German war critic admits Anglo French drive success
A Berliner Tageblatt critic concedes Allied progress as the enemy falls back to a third defensive line. Belville Wood is captured, and British Cavalry strike for the first time since 1914. A Dragoon Guards squadron reports destroying a detachments of enemy forces. A Bavarian commander with staff and regiment is captured. Switzerland vows resistance with 500,000 men mobilized for war.
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Berliner Tageblatt
Belville Wood
Paris
Therliner Tageblatt
Maraht
Sta
Bazentine
le Petit
Ovillers
Posieres
Pozieres
Western Front Updates From Thiepval To Combles
War cables report British and French forces advancing near Thiepval and Combles as the offensive strengthens. Haig notes 2,000+ new neighbors and total prisoners over 10,000 since the offensive began. Swiss resistance to German coercion over cotton sales is steady, with 600,000 troops in reserve.
German Submarines Planned for Kiel Bremen Build
German newspapers report eight Deutschland type submarines to be built at Kiel and Bremen with twelve planned for completion by end of August. Paris dispatches note British troops captured Longeval and Rayenten le Grande northeast of Contalmaison as Haig reports breakthrough operations and heavy fighting with 1,800 Allied casualties in eight days. Petrograd cites trench warfare along the Stochod with Germans massing reserves to deter Kovel while Russians press toward Lietorek and Poland. Paris and London coverage mention ongoing battles north of the Somme and Crown Prince movements toward Souvis Fort with heavy losses.
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Copenhagen
Kiel
Bremen
London
Paris
Daily Chronicle
Longeval
Rayenten Ie Grande
Contalmaison
Haig
Cam
Weall‘ies
Petrograd
Stodhod
Kovel
Alr
Preat Litorek
Poyland
France
Somme
Posiers
Hardecourt
Maurepas
Souviis
Linsinton
Mackensen
Hindenberg
Kaledin
Berlin
Japan
Germany
Haig reports heavy bombardments and found abandoned armament
Late wires from Geraldton relay General Haig noting heavy bombardments on both sides with no major developments. He reports continuing to find large quantities of abandoned war material in captured positions including five heavy howitzers and four 77 millimetre guns. A detachment advanced to Fourextux wood while troops fortified new positions as dawn broke. Paris dispatch says Germans briefly captured Le Maisonette and Batdabies under fog but were counter attacked and retook both sites along with a small wood. six German aircraft were brought down in the Somme region. The Russians’ further progress is noted.
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London
Haig
Paris
le Maissonette
Babetes
Somme
Aiste
Vite du Bois
Vaussere
Souville
Chenois Wood
Contalmaison
Delvilte Wood
Longeval
le Petit
Parisien
Eneiy
New York
Babertin le Petit
Turkish prisoners reported after Ersirjam assault in Asia Minor
Petrograd issues a communique describing an attack on heights south of Maniahatun in Asia Minor. Turkish officers and soldiers were captured, and a Turkish division recently arrived from Thrace is retreating along the Eastern Euphrates valley. The report accompanies a broader war update from Berlin and London.
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Petrograd
Ersirjam
Maniahatun
Thrace
Euphrates
Germany
Strips Plain Sleeve Colors and Winter Mens Wear Ad
In a compact ad the supplier touts strips plain sleeve colorings and Searee Good dyes with warre lacking curtail double width. Dark grey and a good winter line are highlighted for men’s wear including a half hole heavy make fast dyes and pajamas. Prices not listed.
Local notices span illness and obituaries in Camperdown
Personal notices announce Mrs. A Todd's partial recovery after hospital admission and return home. Kent Me. is reported seriously indisposed at home with anxious Friends. Walter Kingeroll ML.C. travels for acclimatisation work on English perch, visiting Buller River and planning next consignments to Perth. Victorvia Mr and Mrs George Fixell in Camperdown district mourn the passing of Exell and wife. Exell, 87, pioneer farmer and stock raiser arrived in Victoria decades ago and settled in Camperdown 46 years ago.
