The Czeche-Slovaks fighting on the Volga have cabled to Dr. Nassaryk, their leader in tho United States, their high appreciation of the British ...
Article : 50 wordsThe great victory continues to develop. The New Zealanders have occupied Bapaume, and our line is now to the east of there. North of Bapaume the enemy are resisting heavily, but still our troops are making progress. The Canadians have eleared out the famous Sensee River-Bullecourt tunnel. North ...
Article : 469 wordsMr. and Mrs. Joseph Howells, of Deepwater Jetty, Triabunna, have received official notification that their son, Lance-Corporal Walter J. V. ...
Article : 67 wordsThe Australian Press Association learns that it is now sufficiently clear that the enemy intend to retire to a shorter line, where they can obtain a ...
Article : 345 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the "New York Herald" states that the new War Revenue Bill to be introduced in the American Congress will ...
Article : 53 wordsThe peasant rising in the Ukraine continues, and serious conflicts with the German and Austrian troops continue. The Germans are finding ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Public-hall, Collinsvale, was packed to the doors on Wednesday evening for the reception of a returned soldier. The Warden (Councillor F. D. Valentine) ...
Article : 435 wordsA German official communiqua intercepted by Admiralty wireless yesterday states:—We repulsed five English attacks between the Rivers Scarpe and ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Australian section of the London Chamber of Commerce has unanimously carried a resolution submitted to-day by Mr. J. C. Jenkins, to the effect ...
Article : 53 wordsOur Air Force in Palestine remains in complete mastery of the air, and during the past few weeks have destroyed eleven enemy machines and driven ...
Article : 380 wordsThe returns of the Bank of England for the week ended August 28 are as follow, the figures for the preceding week being given in parentheses:— ...
Article : 394 wordsLast night the American official communique was as follows:— Northward of the Aisne we made progress in the region of Juvincourt, ...
Article : 47 wordsMr. Samuel Gompers, the President of the American Federation of Labour, with other American Labour leaders, has arrived in London, and will ...
Article : 81 wordsUnited States troops have gained ground near Bazoches. The Gormans have captured Fismctte, after all night fighting, and many hand-to-hand ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Official Press Bureau states that the Committee, on Production has awarded the women tramway and omnibus workers an advance of 25s. ...
Article : 78 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs, the war correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle," despatched the following message last night:— ...
Article : 168 wordsThis afternoon's French communique states: Enemy raids in Lorraine were without result. ...
Article : 43 wordsMr. W. M. Hughes, the Prime Minister of Australia, was presented with the freedom of the City of Aberdeen to-day. A civic luncheon followed, ...
Article : 384 wordsIn his official report this afternoon, Sir Douglas Haig says:— Southward ot the Somme we maintained our pressure upon the enemy ...
Article : 454 wordsThe following are the names of the Tasmanians included in the 426th casualty list, which has bean releasad for publication. ...
Article : 515 wordsThe Australian Press Association learns that the Austnans in the Balkans commenced in offensive on Thursday of last week, and succeeded in ...
Article : 144 wordsLast night's report by Sir Douglas Haig was as follows:— We made further progress astride the Lave River, northward of ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Australian Press Association learns that the reports from the front, timed 3.30 on Thursday, show British and French striking successes. To-day ...
Article : 116 wordsThe American newspapers express regret at the retirement of Dr. Page, the United States Ambassador to Great Britain. ...
Article : 102 wordsLast night's official aviation report by Sir Douglas Haig states:— Low clouds and rain interfered with flying on Thursday. We ...
Article : 102 wordsTho "New York Times" says that there is the greatest satisfaction in military circles at the Allied progress on the Western front, and expresses ...
Article : 184 wordsThe Australian infantry are, at the moment of writing (Thureday, morning) about two miles from the outskirts of Peronne, and the town itself ...
Article : 511 wordsSir Joseph Cook, the Minister of the Commonwealth Navy, has visited the Australian camps and hospitals in various districts. Addressing the men ...
Article : 143 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that General Pleshkoff, acting on behalf of General Horvats, the hetman of the ...
Article : 209 wordsGeneral Maurice, military writer of the "Daily Chronicle," says:—The present offensive is great with promise, though it lacks the weight to carry us ...
Article : 189 wordsCaptain Seddon, son of the late Mr. R. J. Seddon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, has completed a speaking tour of American shipyards, and has started ...
Article : 54 wordsThe members of the London Policemen's Union last night decided to strike for a recognition of their union and higher pay. Officials expect that ...
Article : 89 wordsFrench despatches received in Washington state that a Gorman audience of 6,000 people recently applauded the name of President Wilson at a meeting ...
Article : 114 wordsSince their counter-offonsive began on July l8 the Allies have taken 120,000 prisoners and captured 2,000 guns, of which total the British since August ...
Article : 45 wordsThis afternoon's French communique states:— There were violent bombardments during the night on our Somme front. ...
Article : 211 wordsThe Australian Press Association learns that the Turks have made no further attack on Baku, and the arrival of the British troops has had a ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Peking, correspondent of the "New York Times" states that General Seminoff has resumed the offensive with Czecho-Slovak ...
Article : 138 wordsThe Australian Press Association learns that the published estimate in which the German authorities admit that the total German killed is ...
Article : 52 wordsLast night, about midnight, the German guns which had been throwing gas and other shells indiscriminately about the areas occupied by us, suddenly ...
Article : 374 wordsDuring the past fortnight 500 men have been recruited in Dublin, despite the obstruction of the Sinn Feiners. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe summer spent by the Australians in the Jordan Valley has been the severest since crossing the canal. The heat has been extreme, and the shade ...
Article : 182 wordsMessrs. Harland and Wolff have established a world's record at their Belfast shipbuilding yards by completing a standard vessel in five days after ...
Article : 90 wordsThe principal of the Hobart Technical School wishes to acknowledge old Loots received from the following Red Cross branches, for the Repatriation ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 31 Aug 1918, Page 7
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