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  2. NEARING NISH.

    The following Serbian communique was issued yesterday:—"The Serbians on the right bank of the Morava were compelled to retire southward, and they also retired to ...

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  3. THE BRITISH FRONT.

    How the troops at the front were thrilled by the visit from the King has been graphically told by Mr. Philip Gibbs in the "Daily Chronicle." He states: "The King ...

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  4. PEACE TALK.

    The American Ambassador at Berlin has conferred with the Kaiser, presumably in connection with peace proposals. Neither President Wilson nor the State Department ...

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  5. BRITAIN'S DETERMINATION.

    In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Lloyd George emphatically denied that Britain was engaged directly or indirectly in the discussion of any peace terms. He ...

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  6. SECOND EDITION.

    An official message from France states that while His Majesty King George was inspecting the French troops his horse fell. ...

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  7. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    At the sitting of the conference of country newspaper proprietors, an animated debate took place on the subject of the introduction of conscription. It was ...

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  8. ALLEGED POLITICAL WAR.

    Several comments in the Australian and New Zealand newspapers cabled to England have elicited an important message to the Australians from the Secretary of ...

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  9. THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

    The State Governor (Lieut.-Colonel Sir Henry Galway), in the course of a speech to-day on the occasion of the presentation of a motor ambulance to the military ...

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  10. THE CALL TO ARMS.

    Exactly one hundred volunteers for the expeditionary forces were accepted at the Sydney recruiting depots yesterday. ...

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  11. RUSSIA'S CAMPAIGN.

    The following communique was issued yesterday afternoon:—"The enemy north-east of Garbunowka occupied some of our trenches, but our counter attack dislodged ...

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  12. THE DARDANELLES.

    In the House of Representatives to-day. Mr. Catts (N.S.W.) asked whether the Prime Minister had seen the reports of the statements made by Mr. Ashmead Bartlett. ...

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  13. CAPTURE OF PIROT.

    Sofia advices state that the Bulgarians have captured Pirot (about 35 miles S.E. of Nish), after a long and sanguinary fight. The Bulgarian newspapers admit that most ...

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  14. THE MURDERED NURSE.

    The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Mr. Meagher), the Minister for Works (Mr. Cann), and Mr. Peter Bowling were the principal speakers at the midday ...

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  15. AN ENEMY REPORT.

    A Berlin official report declares that Generals von Koevess and von Gallwitz continue to progress in North Serbia, and that the Bulgarians have crossed the Timok on a ...

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  16. THE GALLIPOLI PROBLEM

    Lord Brassey, in an interview with the Australian Press Association on his return from a visit in the yacht Sunbeam to the Mediterranean and Dardanelies ...

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  17. BAVARIANS DECIMATED.

    Correspondents state that in the effort to recapture Loos, Prince Rupprecht, of Bavaria, hurled 23 battalions to the assault on October 8. All were decimated, and in ...

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  18. OCCUPATION OF USKUB.

    The report that the Allies have reoccupied Uskub is not confirmed. If it is true it will still be possible to forward supplies for the Northern Serbian army to the Mitrovitza ...

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  19. DEFENCE AGAINST ZEPPELINS.

    Mr. A. J. Balfour (First Lord of the Admiralty) states that he intends of frame the London Zeppelin defences on the lines of those that have proved so successful in ...

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  20. WAR AND RELIGION.

    In connection with the annual assembly of the Congregational Union of Western Australia, a public meeting was held on Thursday evening in Trinity Church, at ...

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  21. PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

    The amount subscribed by the public to the principal patriotic and war relief funds now stands at £1,962,000. The Australia Day Fund now amounts to £750,263. ...

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  22. NO UNSEEMLY EXODUS.

    In the House of Commons yesterday Sir John Simon (Home Secretary) stated that the number of men emigrating from the United Kingdom was below the normal. ...

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  23. PROFESSOR DAVID.

    Professor T. W. Edgeworth David, of the Sydney University, recently offered his services to the military authorities. The offer has been accepted, and Professor David ...

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  24. RED CROSS APPEALS.

    The practical patriotism of the people was once again aroused yesterday by an organised Red Cross appeal. Unhappily, the Red Cross appeal is a necessity that has ...

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  25. A HERO OF LOOS.

    The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Lance-Sergeant Oliver Brooks, of the 3rd Coldstream Guards for the most conspicuous bravery at Loos on October 8. When a ...

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  26. RED CROSS SOCIETY.

    A meeting of the Central Council of the Australian branch of the British Red Cross Society was held at Federal Government House to-day. The president (Lady Helen ...

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  27. THE LATE LIEUTENANT A. J. ROBERTSON.

    Amongst other Western Australians who lost their lives in the fighting at the Dardanelles on August 6 last was Lieut. Alexander John Robertson, 6th reinforcements, ...

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  28. BULGARIAN COAST BOMBARDMENT

    A communique issued yesterday stated.—"Our fleet's bombardment damaged the batteries and the harbour works of Varna. Our hydroplanes simultaneously dropped 21 ...

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  29. PUNISHMENT FOR ESPIONAGE.

    The Secretary of State for the Home Office (Sir John Simon) announced in the House of Commons yesterday that no woman had been executed in Britain for ...

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  30. NAVAL DOCKYARD.

