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  2. AILETTE-AISNE ADVANCE.

    The Australian Press Association learns that the French have captured Hill 259, a mile and a half cast of Chavigny. ...

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  3. ALLIES STILL ADVANCING

    The constant pressure of General Plumor's army upon the Germans on the [?]s River front is having important offects. For several weeks now there has been attack with gain of ground, now here and now there. It has been a policy of hustling, together with fierce bombardment. The enemy have ...

    Article : 498 words
  4. NEW ZEALANDERS.

    Mr. Phillip Gibbs writes:—The New Zealanders during the past month have never been still. They have advanced 13 miles since August 8. There was no ...

    Article : 67 words
  5. MONT ST. QUENTIN. SMART AND SWIFT CAPTURES.

    At dawn this morning Now South Wales, Victorian, and Tasmanian infantry, by a sudden and swift stroke north of the River Somme, seized the ...

    Article : 374 words
  6. AMERICAN ATTACK.

    A "Daily Chronicle" correspondent on the Western front writes:—An American force delivered an attack between Juvigny and Chavigny yesterday ...

    Article : 59 words
  7. EFFECT OF CAPTURES.

    The Australian Press Association [?]arns that in the Lys salient our line, beginning nearly a mile from Le Touret, runs from Le Courtense (which we hold), ...

    Article : 77 words
  8. GERMAN VERSION.

    This evening's German official wireless communique, intercepted by the Admiralty, states:—Fighting occurred to-day in front of our new lines to the ...

    Article : 149 words
  9. OFFICIAL REPORT.

    An American official report states:— Northward of the River Aisne, we took Juvigny by assault yesterday, and captured 150 prisoners. ...

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  10. THE AUSTRALIANS RAPID ADVANCE ON PERONNE.

    Yesterday morning, Australian infantry, pushing through positions reached the night before, advanced rapidly over the brown moorland of the old Somme ...

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  11. TASMANIANS ENGAGED.

    The British on the north bank of the Some attacked this morning, in conjunction with the Victorians and Tasmanians, in a concerted movement ...

    Article : 313 words
  12. RAIDING PARTIES REPULSED.

    General Pershing, in his communique of August 30, states:—In the Vosges a strong enemy raiding party advanced under cover of artillery fire to our lines, ...

    Article : 70 words
  13. OPENING THE EYES OF THE GERMANS.

    M. Andre Lardi[?]u, the French Commissioner of the France-American Corporation, reviewing the military events of the pust five months, states that the ...

    Article : 87 words
  14. SOLID GAINS.

    Mr. G. Gilmour, special correspondent of the Australian Press Association, in a message from the Western front on Thursday, says:— ...

    Article : 382 words
  15. GERMAN DESERTERS.

    There is an increasing number of German deserters, including Prussians, coming to the Allied lines. Austrian officer prisoners say that their men are ...

    Article : 56 words
  16. GERMAN REPORTS.

    To-day's German official communique, intercepted by the Admiralty, states: —The French yesterday obtained a foothold on the cast bank of the River ...

    Article : 117 words
  17. CONGRATULATIONS FROM ITALY.

    The Official Press Bureau states that Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, replying to congratulations from Signor Orlanda, the Italian Prime Minister, on ...

    Article : 99 words
  18. THE BRITISH OFFENSIVE MAGNIFICENT AUSTRALIAN ADVANCE

    This morning's official report by Sir Douglas Haig states:— Despite the destruction of the river bridges by the enemy, our ...

    Article : 479 words
  19. NO RESPITE FOR THE ENEMY.

    This sort of fighting suits the Australians, for whom trench warfare had a certain monot[?]ny. But long advances are unbelievably fatiguing, and ...

    Article : 267 words
  20. FAMOUS SCOTS.

    A feature of yesterday's development on the Western front was the sudden reappearance of the famous 51st Scottish Division, which recaptured ...

    Article : 70 words
  21. THE FRENCH OFFENSIVE THE CHAULNES-SOISSONS LINE.

    This afternoon's Frenrch official communique states:— On the Somme and in the region of the Canal Du Nord there was no ...

    Article : 341 words
  22. ALL-AMERICAN FRONT.

    General March, American Chief of Staff, says the United States troons are being withdrawn from the British and French brigades in order to join the ...

    Article : 130 words
  23. BRITISH PLUCK.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs, "Daily Chronicle" correspondent, writes:—Since August 23 the London troops fighting in the battle have made astonishing progress. ...

    Article : 254 words
  24. BULLECOURT AREA.

    The "Petit Parisien" states:—The British in the Bullecourt area took 1,700 prisoners yesterday, and 3,695 have been taken in four days. ...

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  25. PERONNE IN RUINS.

    Mr. G. Gordon, special correspondent of the Australian Press Association, in a message from the Western front on Saturday, writes:— ...

    Article : 281 words
  26. OTHER SECTORS. VESLE AND CHAMPAGNE.

    This afternoon's French official communique states:— On the Vesle River and in Champagne the enemy carried out raids ...

    Article : 41 words
  27. NATURAL CLEVERNESS.

    Next to the position in the far north, possibly the situation in the Australian sector commands most attention. Crit[?] discuss the chances of the Germans ...

    Article : 104 words
  28. CANADIAN CAPTURES.

    The Canadians have advanced 12,000 yards since Monday, and captured advanced German positions on the Dr[?] court-Queant line. They took 2,500 ...

    Article : 119 words
  29. THE BRITISH ADVANCE.

    Chief progress on the battlefront on Friday and Saturday was made by the Australians. They drove the enemy across the Somme from the angle near Peronne, and in some places crossed the river, occupying the western bank as far south as Happlincourt. North of the river our troops advanced from Clety, crossed the Tortille River, and captured the German stronghold on Mt. St. Quentin, a mile north of Peronne. This position is regarded as the key ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  30. IN ALSACE.

    An American official report states:— In Alsace yesterday, we raided and successfully penetrated the enemy's trenches, and inflicted losses. ...

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  31. BRITISH NORTHERN FRONT. IMPORTANT GERMAN WITH-DRAWAL.

    In his official report this morning Sir Douglas Haig says:— We continue to advance on the Lawe and Lys rivers. ...

    Article : 218 words
  32. GERMANS DESPERATE.

    Mr. Percival Phillips, war correspondent, writes:—Th[?] German High Command is making despente efforts to check our advance at the northern ...

    Article : 158 words
  33. STORMING OF NOYON.

    The "Matin" states:—The French traversed Noyon at the double. There are no soldiers there now, as it is impossible to stay for the present. Dense ...

    Article : 126 words
  34. BRITISH CAPTURES.

    The Australian Press Association learns that the British this morning advanced 2,000 vards [?] on a front of seven miles from Bullecourt to the River ...

    Article : 207 words
  35. AUSTRALIANS' "BRILLIANTLY EXECUTED OPE[?]ATIONS."

    To-night's report by Sir Douglas Haig [?] follows:— The Australians, with great dash [?] enterprise, carried out daring ...

    Article : 274 words
  36. GERMAN REPORT.

    A German communique interecp[?] this evening states:—English troops are following up our retirement via Kemmel, Bailleuil, and Neuf B[?]rquin, ...

    Article : 30 words
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