War Notes
The superintendent of the P. and O. Company has offered the steamer Berrima to the Admiralty as a trans port to carry the exped[?]tionary force…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1914
2,064 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 104
German War Vote
The German Parliament has authorised an expenditure on the war of 685 million pounds…
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German cruisers are said to be searching the Yellow Sea, [?] British, French, and Russian merchantmen to remain in the ports…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Notes. England's First Move
Regarding England's probable line of action Colonel Foster states it was difficult to prophecy. A[?]any rate, he asserted pos[?]vely it was very unlikely the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →High Wages in War Time. Wages Boards "Farcical."
The Railway Traffic Board [?] in Sydney on Thursday to deal with the applications for variations of awards. The chairman, Mr. G. S. Beeby, refused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Germanywants Armistice. SYDNEY, Saturday, 12 noon
It is officially reported that Germany has asked for an armistice of twenty-four hours. The casualties among the German…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain and Germany. Prisoners of War. London
Some 120 Germans, presumably reservists, who arrived at Portsmouth, have been imprisoned, and 60 other Germans have been detained at Swansea…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Cables in the Week. Britain Joins in the Fray
[NOTE.—The time stated is that when the message was received in Balranald.] SYDNEY, Wednesday, 845 a.m. Mr. John Burns (Secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japan Impatient for War Straining in the Leash. Resents Playing Subordinate Part. TOKIO
prolonged councils of the Cabinet and elder statesmen have excited public opinion in Japan. The newspapers strongly advocate war,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In England. Prime Minister's Statement. Confidence in Irish Patriotism. Allowances to Soldiers' Wives and Widows. London
The House of Commons has adjourned until the 25th inst. The Prime Minister, Mr. Asquah, stated that the Government hoped to wind…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Hundred Enlisted. Including Five Russian Princes. LONDON
Five hundred men have already enlisted in the British Foreign Legion, and several Italian officers. The Danish residents are also organising…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. How Germany Blundered. Austria Bombards Montenegrin Coast Irritates Her Ally Italy 600,000 Germans Advance Between Liege and Thionwille (Lorraine)japan Impatient for War Resents Subordinate Part of Guarding the South Pacific. Belgium and Germany. Capture of Liege. Forts Holding Out. LONDON
The members of the Belgian General Staff consider that the German occupation of the town of Liege is of no importance while the forts control the approaches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miscellaneous War News Austrians in Russia. Advance on Warsaw. London
The Press Bureau has circulated the following announcement:— "The Austrians are advancing from Cracow, on the Vistula, towards Kilece, (in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kitchener's Second Army Being Enlisted Rapidly
The Second Army, which is being raised by the Minister for War, Lord Kitchener, is now being enlisted at the rate of 1700 men daily…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two and a Quarter Million Men Germany Will Hurl Into France Food Riots in the German Capital Paper Money As Tender Refused Perfect Calm Throughout England Prices Practically Normal Splendid Response by Volunteers How a Submarine Was Sunk News of Battle, Who Will Tell It? Britain and Allies' Movements Kept Secret. Over Enemy's Doings Lies the Fog of War. Lonoon
The London a Press Bureau states that at this period of hostilities no news of importance can be expected, and no movement of the British army or British allies…
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The Tenth Army Corps, reinforced by cavalry, moved to attack Liege. In doing so they crossed a zone which had been mined by the Belgians, and whole…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The War. Thursday's Messages General War Items. No Important War News Can Be Expected. Austrian Soldiers in Alsace
The British Government Press bureau states that at this period of hostilities no important war news can be expected. The movements of the British army or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News at New York. Kaiser Wounded
American newspapers are making big efforts to obtain the latest-news from the war centres, and are endeavoring to get messages through from Berlin to New York…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Notes
Two items of news during the week have encouraged feelings of intense gratification. The one is that Earl Kitchener guides the Imperial arms in this vital…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →The Death Roll. Wounded and Prisoners. Brussels
The War Office has announced that the total Germans killed in the fighting around Liege was 2000. Twenty thousand were wounded, and 9700…
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