    A sweeping reorganisation of the naval dockyards at Cockatoo Island, Sydney, was strongly favoured in a report by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts which was ...

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  31. ARTILLERY ACTIONS.

    A communique issued yesterday stated:— "There were prolonged and intense artillery actions yesterday on the Steenstraate-Hetsas front, and also at Boisenhache and ...

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  32. BRITISH SOLDIERS' PAY.

    Replying to Mr. R. L. Outhwaite, in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Bonar Law (Secretary of State for the Colonies) said that the Government would not pay ...

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  33. CAUCASIAN TURKS.

    Three Turkish divisions in the Caucasus have been transferred to Bulgaria to aid in the defence of the coast. ...

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  34. THE FRENCH MINISTRY.

    M. Viviani found it impossible to patch up the Cabinet, and particularly difficult to find a successor to M. Delcasso. The Premier's personal and political friends finally ...

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  35. GREEK NEUTRALITY.

    The German newspapers state that bulgaria has notified Greece that if the Bulgarians drive the Serbians into Greece Greek neutrality will not be respected. ...

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  36. WAR TROPHIES.

    Mr. B. R. Wise (Agent-General for New South Wales) is endeavouring to secure a battery of guns captured from the enemy for exhibition in Sydney. ...

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  37. GERMAN-BALKAN AGREEMENTS.

    A newspaper statement declares that when the Bulgarian agreement with Germany was concluded in August, 1914, Roumania also entered into an agreement with ...

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  38. FRANCO-BRITISH LOANS.

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. R. McKenna) announced yesterday that an undertaking had been given that all the money borrowed by France and England ...

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  39. GENERAL ITEMS.

    Extracts published from the diary of Private Becker, formerly professor of Latin at Bonn, testify to the brutalities of the German officers towards the soldiers. ...

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  40. GENERAL HAMILTON'S FAREWELL.

    Sir Ian Hamilton, in a farewell order, thanked all ranks of the forces at the Dardanelles for the wonderful way in which they had seconded his efforts to lead ...

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  41. BRITISH NEWS.

    The "Daily Telegraph" states: "It is understood that Mr. Asquith will announce on Tuesday the formation of a War Council not exceeding six or eight members of the ...

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  42. ANGLO-SERBIAN EXPEDITION.

    Major-General Sir Bryan Mahon has been appointed to the command of the British expeditionary force sent to Serbia, with instructions to co-operate with ...

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  43. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE.

    The Distinguished Service Order has been conferred upon the following Australian Officers:— Captain Howell Price, of the 3rd ...

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  44. MEDICAL SERVICES.

    A glowing report has been received by the Defence authorities as the result of a visit paid to Egypt by Colonel Fetherston, the Acting Director-General of Medical ...

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  45. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The 101st list of casualties in the operations at the Dardanelles was released by the Censor last night, and is appended. When not otherwise stated, the soldiers ...

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  46. AMERICAN OPINION.

    The "Tribune," which has made a close study of war questions, declares:—"Germany is already bleeding to death. Her one hope lies in being able to make peace ...

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  47. ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

    Although there is heavy snow in the Trentino district, the Alpini and artillery scaled the heights 9,000 feet, and destroyed the Austrian trenches. They ...

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  48. THE CASUALTIES.

    It is officially announced that the British casualties of all kinds on all fields amount to 493,294. ...

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  49. KRUPP'S TOY.

    The Prize Court has condemned the yacht Germania, belonging to the Krupp family, which cost £45,000 to build. The decision was given despite the defendant's counsel's ...

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  50. STRIKE AT WOOLLEN MILLS.

    The strike of some 360 employees of the Australian woollen mills continues, and the fulfilment of some military contracts is thus further delayed. The Sydney Labour ...

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  51. REV. D. I. FREEDMAN.

    Under the auspices of the Western Australian Zionist Association a send-off was given to the Rabbi, the Rev. D. I. Freedman, on Wednesday evening, on [?] ...

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  52. THE MARTYRED NURSE.

    In the House of Commons yesterday, replying to a question whether Nurse Cavell had been guilty of a military offence under the Hague Convention, Sir Edward Grey ...

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  53. MANUFACTURE OF MUNITIONS.

    It will be reassuring information to the public to learn that preparations for the manufacture of shell cases in this State have so far advanced that a distinguished ...

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  54. A PECULIAR CASE.

    Ralph Blair and Dr. Thomas Addis were found guilty to-day of having conspired to enlist Britons for military service in the British Army. The case against two other ...

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  55. SHELL-MAKING.

    At a meeting of the New South Wales Munitions Committee to-day, it was stated that a number of engineering firms had entered into an agreement to supply an ...

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  56. BOMBARDMENT OF ROVERTO.

    The Italians have begun the bombardment of Roverto. All the Italian untrained men belonging to the third category of the 1886 and 1887 ...

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  57. GENERAL BOTHA LIBELLED.

    The hearing of the charge preferred against an engineer named Munnik of having libelled General Botha was commenced yesterday. Munnik had stated that ...

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  58. NON-DELIVERY OF MAILS.

    Numerous complaints have recently been made about the non-delivery of letters for soldiers at the front. It is believed that many of these complaints are accounted for ...

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  59. AT SEA.

    The grounding of the armoured cruiser Argyll on the east coast of Scotland was due to heavy weather. ...

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