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  2. THE VORTEX OF WAR IN EUROPE

    The Liege forts are still holding Out. It is stated that one German General was shot in both legs, but continues his duty in an invalid's ...

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  3. TASMANIAN QUOTA.

    The Tasmanian quota, for the expeditionary force has been increased from 1100 to 1500. This evening applications were received from over ...

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  4. ATTITUDE OF TURKEY

    The Turks are acting in the most arbitrary manner at the Dardanelles, and are detaining without any explanation vessels belonging ...

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  5. RUSSIAN FRONTIER

    On Thursday last the Russian cavalry dispersed the Austrians, and forced them to evacuate Kielce in Russian Poland. ...

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  6. SYDNEY WAR FUNDS.

    Contributions to the Lord Mayor's Fund now amount to over £10,500. The War Food Fund started by the Chamber of Commerce stands at ...

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  7. GENERAL ITEMS.

    The Press Bureau states that the Germans are greatly inconvenienced through the scarcity of horses. Thousands of horses have been rilled ...

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  8. OPERATIONS AT SEA

    An explanation has been given of how the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau escaped the British cruisers in the Mediterranean. It ...

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  9. MELBOURNE PATRIOTIC FUND.

    The sum of £40,763 has been subscribed to the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund. ...

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  10. ITALIAN PREPARATIONS

    The correspondent at Borne of the New York "World" reports that two hundred thousand Italian troops are concentrating in the ...

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  11. HOBART'S PATRIOTIC FUND.

    The Mayor of Hobart's Patriotic Fund to-day reached £1687. The Commercial Bank of Tasmania has given £500, and the managing ...

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  12. UNEMPLOYED WOMEN.

    Her Majesty the Queen is inaugurating a scheme of work for women thrown out of employment owing to the war. The details will ...

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  13. SUCCESS FURTHER SOUTH.

    While the battle of Blamont was in progress, another French force, four miles further south, occupied the Dodon, a mountain about 3300 ...

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  14. LORD KITCHENER'S ARMY.

    Nearly 40,000 men recruited for Lord Kitchener's second army during last week. Men are recruiting at the rate of 7000 daily. ...

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  15. MELBOURNE STOCK EXCHANGE.

    There will be no meeting of the Melbourne Stock Exchange this week, but the committee will meet again on Friday next to consider ...

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  16. RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF POLAND

    With reference to the Czar's proclamation to the Poles of Europe, Austria and Germany informing them that after the war all ...

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  17. PURCHASE OF CRUISERS.

    The "Echo de Paris" abates that Britain has demanded, before discussing with Turkey the latter's purchase of the German cruisers ...

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  18. WAR RISK INSURANCE.

    The Government is insuring vessels against war risks for a period of 91 days at 2½ per cent., and, if they are at sea at the expiration of ...

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  19. AIRMAN'S ADVENTURE

    Two French military aviators, Lieutenant Gesari and Corporal Prudhokkeau, left Verdun on Friday evening on separate aeroplanes ...

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  20. WEST AUSTRALIAN EVENTS

    The camp of the State quota of the Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force was formed at Bellevue to-day, when between 800 and ...

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  21. ROUGHRIDERS' CORPS.

    A Roughriders' Corps is recruiting here for service with the French army. It includes several American cowboys, a number of jockeys ...

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  22. AN ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE.

    The liner Lorraine has arrived at Havre with 450 reservists on board. She had rather exciting experiences. She was chased off the ...

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  23. SENTENCE ON A SPY.

    A Frenchman named Cruault has been court-martialled and sentenced to death for offering to sell to the "Cologne Gazette" information ...

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  24. AUSTRIAN WARSHIPS

    It is semi-officially stated here that on Sunday French warships in the Adriatic sank two Austrian warships off Budua, in Dalmatia ...

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  25. GERMAN BRUTALITY

    The French Embassy states that the British, Russian, and French, consuls at Danzig were treated with great indignity. They were ...

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  26. FRENCH OPERATIONS

    On Sunday the French operations developed against Upper Alsace, on the line from Rschicourt to Ste-Marie-aux-Mines, or Markirch, and ...

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  27. EPISODE AT VERVIERS.

    While the Germans were entering Verviers on the Belgian frontier a shot was fired, killing a, soldier. The Germans thereupon razed the entire ...

