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  2. GERMANY'S ALLIES

    The Germans may yet begin a second bittle of Verdun. On Sunday they attacked heavily the Frech trenches in the Bethincourt district, six miles west of the Meuse, and about twelve miles north-west of Verdun. Their intention doubtless is to drive in the French advanced posts to the west of the river in the same way that the French posts on the east of the river were forced back three weeks ago. If they could achieve this, verdun ...

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  3. THE WITHDRAWAL FROM GALLIPOLI.

    For services rendered in connection with the withdrawal from Gallipoli, General E. A. Altham, General C. C. G. Byng, and General Sir A. J. ...

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  4. FOR VALOUR.

    Captain Charles Barber, of the Third Field Company of Australian Engineers (Victoria) has been awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry at ...

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  5. THE ARBITRATION ACT

    Before the full Bench of seven judges of the High Court to-day the case of the Federated Enginedrivers' and Foremen's Association of Australasia against ...

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  6. BRITISH PRISONERS.

    In the House of Commons this afternoon. Mr. Tennant the Under-Secretary for War, announced that arrangements were being made to exchange all ...

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  7. THE NEW AMY.

    The 70 recruits who entered the Claremont Camp on Tuesday and Wednesday brought the number of men who have enlisted in Tasmania this year up to ...

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  8. TURKISH WAR MINISTER.

    There are persistent reports that Ismail Haki, tho President of the Commercial Administration Board has been appointed Turkish Minister of War, in ...

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  9. NEW ZEALAND WOUNDED.

    Eighty-four wounded New Zealand soldiers arrived at Capetown yesterday by the liner Turakina, and were welcomed and presented with fruit and ...

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  10. THE ITALIAN FRONT

    Last night's communique says:— We have renewed our sueeessful infantry attacks on the Austrian postions on the slopes of Monte Sahotio, ...

    Article : 146 words
  11. AUSTRALIA.

    The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Higgs) will issue shortly a comprehensive draft of directions concerning the polity of the Commonwealth Ministry in ...

    Article : 164 words
  12. AUSTRALIA'S PRIME MINISTER.

    Mr.W. M. Hughes inspected Australian soldiers yesterday at the depot in the Horseferry-road, Westminister. Metoring from his hotel, he pointed ...

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  13. THE WESTERN FRONT

    The official communique issued in Paris this afternoon states:— There was a violent cannonade yesterday to the west of the Meuse, near ...

    Article : 165 words
  14. THE EASTERN FRONT.

    A renewal of the struggle on the Dwina line is thus referred to in last night's communique:— There was intense fighting ...

    Article : 102 words
  15. MARKETS AND MONEY.

    There has been a sensational decline in, the German rate of exchange to 71[?] per cent on the mark. The "Herald" says the decline ...

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  16. COMMISSIONS IN BRITISH FORCES.

    The Minister of External Affairs (Mr. Mahon) has received the following table message from the High Commissioner (Rt. Hon. Andrew Fisher):— ...

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  17. ITALY AND GERMANY.

    The "Berliner Tageblatt states that a declaration of war by Italy against Germany is imminent. ...

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  18. THE TURKISH WAR

    The following official statement has been issued regarding the fighting on the Western frontier of Egypt:— Our forces under General Peyton ...

    Article : 144 words
  19. WAR IN THE AIR.

    Last night's communique says:— Eleven French aeroplanes all told, have been brought down within the German lines in the Verdun region. ...

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  20. LOTTERY BONDS.

    The Imperial Government has decided against issuing lottery bonds. ...

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  21. STRENGTH OF VERDUN.

    Mr. Frederick Villiers, the veteran war correspondent, is a passenger by the P. and O. liner Khiva, which arrived at Fremantle this evening. He ...

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  22. GENERAL WAR NEWS

    Great Britain is detaining securities sent by Gormany to neutral countries for sale on German account. The object is to counteract the German policy ...

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  23. THE ALLIES AND GERMANY

    Members of the Federal Ministry declined to-day to comment on the speech made by the High Commissioner (Right Hon. Andrew Fisher) at the Mansion ...

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  24. BRITAIN AND THE WAR

    The House of Commons was crowded to-day in view of the introduction of the army estimates, and the expectation that Sir Edward Grey would make ...

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  25. THE GERMAN SILENCE.

    To-day is the fourth day after the date which should have marked the fall of Verdun, according to the German calculations. To-day's German ...

    Article : 122 words
  26. POSITION OF THE TURKS

    The Athens correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," a reliable military correspondent, sends an uncensored letter describing the situation in ...

    Article : 210 words
  27. THE BARBAROUS ENEMY.

    Enemy aeroplanes have dropped packages of sweets at Ravenna and Codigero, in Italy. The sweets were analysed, and found to contain the bacilli of ...

    Article : 56 words
  28. TASMANIA.

    The Mayor yesterday received the following letter from the New Zealand Minister of Defence (Mr. J. Allen):— "On behalf of the Government I have to convey ...

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  29. THE BRITISH FRORT

    Sir Douglas Haig reports as follows:— The Germans exploded a mine yesterday, which did some damage to a ...

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  30. THE FEELING IN GERMANY

    The German Foreign Affairs Committee will assemble to-morrow (Wednesday), and will endeavour to interview Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg, the ...

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  31. DEPRESSION IN GERMANY.

    Depressing rumours have reached Munich, the capital of Bavaria, of the enormous Bavarian losses in the fighting at Verdun. ...

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  32. HUON SOLDIER'S HOME COMING.

    Quartermaster-Sergeant A. E. Crisp, of Huonville, who has been invalided home, was accorded a public Welcome in the Cengregational School, ...

    Article : 370 words
  33. ALSACE CAMPAIGN.

    Last night's communique says:— We captured much material yesterday by surprise attacks on the German trenches at Stasswehr and ...

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  34. DEFENCE OF TREBIZOND.

    According to the newspaper "Nea Hellas," the Turkish battle-cruiser Gooben has succeeded in eluding the Russian fleet, and has landed a ...

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  35. THE BALKANS.

    It is reported in the Roumanian capital that Dr. Radoslavoff, the Premier of Bulgaria, declared to a group of the members of the Chamber of ...

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  36. "SINN FEIN."

    Yesterday the police searched the houses of prominent members of the Sinn Fein (Ourselves) Society in Cork, and seized a number of revolvers and ...

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  37. VERDUN IMPREGNABLE.

    Speaking at a welcome tendered him in Sydney last week. Mr. H. S. Gullett, the war correspondent said, as to Verdun he did not mind staking what ...

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  38. TURKEY AND BULGARIA.

    A telegram from Sofia states that Tupekteheff an ex-leader of Bulgarian bands and a leading promoter of the understanding between Turkey and ...

    Article : 37 words
  39. LABOUR AND THE WAR.

    Messrs. Leyland and Co., the wellknown shipowners, are now employing 50 women as dock labourers at Liverpool, and the local branch of the men's ...

    Article : 44 words
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