The Balkan War. Mediation Possible. London
The Powers yesterday informed the Balkan Allies of Turkey's request for mediation. The Allies replied that they must…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1913
214 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 11
War Unprofitable
Victory in war can bring no advantage to the mass of the people achieving it. As that conviction becomes part of the public opinion of Europe, the danger of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Balkan War. Greek Successes. Two Towns Surrender. Athens
The besieged town of Janina, in Albania, has surrendered after severe fighting. The Greek forces for two days…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier and Governor
Brigadier-General Sir William Henry Manning Governor of the Nyasaland Protectorate has been appointed Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Moroccan War. Charge Against a General. Paris
The Paris newspaper "L'Humanite" alleges that during operations in Morocco General Franchet d'Espery ordered a surgeon-major named…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Balkan War. the Greek Victories. People of Janina Rejoiced. London
Several Turkish sentries were frozen to death at Chatalja and Bulair. It is reported that Arab troops at the Dardanelles mutinied owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Finances. the War Tax. Berlin
It is estimated that the Kaiser's private fortune, on which he will have to pay the war tax, amounts to £7,400,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Balk[?]n War. Powers to Mediate. Servians at Skutari. London
The Allies will forward their reply to the powers to-day. The Bulgarian newspaper "Mir" states that the Allies have agreed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Balkan War. Conditions of the Allies. Insist on Indemnity. London
The Balkan Allies have accepted the mediation of the Powers, on the condition that Turkey surrenders Adrianople; Skutari, and the Aegean "Islands,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Balkan War. Adrianople Holds Out. the Turkish Report. Constantinople
An official report issued by the Porte states that nothing of importance had occurred at Adrianople up to Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Holy War. Declared by Albanians. Cettinje
M. Popovitch, the Montenegrin plenipotentiary, states that the Albanian Congress at Trieste has declared a holy war upon the Allies…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French War Preparations. Alleged German Action. Rome
It is definitely stated that the French army preparations are due to an announcement made during a debate in the Italian Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shooting Affray. Police Officer Wounded. Brisbane
News of a shooting sensation at Nundah reached the city at an early hour this morning. It appears that Acting Sergeant Lynch…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Balkan War. Greek Successes. London
Ten thousand Servian troops, with forty guns, lave arrived to assist at the slege of Skutari, It is repoted that a British officer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Horrors of War. Eight Nurses Killed. Vienna
The "Reichspest" states that the bombardment of Scutari killed eight Italian nuns, who were acting us nurses,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier's Boots
Liverpool, on the railway, not on the Mersey, has at last attained a long coveted publicity. Formerly the Government Asylum, and a few more or less…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in Turkey. Action by the Powers. Djavid Bey Surrenders. London
Router's Agency reports that the powers have reached an agreement respecting the boundaries of Albania, including Skutari and Dlakova…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Gallant Soldier. Death of Lord Wolseley. London
The death is announced of Field-Marshal Viscount Wolseley, at the age of 80. He had held high office in the army,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Germany's Taxation. Heavy War Levy. Berlin
The "Germania" states that the new army and taxation bills include a war levy of 1,000,000,000 marks (£50,000,000). and make the Empire heir to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Germany's War Tax
The race for armaments has become feverish. Apparently no one is prepared to accept the olive branch, where it is extended by a leader. The German special…
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