War News. London
The feeling is growing in the United States against the handing over of Cuba to either Spain or the rebels. Alphonso XIII., King of Spain, who has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1898
93 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 5
War Caused by an Omission
A war between Poland and Sweden was caused by the omission of the word ‘ stoetera’ in 1654. In that year a Polish nobleman became obnoxious to the laws of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. LONDON, August 21
The American Peace Commissioners will probably be General Woodford, Mr. Richard Olney, Mr. B. F. Tracey, and Judge Edmunds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War News. London
Major-General Shafter reports that 3681 of his forces at Santiago de Cuba are down with sickness. Of these 2638 are suffering from fever. All the energies of [?] War Department are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Science. Turning Big Liners Into Men-of-war
To turn such vessels as the ‘Teutonic’ and ‘Majestic,’ tonnage 9,984, into naval cruisers costs £30,000 ; to build them £200,000. The British Admiralty has some thirty of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last Shot of the War. Spaniards Hit an American Ship London
On Saturday morning the Garrison at Merro Castle, Havana, fired op Commodore Howell’s flagship San Francisco, and one shot hit the vessel. The Americans did not retaliate, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier’s Life in India
Daring the hot season, April to August, the gun fires, or reveille, sounds at from five to six a.m., according to sunrise. The mosquitoes take good care that we don’t get…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Risks of War
It has been calculated that in the naval battles of the world since 1862 the proportion of persons killed and wounded in the first twenty minutes of the engagement averaged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blowing Up an Enemy’s War Ship. This Is How Mines Are Laid Nowadays
The blowing up of the Maine, with its resultant international consequences, cannot but call attention to the potent force for devastation and wholesale slaughter…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Soudan Campaign. Latest Particulars. the Killed and Wounded. Khartoum in Ruins. London
The casualties sustained by the Anglo-Egyptian army in the battle of Egega were almost tr[?]ing when compared with the Dervish losses, which are variously estimated at between 8000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Memories of Waterloo Recalled by the Kaiser. German Soldiers Cheer the Queen
LONDON, September 5, 3.32 p.m.—The German Emperor was present yesterday at a camp service, held at the foot of the Hanoverian Pillar in Waterloo Platz, Hanover…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Modern War Chariot
An improved form of the famous scythed chariots of the ancients has been patented in the United States and England. It is the idea of an American, Adolph Johnson, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →War Items
The Government Messenger (as the official Press organ of the Russian Government is called) favours the Tsar’s proposal for a conference on armaments. It supports the…
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