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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 13, 1917
Page
5
Italian aviators bomb Trieste as the campaign to push back Huns continues. Reports indicate no major ships lost, but the new Mesopotamian offensive unfolds amid renewed air attacks and Allied resistance.
Britain remains determined as submarine warfare threatens overseas trade and merchant ships. Admiralty tactics improve while torpedoed crews sign on for new voyages. A Morning Post correspondent cites vast enemy forces on the Russian front and notes Germany’s use of fire balloons as propaganda.
London dispatch from Berlin reports Germany offered Mr. Gerard a re ratification of the 1799 treaty to protect ship confiscation contracts and civilian remain rights during war. Gerard, as ambassador, declined to sign new terms saying he could not commit. The offer follows German government efforts to influence wartime navigation and trade positions.
Melbourne February 12 The Governor-General received a cable from Portugal replying to New Year greetings. The Republic expresses prosperity and happiness for the progressive Commonwealth and pleasure at Portugal's cooperation with Britain in land and sea toward the allied war effort for lasting peace.
Round Gorizia in the front line trench system shows two elaborately developed lines near each other. Parapets lie close with tangled entanglements, while the area remains quiet after months of tense stalemate.
Cable from Salonica reports Provisional Govern ment urges keeping Ward Price and warns of Germany seeking postwar plans with Greece. Text suggests Germany aimed to aid Greece to gain access to the Mediterranean and Egyptian approaches, with Venezeelism poised to counter.
Rome reports Italian forces attempting to eject enemy positions east of Gorizia to gain a favorable line. The action continues with heavy fighting as both sides hold their advanced positions and the Italian forts remain intact after renewed assaults.
Citizens complain about West End eateries offering no meatless days while urging patrons to support the war loan. Observers note a mix of class tensions and broadcasting of patriotic appeals from yesterday’s pulpits.
A wireless German statement reports British forces attacking northeast of Beaumont and east of Courclette while penetrations toward Beaucourt were repulsed. The update notes gains or activity elsewhere with conflicting outcomes.
New York reports that the Manitoza was torpedoed without warning south west of Fastnet with the loss of 65 crew members. A Russian wireless note claims German assault on trenches north of Manislawoff was repelled. Three schooners laden with corn were sunk along the Anatolian coast.
Paris dispatch reports moderate artillery activity and bombing in the line. It notes air raids on Colmer and Zechrugge airfields as part of ongoing air operations.
Fragmentary report notes a military operation leading to a new defensive line. Details are unclear but indicate a strategic shift following ongoing engagements and a held siege.
In a January 31 Reichstag address, Von Hollweg says Germany will risk war with the United States as submarine warfare remains its only path to defeat England. Count Bernstorff assures neutrality will hold, while other neutrals may protest but can do nothing. The statement reflects a miscalculation about America breaking off ties and pursuing limited notes rather than full war.
A German report from Grandcourt states artillery activity overnight. The text notes bombardment over our positions from evening into night, with feeble Allied reply initially and late British air involvement. The warning claims insufficient shelter if the bombardment continues.
Petrograd reports on Riga front calm following Russian advance near Mitau. Russians hold Baba lake and Tirul swamp line threatening Mitau as German reserves exhaust. risk of renewed offensive hinges on recapturing Leke Babit and Tirul positions amid thaw and terrain.
General Haig notes a firm trench system on the southern front near Sailfisel, with entries near Pys and La Neuve Chapelle Fauquis, signaling continued progress in the area.
Amsterdam reports a German atrocity claim that three hundred inmates were taken from Bruges Asylum without guards being prepared for where they would be sent. The item appears as a terse dispatch from February 12.
Reported summons issued to Von Hollweg and Herr Zimmermann by the Kaser with military leaders for a conference at headquarters to consider negotiations with neutrals for a modification of the terms.
Kaiser's nephew, invalided from the army due to heart trouble, appealed to the Berlin Commandant for a civilian role. The move reflects ongoing adjustments in royal circles as World War I pressures ease.
The government probes a remnant poster campaign linked to Wilson’s policy push. Officials in Rio de Janeiro review alleged messages and their distribution as part of the broader political inquiry.
The Chinese Legation states that Gan Eocene Chime will never establish relations. The report, filed from Rome, notes official stance on the matter as of the sixth of the month.
War dispatches recount alleged traitors in Roumania complicating a December 1 breakout by Socecu’s Southern Roumanian army. They pushed Germano Bulgar forces back from the Argeiu river, cut their left flank, and forced a retreat to avoid Mackensen at the Danube. Berthelot announced victory from Paris.
The Official Press Bureau in London debunked a sensational Jutland battle report as a fake. The piece alleges German influence in Irish matters and cites Zeppelin raids, while noting the International News Service was barred from news transmission and Hearst’s papers relied on Wolfe’s sources.
A stirring wartime appeal urges united effort to enlist more men. It lists how workers, employers, farmers, and women can support recruitment and stresses the Recruiting Office open daily for immediate enlistment. It calls for a strong push to strengthen battalions in the coming months.
A serious shooting in Brisbane at the corner of Albert and Elizabeth Streets tonight left two police officers seriously wounded. A man identified as Oscar Olsen fired upon officers and caused outreach for medical attention.
John Adamson in a letter to the Enibane Mail challenges the Daily Standard the Worker and the Trades and Labour Council to prove any pledge violations or attempts to win a Queensland Legislative Assembly seat as a Labour representative He asserts long effort to uphold Labour platform and vows to expose untrue critics and sectarianism claims.
The Queensland Treasury reports seven months of deficits with expenditure outstripping revenue by £547,588 in January, total revenue £547,588 higher than last year due to land tax and other receipts. Overall seven month revenue rose £993,286 year over year. major increases in taxation and Commonwealth payments. Expenditure for seven months reached £4,450,943, up £83,683 from the previous year, with notable rises in interest on debt and Home Secretary’s and Railways departments, while several departments show declines or mixed changes.
A price list from Boland’s Ltd outlines ladies vector hose including plain black cotton hose at 9, 104 and cashmere options at 2/1, 2/11, 3/3. Also listed are ribbed black cashmere hose, plain black cashmere, lisle, and wool and cotton blends with various prices and styles.
A fragmented listing shows numerous hose styles and sizes in cashmere and lace, including White Lace and Main Tan options with multiple size codes. The text shifts to a wartime political letter by John Adamson dated February 4 1917, praising unity and arbitration, criticizing extremism, and urging support for a democratic National Federation to aid allied aims and worker welfare.
Melbourne February 12 ministers are treating the present tarried and only attending to routine. Mr Hughes was not at his office today receiving a message from K G Norton Burnie Tasmania wires that a large number of items await action.
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