Following upon the meeting held on Wednesday night of delegates from the Win-the-War leagues, when Lieut.-Colonel Bolton, Mr. G. Fairbairn, and Mr. W. ...
Article : 2,206 wordsMr. Roth, the returned American Consul to Saxony, says:—"The standard of living of the poorer classes in Germany is terrible, and is on a par with that of ...
Article : 293 wordsA British official message dealing with operations in Mesopotamia says:— "Our advanced detachments are now 30 miles up stream from Bagdad, and steps ...
Article : 157 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig on Wednesday night telegraphed the following despatch to the British War Office:— "The British line advanced on a ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 727 wordsA merchantship named the Algonquin (1806 tons), registered in the United States, has been sunk without warning by a German submarine. ...
Article : 624 wordsThe House of Commons on Wednesday debated the increased Indian duty on cotton; the question arising out of it a Government motion that India's war contribution of ...
Article : 1,209 wordsSir Douglas Halg is meeting with steady success in his outflanking movement westward of the Bapaume Ridge. He has made a further gain on a ...
Article : 189 wordsThere are some aspects of the report of Mr. Blacket, K.C., on the Federal Capital administration which were not covered by the summary which appeared in "The ...
Article : 1,939 wordsDiscussing the position in regard lo Roumania, the "Berliner Tageblatt" admits that the Roumanian army has been thoroughly reorganised. ...
Article : 26 wordsA Berlin official report issued on Wednesday afternoon in connection with the operations on the East front said:—"We captured 256 Russians and several ...
Article : 37 words"French thrusts between Ochrida and Lake Presba (north of Salonika), and enemy attacks north of Monastir failed," says a Berlin official bulletin. ...
Article : 28 wordsCaptain Thomson, the commander of the Danish steamer Frederick the Eighth, on which Court Von Bernstorff returned from America to Europe, confirms in the main ...
Article : 162 wordsThe British Press Bureau states that the President of the Board of Agriculture (Mr. Prothern) has asked the Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Randall Davidson) for his ...
Article : 114 wordsLord Milner (member of the War Cabinet) presided on Wednesday at a luncheon given to the Premier of Newfoundedland (Sir Edward Morris), who is visiting London, in ...
Article : 365 wordsDriver William Richard Campbell, of the Australian Artillery, who was arrested in York (Eng.) on January 22, and charged with having pose as a Victoria Cross Man, ...
Article : 455 wordsFurther information in regard to the position of wheat farmers who participated in the 1915-16 pool was sought in the House of Representatives by Mr. Archibald (Min., ...
Article : 641 wordsIt is stated that the Chinese Foreign Office has instructed the Chinese Minister in Berlin (Dr. W. W. Yen) to apply for his passports, and that passports are being ...
Article : 99 wordsAs the result of Australian and other representations, the British Government will permit the importation under license of certain qualities of Australian and New ...
Article : 57 wordsReplying to Mr. Asquith in the House of Commons on Wednesday, the representatives of the Ministry in that Chamber said that he would give Mr. Asquith an opportunity ...
Article : 158 wordsA New York message says that the situation which has been brought about by the threatened national railway strike is ominous. ...
Article : 237 wordsThe following cable messages appeared in the Second Edition of "The Argus" yesterday:— BRITISH PRISONERS STARVING. ...
Article : 219 wordsNo direct news has been received from Petrograd since Monday. The Central News correspondent at Stockholm reports that a well-known business ...
Article : 234 wordsThe Greek Government has promised the French Minister at Athens (M. Guillemin) to punish the crew of a Greek patrol boat who fired shots on the French torpedo-boat ...
Article : 44 wordsThe British Army Council is considering the introduction of a distinguishing mark to be worn by soldiers who have served for long periods in the firing line. ...
Article : 36 wordsPERTH (W.A.), Thursday.—A willywilly" struck Port Hedland in the northwest yesterday morning. The blow is considered to be more severe than when the ...
Article : 91 wordsA thrilling aviation feat has just been performed at Brooklands (Eng.). An airman looped the loop sideways, wing over wing, making his biplane revolve like ...
Article : 69 wordsThe British Parliamentary Labour party has agreed to a resolution urging the Government to again endeavour to settle the Irish question. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe British Cabinet has approved of the scheme put forward by the First Commissioner for Works (Sir Alfred Mond) for the establishment of a national war museum. ...
Article : 32 wordsGEELONG, Thursday.—The Rechabite Conference concluded its sitting at the Comunn na Feinne Hall this morning. Several minor alterations were made in the ritual and constitution. The newly ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 16 Mar 1917, Page 7
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