The following brief cable messages from London received in the course of to-day give the gist of the news to date: ...
Article : 281 wordsSir Douglas Haig reported last night:—"Local fighting went on at different points to-day northward of the Somme. The hostile attacks ...
Article : 127 wordsSir Douglas Haig reports this morning:—"The fury of the fighting died down last night, and our troops have established themselves in new ...
Article : 112 wordsThe Defence Department has received from the assistant Australian correspondent, Mr. F. M. Cutlack, the following cablegram: ...
Article : 318 wordsThe "Temps" in a leading article says:—"It is for us to wait with calm dignity and befitting gravity the hour and be worthy of the issue ...
Article : 74 wordsAn official report from Palestine, states:—"Three fresh bridges were built across the Jordan on the night of the 23rd. We progressed by night ...
Article : 156 wordsStrenuous righting is going on at the Pozieres ridge, where the British are vigorously resisting the German advance. There is also hard ...
Article : 66 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs telegraphs last night:—"On yesterday morning the enemy continued his violent thrusts at our line westward of Bapaume ...
Article : 648 wordsLast night's French communique reports:—"Our troops are solidly holding their positions on the left of the Oise above Noyon. Fighting ...
Article : 43 wordsThe public are disposed to regard Sir Douglas Haig's reference to Germany's withdrawal of reserves from other sectors of the west front as ...
Article : 67 wordsThe United Press correspondent at the French front, telegraphed last night:—"The British and French are viewing coming events calmly ...
Article : 291 wordsWhat the German papers call the great Kaiser battle continues with full force. The Germans in five days wiped out the results of the eight ...
Article : 427 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle" correspondent with the French army says:—"It is in the nature of the case that I cannot state the grounds of the ...
Article : 142 wordsGeneral Allenby reports to-day:—"We made progress eastward of the Jordan on Monday, and are approaching Es-Salt. The enemy is ...
Article : 52 wordsThe American consul in Petrograd cabled on the 23rd, that the fall of Petrograd is hourly expected. ...
Article : 36 wordsSir Douglas Haig reported last night:—"Our aeroplanes on Monday were almost exclusively employed in bombing and machine-gunning ...
Article : 163 wordsThe New York public and press are following every move of the great offensive with the tensest interest. Extra editions of the ...
Article : 347 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the "New York World," cabling from Stockholm, says:—"The Germans are planning to control ...
Article : 58 wordsThe "Matin" Ways that the final reserves will decide this gigantic battle. It considers that the German reserves have largely melted away in ...
Article : 128 wordsA wireless German message to Russia states that Germany refuses to evacuate Odessa, consider in it to be within the Ukraine. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle" correspondent at the French front telegraphs to-night:—"I believe that the hour is at hand when the allied ...
Article : 78 wordsThe German Food Dictator has warned the newspapers not to build, extravagant hopes on the Ukraine's cereals, which do not exceed ...
Article : 44 wordsTo-day's French communique reports:—"We evacuated Noyon last night in most orderly fashion. We are strongly holding the right bank ...
Article : 115 wordsThe Press Bureau states that the Air Council has congratulated the Naval Air Service, the Royal Flying Corps, and the Australian Flying ...
Article : 73 wordsA German official wireless message to-night says:—"Yesterday we achieved, fresh successes. We defeated the English divisions ...
Article : 263 wordsMilitary honours have been conferred on Australians as follows:— Bar to Military Cross.—Lieut. R. M. Smith, Australian Light Horse. ...
Article : 77 wordsInterviewed by a Press representative, Mr. Hudson Maxim said that it would be possible to fire a projectile 60 miles, using a small shell ...
Article : 173 wordsAdvices from Rome state that the Austro-Germans are preparing for a great, offensive on the Italian front. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe Amalgamated Engineers' Society executive has sent out ballot papers with reference to the combing out proposals, accompanied by ...
Article : 155 wordsThe war correspondent of the "Vorwaerts" states that the German losses have been great, but below expectations. The Germans ...
Article : 85 wordsThe Admiralty reports that a mine sweeping sloop was mined and sunk on March 23. Two officers and sixty-four men were lost. ...
Article : 48 wordsBritish officials state that Sir Douglas Haig is using only twenty-seven divisions against the German ninety-seven. Sir Douglas Haig is ...
Article : 47 wordsMr. Percival Philips telegraphs last night:—"Our troops even in the Mons retreat had not a harder time than those who bore the brunt of ...
Article : 169 wordsThe Japanese navy is carefully preparing to meet the possibility of Germany's sending submarines into the Pacific. ...
Article : 49 wordsThe French Premier, M. Clemenceau, has cabled to the French Embassy here:—:The allies are absolutely confident. We shall not ...
Article : 45 wordsThe United Press correspondent at the British front telegraphs to-day:—"The sixth day of the monster battle finds the British and the ...
Article : 290 wordsThe Canadians launched another great gas attack near Lens. They used 6000 drums of lethal gas, and caused heavy German casualties. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe engineering crisis is less critical. Many of the delegates to the Manchester conference on the 24th state that the resolution ...
Article : 74 wordsPresident Wilson has cabled to Sir Douglas Haig:—"I wish to express the nation's warm admiration of the steadfastness and valour with ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Press Bureau states:—"There were no further attacks last night northward of the Somme. There were local engagements, wherein ...
Article : 161 wordsSenator Lodge caused a sensation, in the Senate to-day by asserting that the American front in France was not supplied with a single ...
Article : 48 wordsMr. Massey writes from the British Headquarters in Palestine on Sunday:— "On Friday, dismounted ...
Article : 214 wordsA German official wireless message last night says:—"A new phase has set in in the tremendous battle. The enemy is retreating on a wide front. ...
Article : 62 wordsThere were remarkable scenes [?] ...
Article : 126 wordsGeneral McLachlan, of the British military mission, said to-day that the first phase of the battle was now over, and that the situation ...
Article : 64 wordsMany London newspapers have decided, in view of the importance of the battle, to publish on Friday, but, as it is likely that many country ...
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