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  2. VERDUN STILL

    The Germans and Austrians are fighting with the most terrible vo[?]mence, the first against the French and the other against the Italians. There is no news from the Russian front and little from the British. To the onlooker it would seem that the readiest way to [?]ase the pressure upon France and Italy would be for the British, the Russians, and also the Allied forces at Salonika to jump into the fray. From General Haig we have had ...

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  3. BRITISH OPERATIONS

    Sir Douglas Haig last night reported as follows:— To-day small parties of our troops pushed forward on the Vimy Ridge, ...

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  4. EMPIRE DAY.

    General Sir Douglas Haig telegraphed an Empire Day message to the King to-day assuring His Majesty of loyal devotion of the troops of all his ...

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  5. WAR IN AFRICA.

    Letters received in Johannesburg from members of General Smuts's force operating in German East Africa suggest an early conclusion of the ...

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  6. 350,000 AUSTRIANS ENGAGED.

    Captured Austrian officers state that 350,000 Austrians are taking part in the Trentino offensive, using 2,[?] guns. including 16[?]-inch mortars and ...

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  7. THE PARIS CONFERENCE.

    The French Goverment has not yet fixed the date for the holding of the Paris Economic Conference. The British Government is anxious to know the ...

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  8. SUBMARINE WARFARE

    Indignation is expressed in Greece at Austrian and German submarines torpedoing and sinking Greek vessels, three having been lost by this means ...

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  9. THE GERMAN STATEMENT.

    To-day's Berlin communique says:— Strong English forces to-day repeatedly attacked our new positions to the south-west of Givenchy-lez-Lens. A few ...

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  10. GERMAN WAR CREDITS.

    The German newspaper "Vossisc[?] Zoitung" states that the Reichstag will shortly be asked to vote war credits for £[?]00,000,000. ...

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  11. THE ENEMY'S PURPOSE.

    It is semi-officially stated that the Austrian offensive in the Trentmo, coupled with Germany's fierce onslaught on the Verdun front, is to be ...

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  12. DRUMHEAD SERVICES.

    Dr. Davidson, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has been on a visit to the British troops on the Western front, where he conducted several ...

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  13. GERMAN BOAT STRIKES A MINE.

    The German submarine U22 collided with a mine yesterday off the Belgian coast, and was badly damaged aft. She was towed to Ostend. ...

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  14. GERMANY'S MERCANTILE MARINE.

    An American shipper who was recently in Hamburg states that a regular trans-Atlantic submarine service between Germany and America is about ...

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  15. NEWS FROM THE BRITISH FRONT.

    The "Westminster Gazette" complains this evening of the seantiness of British official reports from the Western front, and contrasts them with ...

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  16. BRITAIN AND THE WAR

    During the discussion in the House of Commons yesterday on the vote of credit for £300,000,000, a remarkable discussion arose. ...

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  17. THE WAR'S ANNIVERSARY.

    The anniversary of the declaration of war by Italy against Austria was celebrated yesterday with tremendous enthusiasm throughout Italy. ...

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  18. GENERAL WAR NEWS

    Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, stated in the House of Commons this afternoon that Lord Selborne, the President of the Board of Agriculture, ...

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  19. ANZACS IN FRANCE.

    Teams of axemen from the Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand troops in France to-day competed in a "forest in France," as the programme ...

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  20. THE BALKANS.

    Wireless advices from Germany state that King Ferdinand of Bulgaria has made an urgent appeal for Austro-German reinforcements, declaring that his ...

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  21. THE WESTERN FRONT.

    It is stated that the battle in the verdun region on Monday was the fiercest yet fought on the Western front, and since then the fighting has, ...

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  22. TREATMENT OF PRISONERS IN GERMANY.

    Mr. H. J. Tennant, the Under-Secretary for War, stated in the House of Commons this afternoon that the evidence of returned British prisoners ...

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  23. MONTENEGRO.

    King Nicholas has written a letter expressing strong disapproval of his son Prince Mirko's visit to Vienna. He bays:— ...

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  24. PRESIDENT AND KING.

    President Poincare has sent an Empire Day message to the King conveying the good wishes of France to the people of the United Kingdom and the ...

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  25. THE ANZACS.

    The newspapers are giving prominence to the publication of an Anzac book which was written and illustrated in the dug-outs of Gallipoli. The book ...

    Article : 61 words
  26. CAPTURE OF CUMIERES.

    The conflict at Verdun shows no signs of slakening. It is estimated that 7[?],000 Germans have been engaged for the past two days. The Germans ...

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  27. WAR IN THE AIR.

    In the House of Lords this afternoon, the debate was resumed on the motion introduced by Lord Montague to abolish the divided control in the ...

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  28. AUSTRALIA.

    Instructions in connection with the issue of badges for volunteers for the A.I.F. have been issued by the Defence Department. Four badges have ...

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  29. THE CZAR.

    The Czar, accompanied by the Czarina and the Czarevitch, has reviewed the Russian troops in Bessarabia, and then proceeded to Odessa. ...

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  30. PRINCE VON BULOW.

    The Excliange Telegraph Co. states that Prince Von Bulow, formerly German Imperial Chancellor, and later Ambassador in Rome, where he failed ...

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  31. THE ITALIAN FRONT.

    Last night's communique says:— There have been furious bombardments to-day in the Val Lagarina and elsewhere. We have repulsed ...

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  32. CONSCRIPTION.

    Mr. W. Long, the President of the Local Government Board, stated in the House of Commons this afternoon that in order to avoid industrial compulsion, ...

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  33. MARKETS ARD MONEY.

    An emphatic protest was made in London last week against a suggested arrangement to supply the United States with 15,000 tons of dye stuffs ...

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  34. IMPERIAL UNION.

    The members of the Council of the British Empire League, at a meeting which was held to-day, and presided over by the Duke of Devonshire, pasted ...

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  35. IMPRINT ON CIRCULARS.

    In the District Court to-day, Charles Connors and Charles Thompson were charged-with having distributed a "No Conscription Fellowship" pamphlet, on ...

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  36. IN CHAMPAGNE.

    This afternoon's communique says:— Under cover of a curtain of gas, the Germans to-day attacked our positions to the westward of Navarin ...

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  37. GERMAN OFFENSIVE STOPPED.

    The following semi-official statement about the Verdun position has been issued:— The battle of Verdun is becoming ...

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  38. WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT.

    A regulation under the War Precautions Act has been adopted by the Federal Executive Council, which makes it an offence for any person to whom ...

    Article : 257 words
  39. THE AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.

    To-day's Vienna communique says: —Our troops are advancing on both sides of the Val Sugana. The Italians ...

    Article : 63 words
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