A communique reports that numerous attempt of the German infantry to take the offensive in the northern sectors, especially the lake district, were easily ...
Article : 71 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs describes two successful Anzac raids, 5000 yards apart in the early hours of the morning. In order to ensure success the raiding ...
Article : 121 wordsIn the Petrograd messages it has been stated that two-full German army corps, together with other troops, or, say, from 100,000 to 120,000 men, have been ...
Article : 1,235 wordsGeneral Sir Douglas Haig reports having repulsed a German attack on the Ypres-Menin canal. All along the front our patrols are very active, entering the ...
Article : 76 wordsA communique reports we crossed strong entrenchments at Matassone, and Anghevpi, completing the conquest of Mount Menerle. We also cleared the ...
Article : 92 wordsThe reports which Premier Briand has brought from the front of the splendid preparedness and morale of the British troops, have filled France with ...
Article : 104 wordsFor sixty hoes the Italians have been continuously gaining ground, and the enemy's retreat at certain points developed into a rout. North of Asiago the ...
Article : 118 wordsA burly New Zealander made a bet before starting that he would bring back a prisoner. As he dragged a miserable terror-stricken victim over the parapet ...
Article : 50 wordsOther correspondents describe the Anzac raids in the neighbourhood of Armentieres. On a calm summer moonless night there was a trench mortar ...
Article : 146 wordsThe "Petit Parisien" draws attention to the German description of the British guns thundering furiously from end to end of the front, and adds possibly this ...
Article : 65 wordsA communique says the shortening of our front between Brenta and Adige was completed on Monday. That the Italian claims to victories are ...
Article : 169 wordsA communique reports that local operations at night enabled us to enlarge the ground gained near Thiaument work. There has been a rather lively ...
Article : 141 wordsA German communique reports patrol fights developed upon the British northern wing and French fronts. Numerous gas clouds and smoke clouds, ...
Article : 81 wordsOne party encountered the Prussians and the other the Saxons. It was a terrible ten minutes. The Germans came out of the dugouts, and were ...
Article : 105 wordsThe Government of India have promulgated an ordinance dealing with the liquidation of hostile firms, and the property of hostile persons, which brings ...
Article : 350 wordsGeneral Brussiloff reports that the prisoners taken from the 4th to the 24th totalled 4031 officers and 191,041 men, while 210 guns, 644 machine guns, 190 ...
Article : 37 wordsIn the House of Lords the Earl of Selborne, President of the Board of Agriculture, made a personal explanation. He said the original basis of Mr. ...
Article : 406 wordsDuring the crossing of the Dniester parties of Don Cossack swam without uniforms, carrying only rifles, and on reaching the other bank they attacked ...
Article : 88 wordsWhen ordered to retire an Anzac escorting prisoners over the parapet shouted "I won that five francs" to the officer, who made a sporting bet ...
Article : 63 wordsA high German diplomatist is reported to have estimated the losses at Verdun at 170,000. ...
Article : 25 wordsAt the trial of Sir Roger Casement McCarthy, a farmer, of Curraghmore, who discovered the boat, explained why he was walking on the shore on the ...
Article : 219 wordsA Berlin message asserts that French attacks north-west of Thiaumont, and south-west of Fort Vaux, were result-less. ...
Article : 25 wordsA Turkish communique claims successes against the Russians in Southern Persia, and that the enemy evacuated Ghilan. The Russians on the Caucasus ...
Article : 43 wordsLord Montagu of Beaulieu, in the House of Lords, stated that an aeroplane left Farnborough on May 31, and did not reach its destination. He had ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Duke of Devonshire has been appointed Governor-General of Canada in succession to H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught. ...
Article : 166 wordsSerious rioting occurred in Leipzig last week end, and 800 shops, chiefly bakers, butchers, and provision dealers, were pillaged. The Czech soldiers brought from ...
Article : 77 wordsSir Edward Grey, in a Parliamentary paper, says he is unable to explain Germany's failure to repatriate the unfit British civilians. The proportion of ...
Article : 49 wordsReplying in the House of Lords to the criticism that the Government's policy would disorganise the wool trade, Lord Sandhurst said the Government had ...
Article : 81 wordsThe Socialists in the election unions in Berlin defeated the official majority, and the new committee has been chosen, representing the majority. ...
Article : 27 wordsSevere hailstorms seriously damaged the corn in Hungary, and also the crops in Thuringia. ...
Article : 21 wordsAdmiral Li-Mingh-Sen, Commander-in-Chief, demanded that Li-Huan-Sung should restore the provisional convention of the old Parliament, which ...
Article : 40 wordsAdolf Hoffmann is chairman, and Rosa Luximburg one of the vice-chairmen, of the meeting, requisitioning for a continuation of the salary for Herr Meyer, ...
Article : 36 wordsThe foundation stone of an armament factory has been laid in Munich, the capital of the company being £1,250,000 sterling, of which Krupps subscribed ...
Article : 32 wordsHon, T. J. Ryan Premier of Queensland, when interviewed in Dublin, said the view of self-governing Australia was that the Irish question must be settled ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Premier of Queensland and Mrs. Ryan were entertained in the Dublin Mansion Rouse and University, and later the Irish Parliamentary party ...
Article : 44 wordsGeneral Weber, the Austrian Governor of Cettigne, issued a proclamation accusing General Vechovitch, a former Montenegrin War Minister, of fomenting ...
Article : 60 wordsSir Thomas Mackenzie, during the week-end, visited the Now Zeeland wounded in the hospitals in the midlands. ...
Article : 29 wordsPhysicians declare that many of the sailors in the Jatland battle would have survived if picked up 24 hours earlier. A movement is on foot to station ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Irish situation continues difficult, and it is understood that Mr. W. H. Long has resigned and Lord Curzon will possibly follow him. ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Cabinet has ratified the resolutions of the economic conference held recently. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe Archishops of Canberbury and York, in a letter, suggest the holding of special services and Holy Communion in every cathedral and parish church on ...
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Advertising : 1,094 wordsMr. Pemberton Billing, M.P., when giving evidence before the air committee, was frequently asked by the judge to come to lose quarters, instead of talking ...
Article : 100 wordsIn the House of Commons the Under War Secretary (Mr. H. J. Tennant) said there were 125 persons undergoing servitude in connection with the Irish ...
Article : 35 wordsSir Ernest Shackleton telegraphed asking for the despatch of the Argentine steamer Uruguay, the rescuer of the rescuer of the Swedish 1963 expedition. The ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 24 wordsA grave situation has arisen by Germany demanding the merchandise, chiefly cotton goods, which the Swiss Government has detained. Germany ...
Article : 43 wordsAn order-in-council applies to the Commonwealth section 20 of the Finance Act, 1894, in regard to death duty leviable on property in the United ...
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Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), Thu 29 Jun 1916, Page 5
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