With forces now massed in great strength behied the western front the Germans took the offensive on Monday, beginning what appears to be an effort to drive the French from the German territory which they occupied in September to varying depths towards ...
Article : 1,888 wordsLONDON, Oct. 17.—The full story of how the battleship Royal Oak was sunk and a review of the Allied anti-submarine campaign was given by the First Lord ...
Article : 1,840 wordsLONDON, Oct. 17.—Whatever may be the effect of the optimistic Nazi propaganda on the German masses—and its success is doubtful-it seems well ...
Article : 721 wordsLONDON, Oct. 17.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) announced in the House of Commons today that an air raid took place on Scapa Flow (In the Orkney ...
Article : 110 wordsThe raid by twelve or more German planes on British warships in the Firth of Forth on Monday was followed yesterday by an attack by four German bombers on British ships in Scapa Flow. Hotly engaged by Royal Air Force fighters and anti-aircraft ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 872 wordsLONDON, Oct. 17.—Reuter's correspondent in Moscow reports that the Turkish Foreign Minister (M. Sarajoglu) is leaving Moscow for Turkey tonight, ...
Article : 456 wordsLONDON, Oct. 16.—It is authoritatively stated that the British Admiralty has no intention of denying all the mendacious reports of British naval losses circulated ...
Article : 367 wordsComment on the air raids consists of criticism of the apparent failure of the alarm system mixed with expressions of satisfaction that the raiders' failure ...
Article : 249 wordsLONDON, Oct. 16.—The correspondent of "The Times" at Bukarest states that decrees have been issued prohibiting visiting or passing through military or ...
Article : 139 wordsLONDON. Oct. 17.—The Rome radio last night quoted a German official spokesman as saying that Herr Hitler does not intend to make any new peace ...
Article : 46 wordsH.M.S. Southampton (9,000 tons). ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 4 wordsLONDON. Oct. 17.—The British United Press correspondent at Helsinki states that M. Paasikivi, the leader of the Finnish delegation which has been ...
Article : 181 wordsNEW YORK. Oct. 16.—The Moscow correspondent of the "New York Times" (Mr. G. E. R. Gedye) says that diplomatic circles consider that reports of ...
Article : 191 wordsNEW YORK. Oct. 16.—The Paris correspondent of the "New York Times" says that the Allies are working day and night for mastery of the air. Within a few ...
Article : 71 wordsNEW YORK, Oct. 16.—It was stated today that United States patrols in the eastern Caribbean which had been operating since September 12 had failed to ...
Article : 171 wordsLONDON, Oct. 16.—An Amsterdam message states that the German Government is allotting £1,000 sterling apiece in cash and kind to penniless Germans ...
Article : 310 wordsLONDON. Oct. 17.—The main items on the agenda for the conference at Stockholm called by King Gustav of Sweden for tomorrow, at which the King ...
Article : 118 wordsEdinburgh received its first intimation of the raids about 2 o'clock, when residents heard heavy anti-aircraft firing on both sides of the Forth and saw many ...
Article : 705 wordsLONDON. Oct. 17.—A communique issued in Berlin last night stated:—"German bombers successfully attacked British warships in the Firth of Forth ...
Article : 61 wordsOTTAWA, Oct. 16.—It is officially announced that the Canadian Air Force will occupy immediately St. Thomas's Mental Hospital, in Ontario, as a ...
Article : 64 wordsLONDON, Oct. 17.—Air raid warnings were given today at Hull at 11.5 a.m. and at Bridlington at 11.10. the "all clear" being sounded at 11.40 and 12.5 ...
Article : 96 wordsNEW YORK. Oct. 16.—The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that diplomatic circles disclose that the Soviet Government is ...
Article : 76 wordsPARIS, Oct. 16.—In the second week of this month the French Navy held up 250,000 tons of goods destined for Germany. ...
Article : 28 wordsLONDON, Oct. 16.—The Paris radio states that the Gestapo (German secret police) have arrested Leni Riefenstahl, the film star and friend of Herr Hitler. ...
Article : 86 wordsOTTAWA, Oct. 16.—It is officially announced that four Canadians. who were passengers aboard the British liner Athenia when it was torpedoed and sunk ...
Article : 75 wordsLONDON, Oct. 17.—The Air Ministry announces that a number of Royal Air Force planes carried out a successful reconnaissance over western and ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 18 Oct 1939, Page 13
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