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  2. OUR TROOPS.

    The first steps towards the complete vacation of the Kensington Racecourse, where Colonel Maclaurin's 1st infantry Brigade is encamped, will be taken to-day, when the ...

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  3. SIEGE.

    Antwerp is being bombarded by the Germans. The Belgian defenders have been driven back in places, and the enemy ...

    Article : 133 words
  4. THE WESTERN WAR THEATRE.

    MAP SHOWING THE REGION TO WHICH THE EXTREME NORTH OF THE FIGHTING LINE HAS PENETRATED, AND ALSO THE POSITIONS AGAINST WHICH THE GERMANS ARE OPERATING IN NORTHERN BELGIUM. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. ANTWERP.

    As for Antwerp itself, the German force advancing on that city is close enough for the great siege guns to drop shells into the streets, and the bombardment, with all ...

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  6. THE BELEAGURED CITY.

    The authorities at the Zoological Gardens have shot the dangerous carnivorae lest the bombardment should break their cages and release the animals. ...

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  7. THE ARMY THAT DID NOT STARVE.

    As the war goes on we are getting into truer perspective some of the stories that flooded the English press as to the condition of the German army in the days following ...

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  8. GERMANS CROSS SCHELDT.

    The Germans, under cover of a fog, crossed the Scheldt between Schoonaerde and Eegenem. After their previous repulses they ...

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  9. A WONDERFUL MACHINE.

    But the facts? Mr. Richard Harding Davis, an author and war correspondent, whose reputation is his guarantee, writing for an American paper cordially disposed towards the ...

    Article : 345 words
  10. NORTH-EAST FRANCE

    A communique states:—The enemy is not progressing on our left, and has fallen back at certain points, particularly north of Arras, where the action is developing ...

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  11. WAR BULLETIN.

    Reliable: Fighting is proceeding on the northern and southern frontiers of Rus[?] Poland. The Russians admit that the enemy is contesting the battle with ...

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  12. SUFFERING IN TRENCHES.

    The "Temps" publishes extracts from a diary which was found in a dead German's pocket, and shows that extreme hunger and suffering existed in the trenches ...

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  13. THE RUSSIANS.

    It is officially announced that attacks by fresh German troops from Wirballen and Filippowo, north of Suwalki, were repulsed with great German loss. ...

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  14. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

    The agents of British shipping companies plying from New York to South America and the West Indies have been notified from London that the regular sailings ...

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  15. REINFORCEMENTS.

    The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that General von Kluck is still being reinforced, and troops are being hurriedly conveyed from East ...

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  16. STEAMERS CAPTURED.

    Lloyd's Hongkong representative states that the German steamer Tannenfels and the American steamer Rio Pasig have been captured. ...

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  17. DEFENCE OF SOISSONS.

    The correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" at Amiens gives details of a struggle on a plateau north of Soissons. Some French regiments had 2000 ...

    Article : 241 words
  18. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

    The Russian heavy artillery is ceaselessly bombarding Przemysl, and gradually destroying the forts. Attempts by Austrian troops to relieve ...

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  19. PRESIDENT WILSON.

    The "Norddeutscher Allegemeine Zeitung" has published a copy of President Wilson's reply to a telegram from the German Emperor, sent early in September, as ...

    Article : 133 words
  20. SEIZED WHEAT.

    "I have quite sold out," said the Attorney-General yesterday when asked how matters stood in connection with the seized wheat. "I am, however," added Mr. Hall, "having ...

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  21. GENERAL NEWS.

    Earl Kitchener has accepted one hundred members of a contingent in Shanghai for service at the front. The British community is paying the passage money. ...

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  22. AN ECHO OF FAR-OFF DAYS.

    The account of the duel between the auxiliary cruisers Carmania and Cap Trafalgar should carry with it a special thrill for the sea-loving Briton. There is an old-time ...

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  23. VIOLENT COMBATS.

    A communique states that the general situation is stationary, the positions being unaltered, despite violent combats, particularly at Roye. ...

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  24. ESPIONAGE SERVICE.

    October 9.—Official: The War Office and the Admiralty have ascertained that six years ago Germany established a system of espionage in England. To thwart its ...

    Article : 73 words
  25. AROUND ARRAS.

    Desperate lighting raged about Arras from the 1st to the 4th of October, the whole region being a veritable inferno. Shell and shrapnel fell without ceasing, ...

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  26. DESPERATE CONFLICT.

    The "Matin" publishes a telegram from Petrograd stating that after a desperate conflict, lasting six days,, the Russians have occupied Marmaros (or Sziget). ...

