Soldier Scouts from Singleton District
Word has been received (says this week's A.C. World") that Messrs. William and Henry Jarrett (sons of Mr. and Mrs. George Jarrett, old and esteemed members of the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1915
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Singleton Soldier's Letter Interesting Incidents
Another interesting letter is to hand from Corporal Frank Saundors, son of Mr and Mrs A. F. Saunders, of Singleton, now in Egypt, attached, to the…
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A French officer asked Lord Kitchener, when [?] thought the war would end. He replied, "I don't know, but I know it begins…
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Altogether, about 100 from this district have other gone, to the front, or have volunteered. During the past four, or five weeks, some…
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The constant questions asked of Germans back from the front are, "How far are we from Paris ?" "How far are we from Calais?"…
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A message from Dunkirk gives further details of the raid by German airme[?] over the town. After the Germa[?] dropped the bombs, two Belgian airme[?]…
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General Von Kluck admits that he gave orders to burn and destroy towns in Belgium. Many Austrian troops are said…
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A Geneva barrister, who has returned from a stay in Germany, states that the General Staff decided by a majority of only two votes to violate Belgian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News in America
The peculiar interest which America takes in the news of the war with Germany lies dn the fact that the United States is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Duty to Make War
It is interesting at the present time to recall what Martin Luther had to say on the subject of war. He realised its horrors. But saw more in it than…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Doctor's Valour. How He Stuck to German Wounded Nov. 16, 1914
The following is an account by an eyewitness with General headquarters, of the heroic conduct of a French medical officer who, while in charge of the medical corps…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Horses in War. Occupy Important Position
Despite prophecies to the contrary, the horse still occupies an important position in modern; warfare (says Pearson's Weekly), for the cavalryman is by no means out of date;…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Reasons Behind the War. the Great Gamble
Roland G. Usher's interpretations in The Atlantic Monthly of The Reasons Behind the War suggest that Austria's difficulties rather than Germany's ambition were responsible…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Very Latest War News Sydney, Monday. Submarines Sunk
Two German submarines endeavored to enter Dover Harbor, but were repulsed by the land batteries, and it is reported…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ex-rays and Wounds. Progress Since the Boer War
It is stated by an expert that the value of X-ray photography has never been realised so fully in England as during the past six weeks, says the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The French Universities and the War. a Dignified Manifesto
The French Universities have issued the following moderate and dignified manifesto, addressed to the "Universities of Neutral…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →X-rays and Wounds. Progress Since the Boer War
It is stated by an expert that the value of X-ray photography has never been-realised so fully in England as during the past six weeks, says the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cost of the War. an American Estimate. Cannot Last Five Years
Roger W. Babson is writing for the New York sun a series of articles on the economic side of the war, in the first of which he asserts that the war already has caused the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Snapshotting Soldiers. a Missing Husband Found
The advantages or disadvantages, according to the point of view, of shanpshotting certain "absent-minded beggars" who find their way into the army is suggested by the following…
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