Our men charged repeatedly. They saw red, and nothing seemed to stop them. Every time they charged the Ger. mans turned and ran. They were struck ...
Article : 41 wordsFort Boncelles, on the extreme south, bore the brunt of the assault, as the ground was more favourable for the attackers. The assault in mass recalled ...
Article : 166 wordsIt is announced that the Eighth Russian Cavalry Brigade attacked the Germans near Soldau, in Eastern Prussia. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe Government has been informed that part of the Austrian mobilisation is directed against the French frontier, and has requested Austria to declare her ...
Article : 37 wordsIt is announced that the French from Delfort attacked the frontier guard in Upper Alsace. The incursion was stopped near Altkirch, and the enemy ...
Article : 35 wordsAlthough the Australian fleet has been working under a scheme proposed by the Admiralty since the outbreak of war, the formal transfer by the Commonwealth to ...
Article : 330 wordsAnother account states that the Germans gained a footing on the Glacis, under the great guns, and believed themselves safe, utterly forgetful of the ...
Article : 60 wordsIt is stated here that civilians around Liege fired on German doctors and troops, and acted similarly against patrols opposite Metz. It is added that ...
Article : 45 wordsThe sale of arms has been prohibited in the union. German reservists have been ordered to report themselves daily. ...
Article : 25 wordsSimilarly death captured two Uhlah patrols, due to General Leiman's ruse, in making the Uhlans believe they would capture him. ...
Article : 117 wordsA great demonstration in front of Buekingham Palace cheered the King and Queen, and also the Grenadiers, who marched past. A contemplated big ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Austrian cavalry has occupied Olkusz, in Russian Poland, and 10 miles from the frontier of Galicia, and come in touch with the Sixth Russian Army. ...
Article : 33 wordsGeneral Lieman, the hero of the de- fence of Liege, is a professor of mathematics at the Belgian Military Academy. Although 62 years of age, he possesses ...
Article : 44 wordsLarge numbers have informally enrolled in the South African contingent, and the public are contributing. The back-veldt Dutch are sympathetic. ...
Article : 29 wordsGerman Ministers at Belgrade and Nish have departed. ...
Article : 14 wordsGeneral Jofire issued a proclamation after the occupation of Mulhausen:— "Children of Alsace,—After 41 years of sorrowful waiting, French soldiers once ...
Article : 90 wordsThe Germans admit two panics at Liege, and the German soldiers fired on their comrades by mistake. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe Czar, speaking at the Winter Palace, when he accorded an audience to the members of the Council of the Empire and Duma, said:— ...
Article : 112 wordsA citizens' patriotic meeting woe, held In the Albert-street Methodist Church yesterday and attracted a large gathering. The Mayor of Brisbane addressed ...
Article : 118 wordsIt has been officially announced that the French brigade reached Altkirch at nightfall. The place was defended by strong earthworks, and the French ...
Article : 100 wordsAt 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon three German army corps at Liege remained in position, and there was an important movement of German troops ...
Article : 100 wordsThe Finnish Senate has passed a resolution of loyalty to the Czar. The resolution gives an assurance that the whole of Finland will sacrifice everything to ...
Article : 42 wordsTorrential rains on Thursday night added to the suffering of the wounded. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe Federal Attorney-General (Sir William Irvine), referring to the position of mining as affected by the war, said:— "I have had during the last week ...
Article : 272 wordsIn connection with the railway strike Mr. Brown, the traffic manager, yesterday received a statement signed by 11 guards who have been on strike, that ...
Article : 174 wordsOther accounts say that the French bayoneters dashed forward like madmen to the very mouths of the guns, and shovelled the Germans out of the ...
Article : 66 wordsThe bombardment of the forts lasted for 48 hours without relaxation. The 13.16 centimetre cannon and 15 centimetre mortars produced no effect on the ...
Article : 67 wordsA ware of patriotism is sweeping over Russia. The families of reservists have been told to retain their homes without paying rent, and societies are ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Germans detached the Third Army Corps, which is known as the "Iron Corps," from the advance towards Murthe to attack Liege. The six sorts attacked ...
Article : 134 wordsThe fact that two of Austria's fines army corps— the 14th, from Innsbruck and the 3rd, from Gratz— are being brought to the Rhine is regarded as ...
Article : 41 wordsThe first rush of the military moblisation is over, and more trains are available for civilians. ...
