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  2. THE BRITISH COMMANDERS.

    Gen. Sir Douglas Haig will, command the First Army Corps of the British fighting forces. He has been General Officer Commanding at Aldershot since 1912, and is ...

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  3. BRITAIN'S FAIR RENOWN.

    Men of England who inherit Rights that cost your sires their blood? Men whose undegenerate spirit Has been proved on field and flood:— ...

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  4. BELGIANS AND THE FOE.

    Advices have reached this city confirming the statement that King Albert has definitely rejected Germany's fresh request, made through Holland, for acquiescence in ...

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  5. OFFICIAL WAR NEWS.

    Following is the copy of a telegram received by the Premier this morning from the Prime Minister:—Cablegram, from High Commissioner, dated London, August ...

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  6. THE ENEMY'S SHIPS.

    The President of the Adelaide Chamber of Commerce (Mr. Arnold E. Davey) has received a lettergram from the Acting Collector of Customs in refence to enemies' ...

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  7. Defenders of Liege.

    The Daily News publishes exclusively this morning an announcement that during the night 800 of the heroic defenders of the forts of Liege retired in good order. ...

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  8. WAR VOLUNTEERS

    Referring in the Assembly on Wednesday to the position of men volunteering for service in the European War, Mr. Vaughan said the men who would on with ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. ENGLAND KEEPS HER TREATIES.

    His Excellency the Governor (Sir Henry Galway), replying to an address of welcome, by Canon Wise at the spring fair at St. George's Goodwood, on Wednesday ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  10. ALSACE-LORRAINE.

    The magnificent fighters from the French colony of Algeria have already prove^ their worth in battle. Wounded soldiers from Mulhausen, in state that the ...

    Article : 101 words
  11. IN SWITZERLAND.

    In the Swiss capital the people are already seriously feeling the pinch of war. Those who ordinarily make a living by ...

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  12. Sealed Orders.

    Even the skippers of the transports nothing of their destination until they lad opened sealed orders three miles out from shore. ...

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  13. ENGLISH AT THE FRONT.

    The British Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force which has to the front (Field-Marshal Sir John French) crossed the Channel at the head of his army ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  14. AGENT-GENERALSHIP.

    Mr. Crawford Vaughan asked the Premier in the Assembly on Wednesday whether, in view of the financial difficulties which had arisen in connection with ...

    Article : 79 words
  15. Books for the Soldiers.

    The expeditionary force soon to leave South Australia will need reading matter during the voyage. Members, of the Victoria League and others are requested to ...

    Article : 72 words
  16. COSSACK'S DARING FEAT.

    ST. PETERSBURG, August 18, 1.35 p.m. Farther details have been retched with regard to gallantry displayed by a cossack named Krutcbkoff. Accompanied by four ...

    Article : 109 words
  17. MILITARY TERMS. . A

    Civiliane are not always familiar with the terms used in warfare. The following definition of terms—most of which have been lately mentioned in connection with ...

    Article : 480 words
  18. Methodist Chaplain.

    The chaplaincy committee of the Methodist Church met on Wednesday afternoon and recommended that the Rev. R. L. H. Tilbrook, of Penola, should act as ...

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  19. "You Will Make Your Place!"

    The Military Governor and the Mayor greeted Sir John French at the jetty. Said Sir John to the Governor:—"We are very triad to be here; but have you left ...

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  20. IN THE COUNTRY.

    PORT AUGUSTA, August 17.—One of the largest patriotic demonstrations ever held here took place this evening. The proceedings commenced with a procession ...

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  21. Russian Royalty at the Front.

    ST. PETERSBURG, August 18, 3 p.m. Altogether, 11 members of the Russian Royal Family are now at the front at various sections of the mammoth army which ...

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  22. Message from the King.

    Just aa the troops were departing from British toil they received telegrams from the King. His Majesty's message, was read to each regiment before embarkation. ...

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  23. Lessons From South Africa.

    Throughout Friday and Saturday the British soldiery marched through, the streets to their camps upon the hills surrounding. The forces were quickly distributed along ...

    Article : 111 words
  24. APPEAL TO GALICIA.

    The Grand Duke Nicholas has appealed to the Russian inhabitants of Galicia (Austria) to help their country to throw off the foreign yoke, and raise the banner of a ...

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  25. JAPAN'S ULTIMATUM TO GERMANY.

    The following official message from, the High Commissioner's Office in London, regarding Japan's ultimatum to Germany concerning the position of the labor nation ...

    Article : 142 words
  26. FINLAND COAST.

    ST. PETERSBURG, August 18, 7.30 p.m. Russian troops have destroyed, a German aeroplane at Sammo, a village on the Finnish coast. ...

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  27. TOGOLAND TAKEN.

    Cablegrams from Accra, the capital of the Gold Coast possessions, state chat a contingent of British troops from the West African colony entered Togoland, took a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  28. Kitchener's Soldierly Advice.

    Every nan also carried little slip of paper signed "Kitchener." It contained 200 words of sound, soldierly advice—telling them.— ...

    Article : 158 words
  29. Broad-shouldered Tommies.

    The big broad-shouldered Britishers obviously made a irreal impression on the people, though they were in no mood for noisy demonstration, remembering that ...

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  30. CAPTURED BOATS.

    The Minister for Customs [Mr. Groom) to-day announced that the arrangements had been completed for the unloading in Melbourne to-day of local cargo from the ...

    Article : 353 words
  31. THE WAR OF 1870.

    It is interesting to recall the extraordinary rapidity of the march of events in the Franco-German war of 1876-1. German mobilization began on July 16, and ...

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  32. JOY IN FRANCE.

    Letters received tram soldiers in the British Expeditionary Force Mate that when the army arrived in France the people there appeared frantic with joy. Women ...

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  33. Prisoners of War in England

    Two German earner pigeon dealers have been arrested. There are many arrest daily of Austrians and Germans who have failed to register, and a German subject ...

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  34. By Train to English Ports.

    Toe troops silently collected at the railway depots. The drivers of the troop trains received their instructions regarding destinations only as the trains pulled nut from ...

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  35. BANK OF ENGLAND.

    On Monday, owing to the enormoue number of bills which were tendered for discount at the Bank of England under the special arrangements just announced, the ...

    Article : 91 words
  36. Field Marshal in Paris.

    The British Ambassador in Paris (Sir Francis Bertie) and the French Minister for the Interior, together with other officials, warmly received Sir John French at ...

    Article : 110 words
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