A report from Rome states that the Austrians, in their month's offensive in the Trentino, have lost 150,000 in killed and wounded. ...
Article : 462 wordsThe capture of Thiaumont is the German's supreme effort. It is evident that the Crown Prince is desperate. He has been reinforced by heavy artillery from ...
Article : 244 wordsA Paris communique reports a series of enemy night attacks on both sides of the Meuse River at Verdun. The Germans attacked the French trenches on the ...
Article : 240 wordsGeneral Haig reports that 22 air combats occurred on Friday. They were mostly indecisive. Two British aeroplanes were brought down. ...
Article : 27 wordsGeneral Sir Douglas Laig reports:—"Our artillery has continued to be very active on the whole front. The heaviest shelling has occurred at Neuville St. Vaast, to ...
Article : 68 wordsGeneral Sir Douglas Haig reports that British troops carried out a number of successful night raids on Monday at different points. The men penetrated the ...
Article : 155 wordsA communique from Berlin states:— "The enemy's fire in the left bank of the Meuse attained great activity towards Saturday evening, especially at Mort Homme. ...
Article : 162 wordsA French communique states:—"As a reprisal for air raids on Bar-le-duc (southwest of Verdun) and Luneville, we bombed Treves, where we observed great fire. ...
Article : 91 wordsLord Robert Cecil (Foreign Under-Secretary), in reply to a question in the House of Commons, said that a further unfavorable report had been received to the effect ...
Article : 152 wordsA Paris advice says that the Germans have renewed their big offensive at Verdun. They are uninterruptedly bombarding all the French positions on both banks ...
Article : 229 wordsA communique issued in Paris on Monday afternoon states that a German night attack on positions west of Thiaumont completely failed. ...
Article : 148 wordsThe rising in Arabia, although only the last of a series of rebellions against Turkish rule, has been greatly stimulated by bitter resentment against the German ...
Article : 219 wordsGreece has acceded to the demands made upon her by the Allies, an announcement stating that King Constantine has accepted the terms of the allied Note. ...
Article : 92 words"We have checked an attack against the new trenches which we captured on 15th June on the southern slopes of Mort Homme, at Verdun," reports a Paris ...
Article : 76 wordsA further communique states:— "We repulsed a hand grenade attack on Hill 304. A vigorous counter offensive on Hill 320 returned to us a large portion of ...
Article : 80 wordsBerlin reports that Herr von Batocks. Foodstuffs Director, states that a temporary prohibition of the consumption of meant may perhaps be expected in ...
Article : 176 wordsThe artillery duel in the Ypres sector of the British front in Flanders was particularly heavy on Tuesday night, the gunfire being audible in the Essex town of ...
Article : 48 words"Our fire," reports a Paris communique bearing Sunday's date, "stopped an attack against our trenches on the slopes southward of Mort Homme at Verdun. ...
Article : 92 wordsAlmost a panic prevailed on the Amsterdam Exchange, where the German Exchange fell 87½ cents. Hundred marks were quoted at 42.9 florins. ...
Article : 48 wordsGeneral Haig reports:—"The enemy exploded an exceptionally large mine at Givenchy, north of La Basste Canal, on Thursday, during which the enemy entered ...
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Bendigonian (Bendigo, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), Thu 29 Jun 1916, Page 19
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