It was not the Canadians that lost the Fresnoy salient, but English troops. It is clear, however, that the position was so exposed that it was not worth the cost of holding it. Now that the Germans are there, they are being attacked from north, south and west, and must give way. At Bullecourt it was ...
Article : 234 wordsOne of the German steamers seized by the American Government sailed to-day from New York for France, carrying supplies for the Allies. She flew ...
Article : 39 wordsA French communique issued this afternoon states:- There was a very keen struggle during the night along the Chemin des ...
Article : 373 wordsMr. Bonar Law, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and leader of the Government in the House of Commons, in moving a vote of credit this afternoon ...
Article : 686 wordsMr. W. N. Knights, of 19 Devonshiresquare, Hobart, has received a communication from Base Records Office, A.I.F., Melbourne, informing him that ...
Article : 46 wordsNorway's tests of reinforced concrete vessels have proved so successful that orders have been given for the construction of ships aggregating 50,000 tons. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe subscriptions to the United States Liberty Loan have reached £600,000,000. It is expected that the bonds will be redeemable, at the option of the ...
Article : 221 wordsMr. W. Leitch, 6 Arthur-street, Hobart, has been advised that his eldest son, Lance-Corporal W. D. Leitch, has been wounded for the second time in ...
Article : 358 wordsMr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, in a speech to members of the Labour deputation which recently waited upon him, and which is now ...
Article : 170 wordsThe following weekly return of arrivals, sailings, war losses, and unsuccessful attacks for the week ending Sunday last was officially issued to-day ...
Article : 186 wordsIn the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr. Bonar Law, the leader of the Government in the Chamber, stated that Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime ...
Article : 63 wordsThe United States Senate has adopted a clause confirming the action of the President in placing an embargo on the carrying on of any trade with ...
Article : 38 wordsTo-day's report from Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig says:- The enemy attacked last night to the north-eastward of Gavrelle (five ...
Article : 244 wordsThe members of the British Empire Producers' Association have presented Mr. W. F. Massey, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, with a silver salver ...
Article : 112 wordsFor the first time in history American soldiers marched through the streets of Paris to-day under the Stars and Stripes. The men comprised 200 ...
Article : 46 wordsThe United States Government is investigating a report that a ship owned by an American company, and flying the United States flag, carried ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Agent-General (Sir John McCall), in his report for last year (ended December 31) says:- During the half-year I have placed ...
Article : 119 wordsThe executive of the American Socialists has issued a statement declaring that the international Socialist Conference to be held in Stockholm next ...
Article : 104 wordsRacehorse owners and others interested are making the strongest efforts to induce the British Government to allow a limited amount of racing, but some ...
Article : 53 wordsThe United States Congress will be asked to appropriate 1,000,000,000 dollars (about £50,000,000) to construct a merchant fleet, so as to overcome the ...
Article : 115 wordsIn a despatch last night, Mr. Pereival Phillips says:—The fighting at Bullecourt is typical of the modern scientific warfare. The Germans introduced ...
Article : 189 wordsA Russian official wireless message states:- To the north-eastward of Brzezany (in Galicia) our artillery has caused ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Negro Republic of Liberia, on the west coast of Africa, has formally broken off relations with Germany. ...
Article : 31 wordsIn connection with the remarkable manifesto issued in Ireland by three Roman Catholic archbishops, 15 Roman Catholic bishops, and three Protestant ...
Article : 409 wordsIt is stated in Copenhagen that the Turkish Minister in Berlin has declared that Turkey is willing to open the Dardanelles for Russia. The Minister says ...
Article : 79 wordsA German communique received by wireless message states:—The Russians attacked yesterday to the northward of Kirlibaba (in Southern Bukowina), and ...
Article : 44 wordsThe honours list for services rendered in the fight off Dover last month between the British torpedo-boat destroyers Swift and Broke and six German ...
Article : 202 wordsIn the House of Commons this afternoon, Dr. T. J. Macnamara, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, stated that since January 1 last 15 ...
Article : 77 wordsA correspondent at British Headquarters says:—The Germans keep up a most stubborn resistance everywhere. They are frequently counter-attacking ...
Article : 97 wordsA French communique says:- There is artillery activity along the whole of the Salonika front. British aeroplanes have successfully ...
Article : 106 wordsThe Paris newspaper "Le Matin" thus describes a typical day in the life of an aviator at the front:—A British aviator, aged 20, who had already ...
Article : 145 wordsThe Swedish newspapers state that M. Lenin, the leader of last week's demonstrations, who has been denounced in Petrograd as a German Jew named ...
Article : 54 wordsQueen Mary to-day opened a new block at the Haslar Naval Hospital, in Hampshire. The addition has been erected, by funds subscribed by the ...
Article : 38 wordsThe British Admiralty announces that a mine-sweeper was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on Saturday last, and that two of her officers and ...
Article : 42 wordsThe emancipation of Russia was celebrated by the Millions Club to-day. Responding to the toast of "Russia, our Ally," the Consul-General for Russia ...
Article : 179 wordsLord Robert Cecil, the Minister for Blockade; in a speech delivered yesterday at Letchworth, in-Hertfordshire, said he did not think there was the ...
Article : 68 wordsThe Official Press Bureau states that Lord Devenport has fixed the maximum retail price of maize flour and maize meal at 4d. per lb., and ...
Article : 132 wordsIn a message last night Mr. Philip Gibbs highly eulogises the feat of the Canadians in capturing and holding Fresnoy. The Germans at that time ...
Article : 249 wordsThe Socialists in the Reichstag denounce the German War Office for preventing Jews from becoming officers. In a speech, Herr Ledebour, one of the ...
Article : 65 wordsIn his report to-day,-Sir Douglas Haig says:- We made a slight advance last night to the north-eastward of ...
Article : 87 wordsAdmiral Von Capelle, the Secretary of the German Navy, speaking in the Reichstag yesterday, said the German Admiralty had expected to sink 600,000 ...
Article : 63 wordsA Russian official wireless message states:- We have advanced to the north-westward of Sehna (north-west of ...
Article : 40 wordsNotwithstanding denials of the statement that Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg, the Imperial Chancellor, is about to resign, responsible Berlin circles are ...
Article : 173 wordsEight arrests have been made in connection with the issue of alleged fraudulent medical exemption certificates to army recruits at the recruiting ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that the American winter wheat crop is estimated at 260,000,000 bushels, which is ...
Article : 99 wordsIn his speech before members of the American Senate yesterday. Mr. A. J. Balfour, the leader of the British mission, said the visit of representatives ...
Article : 150 wordsApplications for the New South Wales loan of £3,500,000 at 5½ per cent., which has been issued at 98, and has been underwritten, close on Monday next. ...
Article : 143 wordsReturns received to-day from ten electorates added to the huge majority against the abolition of the Legislative Council, and to-night it was 54,243, the ...
Article : 113 wordsThe Press Bureau states that FieldMarshal Sir Douglas Haig has written to the Minister of Munitions (Dr. Addison), saying that the army, during ...
Article : 107 wordsPrince Karl Friedrich of Prussia, who was brought down while flying over the British lines, and subsequently wounded and captured, in a death-bed talk with ...
Article : 126 wordsIn the House of Commons this afternoon. Mr. Bonar Law, the leader of the Government in the Chamber, stated that, unfortunately, there was ...
Article : 156 wordsYesterday afternoon the German directed a tremendous bombardment against the lines we won early on Monday morning in Bullecourt, on the ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 11 May 1917, Page 5
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