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  27. AMERICAN OPINION.

    The New York correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that the German Government, especially the German Emperor, is intensely exasperated by the ...

    Article : 65 words
  28. THE FAR EAST.

    The Japanese have occupied Tsi-nan-fu. ...

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  29. WAR NOTES.

    The official news to hand regarding the posttion in France must be regarded is quite satisfactory. There was apparently some terrific fighting, with advances and retreats on ...

    Article : 201 words
  30. THE FIGHTING MERCHANTMAN.

    It was the development of steam in shipping that brought to an end the thrilling history of the privateer, and the Declaration of Paris saw the adventurous craft formally ...

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  31. ANTWERP.

    Fugitives from Antwerp state that a violent bombardment took place throughout Wednesday night, heavy guns having been brought across the Nethe. The first ...

    Article : 166 words
  32. HELP FOR BELGIUM.

    In the Senate to-day, the Minister for Defence Senator Pearce moved,—"That, in the opinion of this House a sum of £100,000 from the Commonwealth revenue fund should be ...

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  33. THE NAVIES.

    The newspapers admit the loss of destroyer S. 126. They state that the majority of the crew were saved. ...

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  34. A BRITISH SUCCESS.

    A fortnight ago the Germans occupied Fort Conde, to the east of Soissons, an excellent strategic position. The trajectory of the British guns was ...

    Article : 120 words
  35. WORKS OF ART.

    A message from Berlin from the Director of Royal Museums, declares that the Government does not intend to retain works of art which are brought to Germany for ...

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  36. AEROPLANE BROUGHT DOWN.

    The Anglo-French fleet at Cattaro, brought down an Austrian aeroplane with shells. The aeronaut was drowned. ...

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  37. ON THE MAIN FRONT.

    It is said that the density of the German forces north of the Aisne, which is towards the left of the main battle front, seems to have decreased, and if the reports that the ...

    Article : 184 words
  38. AT PAPEETE.

    The passengers by the Union liner Moana state that the French gun-boat Zelee, which was sunk at Papeete on September 22, had previously captured the ...

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  39. TRADE AND COMMERCE.

    The agents General of the Dominions and colonies attended the inauguration of the Institute of Industry and Commerce, which is the outcome of Sir Edward Grey's ...

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  40. CATHEDRAL DAMAGED.

    During the German bombardment of Arras the belfry of the town was destroyed and several projectiles crashed into the cathedral. ...

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  41. AMERICAN SYMPATHIES.

    The cables this morning tell us of the exasperation of the German Government, and especially of the Emperor, at "the sympathy that is being displayed on all sides in America ...

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  42. GERMAN OUTRAGES.

    The pocket-book of an officer of a Saxon regiment was found to contain particulars of outrages. A cyclist at a village pretended that he ...

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  43. KING LEAVES CITY.

    King Albert of Belgium left Antwerp yesterday, and has arrived at Selzaete. ...

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  44. THE COTTON TRADE.

    With reference to the statement by Mr. Lloyd George that the cotton trage had broken down, inquiries at Manchester show that although the trade is badly hit, about ...

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  45. THE NORTHERN ADVANCE AND THE BELGIANS.

    The fact that the Germans are feverishly rushing reinforcemens into the north of France—we are told that many are coming back post haate from Eastern Prussia— ...

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  46. REIMS STILL BOMBARDED.

    The Germans continue to bombard Reims daily. Half of the town is destroyed, and the remaining population is suffering terribly in cellars. The ...

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  47. BOMBARDMENT TERRIB E.

    The bombardment is terrible. Incendiary shells have been fired into the city between South Antwerp and the Law Courts. ...

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  48. OCEAN DUEL.

    An officer of the armed merchantment Carmania, which sunk the German armed merchantman Cap Trafalgar in the Atlantic, states that after a chase the ...

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  49. AIR RAID ON ENEMY.

    Messages from Cologne state that an aeroplane threw a bomb on to a Zeppelin hangar without doing any damage. The airman was driven off with a ...

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  50. ZIETEN'S PASSENGERS.

    The Agent-General has cabled the Premier that some of the passengers by the N.D.L. steamer Zieten, including three Western Australians, arrived in London by the ...

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  51. GERMAN SECURITIES.

    There has been a sharp decline in bills of exchange on Berlin. This is believed to be due to holders fearing the impairment of Germany's credit and gold supply, which ...

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  52. GERMAN AEROPLANE.

    A Taube aeroplane dropped bombs on St. Denis-anber-Villiers, but did little damage, though three persons were injured. ...

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