General War Cables
The food ration in Berlin, which has been reduced until March 15, includes one egg monthly. A Mesopotamia official message…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1917
2,382 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 20 of 120
The World War. Latest News. Sydney
President Wilson will address Congress immediately, asking for power to protect American lives and property on the high seas. It is understood the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. American Ships in Danger Zone. Sydney
New York advices from Paris state that the first American ship from the United States to enter the submarine zone has arrived in French waters…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War America and Germany Position Still Acute. Sydney
The Washington correspondent of the "New York World" says that the Government has been unofficially informed, through neutral sources,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Kut-el-amara Falls Big Liner Sunk. Sydney
The British forces have captured Kut-el-Amara. The Cunard liner Laconia, 18,000 tons, has been torpedoed whilst [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Forbes Advocate Tuesday, February 27, 1917. Current Topics. Win the War League
A public meeting, to inaugurate a Win the War League day at Forbes, will be held in the town hall on Friday evening next. A good…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cables About Soldiers
Mr Langer Owen is in charge of the Red Cross Information Bureau, 115 Pitt Street, Sydney. This bureau is anxious to discover any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Letters. in England. Jack Ginty Lands
Trooper J. J. Ginty, writing from Plymouth, under date December 29th, to a friend in Forbes, says:— "We had a very slow trip over,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jam for Soldiers
Mrs. W.H. Garnsoy desires us to acknowledge the following donations of fruit for jam-making for the soldiers:—Mr. Besgrove, 2 cases; Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Red Cross Society. Socks for Soldiers
Mrs JNO TAYLOR has again taken charge of knitting wool, knitting books and Red Cross Records. Socks are still badly needed, and anyone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →England To-day. Through an Anzac's Eyes. a Resolute Nation
Like many other of my countrymen, I was lucky enough, to secure the coveted leave to "Blighty," and accordingly found myself one afternoon in the busy little town of Boulogne,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The War. Saturday Morning
Petrograd.—Prisoners' statements, together with Russian scouts' information, indicate that Germany lost an army corps in the Riga…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman's Position After the War
"I have been ready to believe that we have seen a new revelation, and that the name of its Messiah is 'Woman.' "—Oliver Wendell Holmes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Night-life of London. "Revelations" of a Neutral Visitor
The "Berliner Tageblatt's" neutral correspondent in London continues his "revelations' about the night-life of London during the war. (says the "Daily Express's" special…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Girl Offers Eye to Blind Soldier. Sacrifice for French Doctor's Grafting Operation
A young girl in England has written to a French savant, making an offer whose sublime grandeur it would hardly be possible to exaggerate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Win the War League
Saturday last was observed as "Win the War" League day in Parkes, and the enrolment of members and sale of badges was controlled by the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The War Chest. Old Gold and Silver Fund
In view of the special appeal now being made by the "War Chest" Fund, which is urgently in need of money, the committee of the "Old Gold and…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The War Wholesale Hun Murders. the German Withdrawal. Belgian Deportation Horror. Sydney, Thursday 9.6 a.m
The "Novoe Vremya" publishes a statement that gas thrown from a German position exterminated the entire population of a Galician village…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The War Good News From Haig. German Positions Evacuated. Dutch Steamers Sunk. Submarines Fail to Report. Sydney, Monday 8.12 a.m
General Haig reports that the enemy have evacuated inportant positions on the Ancre. The British made considerable progress on a mile front,…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →The War
A British patrol discovered the retirement of the German line in the Arras valley. This is due to the recent British pressure. Before retiring, the…
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