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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Will Change All. War and Europe

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

It is reported in the newspapers that ladies in the fashionable world of New York are organising to establish America as the arbiter of women's fashions. The French sceptre is…

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French War Stories. Dinner Table Gossip

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 3

It is the same everywhere. "Dinner!" Up go voice and hands. Madame is surprised and shocked that anyone should expect food or drink in a…

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The War. a British Coup. Enemy Outwitted

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 8

London, Wednesday.—The "Daily Chronicle" correspondent at Calais says the British on January 15 captured Frelinghien, on the main road from Lille to…

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War in the West. German Attacks Repelled

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 7

London, Thursday Night.—Three successive attacks were made on the French at La Boiselle, but all repulsed. An attack at La Fontaine was…

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Trenches on the Yser. "The Invisible War."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 14

The London "Daily Chronicle" published recently an interesting despatch from Mr. G. H. Perris, in which he gives an account of a visit he paid to the trenches at Ypres and…

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England in War Time. Pride in the Empire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

A lady who is a leading member of the staff of Beuford College for Women, of London University, writes to her brother in Melbourne, under date November 12, as…

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The War. Zepplin Rail on England. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 8

Two Zepplins passed over Yarmouth and two other towns on the East Coast of England on Monday night Five bombs were dropped on…

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War's Good Side. Checking of Disease. Typhoid Almost Eliminated

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 4

The war-god may slay ruthlessly with one hand, but he ministers with the other to the sick and feeble. Half of him is clad in armor and the other half in the garb of a…

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The War Zepplin Raid. English Towns Attacked Amsterdam

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 3

"Der Telegraaf" states that three. Zeppelins passed Terscuelling, going westward…

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Horrors of War. the Pope's Prayer. London, Jan, 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

The Pope has written a prayer, beseeching deliverance from the horrors of war. It will be used In Europe on February 7, and outside Europe on March 21…

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Her Death Warrant. Turkey and the War Piled Up Provocations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

Turkey's abrupt entry into the war may (in the opinion of a New York paper) precipilate that punishment foreseen by a writer in the Paris Figaro as a result of her recent…

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The Siege War. Allies' Advantage. Game of Patience. Paris, Jan. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

An official summary of the present situation says: Since the battle of Ypres resulted in a complete stoppage of the great German offensive operations have assumed the…

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German War. the Western Front. Heavy Fighting Near Soissons. Paris

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 12

General von Kluck is commanding in the neighbourhood of Soissons. A communique states that misti has hampered artillery operations in Belgium. There…

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American Verdict. on the War. a Reply to the German Professors. Spirited Indictment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 9

Ninety-three of the most prominent men of Germany, distinguished in various branches of science, art, education, and literature have recently circulated broadcast…

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The War. the Zeppelin Raid. Denounced in Scandinavia. Some Strange Incidents. (By Cable.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 7

London, Thursday.—The Zeppelinl raid is denouuced throughout Scandinavia, and the unanimous opinion is that it is of no military importance…

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German War. (Continued From Page 12). Battle of Soissons. Germans Describe Success. Amsterdam. Jan. 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

The German account of the Soissons action says General von Lochow was the commander. Prior to the battle the opposing trenches were near each other on the top of a wooded…

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The Sleeping Soldier. Sandy's Capture. Paris, Nov. [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 12

Sandy had captured an officer of the Prussian Guards in the now historic notion in which the flower of the Kaiser's troops had broken itself on the stubborn defence of the…

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Soldiers' Gratitude

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 4

Mrs. Harry Corner, of Paterson, is one of the multitude of workers for the solders' comforts who has received a personal expression gratitude. Mrs. Corner…

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Cairo Cable. Mails for Our Soldiers. Cairo, Jan. 13, 6.30 p.m

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 12

Mails for the troops are now being promptly received. The R.M.S. Malwa's mails were received yesterday, and those from the R.M.S. Orontes last week The…

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Germans Destroy Bridge. Kill Own Soldiers. Amsterdam

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 3

The Germans blew up a railway bridge at Harselt, but omitted to notify the railway authorities with the result that a military food train fell into the canal and fourteen…

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