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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The War Turkey's Hour of Darkness. Attack on Dardanelles. Russian Victory In Asia Minor. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

The Russians have captured Izzet Pasha, a former Turkish War Minister. A Berlin report states the Dardanelles fortresses commenced the bombardment of…

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German Soldiers in Belgium. Typhoid at Antwerp. ROTTERDAM

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

A message from Brussels states that part of the 39th refused to go to the front at Yser. There was a free fight in the Town Hall, where the soldiers were…

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German Soldiers in Belgium. Typhold at Antwerp. ROTTERDAM

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

A message from Brussels states that part of tho 30th refused to go to the front at Yser. There was a free fight in the Town Hall, where the soldiers were billet…

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Wonderful Escapes. Soldiers Who Defied Bullets

The North Western Courier · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 6

There is a story told of an old veteran of the First Napoleon who lived until 1865 in the French village of Savory, and who owned a wooden…

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Tracing War Prisoners

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 7

Readers with relatives reported as "missing" at the front, which may mean that they have been taken prisoners by the Germans will doubtless…

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Latest War. Furious Russian Advance. London

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 3

The furious Russian advance is making a great impression in Roumania. The Russians now occupy eight…

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Wounds in War: a Note of Hope

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 7

Deaths of wounded men in the Franco-Prussian war were one to every six, in the percentage of Russian…

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Interesting War Notes. What the Stars Tell About the War. Remarkable Royal Horoscopes. By a Well-known London Astrologer

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 7

The planets influence the lives of men, but they do not compel. Nevertheless the influence is of such a nature that it stimulates or depresses, as the…

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"Savage and Ferocious War." French Complain of Atrocities. PARIS

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

A French officeal report contains more than a hundred different cases of atrocities, found on photographic documents and sworn affidavits…

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"Savage and Ferocious War." French Complain of Atrocities. PARIS

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

A French official report contains more than a hundred different cases of atrocities found on photographic documents and sworn affidavits…

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War-horses in Action. Risks They Run on the Battlefield

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 7

It will probably surprise you, said a retired colonel of Hussars, to learn that a cavalry horse usually enjoys a battle at least as much as his rider,…

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Explaining the War. To the British People the World Over. Appeal by Central Committee

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 5

The following passage is reproduced from the leading article in "The Times" of Saturday, November 21, 1914:- "We direct special attention to the…

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The War Turks Suffer Appalling Losses. Routed by the Russians. Ottoman Officer Bewails his Country's Fate. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

The Turks suffered appalling losses during the fighting around Sarikamysh and Ardakan, in Turkish Armenia. The Army Corps fleeing from the frontier…

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The War Turks Suffer Appalling Losses. Routed by the Russians. Ottoman Officer Bewails his Country's Fate. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

The Turks suffered appalling losses during the fighting around. Sarikamyah and Ardakan, in Turkish Armenia. The Army Corps fleeing from the frontier…

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Explaining the War. To the British People the World Over. Appeal by Central Committee. The following passage is reproduced from the leading article in "The Times" of Saturday, November 21, 1914:—

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 5

"We direct special attention to the important appeal we publish to-day from the Central Committee for National Patriotic Organisations. The Committee undertakes…

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Visiting Wounded Soldiers. King and Queen at Brighton Hospitals. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

The King and Queen visited 1100 wounded Indian soldiers at Brighton. Several touching scenes were witnessed. Many were able to converse freely with…

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Visiting Wounded Soldiers. King and Queen at Brighton Hospitals. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

The King and Queen visited 1100 wounded Indian soldiers at Brighton. Several touching scenes were witnessed. Many were able to converse freely with…

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The War. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

A French eyewitness relates that the French aviators dropped 34 bombs and 8000 darts on the Germans at Gercourt, Dondrien, Rampolend and St. Hilare…

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Local and General. War Rates

The North Western Courier · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

The Sydney Marine Underwriters and Selvage Association has received a sable to the effect that war rates [?]utward or homeward, any route, are…

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No Holy War for Baghdad. Paris

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

All Turkish attempts to proclaim a holy war at Baghdad have proved unsuccessful…

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