Latest War News. LONDON
It is officially announced by the Admiralty that the battleship Bulwark was blown up off Shearness. It is believed the explosion…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1914
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The War Latest Gables London
It is officially announced by the Admiralty that the battleship Bulwark was blown up off Sheerness. It is believed the explosion…
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The naval squadron in conjunction with the land forces bombarded the Ni[?]uport district. Two German batteries were…
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An official statement from Petrograd says the fighting in Poland between the Warta and the Vistula continues, though…
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The British warship Bulwark has been blown up in Sheerness Harbour. It is believed to be due to an explosion in the magazine. Only 12 of the crew…
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Milan papers state that the last barrier to Cracow has been broken by the Russians who with heavy siege guns are bombarding the…
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ON Saturday last Colonel Gribben, representing the military authorities, paid a visit to Queanbeyan with a view of inspecting and purchasing…
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Milan papers state that the last barrier to Cracow has been broken by the Russians who with heavy siege guns' are bombarding the…
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A big battle between Austrians and Servians is in progress at Porzarcvatz. Half a million men are engaged…
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Stubborn fighting between the Vistula and the Warta continues. The German losses are described as immense. Entire battallions are half frozen and starved. The Germans…
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A Dutch eye-witness of the bombardment of Zeebrugge states that not a British shell missed its mark. After two hours' shelling…
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Lloyd George, reviewing national finance in the House of Commons said:—"This is the first war which has been…
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The Society of the Silver Cross in Austria is asking for wedding rings, for which it gives iron ones in exchange. A similar movement is in progress in…
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The Russians have occupied Wieli[?]za, 8 miles from Cracow, which is being heavily bombarded. The German retreat in the…
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There is very little official news from the western front, but Dutch advices point to a fresh onslaught on the Allies' position in Belgium…
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There is in Germany a famous prophecy. It is called the "Prophecy of Meyance," and dates from 1854. It comprises 18 verses of…
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At a confidential meeting of the leaders of the German political parties held in Berlin Ministers asserted that the German armies must be…
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There is enormous mortality in Przemysl, where the stores of provisions are exhausted. There was a terrible carnage on the Eastern frontier. Whole regiments fell under…
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A Petrograd message in the "Daily Mail" states that the German Emperor promised that the war would be ended if Warsaw…
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