It is evident now that the Germans round the attack upon Liege via the River Vesdre impracticable. Its winding route would ill suit a large army, and the tunnels ...
Article : 117 wordsThe latest particulars to hand respecting operations around Liege are of a thrilling character. Belgian artillery reduced a chateau to ...
Article : 236 wordsSome significant information has been divulged regarding discoveries made after the wrecking of the German Embassy at the Russian capital a few days ago. ...
Article : 101 wordsImportant diplomatic disclosures have been made respecting the motives for the aggressive tactics adopted by Germany. The full history of the negotiations between ...
Article : 388 wordsAs official announcement of exceptional interest states that British troops from the Gold Coast Protectorate (West Africa) have seized Lome, the capital and chief of ...
Article : 67 wordsIn well-informed circles it is considered that the battles on the Franco-German frontier during the next few days will not be struggles between the main masses of the ...
Article : 102 wordsThe Kaiser has called up all Germans capable of bearing arms. In his order he says:—"We have to defend our most sacred possessions against the reckless assault of ...
Article : 232 wordsThe Canadian Government has completed a scheme to provide pensions for all men injured while fighting, and to make suitable provision for the relatives of ...
Article : 124 wordsThe Amphion, which was sunk on Wednesday through striking a submerged mine in the English Channel, was a protected third-class cruiser of 3,440 tons ...
Article : 91 wordsLiege overlooks the Brussels plain, and on the other side there are hills and narrow valleys. Fortifications at Namur and Antwerp ...
Article : 135 wordsThe Duma will meet to-day. Among the measures to be considered is a Bill to grant municipal self-government to Poland, together with the use of the Polish ...
Article : 50 wordsTogoland, which is situated on the Slave Coast; between the British Gold Coast Protectorate and Dahomey, the French dependency, has on area of 33,000 square miles ...
Article : 186 wordsLady Reid, wife of the Commonwealth High Commissioner, has called a meeting of Australian ladies to consider what services they can best render during the great ...
Article : 31 wordsA strong division of French cavalry has crossed into Alsace-Lorraine and occupied the villages of Site and Moyenvic, 18 miles to the north-east of Nancy. ...
Article : 36 wordsHis Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, who, it was announced yesterday, has been given a military commission, has been appointed a second lieutenant in the ...
Article : 34 wordsCOURTYARD OF THE ARCHBISHOP'S PALACE AT LIEGE. THE HISTORIC EDIFICE WHICH HAS REMAINED SECURE THROUGH CENTURIES, NOTWITHSTANDING MANY TROUBLED PERIODS DURING WITH THE CITY WAS SACKED AND CITIZENS SLAUGHTERED AND THROWN INTO THE MEUSE. THE CATHEDRAL OF THIS CITY OF CHURCHES, WHICH HAS ALSO SCARED DEMOLITION, CONTAINS VANDYKE'S PICTURE "THE CRUCIFIXION" WHICH IS REGARDED AS THE FINEST WORK OF THE GREAT MASTER. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 150 wordsLatest telegrams from Brussels report that the Belgians have refused Germany's desire for an armistice. A division of German cavalry crossed ...
Article : 99 wordsGermany has three other African possessions. Kamerun, or Cameron, is situated to the east of the British protectorate of Nigeria, with the French Congo lying ...
Article : 182 wordsA letter has been addressed to His Majesty King George by prominent Indian subjects resident in London. The communication expresses a desire for the success ...
Article : 108 wordsThe special committee of Cabinet which is dealing with the question of food supplies, sitting in conference with representatives of the principal retail provision ...
Article : 54 wordsThe House of Commons has passed a Bill giving the authorities power to subject to courtmartial, with or without the death penalty, any persons who are found guilty ...
Article : 56 wordsGeorges Carpentier, the pugilistic champion, was accorded arousing, send-off from Charing Cross upon departing from London. He has volunteered to serve in the ...
Article : 51 wordsWhen the naval reserve was mobilized Sir Ernest Shackleton offered the services of the whole of his antarctic expedition, and placed all the stores and provisions ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Tenth German Army Corps, reinforced by cavalry attacked Liege on Wednesday night. They crossed mined tones, which explode, and whole ...
Article : 105 wordsIn Berlin a high official of the German Foreign Office bade farewell the departing British Ambassador. The Kaiser sent an aide-de-camp to apologize for the hostile ...
Article : 75 wordsLord Lucas (Secretary to the Board of Agriculture) has succeeded Mr. W. Runciman as President of that board. The Under Secretary for the Colonies ...
Article : 42 wordsIn the House of Commons on Friday the President of the Board of Trade outlined the proposed steps to be taken for the prevention of distress. The Board of Trade ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 43 wordsQueen Alexandra is making a fine appeal to the people of the United Kingdom to assist the funds which are being raised to relieve distressed families of soldiers and ...
Article : 40 wordsSpeaking at the Commercial Travellers' Club last night, the Governor (Sir Harry Barron) said the Imperial Army reservists who are resident in Australia, but who ...
Article : 73 wordsThe American Embassy has temporarily taken over the charge of the German Embassy in London. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 214 wordsThe waterworks of London and the large provincial towns are being very strongly guarded, owing to the discovery of many bombs upon premises occupied by German ...
Article : 40 wordsThe [?] school holidays throughout London will be curtailed. The County Council has ordered all the educational establishments under its control to reopen ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Prohibition of Arms Act in Ireland has been revoked. ...
Article : 15 wordsThe reasons for the Germans choosing to enter France by way of Luxemburg and Belgium are now clear. There is a northern gap which leads to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 398 wordsSeveral notable buildings at Oxford University, including Christchurch, Balliol, Keble, and New Colleges, have been placed at the disposal of the military ...
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The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), Mon 10 Aug 1914, Page 1
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