000 dollars (about £1,000,000). The corporation will assist ...

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  30. MILITARY HONOURS.

    The following military awards to Australians are announced:— Bar to D.S.O.: Lieut-Colonel J. C. Stew are (Infantry). When his battalion was ...

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  31. BRITISH "MORALE."

    Newspaper correspondents at the front emphasise our men's splendid "morale," confidence, and ability to break down the German attack. ...

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  32. SPANISH STEAMER SUNK.

    The Taya Company's steamer Guadalquiver, laden with cotton, from America, has been torpedoed. The Taya Company had already asked the Government to hand ...

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  33. RUSSIA.

    The Petrograd correspondent of the United Press Association (U.S.A.) says that serious differences have developed between Austria and the Ukrainian Rada regarding ...

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  34. KAISER'S NEW MAIL SERVICE.

    It is reported that a mail service has been established between Berlin, Vienna, Cracow, Lemberg, and Kieff, and that it will be extended at a later date to Odessa ...

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  35. BRITISH PUBLIC DELIGHTED.

    The British public is delighted that the German offensive has materialised and it is convinced that the British lines are impregnable, and that we shall take a heavy ...

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  36. GERMAN TRANSPORT MINED.

    A German transport has been mined at the Aland Islands, in the Baltic, where the Hindenburg sank. A transport Conveying Admiral Meyrer was mined and ...

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  37. TYPHOID AMONG THE TURKS.

    The German newspapers announce that a typhoid epidemic has broken out at Constantinople. There were several hundreds of victims on the first day. ...

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  38. ENEMY STEAMER CAPTURED.

    A British armed trawler has captured the German steamer Valerie, which was laden with ore. ...

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  39. WONDERFUL ACCURACY.

    The newspapers pay a tribute to the wonderfgul accuracy of the Intelligence Department of the army in foretelling precisely the time and place of the German ...

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  40. ITALY'S DEMANDS.

    The American Ambassador says officially that President Wilson suports all Italy's territorial demands. ...

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  41. AMERICA AND RUSSIA.

    The State Department notifies that the attitude of the United States towards Russia is unchauged, and that America still regards Russia as a co-belligerent ally. ...

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  42. TORPEDO AS BOOMERANG.

    The steamer Flixton, while voyaging from Havre to Newport, Monmouth. encountered a submarine off Portland, and saw a torpedo approaching. The torpedo became ...

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  43. ALLEGED ESPIONAGE.

    Two Roman Catholic priests have been executed in Brussels on suspicion of having been spies. Eight other priests have been sentenced to penal servitude for life. ...

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  44. A LONDON PRESS VIEW.

    To-day's London "Observe" says:—"The best thing that can happen for pulling the country together and roueing it for tremendous efforts to support the army is to ...

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  45. TROTSKY'S DENIAL.

    M. Trotsky, who now presides over the military organisation in Russia, has denied emphatically that the Bolsheviks are arming Austrian and German prisoners of war ...

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  46. AMERICAN WHEAT CROP.

    The Senate has voted to fix the minimum price of the wheat crop for the year 1918 at 250 cents a bushel. ...

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  47. A CONCRETE SHIP.

    The keel of the first Irish concrete ship has been laid in a new north-western shipyard, the site of which was virgin soil, about six weeks ago. There are now six ...

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  48. COLD STORAGE PROBLEMS.

    Sir Thomas Mackenzie (the High Commissioner for New Zealand), interviewed Dr. H. A. L. Fisher (the President of the Board of Education), who agred to ...

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  49. GERMANY AND SIBERIA.

    Reports from Siberia state that the Maximalists, with German aid, intend to break up the railway along Lake Baikal in the event of the Japanese advancing. ...

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  50. GERMAN CLAIMS.

    The following German official wireless messages have been intercepted by the British Admiralty:— Berlin, March 22 (4 a.m.)—"The strong ...

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  51. THE LATEST NEWS.

    The latest messages from France are reassuring. The British resistance throughout is solid. Numerous attacks during the night were repelled, and several ...

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  52. COMMONWEALTH.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearcel) stated to-day, for the information of the relatives and friends of the war workers and reinforcements who had embarked a ...