Article : 24 wordsGeneral Leiman prepared a field with mines to the north of Liege, and sent a detachment to the north of the field. The Germans immediately fell into the trap, ...
Article : 54 wordsAn advance has been started by the Russians, who have already penetrated the valley of the Styr, which rises in Galicia. ...
Article : 31 wordsA statement emanating from Berlin that Warsaw had been captured is regarded as ridiculous. ...
Article : 18 wordsThe Government is setting about organising the agricultural industries, to enable national life to proceed with the least inconvenience. There are abundant ...
Article : 45 wordsLively cavary engagements are reported from the south, and the French are showing a superiority, as the following incident shows:— A, German patrol ...
Article : 71 wordsThe "Daily Mail" says the British fleet holds the North Sea firmly, and all marl. time approaches to Germany are now closed. No fighting is reported by the ...
Article : 35 wordsYesterday the Austrians began a bombardment of Antivari, a fortified town in Montenegro, 23 miles .S.E. of Cottinjo and two and a half miles from the bay ...
Article : 45 wordsThe president of the Stock Exchange, Adelaide (Mr. W. V. Carr), left by the Melbourne express this afternoon to confer with the chairman of the Sydney and ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Rome correspondent of the "Echo de Paris" reports that representatives of the Russian and German Governments lave arrived on secret missions to the ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Minister of Labour is increasing the transport of foodstuffs by requisitioning horses and vehicles not requisitioned by the army. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe report of the surrender of seven German regiments is unconfirmed, but the cavalry severely handled them, losing many in the enterprise. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe Minister of War desires that the importance of the Mulhausen engagement should not be exaggerated. The light was that of advance guards, consisting ...
Article : 47 wordsKing Ferdinand has promised Russia that he will do his utmost to keep neutral. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe general staff report that the position of the German troops has hardly changed since Saturday. Their advanced cavalry retreated under the irresistible ...
Article : 62 wordsThe composition of the South. Australian quota will at the start comprise 1583 men. Lieut.-Col. Miell, of Orroroo, and Lieut.-Col. Rowell, of Adelaide, have ...
Article : 96 words'The German scouts are amazing. One prisoner rode 70 kilometres. The method is to ride small parties to the rendezvous, where they are joined by ...
Article : 41 wordsM Hanotaux, in the "Figaro, 'appeals to the neutral Powers to form a committee of enquiry to watch for violations of international law, and protest against ...
Article : 53 wordsAlthough no formal invitation was extended until to-night to volunteers to associate themselves with the expeditionary force which is to be raised in ...
Article : 391 wordsRoumania is taking steps to guard her frontier. ...
Article : 16 wordsSchneider, the Creusot gunmaker, recently agreed to furnish 263 batteries of 105 millimetre guns, but when the war broke out Schneider forfeited the contract ...
Article : 38 wordsA German pontoon bridge over the Meuse was shot away, and the 19th and 256th regiments supporting the bridge- builders were mown down by the quick. ...
Article : 31 wordsAll the native rulers are tendering their resources, and several have offered their services. ...
Article : 19 wordsMany deputies and ex-Ministers have rejoined the army as private officers and subalterns, including M. Caillaux, M. Lebrun, M. Ceccaldi, M. Klotz, and M. ...
Article : 44 wordsBrussels is one vast hospital. The hotels, private houses, and public institutions have been placed at the disposal of the Red Cross, and a great crowd, silent ...
Article : 56 wordsAn unprecedentedly large and representative meeting passed a resolution expressing Karachi's readiness to make all sacrifices to preserve the integrity of the ...
Article : 52 wordsFifty German spies have been captured, and it is stated they have been ordered to be shot. ...
Article : 20 wordsForty thousand Belgian volunteer offered to form 20 special regiments. ...
Article : 12 wordsThe Mayor (dr. A. A. Simpson) opened a patriotic fund at the meeting of the Adelaide City Council this afternoon, and, several substantial donations were ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Austrian steamship Bayern has been ordered to leave Naples, owing to her cargo of dynamite and live projectiles. She is trying to reach the ...
Article : 52 wordsAn official report states that at night fail on Friday the French advance guard arrived at Altkirch, which was defended by strong earthworks occupied by a ...
Article : 89 wordsThe French garrison at Grand Popo, in Dahomey, acted in conjunction with the British cruiser in talking possession of Togoland. ...
Article : 22 wordsCanada offered the Government 08,000,0001b. of flour, as a gift from the people of Canada. The first instalment will be sent in ten days, and the offer ...
