The "Petit Parisien" says that the Germans hurled at least a division into the fray between Quavocourt and the cross roads south of Bethincourt. Their ...
Article : 112 wordsThe "Daily Telegraph" states that the enemy submarine which the French captured on Tuesday was of a newer type. Two German officers and 20 seamen surrendered. ...
Article : 51 wordsThe British Commander-in-Chief in Mesopotamia. General Sir Percy Lake, has reported that Major-General Gorringe's preparations for an attack on Sanniayat ...
Article : 106 wordsThe pupils of Aachmys College will hold the first of a series of bazaars in aid of the Patriotic Fund on Thursday, 13th inst. Proceedings will begin at 3 p.m. The principal ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Overseas Club, which has its headquarters in London, pays special attention to the wants of soldiers and sailors requiring tobacco. Mr. T. B. Mathieson, ...
Article : 334 wordsThe British steamer Adamton (2304 tons), owned by the Seville and United Kingdom Carrying Co. Ltd., has been sunk by a submarine. ...
Article : 26 wordsLloyd's announce that the British steamers Zafra (3578 tons), Glenalmond (2888 tons), Silksworth Hall (4777 tons), Eastern City (4311 tons), and Nonne have been sunk by ...
Article : 61 wordsIn a Constantinople communique appears a distorted version of the success at Falahiyah of the British force marching to the relief of Lieut-General Townshend at ...
Article : 65 wordsGeneral Lake further reports that an attack delivered at dawn on Sunday on Sannaiyat failed to pierce the Turkish lines. Operations are being much ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Spanish steamer Sautanderina has been torpedoed and sunk. ...
Article : 11 wordsA Constantinople telegram states that the Turks express confidence in the situation at Mesopotamia. They have concentrated over 100,000 troops at Mosul, on ...
Article : 63 wordsAn Austrian submarine torpedoed the Danish steamer Caledonian in the Mediterranean without warning. The crew was picked up. ...
Article : 26 words"The Turks in the coastal region of the Caucasus," a Petrograd communique reports, "made three unsuccessful attempts on our positions on the right bank of ...
Article : 34 wordsHis Majesty the King on Sunday welcomed the party of 30 members of the French Parliament, who are paying a ten day's visit to England for the purpose of ...
Article : 201 wordsMr. Edmond Cadler, the British press representative attached to the headquarters in Mesopotamia, describes in a despatch to London the storming of ...
Article : 312 wordsGeneral Haig reports:— "We captured the mine crater remaining in the Germans' handa at St. Eloi, and established ourselves in the German trenches ...
Article : 40 wordsA Russian communique states:— "Our troops in the Caucasus attacked [?] deep show, crossing a large number of [?]s in the direction of Diarbekar, ...
Article : 72 wordsWe have received from H. E. C. Robinson, George-street, Sydney, an excellent map of the world on Mercator's principle. It is really a "map of the great world ...
Article : 102 wordsColonel Repington, the "Times's" military correspondent, says the Germans' situation needs a desperate remedy, which may be sought by an attack in Flanders ...
Article : 40 words"There are over 3,000,000 men in the army and navy who are fighting for my Empire, but only 132 have won the Victoria Cross, so you see the honor I have conferred ...
Article : 195 wordsThe operations in Mesopotamia described in this morning's cables are in territory north and south of the Tigris, just cast of Kut-el-Amara. There is also a Russian ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 92 wordsA communique reports:—"We captured a trench on the Lower Strypa, and the enemy in fruitless counter-attacks sustained heavy losses." ...
Article : 32 wordsThe "Central News" correspondent in Amsterdam states that the remnant, of a German battalion, recently at Douanment (Verdun) was ordered to return to ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Mayoress (Mrs. Beche) elsewhere convenes a meeting of ladies to be held in the Town Hall on Monday next at 7.30 p.m. to make arrangements for the sale of ...