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  53. ALLIED TONNAGE.

    The British Ambassador here announces that since the war began the Allied tonnage lost has been 11,827,572, and the Allied tonnage built 6,606,127 ...

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  54. ANGLO-FRENCH CONFIDENCE.

    The "Daily Telegraph's" Paris correspondent states that the German offensive is welcomed in diplomatic and military circles, which share the confidence prevailing along ...

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  55. DISGUISED HUN OFFICERS.

    The Tokio correspondent of the New York "Herald" learns that disguised German officers continue to arrive in Irkutsk (the "Paris of Siberia") for the purpose of ...

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  56. CORRESPONDENTS' STORIES.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs, special correspondent of the London Daily Chronicle" telegraphs from the British front.—"An intense bombardment was opened early in the morning ...

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  57. MINISTRY FOR HEALTH.

    Lord Rhondda (the Food Controller), addressing members of the insurance faculty, contended that a Ministry for Health was an urgent war necessity. A ...

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  58. WAR IN THE AIR.

    It is reported officially that several enemy aeroplanes flew over Paris at 8.30 a.m. on Saturday. There were several casualties. The enemy machines were chased off by ...

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  59. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The military authorities drain to communicate with the following soldiers' next-of-kin:— No. 5827 Private W. Darroch, 27th Battalion; sister, Mrs. E. Harwood, 13S. Wittenoom-street, ...

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  60. AN AMERICAN VERSION.

    According to a correspondent of the United Press Association (U.S.A.), there has been hard fighting at Croisilles, Ecoust. Noreuil. Bullecourt, Lagnicourt, and ...

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  61. AMERICAN MILITARY OPINION.

    There is a concensus of military opinion in America that nothing but the strongest internal pressure would induce Germany to attempt a big offensive on the western ...

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  62. JAPAN'S ATTITUDE.

    The Tokio correspondent of the New York "Times" telegraphs that the Elder Statesmen will meet shortly to consider the Siberian situation. and that subsequently ...

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  63. COMPIEGNE BOMBED.

    German aeroplanes bombed Compiegne. Others proceeded southwards, but the artillery drove them off, and none reached Paris, where a warning was given. ...

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  64. DEATH OF MAJOR MORAHT.

    The death is announced from Berlin of Major Moraht, the German military critic. [A New York cable message of December 28 said:—The Rotterdam correspondent of ...

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  65. VESSELS SEIZED IN AMERICA.

    Forty-six Dutch vessels have been seized here, and many in other American po[?] Members of the American Naval Reserve boarded the vessels and hoisted the ...

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  66. WAR CASUALTIES.

    Mrs. Carter of 30 Brace-street, Leederville, has received word that her husband. Private V. J. Carter is ill, and has been admitted to Spalding Hill Military Hospital. England. ...

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  67. RAILWAY RESTRICTIONS.

    The "Daily Express" states that the railway restrictions will probably include travel permits, which will be granted only to those engaged in imperative business. ...

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  68. AMERICAN BATTLEPLANES.

    The aviation officials say that by September the United States will have completed more than double the number or battleplanes which are now being used by ...

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  69. A THREATENED STRIKE.

    It is stated unofficially that at a conference of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers threats were made that the union would strike on April 6. ...

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  70. DEBATE IN THE REICHSTAG.

    In the Reichstag yesterday Herr Matthias Erzberger asked the Government to state its views on the Entente's action with regard to Holland. The Deputies ...

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  71. BRITISH AVIATION REPORTS.

    The following aviation reports have been issued by Field-Marshal Haig:— London, March 23 (1 a.m.).—"Owing to a must the fight was suitable for only low ...

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  73. INITALY.

    The following British-Italian official report has been issued:—"Our aeroplanes without loss destroyed eight enemy machines, and brought down another in an ...

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  74. JUTE MANUFACTURE.

    An Army Council order prohibits manufacturers from using jute without a permit. ...

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  75. ROUMANIAN ARMISTICE.

    The British Army authorities intercepted yesterday the following wireless German official message:—"The Roumanian armistice has been prolonged for three days." ...

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