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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The War Eastern Front Desperate Fighting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 6

Petrograd, Thursday—A communique, states: Two regiments which were cut off in East Prussia broke through the enemy's lines at Augustowo and…

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Pro-war Demonstrations. Socialist Opposition. Rome

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 2

Pro-war demonstrations organised by Nationalist associations and counter demonstrations organised by Socialists have taken place in all the large towns…

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Housewives and the War. German Professors' Advice

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 6

The professors of economics at the University of Berlin have, according to the "Glasgow Herald," issued an appeal to the German nation to frustrate…

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Value of War News. London "Punch's" Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 11

The news that fills our daily files From special correspondents—miles Behind the Front—perchance beguiles The simple, but the sceptic riles…

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The War Torpedoed. Submarine Attacks. London, Feb. 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 13

A submarine torpedoed and damaged the Norwegian tank steamer Belridge, bound from New Orleans to Amsterdam, in the Channel…

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Prisoners of War. Complaint Against Germany. Washington, Feb. 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 3

The A'lied Governments have informed Mr. Bryan (Secretary of State) that Germany is not meeting the cost maintenance of prisoners, and has asked Mr. Bryan to make…

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Dashing Work. by the French. War of Trench Mining

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 9

The period from December 25 to January 4. was marked, in spite of the execrable weather, by three important actions, all to which ended in a decided success for our…

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War Surgery. Mercy of Modern Methods. Contrast with Past

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 5

If the great war reveals an advance in the science of killing, it is also notable, according to a writer in the Paris Journal des Debats, for great progress in the treatment of the…

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The War the Blockade. Another Steamer Sunk. London, Feb. 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 3

The steamer Oakley (Oakby?) has been sunk in the English Channel. The crew were saved. The captain states that he was on the…

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Edison and the War. Submarine Attacks. New York, Jan. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 9

In discussing submarine attacks, Mr. Edison, America's greatest inventor, said:—"You may take it for granted that the ships England is now building will be protected…

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Italy and the War. Crowd Attack Austrian Embassy. Rome, Feb. 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 12

The Italian Chamber of Deputies has been re-opened. Thousands of Italians made a demonstration in favour of Italy joining in the war…

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Fighting in Flanders. Scenes and Incidents Trenches' War. "Eve-witness" Picture

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 11

On January 2 the British Press Bureau issued the following descriptive account, communicated by an eye-witness present with General Headquarters. It continues…

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German War. the Blockade. Germany and America. Strained Relations. Washington, Feb. 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 12

Germany has notified the United States State Department that strained relations exist between Germany and the United States…

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War and the Woman. CHAPTER V. the Man of the Moment. I.

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 4

It was quite true that Faber had been summonea to Downmg Street; equally true to declare that not even the wit of that engaging Paul Pry, Master Bertie…

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The Struggle for Calais. Industry and War. Problem of Refugees. Northern France

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 10

The battle for Calais has been definitely won by the Allies, and the Germans are farther from this coveted Channel port than they were two months ago. During these…

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Herr Dernburg's New Idea. How to End the War. New York, Jan. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 9

Herr Dernburg, the Kaiser's extraordinary German-American Ambassador, yesterday, amazed a large audience at the Republican Club by propounding a grand new…

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German War. (Continued from Page 13.) the Blockade. American Steamer Mined. London, Feb. 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 2

The United States steamer Evelyn, laden with cotton, was mined and sunk off Borkum Island, on the north-west coast of Prussia…

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Escape From Germany. Archdeacon Boyce Arrives. Some Impressions of the War. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 6

Archdeacon Boyce, of the Temperance Alliance, arrived from England to-day. He escaped from Germany when the war broke out…

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Famous Soldiers' Graves. Wellington's Funeral

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 4

In the Valhalla of Britain's greatest soldiers—St. Paul's Cathedral—lies the body of Lord Roberts, whose death the Empire mourns, His grave is situated not far…

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Two Flags Captured. French Soldiers' Letters. Paris, Dec. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 11

French soldiers, who receive from the schoolgirls of France the warm garments that are the larger labour of their diligent hands, have discovered a very charming…

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