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Walter Kingeroll
Ml.c
Buller River
Brady
Sandsprings
Perth
Wongau
Camperdown
Victor Via
George Fixell
Excell
Victoria
Exell
Shipping Notes From The State Steamer Bambra
The State steamer Bambra was at Carnarvon today and may dock in Geraldton at 9 p.m. tomorrow. She cannot carry cargo on this trip. The ss Kurnaip arrived at 1 a.m. to stay, discharged 300 tons of general cargo and left for Fremantle at 6 p.m. with empties, skins, and hides. The Kurnaip called at Dongara on her northbound trip and Bunbury bound with a full timber load for the Eastern States. She will not run on our coast for one week. The note notes ownership by a leading shipping company, not the Harbor Trust.
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Bambra
Carnarvon
Geraldton
Tay
Fremantle
Dongarra
Bunburr
Atu
Harbor Trust
Red Cross Society Stock Notice at White Peak
Fragmentary notice from White Peak mentions stock, a two kind fest white with star on fore, penalized 681 near shoulder, and legal costs allowance. Also touts Hean's Essence cough remedy with testimonials and home use instructions, referencing Castlereagh Street address for orders.
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Tne
Ry Boon
Chhentist
Castlereagh St
Local and General Notice and News Snippets
Local items include a letter from a farmer on noxious weeds and a soldier’s note, plus a death at Greenough where Mrs. Amt leaves a husband and child. A new gold find is reported near Rookynie with a sample of 18 tons yielding 7.7 ounces per ton. Parliament notes in South Australia discuss prices regulation and a federal board’s potential supersession, and Private A. F. Weir’s wartime souvenir bullet tale from Sydney with a Bible verse preserved by a bullet hole.
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Greenough
Mraibert
Bright
Hupgerford
Geraldton
Kookynie
Rookynie
Legislative Council
Fedral
Commonwealth
Prices Regulation Commission
Federal Board
Privte A. F. Weir, Ltd
J.F
Sydney
Weir
Aith Boll
Bundman
Egypt
Secretary to Mr Hughes Arrested After Photo Ban
Private secretary to Australian Prime Minister Mr Hughes was detained after photographing near Conway Bridge during a visit from Mr Lloyd George. Police confiscated a camera, the negatives were destroyed, and the secretary was released after explanations.
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Sighs
Hughes
Lloyd George
Conway
Batur
Conference on Noxious Weeds under joint local authority
A conference at the Geraldton Council Chambers discussed placing the Noxious Weeds Act under joint local authority. W V Sewell chaired with delegates from Greenough, Upper Chapman, Northampton, Mullewa and Irwin. Debated funding, administration by Road Boards, and annual meetings to define noxious weeds.
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Corncil Chambers
W. V. Sewell
Geraldton
Aherne
G. Buchanan
Northampton
L. C. Wirges
Imn
Atkinson
Mullewa
Mewars
Isl
Keeate
J O'Brien
Upper Irwin
L | Seward
Irwin
Measral
W. H. Mitchell
W. Clarkson
H. K. Maley
K. Maley
Greenough Road
W. D. Johnson
Melbourne
Dalgety opens Mullawa stock yards amid drought rebound
Dalgetys Limited launches stock yards at Mullawa on the Mullewa railway line to serve the Murchison and NorWest districts. Opening sale attracted buyers from Lower Murchison Geraldton and Wongan Hills despite 920 cattle delayed by flooded Murchison River. Yards feature 10 600 gallons water storage and strong stock handling prospects as traders expect improved seasons.
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Dalgety Ami Company,Ltd
Intersis
Mullewa
Mutchison
Nos
Wrhen
Murchison
Geraldton
Wongan Hille
Gascoyne
Y Nor
The Nor West Echo Censors War News With Mock Indignation
A fragmented critique of wartime reporting in The Nor West Echo laments censorship and the pressure to print sensational phrases. The writer mocks attempts to curb bold coverage of battles in Egypt and Russia while questioning whether a new paper could survive with restrained wording and stricter edits.
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Atll
Germany
Russia
Brees
Egypt
Frances
Bedout
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Ted Jol Price
Kent
Gorry
Red Cross Sociaty
Morrell
Collesind
Wr. Hughes
Conway Bridge
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Wolfe's Schnapps
Conference OF Roads Board
LC. Burges
E ‘Atkinson
Boston
Frome
Cobeldick
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T. Cream
Sewafl
Maley
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Dalgety S Hew
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Milkmaid Coffee
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