The Russo-Roumanians appear now to have launched the counter-offensive that has so long been expected. Attacking vigorously between Braila and Galatz, they have definitely defeated the Austro-Germans on both flanks. The result of the fighting in the centre is not yot announced, but the fact that the enemy have begun to e[?]a[?]nate Braila may be taken as an indication that they have suffered a severe rev[?]rse. ...
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Article : 86 wordsThe "Now York Times," referring to the despatch received from Mr. A. J. Balfour, the British Foreign Secretary, as a supplementary statement to the ...
Article : 71 wordsPresiding yesterday at a meeting of the Sold[?]ers' Graves' Committee, the Prince of Wales stated that 150,000 British graves had been registered in ...
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Article : 175 wordsThere is a widespread belief in America that submarines are co-operating with the German raider which is now abroad in the Atlantic. British ...
Article : 441 wordsThe Federal political situation has at last advanced definitely towards a solution. Both the Ministerial and the Liberal parties have expressed their ...
Article : 1,272 wordsM. Marcel Hutin, the French journalist, states to-day that when the peace manœuvres failed the enemy concentrated large forces in the direction ...
Article : 116 wordsThe Indian Government has decided to raiso[?]a special war loan in India on practically the same terms as the Home loan. The whole amount will ...
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Article : 44 wordsField-Ma[?]shal Haig reported last night as follows:- We to-day bombarded the enemy's defence[?] c[?]st of Bois Grenier (south ...
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Article : 82 wordsThe Duke of Sutherland is selling 7,500 acres of his Lilleshall estate, in Shropshire, which has a rental of £20,000, owing to the burden of taxation, ...
Article : 42 wordsGerman placards have been posted in Tongres, in the Belgian province of Limbourg, threatening to fine the people of the town 50,000 marks ...
Article : 74 wordsLloyd's reports that the following vessels were reported yesterday as having been torpedoed and sunk by German submarines: ...
Article : 94 wordsA war correspondent, describing the British raid on Thursday at Cite Calonne (west of Lens), says that it was carried out under a heavy snowstorm. ...
Article : 142 wordsThe "[?]ape Times," discussing the omission of a direct reference to the lost German colonies in the Allies' reply to President Wilson, says from the ...
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Article : 65 wordsMr. Bonar Law, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, addressed a huge overflow meeting yesterday in Berkley-hall, Glasgow [?]e leferred to the great ...
Article : 306 wordsA meeting of the council of the Tasmanian Rifle Association was held at Angl[?]sea Barracks on T[?]ursday evening. The following members were present: ...
Article : 326 wordsTo-day's French communique states: After a heavy bombardment,lasting three hours, the enemy to-dny made a series of re[?]nnaissances on ...
Article : 40 wordsTo-day's Italian communique states: We completely defeated 5.000 rebels at Zoara (on the coast of Tripoli, west of the capital) on Tuesday. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 20 Jan 1917, Page 7
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