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  28. DOWAGER-EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.

    The Dowager-Empress of Russia who was in Germany when the war broke out, has reached. St. Petersburg. She travelled by a circuitous ...

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  29. POSITION ON THE MEUSE.

    German columns can be seen winding along the valley of the Meuse towards Dinant, where there are signs that important operations ...

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  30. MISCELLANEOUS

    It is officially announced that Japan has sent an ultimatum to Germany, which is to the following effect ...

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  31. ACTION AT DINANT

    A detachment of Germany cavalry occupied Dinant, about 15 miles south of Namur, on Saturday morning, but later in the day the French ...

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  32. MOTOR CARS SHELLED.

    The Embourg forts yesterday shelled three motor cars carrying German officers on the road alongside the river Ourthe. One fell ...

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  33. WOMEN VOLUNTEERS.

    Many women, principally Cossacks, are applying for service in the ranks. ...

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  34. THE BALKANS AND RUSSIA

    An official statement issued in Vienna says that on Friday the Austrians crossed the Drina, and after severe fighting drove the Servians ...

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  35. AUTHENTIC WAR NEWS

    A traveller who has just arrived here states that Scandinavian mails received received in Berlin giving detailed reports of the German defeats ...

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  36. AUSTRIAN TROOPS IN BELGIUM.

    It is rumoured that there are Auetrian troops fighting, in Belgiam under Count von Buelow, who is commanding the second army corps. ...

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  37. GERMAN SHIP EXPECTED.

    On August 35 the N.D.L. trader Thuringen is due to arrive ab Fremantle from Bremen}, having left that port on July 8. It is fully ...

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  38. BELGIAN RESERVISTS.

    Two thousand Belgian reservists have sailed for London. Before they left they received a farewell message from the Minister for Militia ...

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  39. FRANCO-GERMAN FRONTIER

    In the action at Blamont, on the Lorraine frontier, on Friday, the French took 500 German prisoners. ...

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  40. DETAILS OF THE AFFAIR.

    The French allowed the Germans to enter Dinant while they prepared a crushing blow. The engagement began in the afternoon. The ...

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  41. CONCERT AT WASHINGTON.

    A sensation has been created amongst official circles in Washington by the Japanese ultimatum to Germany. It is occasioning much ...

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  42. COMMONWEALTH DESIRE.

    The Premier announced this evening that Cabinet had agreed to adopt all of the suggestions contained in the following telegram ...

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  43. FRENCH GOVERNMENT.

    The French Government is twice daily sending out, by wireless, authentic war news in German, French, and English, from the Eiffel Tower. ...

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  44. POSITION IN BULCARIA

    The Press Bureau announces that a state of siege has been proclaimed in Bulgaria. Nish, Aug. 17. ...

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  45. SPLENDID WAR CONTRIBUTION.

    The Finance Minister has received a war contribution of £500,000 from Mr. Ross, the Montreal seel magnate. ...

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  46. KAISER AND STAFF.

    Reports here state that the Kaiser and the German Headquarters Staff have left Berlin and gone to Mainz on the Rhine to be near the ...

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  47. THE ENEMY IN BRITAIN

    A sentry named Robertson when on duty at the Brooklands aerodome thrice challenged ta supposed spy. When he fired the suspect ...

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  48. ACCOUNT OF THE ACTION

    Eye witnesses of the action at Dinant state that the Germans occupied the part of the town that lies on the left bank of the Meuse. ...

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  49. AUSTRALIA AND THE WAR

    Before leaving for Sydney to-night the Minister for Defence (Senator Milieu) approved of the system of allowances for those ...

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  50. AUSTRIAN DEPRESSION

    Letters received here reveal terrible conditions in Dalmatia, Bosnia, and Croatia. Trade has ceased and food is scarce. ...

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  51. ASSURANCES TO POWERS.

    The Japanese Ambassador has delivered to the Secretary for State, Mr. Bryan, a written announcement of Japan's ultimatum to Germany ...

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  52. BATTLE OF BLAMONT

    Aa official statement, said a cablegram yesterday, says that the French began on Friday night an offensive movement from Luneville ...

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  53. ARREST OF A SUSPECT.

    Rochmann, a German ex-employee in the shipyards of Vickers and Maxim and Harland and Wolff, has been arrested at the Belfast docks. ...

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