A French semi-official advice, commenting on the German explanation that bad visibility caused a slackening of their offensive at Verdun, ...
Article : 211 wordsBucharest describes the alleged commercial treaty cabled on the 13th, between Germany and Roumania as a German false hood, intended to ...
Article : 49 wordsThe "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent at Rome states: "The Italian offensive, launched simultaneously with the German attack on Verdun, ...
Article : 166 wordsPresident Woodrow Wilson and the State Department, a Washington message reports have agreed to despatch the evidence of submarine ...
Article : 267 wordsAdvices from Buenos Ayres state that there is anxiety at the non-arrival of the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's vessel, which was ...
Article : 114 wordsThe past week has seen the enemy renew his Verdun offensive on a larger scale and with greater fury than ever before, and also the complete ...
Article : 711 wordsThe Russians are still held up on the east front by the floods due to the s[?]ring thaw, but all the time they are increasing their enormous ...
Article : 148 wordsThe Panama Canal will be re-opened to-day after 7 months' stoppage. ...
Article : 26 wordsHone Kong reports state that fighting took place at Canton on Wednesday evening. The revolutionary soldiers attempted a landing, but ...
Article : 45 wordsAn Athens message states : The situation is apparently becoming acute. Newspapers talk of resistance should the Serbians use the Greek ...
Article : 82 wordsThe "Berliner Tageblatt" says in political circles in Vienna great importance is attached to the visit to Berlin of Baron Burian, the Austrian ...
Article : 45 wordsThe reported agreement (from a German newspaper source) between Germany and Roumania is most improbable. Roumania occupies a very ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Judicial Committee of the Privy Council considered the petition for special leave to appear presented in the case, Attorney-General or ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Turkish paper "Tanin" states that the people of Constantinople Broussa, Angora and Smyrna are dying of hunger. ...
Article : 26 wordsA Berlin wireless states: "A few battalions only, after artillery preparation which greatly increased in violence, were able to carry out an ...
Article : 82 wordsThe first address delivered by Mr. W. M. Hughes (the Commonwealth Prime Minister) to a labour gathering will be on the occasion of the ...
Article : 203 wordsA Berlin official, message asserts that 80 enemy merchantmen were sunk by German submarines or mines during March totalling 207,000 tons. ...
Article : 140 wordsThe "Tines" [?]alkan correspondent says: "Since the fall of Erzerum the hostility between the Turks, and Germans is increasing. The Germans ...
Article : 95 wordsThere has been a recrudescence of German submarine piracy of late due to the launching of a number of new and larger submarines. These, ...
Article : 80 wordsA good selection of crossbreds was offered to buyers at the London wool, sates to-day. The tone of the market continues to improve, and prices to ...
Article : 38 wordsAn official Paris communique states — "There is merely artillery activity west and east of the Mense." A later official Paris communique ...
Article : 98 wordsJoseph Robert Rorter was the only candidate for enlistment at the local depot on Saturday, and he was accepted. ...
Article : 23 wordsAt the sheepskin sales 1,750 bales were offered. Home buyers were active, and practically all lots were sold. Compared with the March sales ...
Article : 51 wordsA Petrograd communique states:—"The Turks for six days attacked our centre west of Erzerum. All the attacks were repulsed with heavy enemy ...
Article : 79 wordsAn official message states: "A column of Australians, after a brisk fight, captured a Turkish camp near Jifjaffa, in Egypt, on the morning of ...
Article : 37 wordsMr. Ernest Morris Hughes, aged 19, second son of the Prime Minister who recently enlisted and is training in the machine gun section at the ...
Article : 128 wordsTwo German deserters informed the correspondent of the Amsterdam newspaper "Deuch" that they were glad to escape from the hell on the ...
Article : 113 wordsThe wheat market is quieter owing to disappointing cable advices. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe casket accompanying the Freedom of the City of London, which will be presented to Mr. Hughes (the Commonwealth Prime Minister) on ...
Article : 61 wordsGeneral Lake, the British Commander-in-Chief, in Mesopotamia, reports that the British troops south of the Tigris on April 12 forced back ...
Article : 128 wordsMr. W. H. Burgess, one of the [?]eral members for Denison, has written to Mr. Lee, the Premier, stating that he refuses to recognise him as leader ...
Article : 75 wordsIt is officially stated that the Commander-in-Chief in Egypt reports:—"An Australian column attacked the enemy's camp near Jifaffa at 7 o'clock ...
Article : 83 wordsA specialist has advised Mr. Hughes to cancel his visit to Wales and refrain from travelling. A later report states that ...
Article : 45 wordsThe failure of the Verdun offensive shows what an enormous advantage is possessed in modern warfare by the defending force. It ...
Article : 524 words"Lieutenant W. J. Symons, V.C., of Birchett-street. Brunswick, who is to return to the front, will go into canto at Port Melbourne on Monday ...
Article : 30 wordsGeneral Sir Douglas Haig reports: "We exploded mines east of Vermelles on Thursday evening, considerably damaging the enemy's position. We ...
Article : 100 wordsThe German newspapers publish an inspired statement regarding reprisals against Portugal. It says: — Owing to geographical and other ...
Article : 56 wordsThe recruiting situation in England and has reached an acute stage. A most important meeting of the Cabinet was held on Friday ...
Article : 239 wordsAfter a fast Rugby match at Swansea, West Wales defeated an Australian team by 23 points to 7. The mane was witnessed by 15,000 ...
Article : 34 wordsHardship is said to have been caused to Mrs. W. J. Buckingham, of 118 Perry-street, Collingwood, by the Defence Department having stopped ...
Article : 121 wordsA British prisoner at Cassel has written a. letter in which he describes conditions. recalling the Wittenburg camp. Typhus broke out among ...
Article : 74 wordsA strong conscription movement has been started in Canada Sir Robt. Borden stated that Canada bad already raised 300,000 men. The ...
Article : 33 wordsNewman, 18,000 (received 2,000), beat Gray, 17,589. ...
Article : 15 wordsA Petrograd communique states:— "A German offensive between Lakes Sventon and Ilzia was twice hurled back, the enemy abandoning a large ...
Article : 185 wordsA woman fired two shots at Herr Liebkncoht, the German Socialist in a street in Berlin. but missed. The woman has been arrested. ...
Article : 27 wordsNoel Thomas, aged 18, was arrested to-day, charged with having placed a placard in the city stating, "Down with conscription or it will down ...
Article : 69 wordsAt the stadium to-night, in the presence of 5,000 spectators, Fritz Holland (10.4½) beat Tommy Uren (10.0¼) on points in 20 rounds. The contest ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Germans, states a Copenhagen report, are laying a huge submerged steel not, with meshes six yards in diameter, across the international ...
Article : 83 wordsAn officer of the late German cruiser Emden and another prisoner escaped in a boat from Malta, but were recaptured off Sicily. ...
Article : 30 wordsWilliam Gallacher, chairman of the Clyde Workers' Committee, and John Muir, editor of "The worker," have been sentenced to a year's ...
Article : 37 wordsAt the stadium to-night Bert Spargo (8.13) of Victoria, beat Llew Edwards (9.0), of England, on points after 20 rounds of fast, clean boxing. ...
Article : 26 wordsSpeaking at the Guild Hall on Friday, Lord Derby, Director of Recruiting, said three things were equally imperative with which to win ...
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The Warrnambool Standard (Vic. : 1872 - 1900 ; 1914 - 1918), Mon 17 Apr 1916, Page 3
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