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  2. BRITISH OCCUPY STRONG LINE.

    An official message declares that British troops are occupying a strong line supported by French armies on both Hanks. ...

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  3. GERMANS IN FRANCE

    [?]ng expected news of a naval engagement came to hand on Sat[?]d though the battle was not on a big scale, considering the [?]val forces of the two powers, the fighting was characterised by [?]ing on the part of the British warships taking part, and ...

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  4. BRITISH POSITION STORMED.

    Elsewhere 3000 British bivouacked early in the morning after a forced march of 17 miles. Through lock of air scouts they mis-judged the position of a superior force of ...

    Article : 95 words
  5. NEW FRENCH ARMY.

    With be view of meeting the enemy's attempts to drive a wedge between the British forces and Paris, a new French army is being formed to take the ...

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  6. GERMANS' DASTARDLY ACT

    The Belgian War Minister in London states that the Germans, after an attack, fell back upon Louvain. The German Guards mistook their ...

    Article : 137 words
  7. GERMAN WEIGHT OF NUMBERS.

    The "Daily Mail" correspondent at Amsterdam says the Germans have hitherto carried all before them by sheet weight of number and deadly hail of ...

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  8. THE LAST STAND AT CAMBRIA.

    Eye-witnesses like the last stand of the British gunners at Cambria to Rorke's Drift. Seven hundred British took up a ...

    Article : 234 words
  9. DEFENCE OF PARIS.

    A cable message form Paris states that it is officially announced that the Military Governor has ordered all residents in the zone of the city's defending forts ...

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  10. AN UNPARDONABLE ACT.

    The Press Bureau states that the destruction of Louvain is an unpardonable act of barbarity and vandalism. Louvain was miles from the area of ...

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  11. SHOOTING OF PRIESTS.

    After setting fire to Louvain the Germans handcuffed 72 residents and marched them to Campenhout, where they were compelled to witness the shooting of seven ...

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  12. BRITONS SEVERELY TRIED.

    In the House of Commons on Friday Mr. Asquith said that General Sire John French, in his report on the fighting which took place on Wednesday, said that ...

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  13. BELGIAN AMBASSADOR'S PROTEST.

    The Belgian Minister at Washington has conferred with Mr Bryan, Secretary for State, protesting against the Germans burning Louvain. ...

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  14. THE ALLIES' PLAN.

    General Croix, summarising the situation, says that the Allies must keep the Germans busy to prevent the transfer of troops eastward. ...

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  15. LILLE TO VALENCIENNES.

    The "Daily Telegraph" correspondent at Arras says that the defence of the frontier from Lille to Valeu[?]ennes re[?]ulty was entrusted to Te[?]torials, but ...

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  16. UNRELENTING SEVERITY.

    A Marconi station intercepted a German official statement as follows:— "Owing to arms and ammunition having been distributed among the civil ...

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  17. BATTLE RAGING AT HIRSON.

    Refugees at Paris state that a battle is raging at Hirson. The Germans have been drawn back to Chimay. It is reported that Boulogne has been ...

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  18. TALES OF ATROCITIES.

    Tales of atrocities continue to reach Paris. Refugees declare that the Uhlans sometimes drive hundreds of villagers before them. In one instance, it is ...

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  19. FIGHTING AROUND NANCY.

    According to an official despatch received by the French Embassy, the French troops found 8000 German dead around Nancy. ...

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  20. DAUNTLESS HUSSARS.

    A soldier, who has returned to Amiens, in the north-west of France, from the front has related that during the recent fighting a regiment of British ...

    Article : 68 words
  21. "SOLID SQUARE BLOCKS."

    Sergeant A. Loftus, in a letter from the front, says that "when the British artillery opened fire the Germans replied, but they did not know the shelters, a ...

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  22. GERMAN PRINCE WOUNDED

    Prince Ernest of Saxe-Meningen was seriously wounded during the recent fighting, and he is now in hospital at Maubeuge. He is an elder brother of Prince ...

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  23. CULINARY HEADGEAR.

    An amusing incident, which occurred in the French lines, has been related by a wounded French soldier, He states that an Algerian Turce ...

    Article : 87 words
  24. REINFORCING THE ALLIES

    It the House of Lords to-day Earl Kitchener, Minister of War, announced that in addition to reinforcements, which would be shorts proceeding to France, ...

    Article : 438 words
  25. GERMAN LOSSES

    The following messages were received to-day from the High Commissioner:— "Reliable.—Paris reports that the situation of the Allies along the Somme and ...

    Article : 98 words
  26. FIGHTING IN BELGIUM

    the Germans bombarded Malines at midnight on Saturday. Most of the public monuments were hit. The wounded included an English and an American ...

    Article : 73 words
  27. REMNANT OF A DIVISION.

    Among the German prisoners who have arrived here was an officer who, pointing to about 30 men, said: "That is all that remains of a whole division." ...

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  28. GERMANS DRIVEN BACK.

    The "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent says that the Belgian army is gradually forcing back the Germans of Brussels. The Belgians have recaptured Malines, ...

    Article : 106 words
  29. ATTACKS ON BRITISH.

    Mr J. Cook. the Prime Minister, to-day received the following message from Sir George Reid, the High Commissioner, dated yesterday, 6.45 p.m.:— ...

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  30. OSTEND A MILITARY CAMP.

    Ostend has been transformed into a military camp. British warships and transports are lading marines in the town. Some are housed in the barracks; ...

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  31. GERMAN VERSION OF ADVANCE.

    Berlin wireless messages state that the main German army in the Cambrai district advanced for nine days and gained continued victories, General Von Kluick ...

    Article : 138 words
  32. [?]S CABLEGRAMS.

    [?]ally announced that the [?]ed town of Longwy, close [?]n frontier, with a garrison, [?]ed to the Germans after 24 ...

    Article : 123 words
  33. THE LIEGE FORTS.

    It is officially announced that several of tie Liege torts are still resisting. ...

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  34. NAMUR AN INFERNO.

    M. Mellot, the Belgian Deputy for Namur, dealing with the bombardment of that city, states that it commenced on 14th August. ...

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  35. BOULOGNE ABANDONED.

    The Allies abandoned Boulogne on the grounds that it was strategically unimportant. The Uhlans are advancing in that ...

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  36. GALLANT BRITISHERS.

    Seven hundred British took up a position near Cambrai on Wednesday morning. The guns at first had a splendid range, and wrought wholesale execution, ...

    Article : 127 words
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