Article : 39 wordsAustralian and New Zealand soldiers in London will attend a memorial service to be held in Westminister Abbey on Anzac Day (25th April), to commemorate the ...
Article : 83 wordsArm.-Corporal E. Old. formerly of Dingee, is with the headquarters staff in Egypt. Writing from Ismailia to his sister, Mrs. James Forsyth, of Dingee, Ann.-Corporal ...
Article : 127 wordsThe moment the Germans on Sunday leaped from their trenches, rushing against the Avocourt-Bethincourt sector, the French artillery opened fire against the dense ...
Article : 178 wordsMessages arriving in Copenhagen from Berlin indicate a serious disagreement with Turkey owing the recall of German troops from Turkey. ...
Article : 63 wordsMr. Alexander Muir, grazier of Moreena, near Bingara, died in the Sydney Hospital to-day as a result of injuries received through falling from a tram. ...
Article : 56 wordsMembers of the House of Commons have severely criticised the railway ticket, match and amusement taxes. Mr. M'Kenna has promised to reconsider ...
Article : 76 wordsGunner Linden, of 5th Battery, 2nd Brigade, A.I.F., write to Miss Ruth Cox, of the Violet-Street School, thanking her for the writing material which he received on ...
Article : 80 wordsPrivate A. J. Vaughan, A.L.C.M., L.L.C.M., who is at present home on leave, was last night entertained at his parents' residence by his pupils and their parents. ...
Article : 150 wordsMr. Asquith presided at a dinner to the French members of Parliament. There was a brilliant and representative gathering of politicians. ...
Article : 388 wordsA Paris communique states that operations in the Verdun sector on 9th April were marked by the first great attempt at a general offensive on a front which ...
Article : 378 wordsIn connection with the celebration of Anzac Day the executive of the Education Department Patriotic Fund has prepared a bronze medallion for sale, the proceeds to ...
Article : 173 wordsThe Copenhagen "Aftenposen" reports that for the first time since the beginning of the war German steamers have arrived at Norwegian west coast harbors. They ...
Article : 61 wordsBy its correspondent at Amsterdam, the "Daily Chronicle" has been informed that Captain von Pape[?], formerly German military attache at Washington, is now ...
Article : 109 wordsThe Australian Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) has been formally invited to the Paris Economic Conference, to be opened shortly. ...
Article : 438 wordsThe Prairie branch of the Red Cross Society forwarded last month to Federal Government House the following goods:—12 pairs socks, 1 pair mittens, 4 mufflers, 10 ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Minister of Defence has received a copy of a circular which is being distributed among persons who have relatives at the front. It appears to have come ...
Article : 135 wordsAbout 12 months ago Miss Rosie Johns, aged 16 years, who resides in Holdsworthroad. Long Gully, knitted a pair of socks for a soldier at the front, and placed in the ...
Article : 300 wordsIt is understood that the Paris Conference will be opened in the first week in May. ...
Article : 21 wordsMiss Ida Fenton, of Condon-street, previous to Christmas, sent a soldier's billy to Egypt, and it was received by Private J. A. M'Donald, of the 28th Battalion, on ...
Article : 147 wordsIn the House of Commons on Monday Lord Robert Cecil (Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs) said that he had arranged for the valuable report of Mr.Justice ...
Article : 152 wordsAbout 400 men, the majority of whom had already enlisted, were put through oral and practical tests to-day, in connection with the Motor Transport Unit, ...
Article : 94 words"People in Australia have an idea that everything is going well in Europe," said Mr. G. T. Chirnside at the meeting of the Agricultural Society in Melbourne ...
Article : 218 wordsThe next meeting will be held on Saturday, 15th April, at 3.30 p.m. at the residence of Mrs. Close, 204 Myers-street. The interest in this organisation is already ...
Article : 134 wordsA Berlin wireless message claims:—"We repulsed an attempt by bombing parties to [?] mine craters at St. Eloi (on the British front.") ...
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