Article : 45 wordsThe manager of the Vacuum Company (Mr. J. S. Clark) has issued a notice to all employees of the company who belong to the citizen forces or naval reserve, ...
Article : 85 wordsThe French staff at Dede-Agach report a great concentration of Turkish troops at Dede-Agach and Ferejik. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe best estimate. is that the Germans lost 15,000 at Liege, The accounts of the lighting state that the Germans are gloomy and ...
Article : 98 wordsThirty German merchantmen are refuging in the Tagus. ...
Article : 14 wordsSemaphore messages from the south coast report that the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau are steaming in the Adriatic Sea. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe House of Commons passed a bill through all stages authorising the Board of Trade to seize foodstuffs unreasonably withheld from markets. ...
Article : 24 wordsAfrikanders at Aliwal North cabled the British Government as follows:— "We car defend the Union Jack to the last cart ridge." ...
Article : 23 wordsSo far the war has not affected the Government public works, but there has been a reduction of staffs in some of the business houses, and at the Green Bushes ...
Article : 73 wordsIt is stated that the French losses at Altkirch are far less serious than is generally believed, and the result was a brilliant victory, and Paris looked its ...
Article : 35 wordsA message from Ancona, an Italian port in the mid-Adriatic, states that a battleship afire has been sighted drifting towards Pola. The nationality of the ...
Article : 31 wordsMr. T. P. O'Connor, )LP., drew attention in the House of Commons to the unreasonable delay in cables from abroad, due to the inadequate ...
Article : 65 wordsIt has been officially stated that the British cruiser destroyed the German wireless station at Dare-es-Salaam. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe French crossed the Alsatian frontier, and, after fierce fighting, pursued the enemy. The Alsatians, delirious with joy, welcomed the Frenchmen and tore ...
Article : 36 wordsA British man-of-war has captured some German merchantmen with valuable cargoes aboard ...
Article : 19 wordsThe French losses at All[?]i were not excessive, considering the result. Mulhausen was unfortified, and was occupied in less than an hour, the cavalry ...
Article : 65 wordsThe King and Queen have ordered plain and simple living as a daily rule at the Royal table. ...
Article : 22 wordsFourteen German warships have passed through the Great Belt. and are sailing northwards. ...
Article : 23 wordsMr. Prowse, the Mayor of Perth, has telegraphed to the Lord Mayor of Melbourne (Mr. Hennessey). that the corporation heartily endorse the ...
Article : 41 wordsPresident Poincare telegraphed to the Wing of the Belgians, declaring that the Government had decided to decorate the valiant city of Liege with the Legion of ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Government has notified the cinemas that they will not he allowed to show war pictures in any shape or form, otherwise their license will ...
Article : 32 wordsTwo Austrian army corps are proceeding to Germany's assistance on the Rhine. One has reached Basle, and the other Lake Constance. ...
Article : 25 wordsIt is, understood the Russian fleet is behind fortifications. ...
Article : 13 wordsIn consequence of the tightness of financial conditions. the Agricultural Bank announces that for the present payment to settlers holding the bank's ...
Article : 52 wordsWar was the subject of universal references in the churches all of which were crowded. The National Anthem was generally sung, ...
Article : 110 wordsFresh detachments were rushed upon the trenches, but recoiled, and were shattered. Yet again, like sheep, they were driven ruthlessly to slaughter, according ...
Article : 39 wordsFrom Sveaborg, in the Gulf Finland, it is reported that the German warship laid mines in the Kattegat, between Sweden and Denmark. ...
Article : 23 wordsJapan has issued an ultimatum in conformity with— The message has been censored. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe Prime Minister has made the following important statement:—"It is a matter of much gratification to the Government that the people of Australia ...
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Advertising : 63 wordsAn official message from Berlin is to the effect— "We hold Liege fast in our hands. The loose of the enemy are considerable." ...
Article : 123 wordsAt the sight of steel many Prussians ran, and others held up their hands and surrendered. Others were courageous enough, but were beaten by bad ...
Article : 96 wordsA large number of volunteers, including many in the country districts and goldfields, have already placed themselves at the disposal of the defence authorities ...
Article : 75 wordsA wounded Belgian Lancer states a tragic sea of Germans were driven up to the guns. They came in massed formation, but so reluctantly, evidently under ...
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Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), Tue 11 Aug 1914, Page 6
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