Sir John French goes on:— Owing to the repeated use by the enemy of poisonous gases we were compelled to resort to similar methods. A ...
Article : 185 wordsGeneral Joffre, after his brief visit to London, left on return to France to- day. He had a most hearty send-off. The "Daily Chronicle" states that as ...
Article : 112 wordsIt is reported (states Reuters agency) that the enemy are evacuating Kovel, where they had accumulated vast quantities of ammunition and supplies. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe position in Serbia has not undergone much change. The Sorbians are still resisting in the Morava Valley, and the Austro-Germans are making but slow progress. An Astrian message says that the final battle with the Serbians may take place in three weeks near Kragujevtz, which is about fifty miles from the Danube. On the Timok River, between the Morava Valley and the Danube, near Wialin, the Sarbians have falleu. The Austrians ...
Article : 460 wordsAdvices received in London from Washington confirm the statement that Mr. Robert Lansing, tim American Secretary of State, has been informed by ...
Article : 117 wordsThe German troops stationed at Prevo, near Kutno (in Poland, 83 miles west of Warsaw) recently complained that their families had been left ...
Article : 78 wordsAdvices received in Amsterdam from Berlin state that nine people have been executed for espionage in Belglum, and 10 sentenced to penal servitude. The ...
Article : 65 wordsTo-day's Berlin communique says:— "The Bavarians have captured the French positions along a front of 1,100 yards to the north-east of Neuville St. ...
Article : 61 wordsSir John Trench's despatch, dated October 15, has been made available for publication to-morrow. It gives a review of the British operations from ...
Article : 655 wordsThe pronouncement on the general war situation to be made to-morrow in the House of Commons, by Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, will be ...
Article : 564 wordsAn article in to-day's "Weekly Dispatch states that after the Suvla Bay landing, hours were wasted when minutes were precious, and the ...
Article : 147 wordsThe official bulletin issued this afternoon states that the King is milking slow progress. The pain is diminishing, but His Majesty is still weak. His ...
Article : 141 wordsThe following Serbian communique was issued today:- Fierce fighting continues on our northern front, especially in the ...
Article : 162 wordsA thousand Arab soldiers from Mesopotamia, who arrived at Constantinople in a barefooted condition, have been sent on to Thraco after 10 days' ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Bulgarian communique, issued in South to-day, says:—"Since our capture of Pilot on Thursday we have been pursuing the defeated Serbians." ...
Article : 35 wordsThe special correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" (Dr. E. J. Dillon) has sent the following message:- "Now that a junction has been ...
Article : 207 wordsTo-day's Constantinople communique says:—"There has been increased activity on the part of the enemy's artillery, supported by their warships. Our ...
Article : 55 wordsA massage from the Austrian front states that it is expected that the final battle between the Austro-Germans and the Serbians will take place in three ...
Article : 44 wordsThe special correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" at Rome states that the Austrians have evacuated Riva, which has long barred the way to an ...
Article : 55 wordsTo-day's Sofia communique states that the Anglo-French fleets have resumed the bombardment of the Egean Sea coast of Bulgaria. ...
Article : 28 wordsEight thousand British wounded from the Dardanelles will shortly arrive at Palermo, in Sieily, where the fullest preparations have been made to receive ...
Article : 33 wordsDoscribing the work of the German submarines at the Dardanelles, Mr. Ashmead Bartlett says:- "One of the first fruits of their ...
Article : 298 wordsMr. Archibald Hurd, of the editorial staff of the "Daily Telegraph," who is a well-known water on naval affans, is the author of the articles describing ...
Article : 885 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" estates that a quarter of a million Russian troops, under General Davidoff, are proceeding to ...
Article : 37 wordsThe official communique issued in Paris this afternoon states:- The enemy's bombardment in Champagne developed to-day with ...
Article : 289 wordsThe section of the press which supports M. Gounaris, the lender of the Opposition, and an adherent of King Constantine, is endeavouring to ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Serbian Minister states that the Serbians being now assured that they will receive effective co-operation from the Allies, will fight to the last man. ...
Article : 181 wordsBulgarian deserters are petitioning to serve in the Russian armies, provided that they are not asked to fight against their own countrymen. ...
Article : 32 wordsKing Constantine has arrived at Salonika. His brother, [?]rince Nicholas, has received General Sir Ian Hamilton, who has arrived there. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Russian fleet bombarded Varna with extreme violence, on Thursday. The Bulgarians returned the fire. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe "Morning Post," in a leader to-day, states that Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister of Australia, is one of the few people in the Empire who have grasped ...
Article : 120 wordsApart from the operations in Macedonia, the Serbians are now being hard pressed on three fronts. On the Drina River they have been forced to fall back before heavy Austro-German forces, recently strengthened by Bavarian and Tyrolese mountain troops. The heaviest fighting has taken place just to the east of Vishgrad, where the Monteneguns came to the assistance of the Serbians. On the northern front the struggle is fiercest in the valley of the Morava, which ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 179 wordsTelegrams received in Copenhagen from Bucharest state that yesterday the battle-cruiser Gocben, the cruiser Breslau, and the Turkish battleship ...
Article : 75 wordsThe Germans are slackening their attack on the Riga front. It is believed that this is due to the activity of the British submarines in the Baltic ...
Article : 147 wordsThe Bulgarians are pouring reinforcements into the Krivolak front in view of the critical position at Uskub. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe Premier of Bulgaria (Dr. Radoslavoff), in an interview with the special correspondent of the "Cologne Gazette," said:£"The Bulgarians ...
Article : 62 wordsTo-day's Vienna communique says:— "Our troops are making progress everywhere. We stormed several strong Serbian positions at Milanovatz (50 miles ...
Article : 86 wordsThe Kaiser, in reply to the Prussian Cabinet's congratulatory telegram on the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Hohenzollern reign in ...
Article : 182 wordsThe Bukharest correspondent of the "Corriere della Sera" states that a council of high Roumanian officers has been held, and that two-thirds of those ...
Article : 44 wordsM. Aristide Briand, the French Premier and Foreign Secretary, has forwarded a message to Sir Edward Grey stating that the new Cabinet will ...
Article : 72 wordsTo-day's Berlin communique says:— General Von Kocvess and General Von Gallwitz have pushed the Serbians further back." ...
Article : 46 wordsTo-day's Berlin communique says:— "General Von Hindenburg's concentrated fire has forced the Russians to evacuate the village of Plakanen, on the ...
Article : 38 wordsA great demonstration is being arranged in the Roumanian capital in favour of siding with the Allies. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 2 Nov 1915, Page 5
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